OxEd and Assessment

We're pleased to welcome Louis Bacon to the OxEd team! Louis is an experienced CTO specialising in building scalable software and architecture working predominantly in startups. He is passionate about driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and building high-performing teams to create scalable, impactful solutions. As the new Chief Technology Officer at OxEd, Louis' role is to take ownership of all things tech and working closely with our products and the wider team to help make a meaningful impact in EdTech. Outside of work, he loves adventure and is a fitness fanatic, competing at an elite level in CrossFit! Louis is married with two children - he says his family is his inspiration and they remind him of the importance of balance, resilience and patience! #OxEdTeam

Individual sessions are a vital part of the NELI Intervention, providing focused support tailored to each child’s language development. Following the familiar structure of group sessions, they emphasise active listening, vocabulary, and narrative skills while offering extra time to revisit challenging areas. These sessions also deepen narrative work through additional storytelling prompts, ensuring children gain confidence in their communication skills. For children who grasp certain vocabulary quickly, individual sessions also provide opportunities for extension and enrichment, helping them explore words in new contexts and strengthen their language foundations. #NELIProgramme

I am excited to attend the Common Core Bootcamp on Saturday! At OxEd and Assessment, we’re passionate about empowering learners through our Oral Language Programme, our LanguageScreen assessment is available in American English, designed to support early language development and literacy. If you’re interested in learning more about how we’re helping educators and students succeed, let’s chat! 💬 If you’re at the event, feel free to reach out—I’d love to meet you #OxEdandAssessment #CommonCore #LanguageScreen

We're looking forward to attending our first The Centre For Literacy & Learning 2025 Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning. If you are at the event and would like to learn more about our oral language assessment, targeted intervention and whole class instruction program, send us a DM and we can arrange a time to meet. #PlainTalk

Published in Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools in 2024, this study reports the development and standardisation of a mobile app—LanguageScreen—that can be used by education professionals to assess children’s language ability. ✅ LanguageScreen correlates well with much longer, well-standardised tests of language ability. ✅ The LanguageScreen total score gives the best estimate of a child's language level with excellent reliability. ✅ Approximately 350,000 children were included in the standardisation sample for robust and accurate results. Read full paper - https://lnkd.in/eJPSwWSS The Development, Validation, and Standardisation of an Automated Language Assessment App (2024) Hulme et al., 2024 Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

Narrative skills are a crucial part of early language development. Just like other language skills, narrative skills develop with age, following typical milestones. By understanding narrative milestones and using strategies like those in the NELI Programme, we can help children become confident storytellers. Find out more about narrative milestones and check out our infographic for a breakdown of key narrative milestones and how they progress over time. Read the full article here - https://lnkd.in/e-6ZsYXv

🎊Huge congratulations to Samina Yasmin for being chosen as the BSME - British Schools in the Middle East Partner Executive Representative to work as a liaison between BSME and its Partners as well as working with the organisation to ensure that BSME meets the needs of its members. 🎉 #BSME #Partnerships

Developing narrative skills is a vital part of the NELI Intervention, aided by scaffolded activities in weekly small group and individual sessions. NELI sessions feature nursery rhymes, picture stories and personal event narratives, reflecting experiences children encounter in everyday life. By incorporating storytelling into the NELI sessions, children not only build confidence in their language abilities but also strengthen essential literacy skills – all while having fun! #NELIProgramme

The NELI scale up impact evaluation report was published by Education Endowment Fund (EEF) in 2023. This report highlights the positive impact of NELI on children’s oral language skills when implemented at schools at national scale, in real world conditions. ✅Children who received the NELI programme made the equivalent of four additional months’ progress in language skills compared to those who didn't receive the programme. ✅Children from lower socio-economic backgrounds made seven months' additional progress in their oral language development! ✅English language learners also made the same additional progress as children speaking English at home. ✅NELI's positive effects are greater the more sessions a child receives - but delivering some of the sessions will still benefit children. Read the full report here -https://lnkd.in/eb7HZ4iN National scale up of NELI to support COVID-19 education recovery Report by Education Endowment Fund (EEF), 2023

✨Wishing our Australian educators a fantastic start to the new school year!✨ 🌟We know you will make this another unforgettable year for your students as you inspire, support and empower your students to succeed. Wishing all teachers, educators and school staff a successful school year!🌟 Pearson K-12