In short
The Foresight assessment is Performance Learning's 25-minute online, non-cognitive assessment of how a child learns. It looks at learning behaviours, mental health and wellbeing, and attainment factors such as recall. For £50 you receive a one-page action plan for your child, one for you and a 35-page report to share with school, with an optional £45 review call.
What is the Foresight assessment?
The Foresight assessment is a 25-minute online assessment that shows how your child learns, what is holding them back and what to do about it. It is non-cognitive: rather than testing subject knowledge, it explores the attitudes, perceptions and habits that shape how your child performs in school and in exams.
Imagine understanding exactly how your child learns. Foresight was developed by Performance Learning, founded by Dr Tej Samani, and is used by schools across the UK as well as by parents at home. It gives you the insight to support your child with confidence, instead of guessing.
What does Foresight measure?
Foresight combines three core pillars of success in one assessment.
| Pillar | What it looks at |
|---|---|
| Learning behaviours | Your child’s attitudes and behaviours towards learning |
| Mental health and wellbeing | Areas of concern, so they can be identified and addressed |
| Progress and attainment factors | What is affecting academic outcomes, such as retention and recall |
Within those pillars, Foresight reveals the core perceptions that shape your child’s learning behaviours. It shows how your child manages:
- time
- sleep and energy
- retention and exam recall
- perceptions of stress and anxiety in school
By bringing these together, Foresight can highlight early warning signs, whether intellectual or emotional, before they become long-term barriers to progress.
What do you receive?
Every Foresight assessment includes:
- The full Foresight assessment: about 25 minutes online, giving a complete profile of your child’s learning habits, strengths and barriers.
- A one-page action plan for your child: a summary of the most important next steps.
- A one-page action plan for you: clear guidance on how best to support your child at home.
- A 35-page in-depth report: a more detailed analysis of your child’s core perceptions and approach to learning, which you can share with your child’s school, tutor or support team.
Each action plan fits on a single page, so you and your child know where to focus first and the insight turns into action.
How does the Foresight assessment work?
Foresight takes about 25 minutes and is completed online, so your child can do it at home.
- Book. Use the booking button on this page to arrange your Foresight assessment.
- Access Foresight. Your child is given access to Foresight and completes it online.
- Reports generated. Foresight produces the action plans and the in-depth report, telling you what you need to know about how your child learns, including reports you can share with your child.
- Receive the results. You get the results and can choose to talk them through on a live review call.
Who is Foresight for?
Foresight is for children and young people from primary school to sixth form and further education, whether they are preparing for SATs, the 11 Plus, GCSEs or A levels, or simply finding learning harder than it should be.
It is especially useful if:
- your child works hard but their results don’t reflect their ability
- they struggle to remember what they have revised when it comes to the exam
- stress, anxiety, poor sleep or low energy seem to be getting in the way
- you already have learning support in place at home and want an easy way to check where your child is before you continue
How can I use the results with my child’s school?
The 35-page in-depth report is designed to be shared. Give it to your child’s teachers, tutor or any support team so everyone helping your child works from the same picture of their strengths and barriers.
Schools that use Foresight with whole year groups draw on the insights to target support and guide learning conversations with pupils. A report you bring from home can start the same kind of conversation about your child, whether that is ahead of mocks, at a parents’ evening or when agreeing extra support.
Want to talk through the results?
You can add a live results review call for £45. It is a 30-minute call with Performance Learning to discuss your child’s results and next steps in detail.
The call is a good option if you would like help prioritising the action plans, understanding a particular finding or deciding what kind of support to choose next.
What is the research behind Foresight?
Foresight is built on more than a decade of research by Dr Tej Samani and colleagues into the relationship between mental health, attitudes and academic performance. Dr Tej’s peer-reviewed work includes a 2018 paper, presented at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, on using non-cognitive student self-reports to predict learning outcomes.
Students using Performance Learning improved by an average of 2.4 grades against their predicted grades (Thomas et al., 2024, an analysis of 940 students led by Birkbeck’s Centre for Educational Neuroscience). You can read the papers on our research page.
What can you do after Foresight?
The action plans give you steps to start on straight away. If your child needs more support, Foresight is also the starting point for the other Performance Learning options:
- Foresight + SOAR Online Learning, £10 a month: the assessment plus personalised online learning pathways shaped by the results, with monthly progress monitoring.
- Virtual Classroom with PL, £295: two live 2-hour small-group masterclasses, with Foresight included.
- Academic Transformation with Dr Tej, application only: year-round one-to-one coaching with the founder of Performance Learning.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the Foresight assessment take?
About 25 minutes, online. Your child completes Foresight online, and Performance Learning then generates a one-page action plan for your child, a one-page action plan for you and a 35-page in-depth report. The reports are designed so that you and your child can start acting on the insights straight away.
Does my child need to revise for the Foresight assessment?
No. Foresight is a non-cognitive assessment, so it does not test subject knowledge. It asks about how your child learns, feels and behaves in learning, including how they manage time, sleep and energy, retention and exam recall, and how they perceive stress and anxiety in school. Honest answers give the most useful results.
How much does the Foresight assessment cost?
The Foresight assessment costs £50 per assessment. You can add an optional 30-minute live results review call with Performance Learning for £45. Foresight is also included in Foresight + SOAR Online Learning at £10 a month and in the Virtual Classroom with PL at £295.
Can I share the Foresight report with my child's school?
Yes. The 35-page in-depth report is designed to be shared with your child's school, tutor or any support team helping them. Teachers can use it alongside their own knowledge of your child to tailor support, and you can draw on it for conversations about school reports, mocks and next steps.
What age is the Foresight assessment suitable for?
Foresight is used with children and young people from primary school to sixth form and further education. Families use it ahead of SATs, the 11 Plus, GCSEs and A levels, and schools use it with whole year groups. If you are unsure whether it suits your child, email uk@myperformancelearning.com before booking.
What happens after my child completes Foresight?
You receive your child's reports, packed with actionable insights you can start using straight away. Follow-up consultations are available, including the optional £45 review call, to guide you through the next steps. You can then continue with SOAR online learning, the Virtual Classroom with PL or one-to-one coaching with Dr Tej Samani.
