This is optional. It only sets the age and reading level so the site fits your child — no account, no card, nothing to sign up to. Skip it and have a look around, or browse the free care guides.

Who are we setting up for?

You can add more learners, or change any of this, at any time.

Setting up a whole class or group? Don't do this thirty times. Import a class list — paste it from SIMS, Arbor or a spreadsheet and every pupil gets a login in one go.

How old are they?

This sets the reading level and which lessons we show first. Nothing else.

What should we call them?

A first name or a nickname is plenty.

Write it the way it sounds — zo-ee for Zoe, shiv-arn for Siobhan, my-a for Maia. Only worth doing if people get it wrong.

We never share or sell any information. Everything you type here stays on this device unless you choose to create an account. We don't need a surname, a date of birth or an address — and we don't want them.

How can we help?

Pick up to 3. This changes what we suggest first.

0 of 3 chosen

What gets in the way?

Select all that apply. Nothing here is a judgement — it just tells us what to avoid and what to offer.

What reading can they do?

Select all that apply. Be honest — pitching too high is the fastest way to lose a child.

How do they communicate?

Select all that apply. Every one of these is a way of communicating.

Are they home educated?

It changes what we suggest — planning and record-keeping matter more at home.

Here's the plan

Want their progress saved across devices? Create a free account and it follows them from the school iPad to the kitchen tablet. Without one, everything stays on this device — which is also a perfectly good answer.