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BlueSky Education

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BlueSky Education

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What is BlueSky Education?

Seamlessly link appraisal, professional development and quality assurance with school or trust priorities. Simplify processes and enhance professional learning and evaluation for the whole school workforce. All in one, flexible online solution.

BlueSky puts your people at the centre of school improvement. Our all-in-one platform helps schools to integrate personalised professional development into every day, for every member of your school workforce. Staff can easily log all CPD activities in one place, reducing the workload of collating evidence and maintaining engagement with objectives.

Our intuitive reporting features help school leaders evaluate the impact of professional learning on school and trust priorities. Staff can see how their work contributes to school improvement.

BlueSky is uniquely flexible, meaning schools and trusts can easily tailor the process and terminology to match the organisation’s values and priorities. The leading online solution of its kind, our platform is used by thousands of schools, trusts and groups in over 40 countries worldwide.

*Bett Award Finalist 2024 and Winner 2019 for Leadership and Management Solutions.*

Eliminate paperwork: Reduce the workload of performance reviews and easily ensure appraisal is an agile and ongoing conversation

Powerful reporting: Generate holistic reports at the click of a button to identify strengths or areas for development

Reduce CPD workload: Quickly identify training needs, assign and approve requests in seconds, track progress towards goals

Fully supported set up: Our Customer Success team works with you to set up and customise the account, and deliver unlimited training

One-stop solution: Support staff development by connecting appraisal, professional learning and quality assurance

Tailored to your culture: Turn features on or off, use in-built or upload bespoke frameworks and templates, and customise terminology

Get in touch with the BlueSky team today to book your free demo today.

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Educational Impact

improve school processes
88%
provide school data
81%
improve teaching efficiency
70%
reduce teacher workload
69%
improve teacher wellbeing
60%

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Age Range
0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Features
360 FeedbackAction ResearchAppraisal ProcessBespoke FrameworksCareer DevelopmentCoaching ConversationsCollaborationContinued Professional DevelopmentCpdDeep DivesEarly Career FrameworkEvidence Profile Individual PortfolioIndividual Progress SummaryInstant ReportsInternational StandardsIsiJournalLearning WalksLesson ObservationNational StandardsOfsted InspectionPerformance ReviewsPerformance ManagementProfessional DevelopmentProfessional LearningProfessional ObjectivesQuality AssuranceReal-time ReportingReview MeetingsSchool DevelopmentSchool ImprovementSefSelf-evaluation FrameworkStaff DevelopmentStakeholder ReportsStrategic PlanningTeacher StandardsTalent ManagementTrust-wide Reporting

Languages
English

Accessibility
Robust features


Requirements
Internet - Low Bandwidth
Internet - High Bandwidth
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Chromebook
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Mobile - Windows
Mobile - Android

- Browser-based online platform: Access via any device with an internet connection.

- MIS integration via Wonde. Single sign-on (SSO) with Office 365 and Google.


Set Up

Set up usually takes less than 24 hours.

Our Customer Success managers will work with you to support set up implementation aligned to your school's requirements. We work with you to plan how the system will be set up to meet your school's requirements and agree your strategic goals for using BlueSky.

We can support building templates for pro-formas such as Lesson Observation forms and other quality assurance processes. The set up session is usually around one hour and following this, we aim to have your school up and running within one working day.


Training
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos

Tailored online planning and initial training is included in your membership. BlueSky is designed to be very easy to get started and intuitive for all staff to use for day-to-day processes.

We provide key leadership staff with online training and resources to ensure training can be disseminated to all staff. We offer periodic review calls to ensure you get the most out of BlueSky, in line with your desired outcomes and school priorities.


Support
Email
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support

All school staff can access unlimited technical support via email or telephone, and can access our comprehensive knowledge bank which includes training materials, guidance, FAQs and video resources.


Home Learning

School must create the account.


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AppraisalSchool DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentTeacher AppraisalLeadership Performance ManagementTeacher DevelopmentProfessional learningWorkforce appraisalTalent ManagementSuccession Planning

BlueSky Education Pricing


Pricing Plans

Paid Subscription

BlueSky Education pricing starts from £350 / year

Pricing plan available upon request.

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