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Technological change often comes disguised. Sometimes it creeps in through marginal gains, reshaping systems quietly over decades. Other...

For as long as schools have run coaching programs, lesson feedback has relied on the memory and impressions of an observer. Even the most...

Tim, Adam, and Enzo share a love of sailing — bringing the same teamwork, navigation, and adaptability to building Starlight as they do...

Over the past term, 81 teachers across four schools piloted Starlight  — our AI-powered platform designed to support reflection, reduce...

In schools across the UK, professional development often takes the form of costly training days, external consultants, and cover-heavy...

In the fast-moving world of education technology, many school leaders are rightly cautious. We’ve spent years building systems to protect...

This September, we’re launching Constellation , the powerful new SLT dashboard on the Starlight platform that gives senior leaders real-time, anonymised insights into what’s happening in classrooms across your school. Designed for Teaching and Learning Leads and Trust Directors , Constellation transforms Starlight lesson data into a rich constellation of evidence to help you identify what’s working, where support is needed, and how your curriculum is being delivered in practi

It’s easy to talk about AI as the future of learning. But the truth is, when used the right way, AI isn’t just the future — it’s one of...

In the late 1990s, Professor Sugata Mitra embedded a computer in a wall in a Delhi slum and left it there — with no instructions. What...

At STAR21, we believe that innovation in education must be grounded in integrity, collaboration, and clarity. That’s why we’re working...

We’ve launched the Starlight Launchpad Partner Programme — and you’re invited to help shape the future of coaching in schools. If you...

We’re delighted to share that St. Augustine’s Catholic College  has been named in the prestigious Edtech50 Schools 2025  list—an honour...

“We believe in the power of technology to solve problems and improve lives, not in the inevitability of decay.” — Marc Andreessen, The...

At STAR21, we’ve always believed in the power of technology to transform education—not by replacing teachers, but by empowering them....

As AI tools begin to reshape professional development across education, school leaders naturally have questions — and rightly so. At...

As Assistant Head for Teaching and Learning, my role is to champion tools and strategies that genuinely help our staff grow. But when...

By Adam Sturdee As someone who lives and breathes teaching and learning—both as a classroom teacher and as one of the founders of...

At Starlight, we're always listening to what teachers need most: more time , less admin , and more actionable insights . That’s why we’re...

In the high-stakes world of Ofsted inspections, every moment in the classroom counts. School leaders and teachers alike understand the...

At first glance, Starlight  looks like a coaching tool. And yes — it does that brilliantly. Structured feedback, clear analysis, insight...