School & Trust Websites
Articles and pages published on or about schools and trusts describing how they work with STEER Education.
Below is an index of these independently published articles, with brief summaries, key quotes and links to the original sources.
Felsted School
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Pastoral Felsted School explaining how their former pupil, Dr Simon Walker developed the STEER Tracking assessment which they now use to support the mental health of their students.
A dedicated Wellbeing Centre was officially opened in April 2018 by former Felsted pupil Dr Simon Walker and his wife Dr Jo Walker, who have developed the online AS tracking assessment, which is now accessed by every senior school boarder twice a year to help assess their mental health needs.
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#pastoral-care
Read the full article on www.roundsquare.org →
Cranleigh
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Pastoral support page explaining how Cranleigh School has used STEER’s Peer Reviewed tools to improve mental health for more than 10 years.
Proud to be a STEER champion. STEER is the UKs longest running tracker of student wellbeing, providing schools with peer reviewed tools to improve student mental health since 2015. For more information visit their website.
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#champion-school
Read the full article on www.cranleigh.org →
Cheltenham college
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
A great guide written by a Cheltenham College for their tutors explaining how to use the STEER Tracking platform.
Provide a guide to STEER Tracking
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#pastoral-care
Read the full article on issuu.com →
St Christophers
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
St Christophers’s Mental Health and Wellbeing page. This explains why they use STEER tracking to proactively target support for students who need it. They value that it is evidence based and supports early intervention.
Using STEER Tracking for wellbeing
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#pastoral-care
Read the full article on www.stchris.co.uk →
Bedes school
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
An article on Bedes school website explaining how they are proud to be champions of STEER Tracking (formerly AS Tracking).
Bede’s Prep and Senior Schools have been recognised as a STEER Champion School, a prestigious recognition for exceptional work in applying the STEER programme. STEER is the company behind AS (Affective Social) Tracking, which Bede’s use to track pupils’ social and emotional development. This accolade highlights the school’s consistent and high-standard implementation of AS tracking and interventions over the last academic year, which have enhanced pupil wellbeing and personal development.
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#champion-school
Read the full article on www.bedes.org →
The Gateway school
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
An article on The Gateway school website explaining how STEER Tracking let’s staff step into the shoes of each student and make their voice visible.
At the Gateway Academy, we support students using software known as Steer. – STEER Tracking is an online social-emotional assessment and tracking tool. STEER Tracking makes the student voice visible, enabling staff to step into the shoes of each learner.
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#pastoral-care
Read the full article on www.theglc-gatewayacademy.org.uk →
Lincoln Minster
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
An article on Lincoln explaining how they use STEER to nurture the wellbeing of each child and lay a foundation for both academic and personal success.
The STEER framework supports this belief by helping us understand and nurture the wellbeing of every child, ensuring that emotional health serves as the foundation for both academic and personal success.
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#champion-school
Read the full article on www.lincolnminsterschool.co.uk →
Dean Close Prep School
Source type: School website article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Dean Close Prep school explain how using STEER tracking has already made a signficant difference.
STEER Tracking is a pioneering tool which enables schools to monitor and strengthen pupils’ self-regulation, identify hidden social-emotional risks, and provide detailed, personalised support plans. At Dean Close Prep, our use of this tool has already made a significant difference, allowing us to step in early with effective interventions and to empower pupils to manage challenges with greater confidence.
Tags:#student-wellbeing#whole-school-approach#champion-school
Read the full article on www.deanclose.org.uk →
LinkedIn & Social Posts
Public LinkedIn posts and social media reflections from school leaders, safeguarding leads, practitioners and partners describing their experiences with STEER Education and STEER Tracking.
Below is an index of these posts, grouped by theme. Each entry uses the exact original wording from the quoted post and links to the source on LinkedIn.
Safeguarding & Early Intervention
Gary Dack (Norwich FC)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Gary Dack (Norwich FC) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
“We appreciate how hashtag#SteerTracking helps us to identify hidden vulnerability and barriers to learning within our Academy players.
Using this data helps us to create opportunities to increase educational potential and reduce risk. “
View the original LinkedIn post by Gary Dack (Norwich FC) →
ReconnectEd
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from ReconnectEd on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
It’s been a privilege to partner with an organisation so dedicated to improving the wellbeing and learning of young people. STEER’s tools and insights help us proactively safeguard and support every young person with their mental health and social-emotional wellbeing.
View the original LinkedIn post by ReconnectEd →
Pastoral & Tutor Impact
Emma Millo (Haileybury)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Emma Millo (Haileybury) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
“We’re still relatively new to our STEER journey – now in our second year of using it across the whole school – but we’re already seeing the benefits. We’re incredibly grateful for the many years of research and development that have gone into creating such a fantastic platform.
STEER is helping us to deliver more proactive, personalised pastoral care for every pupil.”
View the original LinkedIn post by Emma Millo (Haileybury) →
Johnathan Burnet-Harris (Dean Close Prep School)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Johnathan Burnet-Harris (Dean Close Prep School) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
What a great journey to be part of. STEER Education has played a large role in helping us know what the pupils’ lives are telling us. Thanks for all the help and support we have had. Especially from Lesley at STEER.
View the original LinkedIn post by Johnathan Burnet-Harris (Dean Close Prep School) →
Fred Bradley (Cranleigh)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Fred Bradley (Cranleigh) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
“One of my roles at Cranleigh School is managing a platform called STEER Education—a proactive pastoral tracking system that helps us, as staff, support teenagers as they navigate the unsteady time of adolescence.
I’m proud that Cranleigh School was one of the pioneering schools 10 years ago, and since taking over the baton a few years ago, I’m pleased that we’ve now introduced STEER to Cranleigh Prep too (in fact, they have an INSET this afternoon about Action Plans!).
Backed by over 20 years of research, this is a key tool in our ‘pastoral jigsaw’. Parents are also very appreciative of it too, telling me they’re very grateful that we can proactively help their son/daughter before a worry becomes too big!
So, Happy Anniversary, STEER Education. 🥂”
View the original LinkedIn post by Fred Bradley (Cranleigh) →
Sam Cooke (Charterhouse school)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Sam Cooke (Charterhouse school) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
“Congratulations to STEER Education for 10 years of Proactive pastoral tracking and encouraging young people to develop emotional regulation.
Amazing to think it is ten years since we piloted the program at Cranleigh School. My only regret is not giving those flagged students in the early days more attention!
To many more years of helping students flourish!”
View the original LinkedIn post by Sam Cooke (Cranleigh) →
Tim Jarvis (Michaelhouse)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Tim Jarvis (Michaelhouse) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
So glad we jumped on board 5 years ago. STEER is now a critical piece in our Michaelhouse pastoral care jigsaw.
View the original LinkedIn post by Tim Jarvis (Michaelhouse) →
Jennifer Blackman (Stamford)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Jennifer Blackman (Stamford) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
“As a Head of Grade 12 we’ve been using this STEER tool for over 3 years, it’s a great tool to provide further understanding of the students. 🙌🏽”
View the original LinkedIn post by Jennifer Blackman (Stamford) →
Student Wellbeing & Mental Health
Ashleigh Ryan (Stamford American School)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Ashleigh Ryan (Stamford American School) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
“Thank you STEER we are committed to working with your team and already have made some amazing progress in tracking and improving student wellbeing thanks to STEER”
View the original LinkedIn post by Ashleigh Ryan (Stamford American School) →
Alexandra Hanratty (ReconnectEd)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Alexandra Hanratty (ReconnectEd) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
Thank you Dr Simon Walker! We are so very grateful to you and your team at STEER Education for helping us to measure the impact we are having on our young people through your pioneering assessment tools 👏
View the original LinkedIn post by Alexandra Hanratty (ReconnectEd) →
School Leadership Reflections
Paul Dunstan (Director of magazine, My Top Schools)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Paul Dunstan (Director of magazine, My Top Schools) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
Congratulations to STEER Education for its impactful last 10 years, and for the work they continue to do with schools who use their platform and insights to support young people. When I see schools which have invested in STEER Tracking, I know they take pastoral care seriously.
View the original LinkedIn post by Paul Dunstan (Director of magazine, My Top Schools) →
Andrew Wilkes (UCS)
Platform: LinkedIn
Summary:
Reflections from Andrew Wilkes (UCS) on working with STEER Education or using STEER Tracking in practice.
The new platform is a brilliant addition and has gone down really well with our pupils. I’m just delighted that we were able to play a small part in this.
View the original LinkedIn post by Andrew Wilkes (UCS) →
Media, Research & Professional Press
External coverage of STEER Education in national media, professional journals, podcasts, awards and partner sites.
Below is an index of these pieces with short summaries, quotable extracts and direct links to the original publications.
Interview with Dr Simon Walker of STEER Education about value of social-emotional skills in education today
Source type: Interview
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
External piece hosted on www.mytopschools.co.uk referencing STEER Education or STEER Tracking, providing independent commentary, analysis or coverage.
Many quotes in the article
Tags:#media-coverage
View the original piece on www.mytopschools.co.uk →
Dr Simon P. Walker presented STEER’s peer reviewed paper at this international Scientex Psychology Conference November 18th 2025
Source type: Conference / event
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
External piece hosted on www.psychology.scientexconference.com referencing STEER Education or STEER Tracking, providing independent commentary, analysis or coverage.
A novel instrument to measure and support social-emotional self-regulation in students aged 8-18
Tags:#media-coverage#conference#research-informed
View the original piece on www.psychology.scientexconference.com →
Simon P. Walker Academia edu
Source type: Research / academic / professional article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
External piece hosted on bristol.academia.edu referencing STEER Education or STEER Tracking, providing independent commentary, analysis or coverage.
Dr Simon Walker’s academic publishing
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed
View the original piece on bristol.academia.edu →
Wiki page Steering Cognition
Source type: Research / academic / professional article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
External piece hosted on en.wikipedia.org referencing STEER Education or STEER Tracking, providing independent commentary, analysis or coverage.
The term ‘steering cognition’ was coined by the researcher Simon P. Walker who discovered consistent, replicable patterns of attention and corresponding response through repeated cognitive tests between 2000 and 2015, in studies with over 15,000 individuals.[1] Working with his colleague Jo Walker, he was able to show that these patterns correlated with other cognitive attributes such as mental wellbeing, social competency and academic performance. Together, Walker and Walker conjecture that steering cognition is a central mechanism by which people self-regulate their cognitive, emotional and social states.[2]
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed
View the original piece on en.wikipedia.org →
Dr Simon Walker of STEER Education hosted and presented at Educating the Human Mind in a Robotic Age, at the 2019 Oxford Literary Festival
Source type: Conference / event
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
External piece hosted on oxfordliteraryfestival.org referencing STEER Education or STEER Tracking, providing independent commentary, analysis or coverage.
Hosted by Dr Simon Walker, co-founder of STEER, a company that uses pioneering technologies to help young people steer their minds and improve their wellbeing and help them to learn more effectively.The morning session will focus on the effects of social media and digital technology on the human mind and its ability to learn and on mental health.
Tags:#media-coverage#conference
View the original piece on oxfordliteraryfestival.org →
Peer review link
Source type: Research / academic / professional article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Peer-reviewed article in The Open Psychology Journal explaining the construction and validation of the STEER Tracking instrument.
This paper explains the construction of the instrument, Steer Tracking. A four-factor bi-polar conceptual model of four necessary self-regulatory tasks is presented: Trust of Self, Trust of Others, Self-Disclosure and Seeking Change. Analyses provided initial support for the validity of the conceptual model and its ability to identify at-risk students. Key instrument features such as non-standardisation and generalised versus in-school comparison are explained.
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed#self-regulation
View the original paper on openpsychologyjournal.com →
2022 STEER national report in Independent
Source type: National media coverage
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
External piece hosted on www.independent.co.uk referencing STEER Education or STEER Tracking, providing independent commentary, analysis or coverage.
Thousands of girls are concealing feelings of “deep distress” from parents and teachers, according to an “alarming” new report which reveals a stark discrepancy between the mental health of boys and girls. An analysis of data from 15,000 secondary school students by Steer Education uncovers the growing gulf between the mental wellbeing of boys and girls, with experts fearing this could be a long-lasting consequence of the pandemic.
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed
View the original piece on www.independent.co.uk →
Guardian UK link
Source type: National media coverage
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
External piece hosted on www.theguardian.com referencing STEER Education or STEER Tracking, providing independent commentary, analysis or coverage.
Now an analysis of data from 15,000 secondary pupils by Steer Education points to a worrying new trend of an increasingly stark divide between the mental health of girls and boys. Experts fear this could be a long-lasting result of the Covid crisis.
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed#safeguarding
View the original piece on www.theguardian.com →
ITV news report 2023
Source type: National media coverage
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
TV news segment hosted on YouTube covering STEER Education research findings.
Simon Antwis from STEER explains the findings of our national research
Tags:#media-coverage#safeguarding
View the original piece on www.youtube.com →
Sky News report on STEER 2019
Source type: National media coverage
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
TV news segment hosted on YouTube highlighting the impact of AS Tracking at an AET Academy.
Neil Woods, Safeguarding Lead at Tendring Technology College talks to Sky News and reports about the impact of AS Tracking at one AET Academy in Essex.
Tags:#media-coverage#safeguarding
View the original piece on www.youtube.com →
Podcast
Source type: Podcast
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Episode of the LearningDust podcast featuring discussion of STEER and student wellbeing.
Simon Antwis, a consultant for STEER education explains how a student voice tool has transformed his schools’ approach to student wellbeing. He also discusses the results of a recent survey focusing on the mental health of young people.
Tags:#media-coverage#podcast
View the original piece on learningdust.libsyn.com →
BETT 2021 award winners
Source type: Award / recognition
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
BETT Awards announcement listing STEER Education as a category winner.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS. Winner: STEER Education – AS Tracking Detect. INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
Tags:#media-coverage#award
View the original piece on bettawards.com →
CPOMS STEER partnership
Source type: Partnership announcement
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Partnership announcement from CPOMS about integration with STEER Education.
CPOMS, the UK’s leading provider of safeguarding, wellbeing, and pastoral software, is pleased to announce a new integration with STEER Education, a specialist in student mental health and wellbeing tracking. This partnership enables schools to unite powerful wellbeing data collected by the STEER Tracking online assessment tool, with CPOMS StudentSafe™, giving staff a more complete and actionable view of pupil welfare.
Tags:#media-coverage#partnership#safeguarding
View the original piece on www.cpoms.co.uk →
Children and Young People article link
Source type: Research / academic / professional article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
News piece in Children & Young People Now reporting STEER experts’ warnings about invisible mental illness.
Increasing numbers of girls with mental illness risk being missed by schools, STEER experts warn
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed#safeguarding
View the original piece on www.cypnow.co.uk →
Teachup interview with founders
Source type: Interview
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Interview on TeachUp with STEER co-founders Jo Walker and Simon Walker.
10 questions with Dr Jo Walker and Dr Simon Walker, co-founders of STEER, a cutting-edge toolkit for teachers to give personalised support and demonstrate its impact on wellbeing.
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed
View the original piece on www.teachup.org →
Teacherwire
Source type: Media / professional article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Product-focused article on Teachwire introducing STEER Tracking.
5 reasons to try STEER Tracking
Tags:#media-coverage#product-review
View the original piece on www.teachwire.net →
Edtech impact review
Source type: Product review
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Independent product review of STEER Tracking on Edtech Impact.
Product review
Tags:#media-coverage#product-review
View the original piece on edtechimpact.com →
CPD UK STEER accreditation
Source type: Award / recognition
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
CPD accreditation listing for STEER Education on the CPD UK website.
Proactively safeguarding young people’s mental health. STEER is whole-school mental health platform that empowers teachers to measure, track and improve the self regulation and mental wellbeing of young people.
Tags:#media-coverage#award#self-regulation
View the original piece on www.cpduk.co.uk →
Independent paper, Practical Theology
Source type: Research / academic / professional article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Peer-reviewed journal article in Practical Theology using the steering cognition framework to explore addiction recovery.
Peer reviewed paper citing steering cognition as framework to support addiction recovery. Transformed thinking: steering into addiction recovery
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed#addiction-recovery
View the original paper on tandfonline.com →
Independent Oxford Brookes Masters Dissertation
Source type: Research / academic / professional article
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Masters dissertation from Oxford Brookes University exploring teachers’ experiences of using AS Tracking data in proactive pastoral care.
What are some teachers’ experiences of using Affective Social Tracking data to support proactive, targeted pastoral care in schools? A qualitative study
Tags:#media-coverage#research-informed#pastoral-care
View the dissertation (PDF) on steer.education →
The Undefended Leader
Source type: Book / leadership
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Trilogy of books by Simon P Walker applying the psychological model underpinning STEER Tracking to leadership practice.
Trilogy of books by Simon P Walker applying the psychological model which underpins STEER Tracking, to the field of leadership
Tags:#media-coverage#leadership#psychology
View The Undefended Leader on amazon.co.uk →
Instituut Voor Undefended Leadership, Netherlands
Source type: Independent foundation / leadership institute
Publication date: Not specified
Summary:
Website of an independent Dutch foundation applying Simon P Walker’s psychological models, which underpin STEER Tracking, to leadership development.
Independent foundation in the Netherlands set up to apply Simon P Walker’s models of psychology which underpin STEER Tracking, to the field of leadership
Tags:#media-coverage#leadership#international
Visit the Instituut Voor Undefended Leadership site →
