Case Studies and Testimonials

Diocese Sheffield Academies Trust (DSAT)

"SHINE has reduced workload by providing high quality interventions... we highly recommend NTS assessments and SHINE as a tool for taking away the ‘guesswork’ out of assessment and for giving us a clear picture of attainment in reading and maths"

Rossington St Michael’s CE Primary School

"The resources are high quality and are directly linked with the gaps within the children’s learning and, due to them being familiar, staff can easily pick them up and use them"

The Oaks Community Primary School

"...we have tried a lot of different reading interventions and although we had resources for our SEND children, we had struggled to find good quality interventions for children assessed as ‘working towards the expected standard’. The Shine resources made our LSAs a lot more confident and they felt really supported by the materials."

Meridian Community Primary School

"We all think very highly of the Shine Interventions in Reading and Maths. The Intervention reports from MARK made it really easy to identify the children for interventions at a glance. All teachers commented positively on the intervention resources being what they needed and children found the interventions engaging."

St Mary and St Margaret’s CE Primary School, Birmingham

"I’d recommend Shine. It’s easy to use and engages the children. I can see the difference in confidence from the first intervention lesson (when they were too worried to put up their hand) compared to the end (when hands were going up all the time)"

Griffin Park Primary School, Blackburn

"The ‘Prepare, Do, Review’ format of Shine worked well and saved us time. For the learning sequences, we found the teacher guidance clear and easy to follow. The lesson plans gave a good amount of detail and were great if handing over to a teaching assistant because they were able to run with it."

Snarestone Primary School, Derbyshire

"The package is easy to use and gives... a good base of assessment rather than different platforms we have tried using in the past. We now have a uniform whole school assessment."

St Barnabas CE First and Middle School, Pershore

"When asked if Shine saved them planning time, the answer from TAs and teachers was an absolute definite ‘Yes’."