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Episode 1: Starting the year right with Connecting Steps – hosted by Dale Pickles & Jon Twycross, B Squared
It’s the start of a new school year – which means baselining, class changes, new starters, and inevitably, a few forgotten passwords.
In our very first episode, Dale and Jon explain why we’ve set up this podcast for B Squared customers, before getting straight into the practical stuff schools need to get Connecting Steps ready for the year ahead.
in this episode
- Why we’ve launched the B Squared Unlocked podcast to help customers get the most out of everything B Squared has to offer.
- How to baseline students correctly – and the new guided “Set Starting Point” screen coming soon.
- Setting up classes and groups for the new school year, and why “missing” pupils usually aren’t actually missing.
- Managing students who join or leave your school – and why you should never delete a leaver.
- Managing users: adding new starters, removing leavers, and what’s coming to simplify the process with Single Sign On and Multi Factor Authentication.
- What to do if you’ve forgotten your password after the summer break.
Baselining is essential because if you don’t tell us where the child starts, we can’t draw a line to where they ended. You need two points to draw a graph, not one.
— Dale Pickles
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about the hosts
Dale Pickles
Managing Director, B Squared
Dale is Managing Director of B Squared and has spent over 20 years working alongside schools to show the small steps of progress that matter most for pupils with SEND. He hosts regular conversations with teachers, SENCOs and sector experts on what genuinely effective assessment looks like in the classroom.
Jon Twycross
Technology Director, B Squared
Jon is Technology Director at B Squared, responsible for the development of Connecting Steps, Evisense and B Squared’s wider assessment tools. He works closely with schools to make sure the software stays practical, reliable and genuinely useful for staff on the ground.
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About B Squared Unlocked
B Squared Unlocked is our new podcast for schools using B Squared’s assessment tools. Each episode, Dale and Jon (sometimes joined by a guest) unpack a topic around assessment and progress for pupils with SEND – with one goal: better outcomes for every learner.
