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    Use your TPL funding to give every teacher sustained coaching

    Aristotal helps Northern Ireland schools turn TPL funding into ongoing, classroom-based professional learning, with evidence for your TPL Strategy Statement, ETI and the June reporting process.

    Audio onlyNo cover requiredEvidence for TPL reporting
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    Teaching Coach
    P5 Literacy · Phonics · Tuesday
    The blends were tricky for two pupils — I'm not sure they got there.
    Diagnostic check first. A 60-second pre-task probe would tell you which pupils need the segmented model before the blend. Try it next session and we'll review.
    My Progress
    Current Goal: Diagnostic checks before blends
    .1 action step completed
    BETT 2026 Winner — Best AI Tool for Teaching and Assessment
    10,000+ coaching conversations
    100+ schools across the UK
    Advisory Board: Dylan Wiliam · Mary Myatt · John Tomsett
    Northern Ireland Schools

    Already being used by Northern Ireland schools.

    Aristotal is already being used by schools in Northern Ireland to support professional learning, reflection and evidence-informed improvement.

    Using TPL funding for Aristotal
    Sperrin Integrated College, Magherafelt
    “We used the Teacher Professional Learning funding strategically to invest in Aristotal AI, enabling high quality, individualised coaching for staff at every career stage. This has strengthened our coaching culture, built internal capacity and supported teaching and learning.”
    Brigid Heron, Principal
    In second year of use
    Hollybank Primary, Monkstown
    “They're having conversations about their teaching that we never had before, and when ETI come in I've got something real to show them. We're into our second year and I wouldn't be without it.”
    Lynsay Brett, Principal
    Impact summary. 9 teachers analysed from October 2025 to February 2026. The report showed a shift towards more diagnostic, pupil-centred teaching, with evidence of accelerated phonics progress, greater mathematical independence and stronger analytical thinking.
    Your Allocation

    Your school already has ring-fenced TPL funding.

    The Department has published school-by-school TPL allocations for 2025/26 to 2027/28. Allocations vary significantly by school size.

    Smaller primary schools may receive around £5,000 to £8,000 per year. Larger primary schools may receive £10,000 to £24,000 per year. Many post-primary schools receive £24,000 to £30,000 per year.

    Aristotal can be scaled to fit the school's allocation, priorities and staffing model.

    SchoolTPL allocationAristotal annual costRemaining TPL budget
    Smaller primary (13 teachers)c. £6,400£999c. £5,400
    Larger primary (40 teachers)c. £19,700£1,800c. £17,900
    Medium post-primary (50 teachers)c. £24,000£2,250c. £21,750
    Larger post-primary (100 teachers)c. £30,000£4,464c. £25,500

    Final pricing depends on teacher numbers and the level of rollout. No travel cost. No venue cost. No supply cover required.

    Check your school's allocation and see how Aristotal could fit it.
    We'll look up your school's published TPL allocation and send a proposal sized to it.
    TPL Fund Fit

    Designed around the TPL Fund requirements.

    Relevant and reflective
    Personalised feedback is based on each teacher's own lesson, not generic training content.
    Evidence-informed
    Coaching is grounded in research-informed teaching practice and supported by leading education advisers.
    Collaboration and challenge
    Aristotal creates better professional conversations across departments and phases, while giving every teacher private coaching support.
    Sustained over time
    Teachers follow a rhythm of recording, coaching, reflection and action steps, rather than attending a one-off session.
    June TPL Report

    Built for the June TPL report.

    Schools need to show not just what they spent the funding on, but what changed as a result. Aristotal helps you evidence:

    • Number of staff participating
    • Teaching and learning priorities addressed
    • Changes in classroom practice
    • Staff feedback and engagement
    • Sustainability and next steps
    • Evidence collected to measure impact
    Example evidence generated by Aristotal
    TPL Fund Annual Report — School Year 2025/26
    42
    Teachers engaged
    78%
    Average progress
    184
    Coaching conversations
    Main focus
    Checking for understanding
    Department-level progress
    Visible across departments in the Schoolwide Dashboard
    Teacher feedback
    Gathered through coaching reflections
    Example only. Actual reports depend on school usage.
    How It Works

    How Aristotal works.

    Step 01
    Teachers record a lesson using audio only
    No video. No cameras. No special equipment.
    Step 02
    Aristotal analyses the lesson transcript
    The platform identifies strengths, areas for development and evidence from the lesson.
    Step 03
    The teacher has a private coaching conversation
    The teacher receives practical, personalised feedback and agrees action steps for the next lesson.
    Step 04
    Leaders see anonymised schoolwide insight
    The Schoolwide Dashboard shows engagement and patterns across departments, without exposing private teacher coaching conversations.
    For Principals

    What this gives you as principal.

    Every teacher gets personalised coaching
    No supply cover needed
    No video or cameras in classrooms
    Staff can use it at a time that suits them
    Leaders get anonymised schoolwide insight
    Evidence for ETI conversations
    Evidence for the June TPL reporting process
    Support for teaching and learning, assessment, self-evaluation and disadvantage
    Due Diligence

    Need to complete your TPL paperwork?

    We have prepared a short NI TPL pack for principals and senior leaders.

    Or book a 30-minute call
    The NI TPL pack includes
    • One-page TPL Fund Brief
    • Pre-completed Annex A Quality Assurance Checklist
    • Case study and impact evidence
    • Data protection summary for school review
    Get Started

    Want to see how Aristotal could support your TPL Strategy Statement?

    Book a 30-minute call and we will show you how Aristotal could fit your school's TPL allocation, priorities and reporting needs.