There is no charge for participating in the pilot projects. StepsWeb access to the online program will be provided for free during the pilot.

Free educational and technical support will be available as needed.

StepsWeb saves teachers' time by providing a structured progression and ongoing reinforcement for students at any level. Teachers will receive weekly progress emails and on-demand reporting so they can quickly and easily gain an understanding of student progress.

Teachers participating in the pilot will be directed to our short, online training videos. The program is designed to integrate seamlessly into classroom routines. After pupils have been placed they continue working through activities on the Course at their own level. For good results, we ask teachers ensure their students complete their weekly goals - approximately 30-60 minutes of StepsWeb per week.

Ongoing technical and educational support is provided during the study.

For more information on what participation involves, please see our information pack.

StepsWeb is a flexible literacy program that can be used as a whole-class activity, for small groups, or for independent learning.

Students can access StepsWeb from almost any device with an internet connection, and they work at their own level and pace.

StepsWeb has been designed to be intuitive and easy to use. It contains sophisticated automations - including targeted reinforcement for students as they progress through the Course. The most important role for educators is integrating a minimum of 30-60 minutes a week on StepsWeb, ideally in multiple shorter sessions throughout the week. Monitoring students to ensure they are meeting their weekly activity goals is also crucial to see students make good progress.

Learn more about using StepsWeb in the classroom.

Find more information about StepsWeb on our website.

For more information on what participation in this pilot involves, and how we expect you to integrate StepsWeb, please see our information pack.

No, you are not required to transition the whole school onto StepsWeb. You can use StepsWeb with SEND students, or across whole year groups or whole classes.

Please provide details on how you intend to use StepsWeb when you register interest.

We will acknowledge your registration of interest and follow up with more details.

You are welcome to email if you have any queries.

No, we will contact schools which have been chosen to participate in the pilot projects.

We will only consider schools who have registered their interest, so if you want to participate in Pilot 1, you will need to complete the register form by 11 December. For Pilot 1, the StepsWeb team will contact schools during the week starting 14 December 2026 to confirm if they have a place in the pilot.

There is a second pilot beginning in February 2027. Pilot 2 will be shorter but provides a second opportunity for schools to get involved. If you would prefer to participate in the second pilot, we recommend registering your interest early, however you have until the 9 February 2027 to register interest for the second pilot.

We will provide a live Q&A session where we will introduce schools interested in the pilot to StepsWeb and answer any questions you have. Register your interest and we will send you a Q&A link to attend the session. This session will take place on 1 December 2026.

We have a range of short training videos, which show you how to add and monitor students, print targeted worksheet, and explains how the StepsWeb Course functions. These videos are available to watch from our YouTube channel. They can also be watched from a StepsWeb educator account. 

When educators first sign up to StepsWeb they will receive a series of onboarding emails in the first two weeks with information on getting started and links to the short training videos.

Yes. We believe that data privacy, especially for children, is a right that needs to be protected. Learn more about StepsWeb and Data Privacy.

We will reach out at various stages of the pilot via email with survey questionnaires. These surveys can be completed online, and should take no more than 15-minutes each.

The surveys will evaluate:

• Your school's goals and expectations of StepsWeb.
• Your implementation process.
• Any pain points or challenges experienced along the way.
• How the StepsWeb onboarding process can be improved for UK schools.

We would like all educators using StepsWeb with pupils to fill out the surveys.

We may respond to your feedback with possible solutions to any pain points you are experiencing. If you make any comments we would like to share with a wider audience, we will ask permission first. Feedback from the survey will be anonymised for the final report that is sent to schools, and will not be used anywhere with attribution to your name or school name without prior consent. 

Schools will receive a copy of the final report.

Participating schools are under no obligation to continue using StepsWeb after the pilot, but they will have the option to continue using StepsWeb at a discounted rate. Terms and Conditions apply.