Improved attendance in a 19 school UK 2024 Impact Study
AET Trust Safeguarding Lead -
Steer has enabled our academies to identify students with hidden vulnerabilities, those who might otherwise remain hidden.
Independent Impact Report - 2024 20 x school study
Intervention schools using STEER reduced their student absence three times more than Control schools
Governor - UK school
The accuracy and focus that STEER brings to the school's pastoral care means that we, as a Board, have huge confidence that we are discharging our duty.
Designated Safeguarding Lead - Cranleigh School
We think we have excellent pastoral systems. Using STEER allows us to pick up what we do not see and react to it
Deputy Head - UK School
The tool had flagged one of the most assured boys in the year. But when I talked to him 1:1 he just burst into tears. We were then able to help.
Educational Inspector - INCYTE Inspections Report
The Steer programme has been highly successful in identifying pupils’ mental health and wellbeing needs and addressing these.
Designated Safeguarding Lead - UK school
STEER has significantly reduced the number of our pupils in need of critical pastoral support, a claim I can evidence
Educational Inspector - INCYTE Inspections Report
Because the academy has used the STEER programme proactively, there has been a significant decrease in self- harming by pupils.
Strengthening school belonging
Student absence is a focus of concern for all schools following the pandemic lockdown. We provide tutors with targeted, tailored guidance to strengthen the school bonds with any student at risk of absence. A 2024 independent impact study attributed a 3 x reduced absence rate to STEER.
– Tailored approaches for each student at risk of absence: We track all students in your school, using our ground-breaking peer-reviewed assessment, to ensure no student with concerns is missed.
– Effective strategies: Our platform generates proactive, personalised, practical action plans by which tutors can provide timely, targeted in-school support for students at risk of absence, building school belonging with proven results.
– Improved tutor-student relationships: Tutors and students build stronger, more trusted relationships which reduce the risk of absence and improve student engagement.
Why use STEER?
We have over 13 years experience strengthening school belonging. Our data, evidence of impact, technology and customer service enable us to be the trusted partner for your school.
– BETT award winning, peer reviewed toolkit designed to do the job schools need, reliably, effectively and accessibly
– Independent 2024 IMPACT STUDY which evidences that STEER empirically improves attendance, reduces mental health incidences and increases teacher agency.
– Exceptional customer support. We pride ourselves on our care for schools, evidenced by many who have used STEER for 10 years
How we help
We help schools improve the outcomes and cost of their attendance approach.
– Staff training: We provide high quality CPD accredited training through our online platform to improve the skills of tutors in building student belonging
– Personalised strategies: We enable schools to go from policy to personalised approaches to attendance, improving the impact you can have
– Reduced cost: We enable schools to reduce the costs of absence by securing better student engagement and attendance at key transition phases
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