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Evidence-based assessments and interventions for nurseries and primary schools
From the creators of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI). Based on extensive University of Oxford research into children’s educational development and used by over 10,000 schools.
Proven to improve educational outcomes for the children who need most help.
Why schools need to look beyond dyslexia
Our founder, Maggie Snowling, was recently featured in TES discussing the importance of continuing to raise awareness about dyslexia, but that lesser-known literacy and language difficulties also deserve our attention
OxEd founders recognised among best psychology scientists in the world
Professor Charles Hulme and Professor Maggie Snowling were recently recognised as a 2023 Research.com Psychology Leader, being ranked among the top psychology scientists in the world.
LanguageScreen wins BETT Award for Early Years Digital Product or Service
The judges said LanguageScreen was “an excellent evidence-based resource that allows school staff great diagnostic insights into children's development and identifies areas for precise intervention. It’s affordable, easy to use and time saving. An excellent resource tackling a very important area of need.”
OxEd named finalist in 2023 Besa Awards
We're proud that the NELI Programme has been named a finalist in the Evidence and Impact category.
OxEd is named as double-finalist
Education Software Provider of the Year
Market Entrant of the Year
University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor's Innovation and Engagement Awards
LanguageScreen has been Highly Commended as a research project that has made a positive difference to society.
Assessments
Our assessment apps are the fastest and most accurate way to
identify the children who will benefit most from additional
support, resources or intervention.
OxEd and Assessment apps
have been used by over
10,000 schools
to assess more than
500,000 pupils
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Quick and easy to use
No paper marking or calculations
Safe and GDPR compliant
Suitable for ages 3½ to 8 years
10 minutes per test
Colourful and fun for children
Instant results, detailed report
No training required
Use with evidence-based interventions such as Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI)
Interventions
Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI)
The world’s best-evidenced early language intervention, with 5/5 on the EEF padlock scale. Used in over 10,000 schools and shown to improve the language and early literacy skills of children in Reception (4-5 years old) by an additional 3-4 months.
Coming soon: NELI Pre-School.
Who are we?
OxEd and Assessment Ltd (OxEd) is a University of Oxford spinout company launched to take the research of Professor Charles Hulme and his team, creators of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI), through to practical application in schools. OxEd develops educational assessment apps and interventions which have been shown to improve educational outcomes for children.
OxEd is proud to be affiliated with the University of Oxford and Oxford University Innovation, which develops and finances companies in order to share the benefits of Oxford’s academic excellence, encourage local economic development and create new jobs in the region.
Our founders Professor Charles Hulme and Professor Maggie Snowling are Professorial Fellows at the Australian Catholic University Institute for Learning Science and Teacher Education.