At Studycise, we are dedicated to helping pupils in Year 4 and beyond master essential maths skills. Our carefully curated video content focuses on core topics such as place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division — laying the groundwork for your child's success in more advanced maths.
Tailored videos that address key knowledge gaps, targeting exactly what your child needs most.
Content selected with the National Curriculum in mind, so every lesson counts.
A streamlined approach to make learning quick, manageable, and enjoyable for every pupil.
Worked with School for Social Entrepreneurs, Brockmoor Primary and Dudley Council's Business Connector.
Free, curriculum-aligned video content designed to strengthen the foundations your child needs to thrive.
The story behind Studycise — built with determination, funded by community, and driven by belief that every child deserves a fair shot.
At Studycise, I'm passionate about helping children from less fortunate backgrounds succeed in their education. Over the past five years, I have dedicated myself to this mission, launching initiatives to support these children.
Studycise started with group tuition sessions at Brockmoor Primary School in Brierley Hill. I recruited postgraduate students to tutor, and was fortunate to gain a place on the Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme, run by the School for Social Entrepreneurs.
Despite early successes, I faced significant financial challenges that made it difficult to sustain the project. The journey was tough — I invested my heart and soul into Studycise, even sacrificing full-time employment to make it work.
Although it was heartbreaking when I had to pause the project, I learned valuable lessons that strengthened my resolve. Determined to continue, I launched a crowdfunding campaign and successfully raised nearly £1,000 — enough to create this website.
I initially planned to partner with a local primary school, but logistical challenges led me to rethink the strategy. Studycise is now a project I manage while working full time — this website reflects my commitment to providing quality educational resources despite limited time and budget.
Due to time and budget constraints, Studycise utilises Khan Academy maths videos under their Creative Commons licence. Khan Academy is a well-known non-profit educational organisation based in the USA. Their excellent videos allow us to maximise resources and be frugal in our approach — avoiding the need to reinvent the wheel, and focusing energy where it matters most.
Every contribution helps keep Studycise free for the children who need it most.
Understanding educational inequality — and why targeted support makes a real difference.
Educational inequality is a complex social issue that can be understood from various perspectives. Some view it in terms of access and experience within the education system, while others consider it in terms of outcomes after students leave the system (Hart, 2018).
Broadly speaking, educational inequality refers to the disparities in academic achievement among children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. For instance, children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to underachieve in school compared to their peers from higher-income families (Antonopoulos et al., 2020).
Socio-economic status (SES) is crucial because of its profound impact on children's education and life chances. SES helps us understand how parents' income, education, and occupation affect children's educational outcomes.
Chanfreau et al. (2015) found that children with mothers holding postgraduate qualifications were more likely to receive private tuition — as were children with parents in professional occupations.
In 2016, the Sutton Trust published a report exploring differences in private tuition uptake according to SES. They discovered that children from higher-income families were more likely to receive private tuition than those from lower-income families (Kirby, 2016).
Lareau (2002) concludes that financial resources enable parents to provide extracurricular activities for their children — meaning less affluent families face compounding disadvantage from the earliest years.
These findings demonstrate the significant role that SES plays in shaping educational opportunities. Understanding these dynamics is essential for addressing educational inequality and ensuring that all children have the chance to succeed, regardless of their socio-economic background.
Support for pupils from less fortunate backgrounds comes in many forms, and numerous organisations in the UK are dedicated to improving the life chances of these students through tutoring.
The Sutton Trust, the Education Endowment Foundation, and the National Foundation for Educational Research have all conducted independent research on the benefits of maths tutoring — reaching the same conclusion: extra maths tuition benefits learners.
Studycise aimed to support pupils through small group tutoring, but due to a lack of resources this was not possible. Instead, videos explaining core mathematical skills are used as the next best alternative — allowing children to learn at their own pace.
If a parent knows which maths skill their child is struggling with, they can target that skill directly using this website — similar to the role a tutor would play. Unlike physical lessons, videos can also be watched multiple times, allowing children to learn at their own pace.
Designed for Year 4 pupils and beyond who need to strengthen their foundational maths skills.
This website is designed for pupils in Year 4 and above who need to strengthen their foundational maths skills. The key topics covered include place value, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division.
The rationale behind choosing these topics is simple: they are fundamental and lay the groundwork for more advanced maths. Without grasping place value, understanding decimals becomes significantly harder. Mastering fractions is impossible without a solid understanding of multiplication and division. These areas are crucial because, without a firm grasp of them, meaningful progression in maths is unlikely.
You might wonder why you should use this website when you can create an account and use Khan Academy directly. While Khan Academy is an excellent resource, this website offers unique benefits: ease, speed, and peace of mind.
I have carefully selected a smaller number of videos that specifically target knowledge gaps in foundational maths topics, clearly mapped to the National Curriculum up to the end of Year 4.
Every video is chosen with the National Curriculum in mind, indicating which areas of the curriculum are covered up to the end of Year 4.
Using this site makes the journey of improving your child's maths skills more manageable, quick, effective, and fun.
While this website is a valuable resource for teaching essential maths skills, it currently does not provide practice materials for reinforcing those skills. This is due to our limited financial and time resources.
However, the site is an excellent tool for teaching and strengthening a child's understanding of key maths concepts. For example, if your child or pupil is struggling with a core topic such as place value, watching and rewatching the relevant videos can be highly beneficial.
In the future, we aspire to include learning resources that will allow children to not only learn but also practise what they've learned.
Choose the approach that best suits your child's needs.
Watch a single video tackling a specific maths skill for targeted learning.
Watch all videos from start to finish to build all the foundational skills in sequence.
Browse all curriculum-aligned maths videos, organised by topic. Click any video title to watch it here.
Whether you're a school, parent, potential partner, or just curious — we'd love to hear from you.
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