Public administrations
Early detection and better learning across an entire school network
Difficulties in reading and mathematics are often picked up once they have already left a mark: after a child has accumulated years of frustration, when support arrives late and expensive. An administration is in a position to change that before it happens, and to do it on the same terms across every school it oversees.
What it makes possible for an administration
Roll out early detection at scale
The same instrument across the network, and therefore results that can be compared between schools.
Decide on aggregated data
See where needs actually concentrate, rather than where they are voiced most loudly.
Prioritise resources deliberately
Direct support where it will have most effect, and be able to justify it.
Reduce the risk of school failure
Act in the early years, while intervention is still inexpensive and effective.
Intervene on a scientific basis
A validated, published methodology rather than a bet.
Scale without reorganising schools
It fits each school’s existing approach and imposes no structural change.
How it works
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In the classroom
15 minutes a day, within the ordinary rhythm of the school year.
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Continuous analysis
Each child’s progress is measured across the year, not in a single test.
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Early detection
Difficulties surface early and on consistent criteria.
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Useful information
Each school sees its own classrooms; the administration sees the whole.
Without adding screen time to the school day
Enough screens: it is an objection you will meet in any school council. Activities can be done on paper worksheets, which are marked by taking a photo. Progress tracking carries on just the same, and a school can work on paper only if it prefers.
How we have worked so far
We have worked with local councils to pilot the solution in schools within their municipalities. It is the route we recommend: a bounded pilot, with a limited number of schools, shows results in your own context and lets you decide on evidence rather than committing blind.
Where to go next
FAQS
Frequently asked questions
What does NeurekaLab offer an administration that it does not offer a single school?
A system-wide view. When early detection uses the same instrument across the whole network, schools can be compared on consistent criteria, needs can be seen where they actually concentrate, and resources can be allocated on evidence rather than impressions.
Does it require schools to change their teaching methods?
No. It fits alongside existing classroom practice and imposes no structural change. For an administration this is decisive: a measure that requires reorganising the school runs into the autonomy of teaching teams and tends to stall.
How much classroom time does it take, and how much screen time?
About 15 minutes a day, and it can be less. Activities can also be done on paper worksheets, marked from a photo: tracking continues just the same, and a school can work on paper only.
How is children's data handled?
With strict minimisation and under the GDPR. Data is hosted in the European Union. The administration or the school acts as data controller and NeurekaLab as processor, under the corresponding agreement.
Can we start with a pilot?
Yes, and it is the route we recommend. We have worked with local councils to pilot the solution in schools within their municipalities before considering anything wider. A bounded pilot shows real results in your own context and supports an informed decision.
What scientific evidence is behind it?
The solution comes out of research at the University of Barcelona and the University of Vic — Central University of Catalonia, in the Technology, Inclusion and Health group, with peer-reviewed publications carrying DOIs.
Does NeurekaLab use artificial intelligence?
Yes, but we do not use third-party generative AI models. Children’s data is not shared with external companies.
How are paper worksheets marked?
By a model that runs on the phone or tablet used to take the photo. The full photo is not sent, and the name and personal details on the worksheet are never sent. The information is not shared with third parties.
Is children’s data used to train other companies’ AI?
No. Children’s data is not shared with external companies.
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