Previous webinar videos

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

Stepping up to lead Sparx Reader - 27/08/24

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 using the system consistently.

Implementing Sparx Reader in September with Donal Hale - 16/07/24

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

Impact of Sparx Reader - 28/06/24

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

Product and Content Updates - 18/06/24

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

Want to know how long your students have spent reading on Sparx Reader? - 23/04/24 

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.

Why aren't my students getting their SRP? - 26/03/24 

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

Want to know more about the questions on Sparx Reader? - 20/03/24

In this webinar, we talked about the working memory and reading, why does the text vanish, when do question checks appear and a bit about question design. 

Book Choice - 04/03/24

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

Monitoring Homework - 21/11/23

We looked at how best to use the Hand-in page as well as sharing advice from other schools about how they have improved engagement amongst their students.