Character
Beyond Grades.

Most schools have a clear vision for the kind of person they want every student to become. UpVal gives you the infrastructure to make that vision measurable: tracking durable skills in real time and building a permanent record that grows with every student.

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Values Program · Term 2 2026
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The problem

The vision exists.
The system doesn't.

Schools everywhere are committing to whole-person education, defining the skills and qualities they want students to develop. The hard part is making that commitment real, every day, for every student.

Vision stops at the poster

Many schools have clearly defined the skills they want students to develop: critical thinking, collaboration, empathy, integrity. Few have a system to track whether it's actually happening.

No common language

Leadership, teachers, students, and parents each interpret the school's values differently. Without a shared operational framework, the vision fractures as it moves through the building.

Skills go unrecorded

Every day, students demonstrate resilience, leadership, and empathy. Those moments go untracked, unrecognised, and invisible in any report, reference, or record.

The graduate story is incomplete

Students finish school with transcripts that say nothing about who they are. The skills employers actually need (communication, adaptability, critical thinking) aren't captured anywhere.

The whole school, in one platform

From whole-school vision
to daily practice.

Turn your school's vision into a measurable reality.

  • Durable skills, tracked: define the competencies your school commits to (critical thinking, collaboration, integrity, adaptability) and build a measurable record of every student against them
  • One shared framework: a consistent skills language across every classroom, year level, and staff member
  • Real evidence of your culture: dashboards showing recognition trends and skill distribution across every house and year level
  • Richer parent communication: character-based updates that go meaningfully beyond academic results
  • Genuine differentiation: demonstrate a measurable commitment to whole-person development, backed by data, not just a poster on the wall
House Points · Term 2 2026
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A skills record that belongs to you.

  • See your strengths: a living profile shows how you're recognised across every skill your school tracks
  • Real recognition: every award is tied to a specific skill and a specific moment, not a generic certificate
  • Build your character story: a record that grows across your entire school life and travels with you beyond graduation
  • More than grades: recognition for who you are and what you can do, covering the skills that matter most for what comes after school
Values Profile · Alex Chen
Integrity Compassion Courage Respect Responsibility

Recognition in under 20 seconds.

  • Designed for busy teachers: open the platform on any device, select a student, pick a value, add an optional note. Done.
  • Log from anywhere: works on mobile in the classroom, hallway, or sports field. No desk required.
  • Recognition lands immediately: students are notified in the moment, and physical awards are already stocked at school to hand over on the spot
  • Builds over time automatically: each event logs to the student's values profile with zero extra admin
Recognition saved
Student Mia Nguyen · Year 8
Value Courage
Note "Volunteered to lead the group presentation despite her nerves. Did it brilliantly."
Mr. Tran · Year 8 English Just now
How it works

Recognition in under 20 seconds.

Designed for busy teachers. No friction, no complexity. Fast, meaningful recognition that builds a permanent record over time.

01

Teacher notices a value in action

A student demonstrates courage, respect, or resilience. The teacher opens UpVal on any device: phone, tablet, or desktop.

02

Log the recognition in seconds

Select the student, pick the value, add an optional note. Done in under 20 seconds. The platform updates the student's profile instantly.

03

A story builds, one moment at a time

The student is notified and handed their award on the spot. Every event adds to their character profile. At the end of term, that record becomes a written narrative: a character report that tells the story of who this student is becoming.

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Join schools using UpVal to recognise, track, and report on student character, every day, for every student.

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Our vision

The character transcript becomes as recognised as the academic one.

Employers are clear: the skills that predict success (communication, critical thinking, collaboration, adaptability) aren't measured by academic transcripts. We're building the infrastructure for a record that captures who students actually are, and carries that story forward.