FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival

STEER inaugurated a prestigious one day conference on April 1st 2019 at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival entitled Educating the Human Mind in a Robotic Age featuring global experts.

Watch videos of the expert presentations

1. Simon Walker, explains how the digital influences the mind

2. John Bargh on If I was a Headteacher (full talk)

3. Simon Walker, School priming effects on mental health (full talk)

4. Simon Walker on human thinking which machines WON'T replace

5. Simon Walker on human thinking which machines WON'T replace

6. Simon Walker on human thinking which machines WON'T replace

Testimonials

Surpassing Expectations

AS tracking has surpassed the ambitious expectations we had of it. It provides objective, incisive, intelligent analysis in digestible form and tangible action plans. We couldn’t imagine being without this extra, invaluable set of pastoral eyes.
- Emma Trelawny-Vernon
- St Ronan's, Tatler Prep School of the Year 2017
Being ahead of the game

If you claim that pastoral care is one of your USPs but you are not using AS Tracking then you are behind the game.
- Jonathan Harris
- Dean Close
Individual pupil needs met

AS Tracking has enabled me to prioritise what strategies to deploy with each pupil.
- Head of Year
Accuracy

It is very striking how AS Tracking works to identify the right children…
- Senior Master

Surpassing Expectations

AS tracking has surpassed the ambitious expectations we had of it. It provides objective, incisive, intelligent analysis in digestible form and tangible action plans. We couldn’t imagine being without this extra, invaluable set of pastoral eyes.
- Emma Trelawny-Vernon
- St Ronan's, Tatler Prep School of the Year 2017
Being ahead of the game

If you claim that pastoral care is one of your USPs but you are not using AS Tracking then you are behind the game.
- Jonathan Harris
- Dean Close
Individual pupil needs met

AS Tracking has enabled me to prioritise what strategies to deploy with each pupil.
- Head of Year
Accuracy

It is very striking how AS Tracking works to identify the right children…
- Senior Master
Unlocking potential

A technology like AS Tracking has great power for unlocking the potential of our children.
- Professor John Bargh
- Yale
Real data

AS Tracking has given me a framework based on hard data, rather than just on a gut feeling…
- Senior House Master
Confidence in pastoral care

The accuracy and focus that AS Tracking brings to pastoral care means that we, as a Board, have huge confidence that we are discharging our duty effectively.
- School Governor
Supporting Staff

AS Tracking provides us with the data to support the new ISI inspection requirement.
- Head and ISI inspector
Pupil wellbeing

As a clinician I have no doubt that these AS Tracking action plans are likely to achieve a better health outcome for the child.
- GP and local school doctor
Pupil focused

AS Tracking has enabled us to develop highly detailed and well-focused targets for our pupils.
- Academy Head Teacher
Better support

AS Tracking has significantly reduced the number of our pupils in need of critical pastoral support.
- Head of Welfare
- Monkton Combe school
Pre-emptive

I am so impressed by the pre-emptive aspect of AS Tracking. It is fantastic!
- Parent
Better communication

I have found AS Tracking particularly helpful in communicating with our families in Hong Kong and mainland China.
- School Principal
Understanding needs

AS Tracking offers the opportunity to track and better understand the needs of individual pupils and be more likely to perform to the maximum of their academic potential.
- Chair
- HMC 2017