What is Discovery Education Espresso?
What is Discovery Education Espresso?
Used by 4.5 million educators worldwide, Discovery Education Espresso is opening up doors to learning. By immersing children in real-world experiences, channelling curiosity and reducing teacher workload, Espresso is boosting confidence and morale in staff and pupils alike.
When it feels like the rest of the world are moving on, schools are still feeling the massive impact of the global pandemic. Teacher retention and a widening attainment gap are the top priorities for many education leaders. Discovery Education is here to support primary schools with both. Our award-winning learning platform makes it easy for teachers to follow pupils closely on their path to success, through high-quality, engaging and ready-to-use lesson plans and resources.
We’re here to support teachers!
- Teachers know and love us for our trusted, high-quality education resources. From focused video clips and printable resources, to curriculum-aligned lesson plans, teachers can be sure to find engaging resources no matter what their instructional or topical needs.
- Our treasury of 13,000 resources are curated into curriculum topics and areas of interest. Whether it’s core subjects like maths, English and science or branching out into the wider curriculum, Espresso delivers it all to your classroom.
- News Bites is our child-friendly news service for EYFS to KS2. It helps teachers explain what’s happening in the world around them in an age-appropriate way. With daily news bulletins, quizzes and a whole-class ‘News Hunt’ to spark discussion, you’ll always have relevant resources at your fingertips.
- Calendar Picks incorporate timely events into your teaching by providing fully equipped lesson plans and cross-curricular links. Whether you’re celebrating Roald Dahl Day, International Day of Happiness or World Space Week, Espresso has got you covered.
- Assign resources directly to individuals or groups with context and instructions.
- Create your own activities in Studio, a flexible tool to bring together your own, and Discovery Education's, resources. All our activities are ready-to-use, but if you want to customise them, there's the option to do this too. We’ve even chucked in some activity templates to get you started.
Reduce assessment anxiety whilst addressing attainment gaps
Espresso gives educators clear insights into student progress to ensure no one falls behind. From quizzes to personal assessment builders, teachers can tailor their approach to the needs of their pupils.
Level up lists of questions in our Quiz builder!
Giving teachers multiple ways to promote active learning in the classroom and track progress in real-time, Quiz can be completed independently or as a whole-class.
- Embed quiz questions into the viewing timeline of any video.
- Create custom quizzes with a range of question formats, from polling to open-ended, multiple-choice to image annotation.
- Ask questions live in the classroom and share responses instantly to spark discussions.
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Educational Impact
 Company | Business Name: Discovery Education HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 1998 |
| Age Range | 5-7, 8-10, 11-13 |
 Features | Home AccessMathsEnglishImmersive ReaderAdminister AssessmentsGive Student FeedbackBuild QuizzesLesson PlansLesson Activities Cross-curricularAssign TasksPrimary ResourcesAge-appropriate NewsReal-world ContentVideo Content HumanitiesAwareness Days And EventsInteractives And GamesArImmersive Reader |
 Languages | English |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Internet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android Internet connection and internet connected device |
 Set Up | Book a chat with our team and they’ll get you set up with everything you need for your free trial of Espresso. The whole of your school team has access during this time. And, if you like what you see, our team will fully onboard Espresso for you; you won't need to do a thing! |
 Training | WebinarsDocumentationVideos |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support Our team are on hand to help you with any queries. Phone lines are open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours, you can submit an enquiry form and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as they can. |
| Home Learning | Parent Access School must create the account. A Pupil Home Access account will be created by your child’s school, as well as sending out individual log-in details, enabling pupils to access Espresso at home. Internet access is required. |
Discovery Education Espresso PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Discovery Education Espresso pricing starts from £7.65 / per-pupil An Espresso subscription starts at £7.65 per pupil (excluding VAT). Everything is included in this price including MIS data integration, a dedicated account manager, set up and onboarding and ongoing support in using the service. Multi-year discounts are available, as well as special pricing for multi-product subscriptions. For a personalised quote, please contact us!  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Haneen Al Jaaf
Year 6 Teacher
Used Discovery Education Espresso daily for 5 years+
Nov 2022
The interactive features, quality of resources, planning ideas are all great resources for teaching. You can also assign work to individuals. It’s highly engaging and the children love the characters especially Grandma from the SPaG lessons :) and all the phonics characters.
Haneen Al Jaaf found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Less planning for resources- everything is in one place- a video and follow up quiz & activities”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“The videos are short & to the point- less TTT and better understanding for the children.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Quiz and Quiz plus are really good plenary and FA resources.”
Vickie Bordoli
Primary Teacher
Used Discovery Education Espresso weekly for 3-4 years
Oct 2022
I don't like the fact I can't remove completed assignments from the assignment list
Vickie Bordoli found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“With a 4-year group class it helps me differentiate”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“See previous answer”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“It allows individual children to practice at their own speed”
Jo Powers
Senior teaching assistant
Used Discovery Education Espresso weekly for 5 years+
Oct 2022
brilliant resources but always room to add more
Jo Powers found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“videos to assist with explanation”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“ideas and information”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“broadens experiences”
Oct 2022
Excellent bank of resources. Unfortunately some resources we used were removed when you updated - it would have been helpful to have them archived for a while. Not all have been replaced with similar options.
Davina found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“It saves time when looking for safe, quality online resources.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“It can often be used to reinforce what we are teaching.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“The educational videos and follow up quizzes for some videos are great for teaching new knowledge and then seeing what the children have understood.”
Nicole McLean
Primary school teacher
Used Discovery Education Espresso weekly for 5 years+
Sep 2022
I have always thought Espresso is a great teaching tool for in the classroom, but the new features have just shown how much of a credible resource it really is.
Nicole McLean found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Almost everything you need is all in one place and easy to locate”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Includes engaging and well explained, child friendly resources, especially teaching videos”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“They can watch engaging videos and then show what they have learned with corresponding games, quizzes or worksheets”
Farhana Patel
Headteacher
Used Discovery Education Espresso weekly for 1-2 years
Apr 2022
It's a resources that has quality content across the curriculum. With videos, pictures, interactive activities and worksheets there is the assurance of quality that is aligned to an international curriculum. Navigating and becoming confident with the platform is also extremely straightforward
Farhana Patel found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Teacher's do not have to spend significant time finding and creating resources that are correlated to the curriculum”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Preparation time and the assurance that content is of high quality”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Channels such as 'news' keep students aware of relevant global issues. Students are also able to independently complete a range of activities or watch videos to deepen skills.”
Sam Shallcross
Head of Computing
Used Discovery Education Espresso week for 5 years+
Jul 2021
Excellent resources freely available to use and download. Very responsive support team and excellent curriculum coverage. Forward thinking with modern tech e.g. AR and VR
Sam Shallcross found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“assembly preparation”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“great videos”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“enquiry”
Dale
Teacher
Used Discovery Education Espresso week for 5 years+
Jul 2021
Discovery offers a vast library of content that can support teachers with planning and in lessons.
Dale found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“It has collated a variety of video resources into useful channels and groups”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Same as before - with set channels, it is easy to find a collection of useful resources.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The ability to track pupil engagement is excellent as it shows how long they spend on tasks.”
Jack Allen
Teacher
Used Discovery Education Espresso day for 3-4 years
Jul 2021
I use it in almost all of my lessons to some degree. There is such a wealth of resources within the database and it is so easy for both the teacher and the students to navigate.
Jack Allen found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“There is a large bank of various resources covering a a lot of curriculum subjects that are easily found and can be distributed very simply to the students.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Using the video resources during lesson inputs allows for engaging introductions to many subjects covered. Setting assignments to the individual children and providing immediate feedback.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The different types of learning resources, e.g videos, quizzes and articles allow for all learners to extend their existing knowledge and to embed what they have already learnt.”
Hayley McKechnie
Director of Computing and Inclusion
Used Discovery Education Espresso for 12 years
Aug 2020
I love Discovery and we are using morE and more on there everyday
Hayley McKechnie found Discovery Education Espresso:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Increases confidence and knowledge in History”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Resources are better than we can find elsewhere”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Everything you need is there, especially if you use route planner (soon to be replaced with Studio)”
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