People, pedagogy and progress

We know our products and services will only work, and enable students to progress in Literacy and English, with input from experts and feedback from you, our teachers.

Skills for Writing

Alongside Professor Debra Myhill, we've developed Skills for Writing to provide an evidence-based approach to accelerating progress in writing at KS3, which:

  • Embeds theÌýprinciples of the Grammar for WritingÌýpedagogy
  • Teaches grammar in aÌýcontextualised way
  • Motivates your students toÌýwrite independently

Bug Club Efficacy

Proven to significantly accelerate children's progress in reading, our primary reading scheme Bug Club has tried-and-tested methodologies at its heart. Learn more in our efficacy reports below.Ìý

Efficacy studies

Teacher Partner Programme

All of our products and services are developed with our educational experts, and have the rigour and attention to detail that we know customers expect of us.

We also recognise that these products need to work in the real world - our customers are using our products each and every day to support their own best practice.

Teacher Partner Programme

Pedagogy

What makes an excellent teacher? Research shows that a good sense of humour and a conversational style are two of the key ingredients of great teaching.

Read the research

At the heart of our literacy resources is the importance ofÌýhowÌýthey are taught. Take a look at how we've worked with Professor Debra Myhill, at The University of Exeter, to embed the Grammar for Writing pedagogy.Ìý

Pedagogy

Recent news and blog posts

  • A level Maths entries surge in 2024 to more than 100,000: a sign of changing attitudes and future opportunities?

    For the first time ever, more than 100,000 students are collecting A level Maths results in this summer’s exams.

    At ÃÛÌÒapp, we’ve closely followed the rise in the popularity of maths over the last decade as the exam board that’s proud to support the largest number of schools and students with this subject.

    But what does such a significant 12.9% year-on-year rise in entries tell us? Ìý

  • 6 steps to reducing your teachers' workload

    Ben Levinson, Headteacher at Kensington Primary School and winner of The ÃÛÌÒapp National Teaching Awards Primary School of the Year 2020, shares his school’s approach to promote teacher agency and autonomy as part of a culture of trust to reduce workloads.

  • AI in Education: Positives and Problems

    Reading time: 6 minutes

    As published in

    Jonathan O’Donnell, Senior Computer Science Consultant and AI Lead at the Harris Federation explores the possibilities, potential pitfalls and examples of using AI in the classroom and beyond.ÌýÌýÌý Ìý