What is Starlight?
Starlight turns whole-lesson audio into a secure transcript and a structured, developmental coaching report within minutes. It is built to scale coaching across a school or trust without adding to the observation timetable, giving every teacher feedback that is specific, timely, actionable and regular, rooted in what actually happened in the lesson. Recording and upload are teacher-led, reports are private to the teacher by default, and the emphasis throughout is coaching and growth rather than grading or compliance.
For teachers, the workflow is simple. Record a full lesson, upload the audio, and receive an accurate transcript alongside a coaching report that evidences strengths from the transcript, sets one to three high-leverage next steps, and offers reflection prompts. There is no compulsory scoring. Feedback templates can be tailored to context, including Early Career Teacher development, and a rating-and-comment feature lets teachers shape the quality of the analysis they receive. Reports build on a teacher's previous reports over time, recognising progress and offering increasingly personalised guidance.
For leaders, the Constellation Dashboard presents anonymised, aggregated trends across departments, schools or the wider trust. Leaders can see where coaching themes are emerging and where to direct CPD investment, with no view of any individual teacher's reports. The result is intelligence to shape professional development strategy, not a window onto individual performance.
Governance sits at the centre, not the edge. Starlight runs on EU-based hosting, with teacher-led uploads, teacher control over deletion of audio and transcripts, and anonymisation before any aggregated use. Adopting schools are supported with a full set of documentation, including a Data Protection Impact Assessment, union guidance and a data processing agreement, so rollout is straightforward and defensible.
Most schools begin with the Launchpad, a four-week free trial for up to five users. It includes full platform access, StarDrives where required, and support Monday to Friday. It is a low-commitment way to experience Starlight before a wider rollout, lifting coaching capacity across staff while reducing the load on instructional coaches.
| Business Name: STAR21 HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2025 | |
| 0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+ | |
| Audio Submission SystemAi-powered TranscriptionIntelligent Feedback EngineFeedback Template SystemFeedback Quality ImprovementProgressive Coaching IntelligenceAnonymised And Aggregated Analysis For Senior LeadersMultiple Languages SupportedAuto-generate Lesson Resources | |
| English, French, Chinese, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan; Valencian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Modern, Gujarati, Hebrew (modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi (Marāṭhī), Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Panjabi, Punjabi, Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish; Castilian, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh | |
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Starlight is a browser-based SaaS platform requiring no software installation. Audio recording is handled via a StarDrive USB device (provided separately) or any standard recording method. Audio upload requires an internet connection; low bandwidth is sufficient for browsing reports, high bandwidth recommended for uploading lesson audio files. | |
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All subscribing schools receive a personalised onboarding session with a dedicated Starlight Lead. The platform includes a built-in Walkthrough Library with step-by-step video guides, a Documentation Library covering data protection and best practice, and ongoing support via email within 48 working hours. Schools also receive a North Star Charter briefing to ensure ethical implementation from day one. | |
Email support is available Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 (UK time), with a response commitment within 48 working hours via info@starlightmentor.com. The platform includes a built-in Documentation Library and Walkthrough Library for self-service support. As an early-stage product, schools also benefit from direct access to the founding team for implementation guidance and feedback. | |
School must create the account. | |
AIAI usage This product uses AI. AI-powered features AI Coaching Reports Transcript-Based Lesson Analysis Ask Starlight Classroom Discourse Analysis Deep Dive Anonymised School Insight Reports AI-Generated Actions Reflection Prompts Technology type Natural Language Processing Technology used to understand or generate human language (e.g. chatbots, language analysis, speech-to-text) Machine Learning Algorithms that learn from data to make predictions or decisions (e.g. adaptive learning, automated feedback) Generative AI AI that creates new content such as text, images, or video (e.g. AI-generated quizzes, lesson plans, dialogue simulations) Computer Vision AI that interprets visual information from images or video (e.g. scanning student work, facial recognition, object tracking) Robotics AI embedded in physical systems (e.g. programmable learning bots, interactive classroom robots) High-risk use settings Access Determination Used to make decisions about access to, or admission into, an educational programme (e.g. automated admissions systems) Behavioural Monitoring or Detection Used to analyse behaviour, emotions, or cognitive states (e.g. engagement tracking, emotion detection) Learner Evaluation Used to assess student performance or outcomes (e.g. grading, test scoring, proctoring, adaptive progression, academic placement) | |
Starlight PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Starlight pricing starts from £7 / month Starlight offers a free Launchpad Programme, which includes 5 StarDrives, full platform access, and dedicated support as an entry point before full rollout. | |
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Jun 2026
Starlight AI provides our teachers and our organisation with incisive, relevant and convenient feedback on the quality of teaching & learning, suggests next steps for improvement and helps improve wellbeing through a reduction in workload; and it does this so sustainably that we couldn't run our coaching system without it.
Jun 2026
It's reducing the admin burden significantly.
Jun 2026
I think it's a lovely platform to assess your day to day teaching. It is also lovely for improving your pedagogy .
Jun 2026
Starlight is like having a daily coach with you for every lesson. You can really focus on specific areas over time and you can clearly see the progress made. It has really enhanced my pedagogy around my metacognitive practices in class. Due to the vast array of templates, you can choose specific area to focus on. I am now working on teacher to pupil talk ratio
Jun 2026
Starlight has positively impacted both my teaching and leadership. I am 20 years in to my teaching career and have rarely received any feedback for the last few. The starlight product has helped me to continue to be a reflective practitioner because I now have more tangible information to base my reflections on. It has also guided me to specific educational research which has been beneficial.

