What is DoodleLearning?
DoodleLearning offer four digital learning programmes for ages 4-14: DoodleMaths, DoodleEnglish, DoodleTables and DoodleSpell.
Created by teachers, for teachers, they’re designed to boost confidence and ability in maths and English — and reduce staff workloads!
Benefits for teachers:
- Doodle creates every child a unique learning experience that automatically fills their gaps and tops up their knowledge, helping them get back on track in school
- Staff can instantly set work in any area of the curriculum for use as a pre-teaching, consolidation, intervention or homework tool, reducing their workload
- Doodle automatically marks work and highlights each pupil’s learning gaps in an online hub, making it easy to offer additional support where needed
- It provides instantly exportable data including the % of EoY objectives covered, helping with teacher handovers, report writing and lesson planning
Benefits for pupils:
- Doodle is filled with thousands of fun, interactive exercises, bringing the curriculum to life and reducing any anxieties they may have about maths and English
- It sets work at just the right level for each child, letting them work independently at a pace that’s right for them
- It rewards effort over ability, letting all pupils experience ongoing success and work alongside their peers on equal footing
- In-app accessibility options, including audio dictation, hints and coloured overlays, empower children to learn anywhere, anytime
Recommended Usage
Doodle is designed to be used for 10 minutes a day, or ‘little and often’, using Doodle in this way has been proven by the University of Bath to raise attainment and reduce learning loss.
Educational Impact
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 Company | Business Name: DoodleLearning HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2012 Website: Twitter: @DoodleLearning_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ez-education Phone: 01225 591134 |
| Age Range | 0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13 |
 Features | Device SynchronisationBaseline Assessment ModePersonalised LearningAssessmentTeaching And Learning PlatformBuild FluencyBuild Confidence And A Love Of LearningIdentifies And Targets Gaps AutomaticallyMarking And FeedbackAutomatic MarkingIdentifies Strengths And GapsEvidence-based InsightsTeacher DataFormative AssessmentTeacher DashboardLearning ResourcesNational Curriculum |
 Languages | English, Spanish |
 Accessibility | Robust features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android Children can download all of the Doodle programmes onto a mobile or tablet device from the App Store, Google Play or the Amazon Store, so no computers or laptops are necessary. These apps can be used offline, making them ideal for use in school or at home. Browser versions of the programmes are also available to access from a laptop or desktop. Teachers can use the Teacher Dashboard, an online hub that tracks pupil progress, on a laptop or desktop. DoodleLearning supports staff in generating pupil usernames, or schools can create these themselves. Parents can also access the Parent Dashboard online from a laptop or desktop, and download the free DoodleConnect app from the App Store, Google Play or the Amazon Store. |
 Set Up | With our quick and easy set-up, you can have Doodle up and running in your school in no time at all! 1. Quick and interactive teacher training Using our intuitive online hub, simply copy and paste a list of staff email addresses to create Doodle accounts for them. Following this, staff can access our 30-minute training at any point by pressing on the green 'How-to' button on the Teacher Dashboard. 2. Live strategy meeting You'll receive a live 30-minute strategy meeting with your School Success Advisor, where they'll ensure that everything is in place to help you to get the most out of Doodle, personalised to the unique needs of your school. 3. Set-up access Instantly upload class lists to the online Teacher Dashboard to create login slips to share with your pupils. Students can access Doodle from a web browser, or download the apps onto touchscreen devices. Pre-made launch resources, including letters, how-to videos and assembly presentations, are also available to introduce Doodle to parents. |
 Training | Live OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos All subscriptions include online training for staff, a school strategy webinar and an online bank of resources that can be accessed at any time. The strategy webinar provides staff with an opportunity to meet their personal School Success Advisor and covers how to make the most out of Doodle, ideas for programme usage and how to reward and celebrate pupils’ achievements. Launch webinars and presentations for parents and children are also available. |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support |
| Home Learning | Parent Access Anyone can create the account. Parents can access the Parent Dashboard online and download the free DoodleConnect app from the App Store, Google Play or the Amazon Store. |
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DoodleLearning PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription DoodleLearning pricing starts from £6 / per-pupil Prices start from just £6 per child per year. There are four subscription types available:
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Eva Rubio
Year 2 Teacher, Maths Lead, KS1 Phase Leader, RRSA Lead and ECT Mentor
Used DoodleLearning daily for 5 years+
Feb 2023
I think Doodle is an amazing programme that is tailored to the individual child's ability. Children learn the curriculum in a fun way, earning stars and badges which encourage them to keep playing.
Eva Rubio found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“We set our English and Maths homework on Doodle so we don't need to create it, print it or mark it. Everything we need is there for us.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Children make good progress in a fun way. Pupils improve their basic mathematical skills by using this software. It is great to know that the content is tailored to their ability.”
- Moderately improves parent engagement“Some parents encourage their children to use Doodle regularly. This is more evident in the younger years but not so much in years 5 or 6. Some parents take part when there are competitions and they are invited to register.”
- Significantly improves attainment“We set homework depending on the learning that has taken place that week, which reinforces the learning. Children enjoy doing the activities as they know they can do it by themselves, which gives them independence and encourages them to try on their own.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Doodle provides explanations of the task they need to complete. Children can listen to this as often as they need without the need to have an adult supporting them. There are also some aspects of the learning that will be revisited in different tasks. By doing the 5 a day children can learn topics that have been taught before and sometimes this can help as pre-teaching a topic.”
Suzanne Rudkin
Head of Maths and Year 6 Form Teacher
Used DoodleLearning daily for 5 years+
Feb 2022
It's great but hard work to keep up the interest. Pupils who are regular doodlers are more engaged in class.
Suzanne Rudkin found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Ability to allocate Extras either in preparation for a topic or as a support during, or at the end of a topic to check understanding”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Profile of children's understanding - a quick, easy access snapshot”
- Moderately improves parent engagement“Parent's are enjoying seeing children's progress and feel more engaged. Issue is getting the parents to 'buy into it'”
- Moderately improves attainment“Giving confidence to get involved in class - particularly in Maths where confidence is everything. Gives children a sense fo achievement, no matter what their ability.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Able children are able to operate above level and those needing support get it, custom-made”
Tom Peace
Class teacher & Mathematics Subject Leader
Used DoodleLearning daily for 4-6 months
Feb 2022
it is a really easy to use programme and it engages the pupils instantly. I think it still has issues in challenging your most able learners and the baseline assessment algorithm can be a bit haphazard but in all, we like it.
Tom Peace found DoodleLearning:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“It is great for homework tasks and it marks itself, allowing teachers to see how their pupils have done.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves parent engagement
- Slightly improves attainment“Too early to tell at this stage.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Pupils have recently done better on their spring term assessments and appear to be retaining key information.”
Justin O'Reilly
Head of Maths
Used DoodleLearning daily for 1-2 years
Feb 2022
The app is meaningful, focussed and aimed at the right level for each individual child. Fantastic.
Justin O'Reilly found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Saves on setting tasks as Doodle does this automatically for each individuals needs.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“The knowledge that doodle is helping each child individually means the gaps in learning are being closed.”
- Significantly improves parent engagement“Parents speak highly of it and they enjoy that t is learning but children enjoy it.”
- Significantly improves attainment“As it is aimed at rewarding effort over ability there are always goals/stars that are achieved/gained.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Mental maths and timetables have improved significantly among some children.”
Nicky
ALNco
Used DoodleLearning daily for 4-6 months
Feb 2022
Good feature and seems to be having an impact
Nicky found DoodleLearning:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“As we use it as an intervention ot doesn't reduce workload but doesn't create extra”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Helps to identify areas of weakness”
- Does not improve parent engagement“We haven't rolled out parent access as we are concerned that low Doodle Ages would cause concern”
- Slightly improves attainment“Not completed a progress assessment yet to assess attainment”
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Hannah
Teacher
Used DoodleLearning daily for 0–3 months
Feb 2022
I absolutely love Doodle! I have signed my son up too as he does not go to this school and he is loving it. The children all enjoy it and it is a great way of providing homework that is correctly pitched and daily.
Hannah found DoodleLearning:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“The work is pitched at the right level for the children and they can all access it independently. We are new to using it so currently it takes a bit of time to chat with parents that are not using it at home and to try and instill the importance of little and often learning to them. We no longer have to think about the homework that we are going to set and don't have to spend any time marking which is amazing!”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves parent engagement“We can see the parents that are supporting their children and it is clearly showing us those that are not! We are working hard as a school to shift this gap.”
- Slightly improves attainment“We have not been using Doodle long enough for me to comment on this,”
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Chelsey Rose
Teacher/ Maths co-ordinator
Used DoodleLearning daily for 4-6 months
Feb 2022
As a teacher and maths lead, I like the app because of its easy use. It generates personalised questions for the children without adult intervention which makes it easy for teachers. The inbuilt progress stats also allow teachers to monitor progress. Children like the app and are always striving to 'be green'. This has been supported by weekly competitions between classes to be the 'best doodle class'.
Chelsey Rose found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“We like the extras and use these as homework to recap in class teaching. It saves teacher time and resources in putting worksheets together.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“It allows us to see gaps in children's learning. This has been particularly helpful for interventions.”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“Some parents have commented that they like the app as children are able to use it indepednently.”
- Moderately improves attainment“The children that play regularly have improved their doodle maths age significantly. In year 6, children have commented 'Doodle maths has taught me to tell the time.' So it is clear it is plugging gaps from further down the school.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“See previous example”
Lexi Wilkinson
Deputy Headteacher
Used DoodleLearning daily for 4-6 months
Feb 2022
I already have - I am a Maths Hub specialist and have recommended to all the schools I have in my groups.
Lexi Wilkinson found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Differentiated automatically, so the teacher doesn't have to do it.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“The programme is tailored made to the children and therefore teachers can offer personalised and targeted work.”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“We haven't offered it as a home programme.”
- Moderately improves attainment“Several children have had gaps filled and thus their attainment has improved.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Children have been able to plug gaps that teachers would have found tricky to identify.”
Alyssia Mepstead
Deputy Headteacher
Used DoodleLearning daily for 7–12 months
Sep 2021
I think Doodle maths and Tables really helps accelerate pupils maths ability when used every day.
Alyssia Mepstead found DoodleLearning:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Doodle is now used as homework. Although teachers still have to monitor usage and assign added extras this has saved them creating a maths homework task and then finding time to mark it. We also use it as an intervetion - making sure certain children access Doodle in school every day. This is much easier than TAs having to take out groups of children.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Because the children are doing Doodle daily it really helps to address gaps and practise key elements.”
- Moderately improves parent engagement“We share with parents when children have reach 100 nights on our social media. We also shared the spring and summer challenges which lots of our parents engaged with.”
- Moderately improves attainment“No specific examples from in school without looking at the data but I have been using Doodle with my own daughter and her progress has astounded me!”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Times tables - when done daily!”
David Kearney
Principal
Used DoodleLearning daily for 0–3 months
Sep 2021
Great app with super support from the company
David Kearney found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Homework, extension activities”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency
- Significantly improves parent engagement“Through homework”
- Significantly improves attainment“Children are experiencing lots of success”
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Zoe Hitchings
Teacher
Used DoodleLearning daily for 0–3 months
Sep 2021
Great for individual fluency practice
Zoe Hitchings found DoodleLearning:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“Provides individual practice but needs monitoring.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Individual practice”
- Moderately improves parent engagement“Practice at home. Crosses home school links”
- Slightly improves attainment“Not known yet”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Lots of different visual examples.”
Sarah Gallacher
Headteacher
Used DoodleLearning daily for 4-6 months
Sep 2021
We've found Doodle excellent in engaging children. We also like the fact we can view a child's progress on Doodle and set Extras to support them in their learning further
Sarah Gallacher found DoodleLearning:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“Setting extras helps teachers provide some intervention work with very little extra workload”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves parent engagement“Some children are using Doodle all the time at home”
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Hannah
Classs teacher and maths lead
Used DoodleLearning for 0–3 months
Jun 2021
Easy to use, links to the NC, efficient but purposeful homework, builds on retrieval.
Hannah found DoodleLearning:
- Moderately improves attainment“We haven't been using it long enough to comment.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“We use it mainly for homework rather than lessons”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Homework is now set online”
- Slightly improves parental engagement“Not sure of the impact yet as haven't been using it for long enough”
Spinfield School
Class teacher and maths coordinator
Used DoodleLearning for 7–12 months
Jun 2021
Doodle has been amazing for our school! It is a great app, which is loved by teachers', parents' and children.
Spinfield School found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly improves attainment“Children, who have previously lacked confidence in maths, have made fantastic progress since using doodle! The app has developed their knowledge and understanding, whilst keeping them engaged. It has also been great to develop and consolidate knowledge for the whole school.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“As teachers, we have been able to set 'extras' on doodle to consolidate knowledge. This has been particularly useful as a homework task.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Children able to use to revise. Very quick to access resource”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Used during small group work and for homework. It has been beneficial to set 'extras' rather than source sheets etc.”
- Significantly improves parental engagement“Children are encouraged to doodle daily and this is communicated with the parents'. They understand the importance of little and often. We have recommended the app during parents' evenings.”
Caroline Reece
KS1 Teacher and Maths Lead
Used DoodleLearning for 1-2 years
Jun 2021
Super programme - easy to manage for staff, fun for pupils and supports lesson teaching/support/pre-teaching in school. Not a 10 as slight issue with "green zone" timings - we would prefer a 5 day period to check over!
Caroline Reece found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly improves attainment“Pupils who have missed out on achieving an objective during a lesson or week block can then work on it until they are secure. This has improved our statutory assessment data already.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Providing varied fluency questions for HA pupils gives them wider subject knowledge.”
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency and productivity“We are yet to use this effectively in teaching roles as more of a home learning support system.”
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Significantly improves parental engagement“High uptake and positive feedback even during first 3 weeks of rollout.”
Emma Peverall
Deputy Head Teacher
Used DoodleLearning for 7–12 months
Jun 2021
The impact of daily doodle time is evident in school. The Lift off intervention supports the children further and offers them a personalised intervention program
Emma Peverall found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly improves attainment“Children have a personalised learning programme linked to their individual needs and areas for development. Some children have made 12 months progress from their baseline assessment in September to now (June)”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Children are able to use their skills from Doodle in their lessons to support subject knowledge. The children are able to take responsibility for their own learning and work. The children have grown in independence when completing their Doodle tasks and also in their class work”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Teachers are able to make links between Doodle tasks and skills in lessons. Teachers are able to apply strategies from Doodle to their teaching.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“We use Doodle to support staggered starts and ends in school. Doodle is used from 8:30-9am by children when they arrive and 2:40-3:10 when they leave meaning the children have focused tasks to complete and teachers don't need to find work for them”
- Slightly improves parental engagement“Some parents are willing to engage with Doodle at home and these children have made good progress”
Lex Lang
Deputy Head - Teaching and Innovation
Used DoodleLearning for 7–12 months
May 2021
I have found Doodle to be an extremely helpful program (and programme). It uses a problem-solving approach and encourages persistence and independent thinking. The site and tasks are well-researched and put together, it works well on multiple platforms and the team quickly address any bugs or issues. I couldn't recommend it any more highly.
Lex Lang found DoodleLearning:
- Significantly improves attainment“Numerous children have improved on their understanding of, and flexibility of using, number.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Children are more confident using mathematical vocabulary.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“When used to set work, it can be a great way to gauge understanding.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Impact on assessment and task work.”
- Significantly improves parental engagement“Many parents have been much more engaged in their children's learning and development areas.”
Apr 2021
Children enjoy this programme. We feel it is very child friendly. It engages parents. It is quick to set up and use to set homework. You can differentiate learning. It follows the national curriculum.
Julie Chadi found Doodle Learning:
- Moderately improves attainment“Using representations and structures. Revising taught concepts through extra challenges set by teachers.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Remembering language through revision e.g less greater equal”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“We use this as a homework tool to set challenges instead of worksheets.”
- Significantly improves parental engagement“Parents are aware of what has been taught through setting homework challenges.”
Alan Glasgow
Head of IT - Teacher
Used Doodle Learning for 4-6 months
Feb 2021
Doodle Maths, English and Spell are the best educational apps I have come across. The algorithm used is phenominal and has allowed my son to make 2 years worth of progress in just 5 months. My son is extremely motivated by Doodle Maths and loves using it independently. It's also a marvelous way for a parent to know what your children need to know AND in what order. A brilliant and revolutionary way of learning which I would recommend to every parent.
Alan Glasgow found Doodle Learning:
- Significantly improves attainment“My son's Maths age has risen from age 4.1 to 7.1 in just 5 months.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“My son is now able to do most of the year 2 curriculum.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Doodle maths gets to the point quickly and has great tips on how to teach the content.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Less printing and planning to do.”
- Significantly improves parental engagement“I have a brilliant grasp on the curriculum and know exactly where my son is.”
Feb 2021
Doodle spell is adaptive to the knowledge level of the pupil but there is also the facility for the teacher to create bespoke spelling tasks. It is accessible at home so parents can see what their child is achieving and there are incentives to motivate the pupils. It is saving teachers time and providing assessment evidence which shows us the impact of the program on spelling attainment.
Alison Hawkins found Doodle Learning:
- Moderately improves attainment“Children who regularly use the program and practise their spelling skills make rapid progress as evidenced in the increase in their spelling age.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Pupils increasingly recognise and spell key words as well as identifying spelling patterns.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Doodle Spell is set as homework. The dashboard enables staff to identify which pupils require extra support or dedicated sessions within school to practise their skills. The program saves the staff time in setting spellings as homework and assessing pupils' progress.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“As previously stated. Saves time in setting and assessing weekly spellings.”
- Significantly improves parental engagement“As pupils are accessing the program at home, parents can see what skills they are practising. Pupils also take certificates / rewards home, celebrating their achievements.”
Becky Fairhead
Acting Head of School
Used Doodle Learning for 1-2 years
Jan 2021
It’s great! Easy to use. Analysis is good Support is helpful
Becky Fairhead found Doodle Learning:
- Significantly improves attainment“Children wanting to engage remotely. Improvements in their reasoning skills. Confidence”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Range of question types. Reasoning. Personalised work set”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“Used as an extra, for parts of teaching and for homework too.”
- Significantly improves parental engagement“Remote teaching Homework Confidence of how to support their children”
Dec 2020
Great resource but it does need to be well promoted within school to ensure children engage with it. We have found it trickier to encourage children to Doodle English rather than Doodle Maths
Karen Price found Doodle Learning:
- Moderately improves attainment“It is early to see quantitate impact however sessions within school have allowed discussions about grammar and pupils have been able to apply this in their writing”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Development of grammatical vocabulary through the variety of questions has been evident. Children are becoming more confident with remembering what different grammatical terms mean”
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency and productivity“Nothing noticeable - staff have not really started to add targeted/focused sessions on Doodle for their classes”
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“Staff have enjoyed having Doodle sessions in school time however until our ipad delivery has arrived we are limited with resources”
- Moderately improves parental engagement“Some parents have commented on Doodle being helpful to be able to see what is expected of their child in English”
Nov 2020
A great tool for learning, but our ipads often do not update successfully and it seems there are frequent updates of the app which our tech team have to sort.
Michelle Hackett found Doodle Learning:
- Moderately improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Doodle maths is used each week for part of the maths lesson”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Home learning”
- Moderately improves parental engagement“Home learning”
Keith
KS2 Leader
Used Doodle Learning for 15 months
Nov 2020
Keith found Doodle Learning:
- Slightly improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Assign as Homework”
- Moderately improves parental engagement
Jun 2020
Children love it and very supportive company
Hannah pounds found Doodle Learning:
- Significantly improves attainment“Children engaged with home learning”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Teachers are able to monitor student knowledge”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Assessing students gaps in their learning”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Assessments completed online”
- Significantly improves parental engagement“Parents encouraging their children on doodle connect”
