Find out what your school thinks. Then do something about it.
Short, anonymous check-ins for staff, pupils and parents, turned into a plan with owners and dates, and an update staff actually hear.
How Echo works
One check-in. A whole cycle of improvement.
Four stages, repeated every cycle. Click a stage, or scroll to see each one in detail.
Scroll to see each stage
01 · Check-in
Staff check-in
A short set of questions across six research-backed areas, an open comment, and a shout-out for a colleague. Results are organised by area, with comments grouped into themes, so you can see strengths, priorities and what has moved since last time.
- Workload, feeling supported, leadership, belonging, professional development, work-life balance
- About two minutes, no login, monthly, half-termly or termly
- For all staff, including support staff and teaching assistants
- Anonymous by design: nothing links a response to a person
Question 4 of 8
Anonymous
I feel valued at this school.
Leadership
National figure 6.4
6.7
02 · Action plan
Action plan
Strengths, key messages and priority areas become practical suggestions for change, drawn from the research. The action plan is the first thing you see when a check-in closes, so the conversation starts with what to do, not with a dashboard.
- Each action explains what to do, how to approach it and why it may help
- An owner and a due date on every action
- Track actions as suggested, underway or done
- Earlier plans stay on record, and the next check-in shows what has moved
Spring action plan
AgreedProtect weekly planning time
Underway
R Shah
12 May
Publish cover rota five days ahead
Done
J Ellis
28 Apr
Review Key Stage 2 marking
Suggested
L Byrne
6 Jun
Evidence: EEF guidance on teacher workload, 2021.
Progress check · June
Protect weekly planning time
+0.8 since baseline
Publish cover rota five days ahead
+0.3 since baseline
Review Key Stage 2 marking
Paused, awaiting cover
03 · Recognition
Recognition
Every check-in asks staff to recognise a colleague. Echo shows leaders who was recognised and why, and drafts a personal thank-you they can edit and send, so the everyday support between colleagues becomes visible.
- Shout-outs are always shown without the nominator's name
- See the latest check-in, recent check-ins or the full history
- A draft thank-you for each colleague, ready to edit
Colleagues recognised
Latest check-inMrs Taylor
Always makes time to help
Mr Patel
Steps in when the team is stretched
Ms Evans
Makes new colleagues feel welcome
Draft thank-you · Mr Patel
Editable
Hi Raj, three colleagues mentioned you in this month's check-in for stepping in when the team was stretched. Thank you. It has been noticed, and it matters.
Then the next check-in runs, and you see what has moved.
A short call, a look at a real plan, and a straight answer on whether it fits your school or trust.