Daily Drills Ten minutes a day on a phone. Maths and English in small, picture-led steps, with tap-to-hear on everything. Built for children who need repetition to make things stick.
Try 2 weeks free £5 per stage Works offline Stages 1–12 Several children, one phone
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This is the real thing. Tap through a day of questions on the phone, try the "How to…" pages, and listen with 🔊.
Short and daily: five drill days a week, 6–10 questions each.Gentle: a hint after a wrong answer, then a second try, and a "show me" page for every week.Keeps coming back: every day mixes the new skill with review of earlier weeks.Works offline: save it to the phone once and it works with no signal.Reports to you: results go to you or a tutor by WhatsApp at the end of a day.
Try a stage: Maths Stage 1 Maths Stage 2 Maths Stage 3 Maths Stage 4 Maths Stage 5 Maths Stage 6 Maths Stage 7 Maths Stage 8 Maths Stage 9 Maths Stage 10 Maths Stage 11 Maths Stage 12 English Stage 1 English Stage 2 English Stage 3 English Stage 4 English Stage 5 English Stage 6 English Stage 7 English Stage 8 English Stage 9 English Stage 10 English Stage 11 English Stage 12
Stages, not school years Pick the stage that matches what your child can do now. Working behind or ahead of their age is completely fine.
Stage Roughly matches Stage 1 Reception Stage 2 Year 1 Stage 3 Year 2 Stage 4 Year 3 Stage 5 Year 4 Stage 6 Year 5 Stage 7 Year 6 Stage 8 Year 7 Stage 9 Year 8 Stage 10 Year 9 Stage 11 Year 10 (GCSE Foundation) Stage 12 Year 11 (GCSE Higher)
Choose a stage Each stage is £5 per child and starts with two free weeks.
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🔢 Maths
Maths Stage 1 £5 Roughly Reception · 16 weeks · 6 questions a day
What's covered (16 weeks) Counting to 5 Seeing small numbers Numbers 1 to 5 Five frames Counting to 10 What comes next? More, fewer, the same Patterns Making 5 Adding Taking away Ten frames and making 10 Doubles and sharing Shapes Where is it? Long, heavy, full ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 2 £5 Roughly Year 1 · 18 weeks · 8 questions a day
What's covered (18 weeks) Counting to 20 Numbers to 20: words, 1 more, 1 less Tens and ones Counting to 100 Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s Comparing: <, >, = Number bonds to 10 Number bonds to 20 Adding within 20 Taking away within 20 Missing numbers and bar models Equal groups and arrays Sharing and grouping Halves and quarters Length, mass and capacity Money Time and days Shapes, turns and position ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 3 £5 Roughly Year 2 · 18 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (18 weeks) Numbers to 100 Partitioning Compare and order to 100 Number facts to 20 and 100 Adding and taking away ones and tens Adding 2-digit numbers Taking away 2-digit numbers Checking and order Odd, even and the 2 times table The 5 and 10 times tables × and ÷ number sentences Fractions of shapes Fractions of amounts Money Time to 5 minutes Measuring Shape properties Tally charts, pictograms, block diagrams ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 4 £5 Roughly Year 3 · 18 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (18 weeks) Hundreds, tens and ones 10 and 100 more or less Add and take away in your head The 3 times table The 4 times table The 8 times table Column adding Column taking away Multiplying bigger numbers Fractions: parts and sharing Fractions: same, add, compare Money Time Measuring: length, mass, capacity Perimeter 2D and 3D shapes Angles and lines Bar charts, pictograms and tables ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 5 £5 Roughly Year 4 · 21 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (21 weeks) Thousands, hundreds, tens and ones 1,000 more or less; counting in 25s Negative numbers Rounding to 10, 100 and 1,000 Roman numerals to 100 Column adding to 4 digits Column subtraction to 4 digits Estimate, check and two-step problems The 6 times table The 7 times table The 9, 11 and 12 times tables All tables and mental tricks Short multiplication Equivalent fractions; adding beyond 1 Tenths, hundredths and decimals Decimals: ÷10, ÷100, rounding, comparing Converting units; money Perimeter and area Triangles, quadrilaterals, angles, symmetry Coordinates and translation Bar charts and time graphs ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 6 £5 Roughly Year 5 · 23 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (23 weeks) Numbers to 1,000,000 Powers of 10; × and ÷ by 10, 100, 1,000 Negative numbers in context Rounding big numbers Roman numerals to 1,000 Column methods with big numbers Mental maths and multi-step problems Multiples and factors Prime numbers Square and cube numbers Long multiplication Short division and remainders Comparing fractions Mixed numbers and improper fractions Adding and taking away fractions Multiplying fractions Decimals to 3 places Percentages Converting units Perimeter, area and volume Angles in degrees Reflection, translation and nets Line graphs and timetables ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 7 £5 Roughly Year 6 · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Numbers to 10,000,000 Rounding and negative numbers Order of operations and mental maths Factors, multiples and primes Long multiplication Long division and remainders Simplifying and comparing fractions Adding and taking away fractions Multiplying and dividing fractions Decimals: × and ÷ Fractions, decimals and percentages Percentages of amounts Ratio and scaling Sharing in a ratio Formulae and expressions Sequences Equations and combinations Converting units; miles and km Area of triangles and parallelograms Volume of cuboids Missing angles Circles Coordinates in four quadrants Pie charts, the mean and line graphs ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 8 £5 Roughly Year 7 · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Sequences Algebraic notation Substitution Like terms and expanding brackets Solving equations Place value and ordering decimals Rounding: decimal places and significant figures Estimating Negative numbers Powers, roots and BIDMAS Prime factors, HCF and LCM Adding and subtracting fractions Multiplying and dividing fractions Fractions, decimals and percentages Percentages: amounts, increase and decrease Angle facts Angles in triangles and polygons Area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia Compound shapes: area and perimeter Averages and range Probability Sample spaces Straight-line graphs Ratio ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 9 £5 Roughly Year 8 · 22 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (22 weeks) Ratio and direct proportion Best buys and map scales Percentage multipliers and change Standard form Laws of indices Expanding and factorising Equations: unknowns on both sides Inequalities The nth term Straight-line graphs: y = mx + c Formulae: using and rearranging Angles in parallel lines Interior and exterior angles Circles: circumference and area Volume and surface area Units and speed Transformations Probability Frequency tables and averages Pie charts and scatter graphs Fractions: reverse problems Reciprocals and LCM problems ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 10 £5 Roughly Year 9 · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Pythagoras' theorem Trigonometry: SOHCAHTOA Trigonometry: finding angles Similar shapes and congruence Expanding double brackets Factorising quadratics Solving quadratics Simultaneous equations Equations of lines; parallel lines Recognising graphs Zero and negative indices Calculating in standard form Error intervals Compound interest and reverse percentages Direct and inverse proportion Density, pressure and speed Bearings Arcs and sectors Cylinders Tree diagrams and Venn diagrams Grouped data Types of sequence Probability review Mixed review ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 11 £5 Roughly Year 10 (GCSE Foundation) · 26 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (26 weeks) Number: place value and negatives Powers, roots and BIDMAS Factors, multiples and primes Fractions Rounding, estimating and error intervals Percentages Money: VAT, interest, wages, exchange Indices and standard form Algebra: the language Expanding and factorising Equations and inequalities Formulae and function machines Sequences Straight-line graphs Quadratics and simultaneous equations Ratio and proportion Speed, density and other measures Angles, polygons and bearings Area, perimeter and circles Volume and surface area Pythagoras and trigonometry Transformations, similarity and vectors Probability Two-way tables and Venn diagrams Statistics Exam practice: mixed ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
Maths Stage 12 £5 Roughly Year 11 (GCSE Higher) · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Surds Fractional and negative indices Recurring decimals to fractions Bounds in calculations Algebraic fractions The quadratic formula Completing the square Quadratic inequalities Functions: composite and inverse Iteration Circles and perpendicular lines Transforming graphs Exponential growth and decay Proportion with powers Quadratic sequences Algebraic proof Sine rule, cosine rule and area 3D Pythagoras and trigonometry Circle theorems Similar shapes: area and volume Vectors in geometry Conditional probability Histograms and quartiles Exam practice: Higher mixed ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
📚 English
English Stage 1 £5 Roughly Reception · 19 weeks · 6 questions a day
What's covered (19 weeks) First sounds: s a t p First sounds: i n m d First sounds: g o c k, and ck First sounds: e u r h b First sounds: f l, and ff ll ss Reading words (blending) Spelling words (segmenting) j v w x y z qu ch sh th ng ai ee igh oa oo ar or ur ow oi ear air er, and all the digraphs Rhyming words Longer words and joining words Capital letters Writing sentences Reading captions and sentences Reading short stories Story order ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 2 £5 Roughly Year 1 · 20 weeks · 8 questions a day
What's covered (20 weeks) The alphabet and ABC order Split digraphs: a-e and i-e Split digraphs: o-e, u-e and e-e ai, ay and a-e ou, ow, oi and oy igh, ie, i-e, y; ee, ea, e-e ir, ur, er; or, aw, au oo, ue, ew, u-e; wh and ph Same letters, different sounds Spelling rules: ff ll ss zz ck nk tch ve Plurals: -s and -es Adding -ing, -ed and -er -er, -est and un- Compound words and short forms Capital letters and days of the week Full stops, question marks, exclamation marks Joining with "and"; building sentences Reading: finding answers Reading: predicting and feelings Poems, rhymes and traditional tales ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 3 £5 Roughly Year 2 · 22 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (22 weeks) The j and s sounds: dge, ge, g, c Silent letters; -le, -el, -al, -il Adding endings to words ending in y Adding endings to words ending in e Doubling the last letter Tricky spelling patterns The ending -tion Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ness, -ment, -ly Homophones Apostrophes for missing letters Apostrophes for owning Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs Noun phrases Past and present tense Statement, question, exclamation, command Joining words: and, but, or Joining words: when, if, that, because Commas in lists Reading: what words mean Reading: working out clues Non-fiction books Stories and poems ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 4 £5 Roughly Year 3 · 16 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (16 weeks) Nouns, verbs and adjectives a or an? Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis- Prefixes: in-, im-, il-, ir- Prefixes: super-, anti-, auto-, re-, sub- Suffixes: -ly and -ation Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Spelling: ei, eigh, ey Apostrophes for owning Inverted commas (speech marks) ABC order and word families Finding information Reading between the lines Plan, write and check ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 5 £5 Roughly Year 4 · 20 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (20 weeks) The suffix -ous -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian -sure and -ture Unusual spellings: ch, gue, que, sc, y, ou Adding suffixes to longer words Homophones Plural or possessive? Apostrophes for plural owners Standard English Determiners and pronouns Noun phrases with prepositions Fronted adverbials Punctuating speech Paragraphs and headings Tense: present perfect and consistency Reading: finding information and main ideas Reading: inference and evidence Reading: word choice and devices Poetry forms Text types and features ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 6 £5 Roughly Year 5 · 22 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (22 weeks) -cious and -tious -cial and -tial -ant, -ance, -ent, -ence -able, -ible, -ably, -ibly -fer words; i before e except after c The many sounds of ough Silent letters Homophones Making verbs: -ate, -ise, -ify, -en Verb prefixes and hyphens Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs of possibility Parenthesis: brackets, dashes, commas Commas to make meaning clear Cohesion: linking ideas; past perfect Formal and informal language Reading: inference and evidence Reading: figurative language Reading: fact, opinion and persuasion Reading: summarising Reading: themes and authors' choices Audience and purpose ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 7 £5 Roughly Year 6 · 22 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (22 weeks) Greek and Latin roots Synonyms and antonyms Word classes: conjunctions and prepositions Main and subordinate clauses Subject and object Active and passive voice The subjunctive Formal and informal Naming and using tenses Colons Semicolons Dashes, hyphens and ellipsis Bullet points and layout Commas: a full review Cohesion across a text Homophones and near-homophones Reading: retrieval Reading: inference Reading: language and effect Reading: viewpoints and bias Reading: summarising and sequencing Writing structure: letters and arguments ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 8 £5 Roughly Year 7 · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Sentence types Commonly confused words Punctuation for clarity Proofreading Vocabulary in context Connotations and shades of meaning Precise vocabulary Figurative language Sound devices Analysing word choices Sentence forms for effect Narrative perspective Mood and atmosphere Show, don't tell Openings, endings and avoiding cliché Poetry terms Reading: retrieval Reading: inference Reading: language analysis Reading: structure Persuasive devices Audience, purpose and register Forms and conventions Tone and viewpoint ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 9 £5 Roughly Year 8 · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Vocabulary in context Sentence types Punctuation for clarity Connotations and shades of meaning Figurative language Sound devices Analysing word choices Sentence forms for effect Varied sentence openers Paragraphs and discourse markers Narrative perspective Mood and atmosphere Reading: structure Show, don't tell Openings, endings and avoiding cliché Poetry terms Reading: retrieval Reading: inference Reading: language analysis Writing analytically Persuasive devices Building an argument Tone and viewpoint Forms and conventions ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 10 £5 Roughly Year 9 · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Vocabulary in context Punctuation for clarity Sentence types Connotations and shades of meaning Figurative language Sound devices Analysing word choices Sentence forms for effect Varied sentence openers Writing analytically Narrative perspective Mood and atmosphere Reading: structure Openings, endings and avoiding cliché Poetry terms Reading: retrieval Reading: inference Reading: language analysis Tone and viewpoint Comparing viewpoints Persuasive devices Building an argument Paragraphs and discourse markers Accuracy: SPaG ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 11 £5 Roughly Year 10 (GCSE Foundation) · 26 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (26 weeks) Exam question types Reading: retrieval Reading: inference Vocabulary in context Analysing word choices Reading: language analysis Writing analytically Figurative language Sentence forms for effect Reading: structure Narrative perspective Mood and atmosphere Evaluation What makes a top answer Tone and viewpoint Comparing viewpoints Summary and synthesis Persuasive devices Building an argument Audience, purpose and register Forms and conventions Writing to the task Show, don't tell Openings, endings and avoiding cliché Varied sentence openers Accuracy: SPaG ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
English Stage 12 £5 Roughly Year 11 (GCSE Higher) · 24 weeks · 10 questions a day
What's covered (24 weeks) Exam question types Vocabulary in context Reading: language analysis Writing analytically Figurative language Sentence forms for effect Reading: structure Mood and atmosphere Evaluation What makes a top answer Reading: retrieval Reading: inference Summary and synthesis Comparing viewpoints Tone and viewpoint Persuasive devices Building an argument Writing to the task Forms and conventions Paragraphs and discourse markers Varied sentence openers Openings, endings and avoiding cliché Show, don't tell Accuracy: SPaG ▶ Try 2 weeks free Buy £5
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Try two weeks free Type your child's name above and press Try 2 weeks free on any stage.
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Get your child's link WhatsApp me their first name. I'll send a link that unlocks the whole stage, ready to save to the phone.
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Ten minutes a day One drill a day, five days a week. Several children can share one phone; each gets their own stars.
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1. Fill in the form with your child's first name, exactly as you'd like it on their link, and pay securely by card.
3. I'll send your child's personal link. It unlocks everything.
Questions
Does it need the internet? Only to open the link the first time. Save it to the phone's home screen and it works with no signal.
Can brothers and sisters share a phone? Yes. Each child has their own name, stars and progress. Each child needs their own stage at £5.
My child finds reading hard. Every question, answer and teaching page can be read aloud with 🔊, and most pages are picture-led.
What happens when a stage is finished? Move on to the next stage. Not sure which? Send me a WhatsApp with their results and I'll suggest one.