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Explore Learning, the UK’s largest independent tuition provider, has launched Compass 2.0, its most powerful, personalised learning platform to date. Built on more than half a billion learning interactions, Compass 2.0 features innovative predictive capabilities that will transform how children learn and how families understand progress.
The Compass platform can now accurately assess a child’s learning level in as few as 15 questions and predict how long it will take them to master specific concepts, tailoring their learning path accordingly. This predictive intelligence enables Explore Learning to offer families personalised guidance and tailored support, strengthening its position as a trusted learning partner.
Explore Learning is an essential part of the broader UK education ecosystem, offering a crucial support structure that helps address some of the most pressing challenges faced by children today. The UK education system is under increasing pressure to meet the diverse needs of its students, with demand accelerating post-pandemic as families seek high-quality, personalised support. As a result, the tuition market has experienced substantial growth, now worth an estimated £2 billion per annum.
Compass 2.0 addresses these challenges through sophisticated machine learning models that adapt not just to what each child knows, but how they learn – their pace, patterns, and progression. Unlike general-purpose AI systems such as large language models, Compass 2.0 doesn’t just generate text or learning content; it predicts each child’s learning trajectory based on their interactions. It can forecast how long it will take a child to master a concept and then adapt the pace and pathway in real time to ensure genuine mastery.
The platform is underpinned by established learning theories, drawing on Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development to ensure children work at the right level of challenge, and Bloom’s principles of mastery learning, designed to ensure concepts are deeply understood, retained, and transferable. This scientific foundation ensures children learn, develop and receive support at precisely the right level – neither overwhelmed nor under-challenged – with targeted feedback delivered at the optimal moment.
