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Faster Horses and the Future of Teaching
Henry Ford is often credited with saying: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” The point is...
Adam Sturdee
Sep 183 min read


Unlocking Inclusion: How Starlight Is Opening New Doors for Deaf Students
Sometimes the most powerful innovations begin with a simple idea tried out in a real classroom. That’s exactly what happened at Carterton...
Adam Sturdee
Sep 132 min read


Attracting Talent: Why Culture Now Outweighs Salary
For decades, salary was seen as the primary lever in recruitment. Offer more money, attract better people. But the past few years have...
Adam Sturdee
Sep 122 min read


When AI Knows the Difference: How Starlight Unlocks Feedback on Staff Training
One of the most striking features of Starlight is its intelligence. Recently, I uploaded audio from a whole-staff training session. This...
Adam Sturdee
Sep 83 min read


Grazie, Enzo: Engineering, Elegance, and the Art of Italian Design
This weekend, the Italian Grand Prix roars into Monza. It’s a stage where design brilliance and engineering mastery converge — where...
Adam Sturdee
Sep 63 min read


Coming Back Strong: How Teachers Can Protect Their Energy and Use AI to Ease the Workload
The first weeks of term are always a mixture of excitement and exhaustion. After a summer of rest—or at least a change of pace—teachers...
Adam Sturdee
Sep 23 min read
Introducing Constellation: A New Lens for School Leaders
This September we’re unveiling Constellation , Starlight’s new leadership dashboard — and today we’re sharing a first look video...
Adam Sturdee
Sep 12 min read
Trust, Transparency, and Coaching with Starlight
Launching Starlight into schools is about more than just technology. It’s about creating a safe, professional space for teachers to...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 312 min read


Starting the Year Right: How Leaders Build Bottom-Up Growth
The first weeks of a new school year always feel like standing at the helm of a ship about to set sail. The direction you set now will...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 303 min read


Coaching, Culture, and the Quiet Revolution in Teacher Development
When schools talk about building high-performance cultures, coaching is usually near the top of the agenda. Few would dispute that great...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 263 min read


How Starlight’s Constellation Dashboard Prepares Schools for Ofsted’s New Inspection Framework
The new report cards will assess schools across up to 11 distinct areas, depending on the institution's offerings. From November 2025,...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 233 min read


Why Teachers Deserve High-Quality Coaching
When we think about coaching, our minds often turn to elite athletes or high-performing executives. Top footballers, Olympic runners,...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 183 min read


🚀 Introducing the Starlight Launchpad Programme: Your school’s first step towards a brighter future in teaching and learning
We’re excited to launch our brand-new Launchpad Programme — and our latest video shows exactly how it works and how it can spark change...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 162 min read


The AlphaGo Moment — And What It Means for Teacher Coaching
In March 2016, millions watched as AlphaGo, an AI developed by DeepMind, faced off against Lee Sedol, one of the greatest Go players of...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 153 min read


Starlight Now Lets Schools Choose Their AI Model
Choice matters — just like colours on a palette, Starlight now lets schools pick the AI model that best fits their needs. At Starlight,...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 142 min read


Introducing Our YouTube Channel — Join the Journey to Shape the Future of Education
Today marks an important moment for us at STAR21. We’ve just released our first video to introduce our new YouTube channel — and it’s...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 132 min read


Why 2025 Is the Tipping Point for AI-Powered Coaching in Education
Exploring Starlight together — colleagues discovering how AI-powered coaching can unlock new insights and enhance teaching practice. In...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 122 min read


From Scarcity to Abundance: Why We Built Starlight
From scarcity to abundance — when the right conditions are created, the orchard flourishes, just as teachers and schools can with the...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 113 min read


Why We’re Building a Podcast Studio
At STAR21, we’ve always believed in sharing the journey — not just the destination. We launched Starlight, the UK’s first AI-powered...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 83 min read


Starlight Just Got Smarter: Announcing Our GPT-5 Upgrade
At Starlight, we never stand still. From the very first pilot, our mission has been clear: make high-quality coaching available to every...
Adam Sturdee
Aug 82 min read
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