How Doodle works
Find, close and track gaps in your pupils’ learning with real-time personalised learning and exportable data
What makes Doodle special?
How Doodle delivers personalised learning?
How Doodle structures learning
Baseline your pupils
with Doodle
Track pupils’ progress with Doodle’s baseline assessment mode. Doodle finds and plugs their learning gaps, providing exportable data to inform your lesson planning, evidence Pupils Progress Meetings and support handovers. All this, and no extra work for you!
The right level of challenge for every pupil
Every classroom contains pupils working at different levels. Using baseline assessment data, Doodle automatically adapts learning so that every pupil works within their Zone of Proximal Development, receiving the right level of support and challenge to help them progress with confidence.
Confidence for pupils needing support
Pupils below age-related expectations work at a level they can succeed at, building confidence without needing constant one-to-one input.
Independent progress at every level
Difficulty adjusts as pupils answer, keeping every child in their Zone of Proximal Development without a teacher resetting the task.
Stretch for high attainers
High-attaining pupils move beyond age-related content into greater-depth material, with difficulty continuing to rise so they’re never left waiting.
Because pupils across the attainment spectrum can work confidently and independently, teachers spend less time managing ability groups and more time on direct teaching.
“Doodle is great for seeing pupil coverage, progress, misconceptions and to be able to set baseline assessments to help track their learning.”
Michelle, Head of KS2, Christ Church C of E Primary
How schools use Doodle
- A study by the University of Bath proved that pupils who use Doodle for just 20 minutes a week are 4x less likely to experience learning loss than their peers! (You can read the study here.)
- Regularly revisits concepts to help consolidate knowledge
- Lets staff spend time covering new content, and focus on delivering quality first teaching
- Creates work programmes tailored to children’s strengths and weaknesses
- Identifies and highlights where each child’s gaps are in the online Teacher Hub
- Encourages independent learning with helpful hints, audio dictation and coloured overlays
- Every question and topic explanation has been carefully crafted to suit all learners
- Sets work at just the right level so children can work without adult supervision
- Every child gets to experience ongoing success by rewarding effort over ability
- Doodle can be used offline and on tablets, phones, laptops and desktops, letting children learn anytime, anywhere!
- Staff can create custom questions and upload content, such as spelling lists, for Doodle to transform into fun sets of exercises
- Save time and money on printing and marking homework sheets – Doodle sets and marks all the work for you
- Data is presented in a clear, concise way on the online Teacher Dashboard
- You can analyse pupil progress across the curriculum, their understanding and effort over time
- Staff can view individual pupils, specific groups or whole classes at the click of a button
- Instantly export and download data for use in PPMs, handovers, evidence for EHCPs and more!
How it works FAQs
Does Doodle challenge high-attaining pupils?
Yes. Doodle continues raising question difficulty beyond age-related expectations, moving high-attaining and bright-minded pupils into greater-depth content instead of repeating mastered work.
Does Doodle support intervention?
Yes. DoodleLearning is highly effective for intervention as it automatically identifies and targets gaps in each pupil’s understanding.
Pupils work at their own level regardless of age or year group, making it suitable for both primary and KS3 intervention. Teachers can track impact through their dashboard, providing clear evidence of progress for senior leaders and inspections.
Is DoodleLearning suitable for SEND pupils?
Yes. DoodleLearning is designed to be inclusive as every child works at their own individual level. Pupils with SEND are never presented with work that is too far beyond their current understanding, and they are never held back by a fixed class pace.
The interactive, visual format of the questions and the positive reward system make DoodleLearning engaging and non-threatening for pupils who find traditional lesson learning difficult.
DoodleLearning also has specific resources and guidance for SEND schools. Check out our dedicated page here.
