Eedi Blog

Rachel Kidson (Maths Author & Educational Psychology Lead at Eedi) gives practical advice on ways you can help your child with their maths, whether they are struggling with maths anxiety or stuck on their homework.

Join Rachel Kidson, Maths Author at Eedi, to learn what maths anxiety is, how to spot the signs, practical strategies to help your child cope, actionable tips on helping them build mathematical resilience.

[For teachers] Are you a teacher? Interested in knowing more about Eedi Family? Thinking of purchasing Eedi Family on your students' behalf? You've come to the right place!

We’ve made some big strides this Feburary here at Eedi HQ - from customisations on existing features to the release brand new ones that we think you're going to like.

[For teachers] Craig Barton, Co-Founder, demonstrates 5 essential (and totally free) features that teachers need to know to get the most out of Eedi. Worth a watch if you're looking at getting started, or even if you're already using Eedi at school.

[For parents] Tips from parents, teachers and educational researchers.

By the end of the December 2020 our network of parents hit 10,000+. Last year was a year for us to build, test, talk and learn. We're proud of how far we've come and proud of Eedi Family. If we thought last year was big for us, we have another thing coming for 2021. 🏔

[For parents] Discover what are the common challenges Year 8 children face in maths and get insights and useful resources you can use to help them at home.

[For parents] Discover the common issues children face when transitioning from primary to secondary school and how you can help at home.

2020 was an unusual year, but Christmas should be a joyful time so let's round up the year on a high.

[For parents] Discover what common issues children face when finishing KS2, SATs and 11+ and resources to help them at home.

As we all emerge from our second national lockdown and November draws to a close, another month has gone by. Past webinars, future webinars, new features, Mumsnet collaborations. Here's what happened at Eedi this month.

[For parents] With school closures interrupting learning earlier this year, maths anxiety is all the more likely in this crazy world we're all getting used to. Watch our on-demand webinar with actionable tips on helping children build mathematical resilience and reduce maths anxiety.

Let's start with our big announcement ... Eedi Family is now available for children in Year 6 & Year 8! 🥳 The new lessons will help Year 6s with their SATs and Year 8s to catch up on vital concepts they missed during their all important first year of secondary school due to lockdown.

Last time we talked in early April we'd raised £3.5M from Lego and we were about to begin our journey into product development and commercialisation. That's exactly what we've been doing 🎉 We just released Eedi Family beta, and that brings us to where we are today.

This week we turn our attention to Ratio.

Oxford University Press and Diagnostic Questions have teamed up to provide some free materials to help you support your Year 7 students in this most difficult of starts to the year!

This week we turn our attention to Fraction, Decimal and Percentage equivalence.

The subject of Week 5’s quiz is Fractions.

The subject of Week 4’s quiz is Decimal operations.

The subject of Week 3’s quiz is Negative numbers.

The subject of Week 2’s quiz is Integer arithmetic.

We are experimenting with Eedi Summer School - a 7 week online programme designed to help identify and resolve gaps in Year 6 students’ understanding that may have resulted from school closures.

After years of working on Eedi and Diagnostic Questions, publishing 1,000’s of questions used by 100,000s of teachers around the world, we’re excited to announce our first institutional round of investment, led by LEGO Ventures

I'm delighted to announce that Eedi (the parent company of Diagnostic Questions) has secured a significant investment from none other than LEGO Ventures...

You can now assign quizzes instantly to your students on Eedi on our collections page.

I have been trying to think of ways I could best support teachers and students in the event of school closures.

In these troubling, uncertain times I thought it would be a good idea to share links to some ideas and resources that might prove useful...

In a report on gender equality in education, the OECD concluded that girls lack of self-confidence

Earlier this month I was delighted to be invited to Stockholm, to promote the Swedish release...