Set your teaching context.
During onboarding, choose your school and available curriculum board, then select your grades and subjects. Keep your teaching profile up to date as your classes change.
Your curriculum.
Your way of teaching.
Give SparkSchool your teaching context. Enable personalised teaching and personalised learning with connected lessons, purposeful differentiation and an AI-powered workspace that fits your context.
Start with your curriculum ↗One teaching platform.
Many classroom contexts.
From schools in India and the UAE to classrooms in the US and UK, start with the framework your learners follow. Each guide below connects that context with practical ways to plan, create and assess.
These are ways to use SparkSchool with your curriculum, not a claim of board approval or automatic syllabus verification. Teachers review resources against current official requirements.
US Common Core
Make the standard visible in the learning.
Common Core describes standards for mathematics and English language arts/literacy. Use the relevant grade-level standard and your state or district’s requirements to guide preparation.
Common Core standards ↗What you can prepare
- Draft math tasks that ask learners to explain methods and use representations.
- Prepare ELA reading, evidence-based writing and discussion prompts.
- Create formative checks and remediation around the skill in your selected standard.
How to get started
Choose US Common Core & NGSS in your teaching profile. For math or ELA, include the exact standard text or identifier, grade and intended learning outcome.
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US Common Core · Grade 5 mathematics: use the standard I provide to develop visual fraction tasks, a reasoning question and an exit ticket.
Make it fit your school
Add district pacing, adopted materials, American spelling and learner supports to your instructions. Check the resource against the standards used in your state.
Tools to use with US Common Core
Set the curriculum context above, open the relevant tool in your dashboard and review the output against your current objectives.
Standards-based lesson planning
Supply the grade-level math or ELA standard and district context to prepare an objective-led lesson.
Maths Accelerator
Draft mathematical representations, reasoning tasks and practice around the standard you provide.
ELA content generation
Prepare text-dependent questions, evidence-based writing prompts and vocabulary support from authorised texts.
Spark Notebook
Bring district materials, adopted-text notes and standards references into your preparation workflow.
Formative assessment
Create checks that reveal whether learners can demonstrate the selected standard rather than just recall a procedure.
Differentiation
Adapt scaffolds, language support and challenge while maintaining the grade-level learning goal.
Remediation worksheets
Revisit a missing prerequisite with focused practice, then return to the target math or ELA skill.
Classroom analytics
Relate available response patterns to the standards being taught and plan the next small-group activity.
Course reports & feedback
Draft a reviewed summary of standards addressed, learning evidence and next steps for your district format.
NGSS
Let learners use science to explain a phenomenon.
NGSS connects disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. Plan for learners to use these together, rather than simply recall vocabulary.
The three dimensions of NGSS ↗What you can prepare
- Draft a phenomenon-led sequence with prediction, evidence and explanation.
- Prepare investigation prompts, model-building tasks and discussion scaffolds.
- Create checks that ask learners to apply science ideas and practices together.
How to get started
Choose US Common Core & NGSS in your profile and select science. Supply the performance expectation, grade band and relevant dimensions for your lesson.
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NGSS · Middle school: use the performance expectation I provide to plan a lesson on a local water phenomenon, with modelling, evidence and a revised explanation.
Make it fit your school
Add available materials, safety constraints, local phenomena and the expectations adopted by your state. Review investigations and scientific explanations before use.
Tools to use with NGSS
Set the curriculum context above, open the relevant tool in your dashboard and review the output against your current objectives.
Phenomenon-led lesson planning
Supply a performance expectation and relevant dimensions to prepare a sequence of prediction, investigation and explanation.
Investigation content generation
Draft observation sheets, model-building prompts and evidence discussions. Review scientific accuracy, materials and safety.
Spark Notebook
Connect your phenomenon notes, scientific references and local evidence with classroom preparation.
Science presentations
Prepare visual explanations that help learners discuss and revise their models of a phenomenon.
Three-dimensional assessment prompts
Draft tasks around the practices, core ideas and crosscutting concepts you supply, then review their fit.
Differentiated investigation support
Vary vocabulary, data representations and prompts while keeping learners engaged in the same science practice.
Concept remediation
Prepare targeted explanations and practice for a misconception, then ask learners to apply the idea to new evidence.
Classroom analytics
Review available responses to distinguish a conceptual gap from difficulty interpreting data or explaining evidence.
Course reports & feedback
Summarise investigated phenomena, evidence of scientific reasoning and purposeful next steps.
IB
Build inquiry around concepts and questions.
Make the programme and unit context explicit. An inquiry in PYP, a subject unit in MYP and a DP course need different planning and assessment decisions.
IB programmes ↗What you can prepare
- Draft inquiry questions, provocations and concept-based learning activities.
- Prepare differentiated ways to investigate, discuss and reflect.
- Develop formative tasks around the criteria you supply, with teacher review.
How to get started
Choose IB in your profile, then state the programme, subject or transdisciplinary context, concepts and learning goals. Add authorised unit references and criteria where relevant.
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IB PYP: help plan an inquiry into how communities use water. Suggest a provocation, questions for investigation and a reflection activity.
Make it fit your school
Bring your unit-planning format, conceptual focus, approaches-to-learning goals and multilingual classroom context. Refine the draft to fit your school’s programme.
Tools to use with IB
Set the curriculum context above, open the relevant tool in your dashboard and review the output against your current objectives.
Curriculum Designer
Develop course and unit plans around the IB programme, concepts, learning goals and criteria you provide.
Inquiry lesson planning
Prepare provocations, guiding questions and learning experiences suited to your programme and unit context.
Spark Notebook
Bring authorised unit references and teacher-selected sources into inquiry preparation and resource development.
Language Studio
Prepare communication tasks and language scaffolds for your multilingual learning community.
Criteria-informed assessment
Draft formative tasks and feedback prompts using the programme-specific criteria you supply.
Differentiation
Offer different ways to investigate, demonstrate understanding and reflect without losing the conceptual focus.
Targeted learning support
Prepare focused practice for missing concepts or skills, then reconnect learners with the unit inquiry.
Classroom analytics
Discuss available learning evidence alongside teacher observations to plan the next inquiry or support strategy.
Course reports & reflections
Draft a reviewed account of learning, inquiry progress and next steps using your programme’s reporting expectations.
British
Your key stage. Your scheme of work.
Start with the framework your school follows. For England, specify the year group and key stage; schools using other UK frameworks should name those explicitly.
National curriculum in England ↗What you can prepare
- Turn a scheme-of-work objective into a lesson, presentation and practice.
- Draft retrieval questions and scaffolded tasks for the year group.
- Prepare formative assessment and subject-specific feedback for teacher review.
How to get started
Include the framework, year group, subject and programme-of-study objective in the task. There is no separate British profile preset in the current board selector; use your syllabus and teaching instructions as context.
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England National Curriculum · Year 5 · Science: plan a lesson around my materials objective, including vocabulary, a practical comparison and an exit question.
Make it fit your school
Specify British spelling, your lesson structure, SEND or EAL scaffolds and local examples. For examination courses, supply the awarding body and current specification.
Tools to use with British
Set the curriculum context above, open the relevant tool in your dashboard and review the output against your current objectives.
Scheme-of-work lesson planning
Use the year group, key stage and exact framework your school follows to turn a scheme-of-work objective into a lesson.
Classroom content generation
Draft retrieval questions, explanations and practice with British spelling and school-specific terminology.
Maths Accelerator
Prepare representations, reasoning and application tasks for the mathematical objective and year group.
Language Studio
Create language practice and EAL scaffolds appropriate to your learners and communication goals.
Assessment preparation
Supply the programme-of-study objective or examination specification to draft questions and reviewed criteria.
Differentiation
Adapt scaffolds and task demand using your knowledge of SEND, EAL and other classroom needs.
Remediation worksheets
Plan a short sequence to revisit a missing prerequisite and check understanding again.
Classroom analytics
Review available evidence of understanding before deciding what the next lesson should retrieve or reteach.
Course reports & feedback
Prepare a reviewed summary of taught objectives, progress and next steps in your school’s reporting style.
Cambridge
A clear pathway from objective to application.
Name your Cambridge stage and subject: Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE or International AS & A Level. Work from the current syllabus or curriculum framework for that course.
Cambridge programmes and qualifications ↗What you can prepare
- Draft a lesson and resources around a specific framework objective.
- Prepare scaffolded application questions and reviewed worked examples.
- Create revision tasks and formative checks around your supplied assessment objectives.
How to get started
Choose Cambridge in your profile. Include the stage, subject, syllabus code where relevant, assessment year and the objective you are teaching.
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Cambridge IGCSE · Biology: use my current syllabus objective to create a lesson on diffusion, an application task and a misconception check.
Make it fit your school
Add your school’s scheme of work, command-word expectations, preferred terminology and lesson timing. Review exam-related material against the current specification.
Tools to use with Cambridge
Set the curriculum context above, open the relevant tool in your dashboard and review the output against your current objectives.
Syllabus-led lesson planning
Specify Cambridge stage, subject, syllabus code and assessment year to prepare a lesson around the current objective.
Subject content generation
Draft explanations, command-word practice and application tasks from the syllabus context you provide.
Spark Notebook
Work from authorised syllabus extracts, teacher notes and course references when preparing resources.
Maths Accelerator
Prepare reviewed mathematical practice and reasoning tasks at the depth required by your chosen course.
Assessment & revision
Draft practice around your supplied assessment objectives, then check questions and answers against the current specification.
Differentiation
Prepare additional scaffolds or extension while preserving the intended subject knowledge and application demand.
Remediation worksheets
Use an observed misconception to prepare targeted revision, followed by a fresh application question.
Classroom analytics
Use available responses to choose which syllabus objectives and underlying skills need further attention.
Course reports & feedback
Draft a reviewed summary of syllabus coverage, learning evidence and revision priorities.
Indian curricula
Choose CBSE or ICSE for textbooks, teaching workflows and tools in your board’s context.
CBSE
From the chapter to a clear learning outcome.
Plan with your CBSE class, subject and current syllabus as the starting point. Connect conceptual explanations, application questions and classroom assessment.
CBSE curriculum ↗What you can prepare
- Draft a lesson sequence and slides around the chapter objective.
- Create application questions, practice worksheets and a reviewed answer key.
- Prepare support, core and extension tasks; revisit misconceptions with a short follow-up check.
How to get started
Choose CBSE in your teaching profile, then set the class and subject. Add the chapter, learning outcome and relevant NCERT or school references to your task.
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CBSE · Class 8 · Science: use my chapter notes to plan a lesson on heat transfer, with everyday examples, three levels of practice and an exit ticket.
Course reports, differentiation & remediation
Start with the CBSE chapters and learning outcomes you teach. Generate lesson content, use Kaushal Bodh for skill education and keep your chapter notes as reporting context. Review assessment evidence, identify where learners need differentiated support or remediation and draft a course summary from that context. Use Report Card Comments for personalised learner feedback, then review the wording in your school’s reporting format.
See course-report workflow ↗Your textbooks, ready to teach from.
Access preloaded CBSE textbooks in the platform’s textbook viewer. Open the available books and chapters, highlight important passages, and save your notes and highlights to return to when preparing the next lesson.
Keep your explanations, teaching ideas and revision notes connected to the chapter you are working on, then use that context to prepare personalised learning resources.
Make it fit your school
Add your school’s lesson format, preferred terminology, lesson duration and classroom resources. Adjust language and examples for your learners.
Tools to use with CBSE
Set the curriculum context above, open the relevant tool in your dashboard and review the output against your current objectives.
Content generation
Turn CBSE chapters and learning outcomes into explanations, worksheets, activities and revision resources.
Kaushal Bodh
Prepare skill lessons, practical activities, competency quizzes, employability modules and project briefs for the selected CBSE skill stage.
Lesson Planner & Magic Lesson
Build the teaching sequence around your class, chapter, available time and NCERT references.
Spark Notebook & textbook context
Use your chapter notes and authorised references to prepare teaching resources. Keep the preloaded textbook viewer alongside your planning.
AI Presentations
Turn a chapter concept into a structured presentation with examples and speaker notes to review.
Assessment & competency questions
Draft application questions and formative checks for the learning outcomes you are teaching.
Differentiation
Prepare supported, core and extension tasks around the same CBSE chapter objective.
Remediation worksheets
Use evidence of a chapter misconception to draft targeted practice, review it and share it with the relevant learners.
Classroom analytics
Review available class responses to decide which concepts need reteaching before the next chapter.
Course reports & feedback
Summarise chapters taught, evidence of progress and next steps using your school’s reporting format.
ICSE
Connect subject depth with thoughtful practice.
Use the current CISCE syllabus and your school’s teaching sequence to prepare explanations, subject vocabulary and structured written responses.
CISCE official website ↗What you can prepare
- Build explanations and practice from your syllabus points and trusted references.
- Prepare text-based questions, worked examples or project prompts for your subject.
- Draft assessment criteria and focused revision activities, then review them against the syllabus.
How to get started
Choose ICSE in your profile. Specify the class, subject, syllabus topic and the knowledge or skill you want learners to demonstrate.
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ICSE · Class 9 · English: use this passage to draft evidence-based discussion questions, vocabulary support and a short analytical writing task.
Your textbooks, ready to teach from.
Access preloaded ICSE textbooks in the platform’s textbook viewer. Open the available books and chapters, highlight important passages, and save your notes and highlights to return to when preparing the next lesson.
Keep your explanations, teaching ideas and revision notes connected to the chapter you are working on, then use that context to prepare personalised learning resources.
Make it fit your school
Bring your school’s preferred answer structure, marking criteria and reading list. Adjust the depth and scaffolding without changing the learning goal.
Tools to use with ICSE
Set the curriculum context above, open the relevant tool in your dashboard and review the output against your current objectives.
Subject content generation
Prepare explanations, vocabulary and structured practice from the current CISCE syllabus and your school’s teaching sequence.
Spark Notebook & textbook context
Work from your reading list, chapter notes and authorised references alongside the preloaded textbook viewer.
Language Studio
Prepare vocabulary, grammar, conversation and writing practice appropriate to the language course and learner level.
AI Presentations
Organise subject explanations, source material and discussion prompts into a lesson presentation.
Assessment & written responses
Draft subject questions and reviewed criteria that connect knowledge, application and clear written explanation.
Differentiation
Vary reading support, worked examples and task complexity while retaining the intended syllabus depth.
Remediation worksheets
Target missing subject concepts with a clear explanation and scaffolded practice before reassessment.
Classroom analytics
Look for patterns in available learner responses and choose the next subject topic to revisit.
Course reports & feedback
Bring subject progress, teacher observations and next steps into a reviewed course summary.
A workspace shaped
around your teaching.
Personalised to you as a teacher: your curriculum, classes, references and teaching preferences shape the context. Adapt the resulting resources to support personalised learning for your students.
Give AI a consistent brief.
Use teaching preferences and reusable instructions for Lesson Plan and Magic Lesson. Describe your lesson structure, classroom constraints and the teaching approach you want reflected in drafts.
Work from familiar references.
Bring authorised syllabus extracts, chapter notes and school resources into Spark Notebook. Use that context when exploring concepts and preparing teaching materials.
Adapt the final resource.
Adjust examples, language, duration, scaffolding and challenge for each class. Review the draft, then use the lesson, slides and assessment as a connected starting point.
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