The Proven Learning Management System

Connecting Steps is B Squared's market leading pupil tracking system. The software allows schools to monitor and analyse whole school performance for the National Curriculum, it also allows the monitoring and analysis of P Levels, the Foundation Curriculum and the Birth to 3 Matters Curriculum.

Using the 'Assessment for Learning' approach B Squared allows teachers to use the pupils' previous achievements to plan lessons effectively. The software also produces various reports for individual pupils which can be used as part of the annual review process or as part of the school report, making it easier to show what has been achieved by the pupil.

The Connecting Steps system is different to other assessment tools. The system is based on continuous assessment throughout the year rather than giving a level at the end of the year. Using B Squared's breakdown teachers can build up an improved profile of the pupil's learning and show the breadth of knowledge they have acquired.

One of the features of Connecting Steps that is unique to B Squared is the cross referencing between the various curriculums. Assessments made in the Foundation Curriculum will reflect in the P Levels and National Curriculum. This linking provides a unique software package which reduces time spent transferring pupils between curriculums and provides continuity and standardisation across key stages.

Covering all the subjects within the National Curriculum within one software package provides standardisation across the different subjects within the school. With over 8000 schools using the B Squared breakdown, the standardisation continues past the boundaries of the school. Schools can transfer pupils and pass on detailed reliable assessment to the next school, this means that the new school spends less time baselining pupils.