B Squared Unlocked - Starting the year right with Connecting Steps with Dale Pickles & Jon Twycross

It’s the start of a new school year – which means baselining, class changes, new starters, and inevitably, a few forgotten passwords. In our very first episode, Dale and Jon explain why we’ve set up this podcast for B Squared customers, before getting straight into the practical stuff schools need to get Connecting Steps ready for the year ahead. In this episode: Why we’ve launched the B Squared Unlocked podcast to help customers get the most out of everything B Squared has to offer. How to baseline students correctly – and the new guided “Set Starting Point” screen coming soon. Setting up classes and groups for the new school year, and why “missing” pupils usually aren’t actually missing. Managing students who join or leave your school – and why you should never delete a leaver. Managing users: adding new starters, removing leavers, and what’s coming to simplify the process with Single Sign On and Multi Factor Authentication. What to do if you’ve forgotten your password after the summer break. "Baselining is essential because if you don’t tell us where the child starts, we can’t draw a line to where they ended. You need two points to draw a graph, not one." — Dale Pickles About Dale Pickles Dale is Managing Director of B Squared and has spent over 20 years working alongside schools to show the small steps of progress that matter most for pupils with SEND. He hosts regular conversations with teachers, SENCOs and sector experts on what genuinely effective assessment looks like in the classroom. About Jon Twycross Jon is Technology Director at B Squared, responsible for the development of Connecting Steps, Evisense and B Squared’s wider assessment tools. He works closely with schools to make sure the software stays practical, reliable and genuinely useful for staff on the ground. B Squared Website – www.bsquared.co.uk Sales: hello@bsquared.co.uk B Squared Support Search the knowledge base - https://support.bsquared.cloud/ Book a 15-minute support meeting - https://calendly.com/b-squared-suppor... Email: support@bsquared.co.uk Phone: 01252 870133 About B Squared B Squared offers assessment software and products designed to streamline pupil tracking and improve outcomes. Connecting Steps and Evisense provide secure ways to capture the small steps of progress. Creators of The SENDcast – a weekly podcast and affordable CPD training.