News, research and practical guides

News, research and practical guides

News, research and practical guides

Clear, evidence-led reading on screening, SEND and learning differences, for SENCos, teachers, school leaders and parents.

Clear, evidence-led reading on screening, SEND and learning differences, for SENCos, teachers, school leaders and parents.

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A real Talamo test screen (Similar words: ‘Big’ with four answer choices, ‘Large’ selected), beside a card: ‘Selected through the BDA’s two-stage tender process. The BDA considers Talamo a suitable screening tool for children aged 10–16.’

Press & news

Our relationship with the British Dyslexia Association

Our relationship with the British Dyslexia Association

The BDA considers Talamo a suitable screening tool for children aged 10⁠–⁠16. What that covers, and what it doesn’t.

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Jamie Wace

Illustration: an adult and a child work on a laptop in Talamo’s starry test world, beside a quote from Ofsted’s school inspection toolkit: ‘…identify pupils’ emerging or changing needs quickly and accurately.’

Policy

Ofsted’s inclusion focus: identifying needs early and accurately

Ofsted’s inclusion focus: identifying needs early and accurately

Inclusion is now an evaluation area in its own right. What inspectors look for in how schools identify needs.

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Sophie Dick

Illustration: a child at home with a teddy bear chooses an activity on a laptop, beside a Talamo report card: How to support, ‘Reread a book matched to taught phonics’ (Activity, At home).

Guides

From stress to strength: making reading feel lighter at home

From stress to strength: making reading feel lighter at home

When reading at home ends in tears: why it’s so tiring for some children, and small changes that help.

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Leo Thornton

A pupil points at a Talamo task on a laptop (classmates’ faces blurred), beside a card showing Talamo’s dyslexia risk scale from ‘Unlikely’ to ‘Very likely’ and the note ‘This is a screening report, not a diagnosis.’

Research

Why early screening matters: what the evidence says in 2026

Why early screening matters: what the evidence says in 2026

The 2026 evidence on early identification: a new definition of dyslexia, an income gap in diagnosis, and what it means.

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Leo Thornton

Illustration: pupils work on laptops in Talamo’s starry test world, with the Talamo cat, beside a card from a Talamo sample report, ‘Profile by skill’: visual reasoning score high, verbal reasoning score average, phonological awareness score low, processing speed score low.

Guides

Domains vs labels: why the skills behind a label matter

Domains vs labels: why the skills behind a label matter

Why we care more about a pupil’s profile across skills than the label at the end, and how schools can work either way.

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Leo Thornton

Jamie Wace, Talamo’s founder, smiling inside an Innovate UK photo frame that reads ‘People. Create. Innovation.’

Press & news

Innovate UK Create Growth: how we built our Executive Function assessment

Innovate UK Create Growth: how we built our Executive Function assessment

How Innovate UK Create Growth funding supported the research behind our new Executive Function assessment.

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Leo Thornton

Illustration: hands hold a printed Talamo results report, beside a report card: How to support, ‘Consider a specialist assessment’ (Further investigation, Extra support).

Guides

The role of screening, and when to bring in a specialist

The role of screening, and when to bring in a specialist

How to read screening results, what else might explain them, and the signs it’s time to bring in a specialist.

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Leo Thornton

A school computer suite set up with the Talamo screener on every screen, beside the figure ‘20+ research schools’: piloting new tasks and helping to standardise each assessment.

Research

How we work with schools on research

How we work with schools on research

Behind every Talamo result are pupils in real classrooms. How schools help us pilot tasks and build our norms.

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Leo Thornton

Illustration: a girl chooses a task on a big Talamo screen, beside the Absolutely Education logo and the article title ‘Smarter dyslexia testing with Talamo’, November 2024.

Press & news

Looking back: “Smarter dyslexia testing with Talamo” in Absolutely Education

Looking back: “Smarter dyslexia testing with Talamo” in Absolutely Education

Absolutely Education covered our dyslexia screener at launch in 2024. What it said, and where Talamo is now.

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Jamie Wace

Illustration: a teacher reads pupil reports, beside a card titled ‘The SEND reforms’ listing what’s confirmed, what’s proposed and what hasn’t happened yet.

Policy

The SEND reforms explained (autumn 2026)

The SEND reforms explained (autumn 2026)

A plain guide to the SEND reforms: what has changed, what is only proposed, and practical steps for schools now.

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Sophie Dick

Behind the scenes filming with Frankie Bridge in a primary school classroom: Frankie sits beside a studio light, talking with a member of the crew who has a laptop open, while another crew member looks on.

Press & news

Frankie Bridge and Talamo: from a day of filming to the stage in Birmingham

Frankie Bridge and Talamo: from a day of filming to the stage in Birmingham

Frankie Bridge spent a day filming with us and pupils in Dagenham. In November she closes We Love SENCos II.

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Jamie Wace

Headshots of speakers Saqib Bhatti, Phillipa Sherlock-Lewis and Adam Dance, beside an event card: We Love SENCos II, ‘Building Better SEND Support’, Tuesday 17 November 2026, Millennium Point, Birmingham.

Events

We Love SENCos II in Birmingham: what to expect

We Love SENCos II in Birmingham: what to expect

Three tracks, an audience-led expert panel and Frankie Bridge in conversation. Last few tickets for 17 November.

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Jamie Wace

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