Previous webinar videos

Below you'll find recordings of the most recent School Success Team webinars.

Supporting Reluctant Readers with guest speakers from Wey Valley Academy and Clacton Coastal Academy - 04/02/25

In this webinar, we give an overview of reluctant readers and how to support them by maximising Sparx Reader's functionality. We also hear from Wey Valley Academy (1000 students - 28% PP) and Clacton Coastal Academy (1500 students - 50% PP) how they implement Reader and support their students. We also have a Q&A session at the end with questions from our attendees for our guest speakers.

Spotlight on how Dartmouth Academy secures high completion & engagement - 21/01/25

In this webinar, we were delighted to host Jono Stirrup, Head of English at Dartmouth Academy, who shared lots of practical tips on how to secure really high engagement and completion rates - week on week - as well as how to launch Sparx Reader with purpose, integrity and longevity.

Maximising your impact with Sparx Reader this year - 01/10/24

In this webinar, Dave and Kate talked through the exciting new updates to Sparx Reader including new student and parent resources, how to maximise impact and advice for new Sparx Leaders.

Stepping up to lead Sparx Reader - September 2024

In this webinar, we share advice for anybody new to being a Sparx Reader Leader (it also serves as a useful refresher for existing leaders!). We include guidance on getting everybody in your school to use the system consistently.

Case Study: Implementing Sparx Reader effectively with Donal Hale

Donal Hale from Trinity Academy Leeds joins us to discuss how to implement Sparx Reader in September

Impact of Sparx Reader - Summer 2024

In this webinar, we discuss the impact of Sparx Reader during the trial, including a strong positive relationship between the amount of reading and an increase in reading age.

Product and Content Updates - June 2024

In this webinar, we discuss the student activity timeline, celebratory parent emails, SRT improvements, mature themes and more books in our library!

Hand-in page and time spent reading on Sparx Reader

In this webinar we talked about contextual definitions, becoming a Sparx expert with our Reader training, new homework activity timeline, maximising impact using the Hand-In page and Gold Reader improvements.

Understanding how SRP are awarded on Sparx Reader

In this webinar we talked about what SRP is, how students earn it, when they don't earn it, why the number of questions can be different and included some tips! 

Question design on Sparx Reader

In this webinar, we talked about working memory and reading, why the text vanishes, when question checks appear, and how the questions are designed. 

The Sparx Reader Library and Book Choice

In this webinar, we discussed The Sparx Reader Library, Book Choice and some product updates.