It began with our daughter's Year 7 maths.

It began with lessons for our daughter: something she could follow for herself, with enough guidance for us to help without rebuilding the curriculum every morning.

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Why it exists

The options did not quite meet in the middle.

This began with a familiar home-education problem. Affordable learning apps offered plenty of short activities, but it was hard to see how they added up across a year. Resource libraries offered abundance, but left the parent to search, sequence and connect everything. Full online schools offered more structure at a price many families could not justify.

We started by preparing lessons in OneNote for our daughter, drawing on the best resources we could find and giving each one a place in the year. The app grew from a practical question: could the plan hold the links, explanations, responses and next steps, while leaving the teaching judgement visible to the parent?

The first two connected modules are the answer so far, not a claim that the whole problem is solved. Later modules remain a provisional route until they have been researched, written and tested.

Inside a lesson

The pieces have to belong together.

A good video, worksheet or quiz is only an ingredient. The lesson plan still has to guide the learner on what to notice, do or explain back to show understanding.

One mathematical thread

Each lesson develops one important mathematical change rather than collecting resources with matching titles.

Attention choreography

Invitation, explanation, action and reflection are sequenced so the learner knows what matters now and why.

Helpful feedback

The learner can see what is secure, what needs another look and what to try next. A mistake is information, not a verdict.

Something useful for the parent

Intent, likely sticking points and useful support language sit alongside the learner route without becoming a dense dashboard.

Different ways of learning

The route stays familiar. The learner has room to adapt it.

Predictable stages, plain language, visible progress, keyboard-friendly interaction, controllable motion and multiple ways to encounter an idea are intended to reduce barriers that have nothing to do with the maths.

These choices can help many learners, including those whose attention, processing or sensory needs make noisy digital environments harder to use. They are starting principles, not a claim that one interface suits every neurodivergent learner.

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For signed-in families

Field notes from behind the beta

Detailed field notes are available to families who have started an adult account.

The next test

Use the lessons. Tell us where the thread breaks.

The first module is ready to be used and judged. Real learner and parent experience will decide what deserves to grow next.

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