The right instructional stance, for every learner, in every moment.
TeachStyle measures how well you read your learners and adapt your approach — the single most impactful skill a teacher can develop.
Why It Matters
Every learner in your class is at a different stage
One teaching approach cannot reach every learner. The teacher who directs a confident, self-directed student frustrates them. The teacher who steps back from a struggling new learner leaves them lost. The gap between how you teach and where your learner actually is — that gap costs learning.
“The most effective teachers don’t have one great stance — they have four, and they know which one each learner needs right now.”
The Four Learner Types
Your learners are not all the same
New to this content. Eager but lacks skill and experience. Needs structure and direction.
Still needs support; showing signs of disengagement or discouragement.
Capable but engagement is inconsistent — sometimes coasting, sometimes anxious.
Highly skilled, self-motivated, and self-directed. Ready for autonomy.
Stance Meets Learner
Four instructional stances. One for each learner type.
High Guidance, Low Independence. Give clear steps, model the task, check progress closely.
High Guidance, Rising Independence. Guide the work and acknowledge the struggle.
Low Guidance, High Independence. Ask questions, listen, and help them trust themselves.
Low Guidance, Full Independence. Delegate, trust, and step back to let them lead.
The gap between where your learner is and which stance you apply — that is what TeachStyle measures.
What We Measure
Three indices. One complete picture.
Do you draw on all four stances, or default to just one or two?
How accurately do you match your stance to each learner's actual state?
Your headline score — flexibility and effectiveness combined into one measure.
How It Works
Three steps to your profile
Complete 20 scenarios
Read 20 short classroom situations and choose the response that best reflects what you would do.
Receive your report
Get a personalised 9-section report with AI coaching insights tailored to your specific results.
Grow your practice
Follow a personalised 12-week development roadmap to strengthen your developing instructional stance.
Your Report
A report built for reflection and growth
TSFI, TSES, and SAI — three clear indices for your teaching profile
Personalised analysis from Claude tuned to your specific results
See how evenly you draw on all four instructional stances
How well your choices matched each type of learner
A structured plan to strengthen your developing stance
Export your full report to keep, share, or revisit anytime
Choose Your Edition
Three editions. One framework.
For middle school teachers navigating adolescent learner dynamics
Begin AssessmentFor secondary teachers supporting learners through high-stakes years
Begin AssessmentWho Is It For?
Built for every teacher, at every level
Whether you are in your first year or your thirtieth, TeachStyle gives you a precise, personalised picture of how you teach — and where to grow.
Generalists teaching all subjects across one class. Understand how your natural stance serves different learners in the same room.
Teachers who work across multiple classes and year groups. See where your stance fits — and where it creates gaps for specific learner types.
Principals and L&D coordinators who want a team-wide view of instructional stance patterns — to target CPD where it matters most.
New to the classroom and still finding your stance. TeachStyle gives you a clear starting point and a roadmap for the next 12 weeks.
Decades in the classroom. TeachStyle surfaces the unconscious patterns you may not have noticed — and validates what you already do well.
The Benefits
What changes when you know your instructional stance
TeachStyle is not a judgement. It is a mirror — precise, evidence-based, and actionable from day one.
Discover which learner types you consistently serve well — and which ones fall through the gaps of your natural stance.
A 12-week roadmap built around your specific scores — not generic advice, but concrete actions for your classroom next week.
See exactly which learner states you match well, and where a stance mismatch is most likely costing student progress.
When a whole school uses TeachStyle, it creates a common framework for talking about teaching — making coaching and peer observation more focused.
Your report includes personalised coaching insights generated from your specific scores — strengths, growth edge, and one practical classroom action.
Take TeachStyle again after 3–6 months of deliberate practice and compare your scores to see how your adaptability has grown.
The Journey
Your report is just the beginning
TeachStyle doesn’t end when you submit your last scenario. It starts a 12-week journey of deliberate, focused growth.
A 9-section report delivered instantly — scores, stance profile, learner match analysis, misdiagnosis patterns, AI coaching insights, and a 12-week development roadmap. Download as PDF.
Three phases — Foundation, Application, Integration — each with specific classroom actions tailored to your developing stance. One week at a time.
Your principal or L&D coordinator can view team results — stance distribution, score comparisons, and completion across the whole staff.
After 3–6 months of deliberate practice, take TeachStyle again. Compare your TSFI, TSES, and SAI scores to see how your adaptability has grown — with evidence.