About EducationCity.com

EducationCity.com is a leading online learning resource, used and trusted by over 9,000 school and 10,000 home subscribers, comprising over 1.5 million pupils who access over 2,000,000 educational activities a week across North America and the U.K. 

Recognised with awards by the education market and adored by children everywhere, EducationCity.com pioneers the evolution of teaching with technology.

Everything we do is inspired by our enduring Mission:

 

Our Mission

  • to delight children globally, with the opportunity of learning
  • to engage and inspire children in their personal development
  • to enable teachers and parents to nurture future generations

The Organisation

EducationCity.com subscriptions generate £4 million in revenues and the organisation operates out of Illinois, USA and Leicestershire in the UK, employing over 60 people comprising talented programmers, artists, producers, customer services and commercial representatives.

Our exciting history began in 1999 with our founders, Matthew Drakard and Simon Booley, who built the strong foundations for our growth.

2008 -    8,000 schools subscribe

             ERA award winner

             Whiteboard activity sheets developed

2007 -     5,000 schools subscribe

              ERA award finalist

              Leicestershire business award finalist

              Tests module developed

              Spanish and German modules developed

              Topic filter developed

              Phonics scheme developed

              Printable activity sheets developed

2006 -    3,000 schools subscribe

              Launch in USA

              BETT award winner

              Double ERA award finalist

              Homework module developed

2005 -    1,500 schools subscribe

              SuccessTracker module developed

              myCity developed

2004 -    650 schools subscribe

              Launched in Scotland

              Launched for Home Subscription

              Autologin developed

2003 -    250 schools subscribe

             sCurriculum Map developed

 

2002 -    EducationCity.com offers subscriptions to schools

1999 -    Development initiated in UK

 

Key facts

  •  Trusted and used in over 8000 schools and by 1.5 million pupils
  • “99% of all teachers rank EducationCity.com as excellent or good in terms of content quality”*
  • Award winning digital curriculum service
  • “97% of all teachers rank EducationCity.com as excellent and good for ease and usability”*
  • The most engaging learning resource for children
  • Over 2 million activities accessed per week**
  • 'Pupils grades have improved by over 55% in Maths after just 24 months'***

 

*Source: research survey of 6,000 schools with over 800 respondents

** Monitored weekly by EducationCity.com

***Paul Prest, Shaw Wood Primary School, Doncaster.