For UK primary schools

Times tables, number bonds and spellings that stick

Teachers set the week’s work in a minute. Pupils practise a few minutes a day on any phone, tablet or computer. Parents see how it’s going, and get the school’s messages and dates in the same place.

Open Bookbag Buddy Information for schools

What pupils practise

Each class only sees what its teacher has switched on, so Year 1 can do number bonds while Year 4 does times tables and spellings.

Times tables

Tables and division

The tables set this week, with division mixed in if the teacher wants it: 56 ÷ 8 alongside 7 × 8.

Number bonds

Bonds to 10, 20 and 100

Adding and subtracting within 10, across 10 and within 20, including missing-number questions like 3 + ? = 10.

Spellings

Look, cover, write, check

The week’s words, read aloud, practised the classic way, then a spelling test with nothing shown first.

Little and often, and it remembers

Facts a pupil gets wrong come back sooner; ones they know well come back less often, until they’re secure. Short sessions, every day, aimed at exactly what each child needs.

For teachers

Set work in a minute, see results at a glance

Choose the homework for each class: times tables, division, number bonds, spellings
Tap the week’s tables or bond sets, paste in the spellings
See who practised, accuracy, speed and which facts each pupil finds hard
Print login cards: pupils use a class code, a login name and a PIN
Message parents and add class dates for their calendars

A class results table showing each pupil’s practice, accuracy and secure facts

Class settings with switches for times tables, division, number bonds and spellings

For parents

One app for every child at the school

See when each child last practised and what to work on
Tap “Practise now” to start straight away on your phone
Messages from school, and school dates in your own calendar
Reminders you choose to turn on, and only in the daytime

Open Bookbag Buddy

Children’s data, kept to a minimum

For pupils we store a login name (usually a first name) and a PIN. No photos, emails or dates of birth.
Parents and teachers sign in with an email address, used for their account and password resets.
No adverts, and nothing about your children is sold or shared.
Everything is stored on a server in the UK, with encrypted backups every night.

Try it with one class

Schools can start with a single class and add more when they’re ready. Bookbag Buddy is made by Joe Douce, a parent who wanted homework practice that actually sticks.

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