Practice that remembers what your child has learned
CleverPath gives secondary pupils in England short quizzes on their own year group's curriculum, built on Oak National Academy lessons. It remembers every answer and works out what each child should practise next, so ten minutes a day goes on the right things.
What it does
Each feature is marked with where it is today. "Working" means our own children use it; "Being built" means it isn't ready yet.
Today's practice
One button. About ten questions, mostly things your child has met before plus a few new ones, chosen by a spaced-repetition schedule so topics come back just before they're forgotten.
Pick a topic
Choose a subject and a unit and practise just that. A checklist lets your child mark which topics they've covered at school, so they aren't quizzed on things they haven't been taught.
I've got a test
Pick the topics and the date of an upcoming test, or whole exam papers for GCSE option subjects, and practice focuses on that scope as the date gets closer.
"Why?" explanations
After any answer, a short explanation based on the lesson the question came from, with the source shown. If it can't be backed by the curriculum, it isn't said.
Snap it
Take a photo of class notes or a revision list and get quizzed on what's in it.
Parent view
What was practised this week, which topics are secure and which are shaky, progress against an exam specification, and a weekly summary email. Data export and deletion at any time.
Works on a phone, even offline
A web app that installs to the home screen. Answers given without a signal are saved and sent when the phone is back online.
Rewards effort, not just right answers
Points and streaks for showing up and trying, including on new topics. No leaderboards and no comparing siblings. It never says "wrong" — it says "Not quite".
What it covers
- Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9) in England: maths, science and English first, then geography and history.
- GCSE option subjects that Year 9 pupils start early (Business, Geography, Engineering), organised around the exam board's specification structure.
- Each child follows their own subjects and programmes, so a Year 9 pupil can be on GCSE content in one subject and KS3 in another.
What it doesn't do
- Primary school, SATs or the 11+.
- The curricula in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, yet.
- Marking essays or long written answers.
- Open-ended chat. It's a practice tool, not a chatbot or a replacement for teachers.
Where the questions come from
Questions are built on published, openly licensed curriculum material. Every question is linked to the lesson it is based on, and the full list of sources is on the sources page.
Oak National Academy
Teacher-made lessons, key learning points, keywords, common misconceptions and quizzes, under the Open Government Licence.
The National Curriculum in England
The Department for Education's programmes of study and GCSE subject content, used as the map of what each year group should learn.
Exam board specifications
Used for the list of topics and papers in GCSE subjects. We store the structure only and never show the boards' own wording.
AI-assisted questions, checked against the source
Some questions and explanations are written with AI. Each one must cite the lesson content it is based on, and an automatic check rejects any whose answer can't be found in that content. AI can still make mistakes, so every question has a "report a problem" button.
Privacy & safety
Parents own the account
A parent creates the family account and adds each child. Children can't sign up on their own; they sign in with a username and PIN that the parent sets.
Very little data about children
A nickname, a username and a birth month and year. No email address, surname or school name.
No personal details sent to AI
Where AI is used, it only gets the question, the curriculum content and the child's year group. Never a name or any other personal detail.
Worries go to a parent, not an AI
If a child writes something that suggests they're upset or at risk, they see a fixed, supportive message and their parent is alerted. The AI does not give advice on it.
Export or delete any time
Parents can download all of a child's data or delete it.
Before anyone else uses it
Right now only our own family uses CleverPath. Before any other children do, we will complete a data protection impact assessment under the ICO Children's Code and publish a privacy notice.
Questions
Can I sign my child up?
Not yet. CleverPath is being built for, and tested by, one family with children in Years 7 and 9. If it works well for them, we may open it to other families later. There's nothing to buy and no subscription.
Is this an AI tutor?
Not mainly. It's a practice and revision tool: questions, spaced repetition and progress tracking. AI is used to help write and check questions, and for short explanations after an answer. Every explanation must be grounded in curriculum content.
Is it connected to Oak National Academy?
No. We use Oak's openly licensed lessons and quizzes under the Open Government Licence. CleverPath is not made or endorsed by Oak National Academy.
What devices does it work on?
Any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer with a modern browser. It can be added to the home screen like an app, and practice keeps working without a signal.