Discovery Education Introduces New AI, English, and Maths Resources for Teachers This Back-to-School Season
Discovery Education, the creator of essential learning solutions used in classrooms and homes around the world, today announced a host of new resources for Back-to-School 2025 that support teaching across the UK National Curriculum.
Through a new partnership with Code School Finland, Discovery Education is now offering English educators the opportunity to pilot Little AI Learner. Offering professional development and unplugged, age-appropriate instruction in the conceptual foundations of AI and benchmark assessment tools, Little AI Learner is available within the Doodle Learning Suite.
Specifically designed for the earliest years of primary education, Little AI Learner introduces young children to the core principles of Artificial Intelligence through playful, unplugged activities, with no devices required. Rooted in the Finnish education system, the program helps children build a solid, age-appropriate foundation for understanding AI, setting them up for future success in digital literacy and technology learning. For teachers in England, this pilot offers an exciting chance to be at the forefront of innovative, cross-curricular learning that prepares pupils to engage thoughtfully with the technologies shaping their future. Schools can register interest in the trial here.
In DoodleEnglish – the primary English programme for SPaG – updates include:
- New concept explanations
New interactive mini lessons introduce grammar and punctuation concepts in smaller, more manageable steps, ensuring a smoother learning journey and better enabling pupils to build confidence and excel
- SATs preparation
DoodleEnglish now makes it easier than ever for teachers to prepare pupils for SATs and cover the essential statutory requirements in grammar and punctuation - Reinforcement of learning
Key concepts are revised across different year groups, ensuring progression of sentence structures and vocabulary
- New question styles
DoodleEnglish now includes more interactive question types, delivering an even more engaging learning experience for pupils and improving concept-retention, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
In DoodleMaths, the research-based, standards-aligned digital learning programme for EYFS to KS3 students, 2025 updates include:
- New, interactive lessons
Encouraging pupils to consolidate learning, discover new skills and put learning into practice by engaging with interactive, real-world tasks
- New curriculum design
Fully aligned to the EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3 curriculums- and now with more in-depth coverage at EYFS. The curriculum has been redesigned to even better prepare students for SATs
- More hands-on learning
New interactive tools enable pupils to get hands-on with maths learning and deepen their understanding
- Additional Year 4 times tables
Increased coverage of times tables in Year 4 to further support understanding in preparation for the Year 4 times tables check
In addition, DoodleLearning is launching a new Baseline Assessment Page which will empower teachers with a streamlined and insightful way to evaluate pupil performance. Designed to deliver greater precision and clarity, this tool will significantly accelerate the process of establishing a baseline for all students, while making insights into their performance more visible and detailed for teachers. The new Baseline Assessment Page will be available for DoodleMaths, DoodleEnglish, and DoodleSpell, and accessible via the Teacher Dashboard.
DoodleLearning is also helping parents get their kids ready for the new school term with one FREE month of access to the award-winning DoodleMaths and DoodleEnglish apps. To take advantage of this special offer, sign-up before the 30th September with this link.
Additional enhancements to digital resources include:
Time for Phonics – A complete suite of DfE-validated resources to teach systematic, synthetic phonics (SSP) phases 1–5 to pupils in Reception and KS1. Trusted by teachers across the UK. Time for Phonics is available as part of an Espresso Subscription or as a stand-alone resource!
New Immersive Experiences – A set of new immersive resources – including Augmented Reality and Virtual Field Trips – empower teachers to give students agency and bring the wider world into the classroom.
New Digital Resources – This academic year, hundreds of new resources have been added to Espresso, including a dynamic Art and Design skills series, engaging RE films, new EYFS content from Sesame Learning and weekly articles from The Week Junior magazine.
Michael Savitz, Discovery Education’s UK and International General Manager, said:
“Discovery Education is thrilled to provide UK educators and parents with exciting new digital resources to kickstart learning this September. These engaging, curriculum-aligned tools will enhance classroom and after-school instruction and improve teachers’ abilities to deliver personalized learning to all pupils.”
Explore Discovery Education’s award-winning digital learning services at www.discoveryeducation.co.uk.
