What does STEER measure?

Simon and Jo’s research showed that students with good mental health, resilient friendships and effective learning skills could all do one thing. They could steer! 

Imagine playing a video game where you have to steer a vehicle. To steer well, you notice what’s happening around you, then adjust your steering so you don’t crash! Steering in real life is just the same! Imagine school as a road you have to steer. You have to notice what’s going on around you  at school, so you can decide how to steer in that particular situation.

In school, you have to do a lot of steering as you move between lessons, teachers, friends and tasks. Have you noticed that you may steer differently in one lesson than another? You may steer differently talking to the head teacher than you do with your best friend. You may steer differently in school than out of school. And that’s completely normal - you’re not in an automated car - it’s you doing the steering!

The  STEER assessment measures how you are steering in different situations this term, and compares it to how you were steering last term.   If you need a little help along the way, your teachers can give you a couple of signposts, so you can get even better at steering your learning, relationships, and mental health.