For curriculum planners and administrators

Sofia gives you the power to analyse and improve your curriculum. Full version control means you can manage, approve and track curriculum changes. And it integrates seamlessly with your existing systems, including student information, timetabling, assessment management and VLEs

When Imperial College Medical School embarked on a root and branch review of their medical curriculum, they couldn’t find anything powerful enough to handle such a complex project - or smart enough to give the deep slices of insight they were looking for.

So they built their own. Starting from scratch meant they could incorporate all their dream features without awkwardly shoehorning their needs into a system that didn’t quite fit.

The result is Sofia.

Benefit one Browse the curriculum at any level
Benefit two Control, track and manage changes
Benefit three Track specialties and domains

For your students

Sofia empowers your students. It links curriculum content to learning outcomes - clearly and transparently - so learners can track their progress, access resources and review what they’ve covered.

Smart graphics mean they can explore and understand specialities and domains at a glance. And all this via the simplicity of their existing single sign in.

What do students say about Sofia?

Benefit one Signpost students to related topics to extend their learning
Benefit two Track specialities and domains across any part of the curriculum
Benefit three Integrate with assessment to ensure that exam questions map back to learning outcomes

For educators and managers

The Explore view visualises all curriculum data on one screen. Metadata filters enable you and your students to track specialities and topics across all years of the programme.

Our faculty use this view to ensure important themes are sufficiently covered longitudinally, and to break down silo teaching and learning. This tool is of particular use for curriculum review.

Benefit one Edit next year’s curriculum and approve it before making it live for students
Benefit two Professional bodies can be given access to verify alignment with professional standards
Benefit three Individualise a student’s curriculum pathway to reflect time off study

Plain-speaking consultancy - when you need it

Sofia is easy and intuitive to use but even so, you won’t be left to grapple with this new technology on your own.

Our expert consultants have applied it to various real-life curriculum reviews and they know the features inside out. Your own dedicated expert will analyse your curriculum data to determine the exact shape and structure of your programme.

They’ll then work with you to develop the best way of using Sofia to signpost your students and faculty to the appropriate themes.

The process will highlight any areas of duplication (intentional or otherwise) and gaps in teaching, allowing you to refine, streamline and improve your content.

Your consultant will be on hand to answer any questions and offer insight and best practice, as you work through the process.