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SMATA gives you

information for learning

Notice what matters.

Recognise the learning.

See how you can respond.

The Smata effect

On Teachers

Teachers who use Smata become more

✔ Observant


✔ Reflective


✔ Responsive

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On Learners

Learners whose teachers use Smata feel

✔ Trusted


✔ Included


✔ Motivated

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  • I have used the app, am a regular reader of the newsletters, and have engaged in PLD with Bevan. All of these have contributed to me finding my own voice within my practice, with support on developing and strengthening values within education. SMATA helps join the dots of what makes for great connections and relationships with students and other educators alike. It's creating a network of educators who are looking to get to the heart of what makes schools an alive and exciting place to be for students. I highly recommend any engagement with SMATA to deepen your journey in education. It's empowering stuff!

    Andrew Carey, Secondary School Economics teacher

  • I absolutely love the SMATA App! It has changed my life. I used to have folders full of disorganised paper observations and photos in my photo library (that I could never actually find again). Thankfully I found SMATA and I have never looked back. This app pulls all information together (written and visual) into one place. It is adaptable, so you can enter the data that suits YOU. It is also incredibly helpful if wanting to share information on a child; reporting to parents, sharing with children. This app is a gift to educators!

    Rebecca St Clair, Year 1 teacher

  • Smata app encourages educators to think about ākonga in a far more holistic way and really makes you observe the learner and focus on their strengths.

    Melanie Eade, Secondary School English teacher

  • It challenges and encourages you to be reflective - it's easy to miss crucial moments of play, but with SMATA you can record the data to affect change in your students

    Michelle McCracken, Year 5/6 teacher

  • SMATA is one of the best reporting tools I’ve seen for sharing NE/Y1 student individual goals with whānau in a Play-Based Learning environment.

    Kathy Turnbull, NE/Year 1 teacher

  • This small tool has had the biggest impact in my class this year hands down.

    Craig Render, Year 7/8 teacher

Transform how you connect you with your learners

You notice

Tune in to learners

Observe and document learning. Capture notes, photos, video and audio as evidence.

You interpret

Get meaningful data

Make links to the learning areas you value: academic, values, dispositions. Interpret its richness.

You reflect

See the small clues

Review the data with colleagues and learners. See what’s going on and what you can do next.

You connect

Grow learning relationships

Easily create and share learning stories. Enrich learning with a strengths-based approach.

Observe more
Attune to what moves learners. Keep note of it. Have your actions informed by its insights.
Grow engagement
Write learning stories and help learners see themselves as capable learners.
Reflect more
Sit with learners and reflect together over meaningful evidence.
Understand the learner
Take a strengths-based approach. See the potential in all learners.
Build meaningful relationships
Celebrate with learners. Share meaningful stories of growth that motivate.
Uncover what matters
Interpret, unpack and respond to learning. Help learners see their power.