Bedrock Learning

“Bedrock has been fundamental in developing a culture of literacy here.”

“[Learners] have improved their reading age by two years in just eight months.”

“We’ve definitely seen an impact with our more vulnerable and prior lower-attaining learners – they are getting more confident in their literacy. Some of them have started Bedrock on Block 3 and 4, but they have moved up quite quickly.”

“Even though we launched during lockdown and with little face-to-face contact with students, the data has been really strong. Engagement is really good, especially with our SEN/BESD (behavioural, emotional and social difficulties) cohort. They are trying to use the new words they are learning in their work. That’s really positive and shows us that Bedrock is working.”

“We joined through a recommendation from Beacon Academy, an outstanding National Teaching and National Support school down the road in East Sussex. Their headteacher strongly recommended Bedrock as a useful tool to address whole-school literacy issues.”

“It’s the enthusiasm. [Students] get really excited… and that buzz is really nice to see, especially when we have had some of our students win Bedrock prizes. It makes us really proud as teaching staff.”

“At Taverham High School, we’ve recognised that literacy is key to improving outcomes for all of our students. We’ve taken it upon ourselves to engage with the Bedrock curriculum because we know that it will really improve their chances when they leave school.”

“Overall, we are seeing that reading comprehension across our Key Stage 3 learners has improved by 20%.”

“From a teacher's point of view, I find Bedrock very straightforward. The platform gives very clear data.”

“The process with Bedrock has been amazing, mainly because of the support that Bedrock's given us... ironing out any sort of difficulties that we've had.”

“With Bedrock, we feel like we've got real value for money. It mirrors our values of literacy not being a bolt-on, allowing the students to challenge themselves. The impact that Bedrock has had on the students' reading and vocab, that's paid dividends in the end.”

“We recently assessed our Year 7s and found that students had made on average 12-14 months gain on their chronological reading age with Bedrock. We're over the moon.”

“Bedrock is extremely user friendly. The data is concise and helpful and the students enjoy using the platform.”

“Students engage really well with Bedrock across the entire school. The system is clear and so staff are able to very easily track and support students who may be struggling.”

“Anecdotally, vocabulary is improving. Our Year 8s are noticeably better, particularly in their analytical writing skills.”

“I do think that generally they are using higher levels of academic vocabulary – they seem to be more comfortable with it than before.”

“They really enjoy it – so we don’t need to create masses of awards.”

“We have over 600 students that are doing two lessons a week with no problems whatsoever, which is really amazing!”

“Bedrock really helped us, and we were so glad to have it in place, as it helped with the whole lockdown process – students had something that was consistent.”

“I’ve never recommended a tech product before, but we’re happy to recommend Bedrock.”

“Bedrock works because it gives an immediate sense of progress to students. It’s something that’s just for them; it’s private to them. I believe Bedrock is effective because it is empowering them to experience vocabulary they wouldn’t have done before.”

“"We haven't stopped using keywords, we continue to use them, but now they're embedded and students are able to see that word and they already know about it, they already feel comfortable with it. They walk into your lesson and tell you what they already know!"”

“"Subjects get to cherry-pick their words, but the way that students learn is completely consistent."”

“We absolutely need [Bedrock] now because we’ve seen the value of it, the teachers can use it very easily … So it's just simple and effective and it absolutely does the job and that’s what teachers need.”

“It’s unlocked a whole new world of vocabulary for [learners] which, without this, they would never have been exposed to.”