The app for Virtual Schools

One app, 100+ guides and training courses for professionals, children and young people. No other education technology company is able to provide this combination of Virtual School technology and resources for every target group supported by Virtual Schools.

We've made apps for 50+ Virtual Schools around the country.

Training and guidance for everyone

With Anspear you can provide targeted training libraries to everyone involved with the Virtual School, helping them stay informed and confident in their role. With our interactive learning resources you can provide curriculum enrichment and life skills learning to children and young people as well.

Children in care and care leavers

Parents and carers

DTs and DSLs

Social workers

Branded app

Virtual Schools can opt to have their own custom branded app through which users can access their tailored resources.

Custom guides

Need to guide young people or professionals on your work or on services in your area? We'll turn your material into interactive guides for the app.

Certificated pathways

Learners completing our learning pathways for DTs and Social Workers receive a digital certificate from the University of Buckingham.

How it works

Choose your target audience

We work with you to assess your needs and identify groups of learners that we can help. Then we can devise collections of courses, pathways and custom guides to help you reach your goals.

Develop custom app and guides

We use your Virtual School's logo and brand to create your very own app for the web and app stores. We also get to work converting any additional learning material you have into short, interactive guides for the app.

Invite users to join the app

We'll help you contact your target users and introduce them to the app and its benefits. We'll ensure they can register or log into the app as smoothly as possible.

Support and monitoring

Our relationship doesn't end there. We'll stay on the pulse of your learning programme, monitoring usage and collecting evidence of impact. We'll support you and your users through the duration of the programme.

Evidence of impact

Our app provides powerful data to help understand how and when users interact with the VS guidance and training materials.

Central dashboard for monitoring engagement

Learner progress

Feedback surveys

Detailed reports

Pupil voice

We’re making exciting progress with Virtual Schools across the country through our nationwide project to capture pupil voice data – particularly from Children in Need (CiN) and those on Child Protection (CP) plans. The insights we’re gathering are helping to highlight key challenges and guide targeted support for professionals taking on extended roles. With over 10,000 pupil responses collected so far, we’re helping local authorities better understand and respond to the concerns of children with a social worker.

Readiness for learning

Readiness for Learning (RfL) is a single score calculated from the responses each child gives to the survey. It provides an overall indication of their wellbeing and preparedness for academic progress. RfL is designed to be a quick way to identify pupils who may require intervention.

In-depth analysis

By comparing the RfL indices of different groups of pupils (by gender, ethnic groups, attendance levels, FSM pupils, children in care and special educational needs), schools build up a detailed picture of vulnerable groups, the problems that they face and how targeted interventions could help.

Available courses

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Racially Equal Classroom

Advanced Inclusion (Pathway) Classroom (Category) IAPS Digital Academy (Library) NASBTT Learn (Library) TA Pathways (Library) Virtual Schools (Library)
Increase your awareness of different ideas about race and racism, inequality in education and how to create a more inclusive environment.
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Readaphonics 1

Care Leavers (Category) Children in Care (Category) Curriculum Catch-up (Category) Key Stage 4 (Category) Post-16 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
A collection of short stories introducing common words and letter sounds to develop your reading skills.
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Readaphonics 2

Care Leavers (Category) Children in Care (Category) Curriculum Catch-up (Category) Key Stage 4 (Category) Post-16 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
A collection of stories at the next level, introducing common words and developing your phonics knowledge.
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Readaphonics 3

Care Leavers (Category) Children in Care (Category) Curriculum Catch-up (Category) Key Stage 4 (Category) Post-16 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
A collection of stories at the next level, introducing more common words and developing your phonics knowledge.
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Relaxation

Foster Carers (Category) IAPS Digital Academy (Library) Virtual Schools (Library)
A series of guided everyday relaxation exercises to help you relax and feel more in control.
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Research Skills

Care Leavers (Category) Children in Care (Category) Citizenship & Life Skills (Category) Key Stage 4 (Category) Post-16 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
Guidance on different methods of finding information, taking notes and referencing.
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Resilience in Children

Foster Carers (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
For parents and carers: background information and practical strategies to help children build emotional resilience.
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Role of the Key Person

Classroom (Category) IAPS Digital Academy (Library) TA Pathways (Library) Virtual Schools (Library)
An introduction to the role of the key person in the EYFS.
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Roman Britain

Children in Care (Category) Key Stage 2 (Category) Key Stage 3 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
Learn about the legendary Roman army, how it conquered Britain and the Roman legacy.
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Romeo and Juliet

Children in Care (Category) Key Stage 4 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
The tale of two star-crossed lovers and William Shakespeare's most famous love story. Includes character toggling features for easy revision.
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SPaG: Bronze

Children in Care (Category) EY/Key Stage 1 (Category) Key Stage 2 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
Covering phonics, grammar, punctuation and spelling, with lessons and quizzes for each topic, 300+ audio spelling questions and 180+ activities.
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SPaG: Gold

Children in Care (Category) Key Stage 2 (Category) Key Stage 3 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
SPaG Gold covers grammar, punctuation and spelling, with lessons and quizzes for each topic. Includes over 250 audio spelling questions and over 40 activities.
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SPaG: Silver

Children in Care (Category) Key Stage 2 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
SPaG Silver covers grammar, punctuation and spelling, with lessons, quizzes for each topic, 250+ audio spelling questions and 100+ activities.
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Safe Information Handling

Compliance (Category) IAPS Digital Academy (Library) TA Pathways (Library) Virtual Schools (Library)
A guide to protecting information, legislation, storing data and how to keep technology safe and secure.
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Self-Awareness

Care Leavers (Category) Children in Care (Category) Citizenship & Life Skills (Category) Key Stage 4 (Category) Post-16 (Category) Virtual Schools (Library)
This resource will help you to focus on your own experiences and behaviours, heightening your self-awareness and helping you towards positive change.
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Social Needs

Advanced TA (Pathway) Essential Inclusion (Pathway) Essential Pastoral Care (Pathway) IAPS Digital Academy (Library) NASBTT Learn (Library) Pastoral/SEND (Category) TA Pathways (Library) Virtual Schools (Library)
Covering a range of social and wellbeing issues, including staying safe, friendships, relationships and fostering resilience.
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Social Workers and Schools

Social Workers (Category) Social Workers Pathway (Pathway) Virtual Schools (Library)
An overview of the UK education system and the various issues that social workers might come across.
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Socially Inclusive Classroom

Advanced Inclusion (Pathway) Classroom (Category) IAPS Digital Academy (Library) NASBTT Learn (Library) TA Pathways (Library) Virtual Schools (Library)
Increase your awareness of social class, inequality in the classroom and how to create a more inclusive environment.
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