Getting started

For teachers: set up in 5 minutes

1. 1

   Create your account

   Go to educator-labs.com and sign up as a Teacher, using Google, Microsoft, or an email address and password. You are then asked whether your school is already on Educator. Three options, none pre-selected: paste a colleague's school invite code and join instantly, search the directory and ask your Head of Department to approve you, or set the school up yourself. The teacher who sets it up becomes its first Head of Department.

2. 2

   Create a class

   Your first class is part of the sign-up flow. For every class after that, open Class (/teach) and click + Create another class. Set the subject (e.g. GCSE History), exam board (e.g. AQA), year group, and a class name. For Combined Science, you'll also pick a Science route - Combined, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Triple, defaulting to Combined - which you can change later in class settings. Foundation / Higher tier is chosen afterwards on the class settings page. New classes cover Both by default.

3. 3

   Share your class code

   Your first class opens on its class page, with a welcome panel showing the class code. Use the Launch screen link in the class header for the projector view: the class code in large type plus a QR code students can scan. Put it on the board and have the class join and run their first session together, right now. Classes you add later with + Create another class open straight onto the launch screen. Or just share the code for students to enter when they sign up.

4. 4

   Optional: set topic filter

   If you want students to practise only topics you've taught so far, use the topic filter on the class settings page. You can update it as the term progresses.

5. 5

   Check Class accuracy by topic

   After a few sessions, your class page shows a colour-coded accuracy bar for every topic: green (≥80%), amber, or red (<50%). Use it to spot which topics need more classroom time or a targeted homework assignment.

For students: joining a class

1. 1

   Get your class code

   Ask your teacher for the 6-character class code. It looks like K7XM92. Your teacher can also send you a direct invite link that pre-fills it.

2. 2

   Sign up at educator-labs.com

   Create an account with Google, with Microsoft, or with an email address and password. Choose Student when asked who you are.

3. 3

   Enter your name and date of birth

   Your name appears on your trading card and the class leaderboard. Your date of birth is used as an age check. It is not shared with anyone.

4. 4

   Enter your class code

   If you arrived via your teacher's invite link or QR code, you were shown the class and school name to check before creating your account, and the code is already filled in. Just confirm it. Otherwise, when asked 'Are you joining a class?' select 'Yes - I have a join code' and paste in your code. Either way, this links you to your teacher's class, sets your subject and exam board automatically, and puts you on the class roster. Already signed up? Go to educator-labs.com/join and type the code there instead.

5. 5

   Start practising

   You land on your dashboard. Hit Practice and work through your first session: your daily goal in cards (15 unless your teacher set another number), about 3–5 minutes. Your streak starts the moment you complete it.

For students: studying independently

1. 1

   Sign up at educator-labs.com

   Create a free account with Google, with Microsoft, or with an email address and password. Choose Student, then select 'No - I'm studying on my own' when asked about a class code.

2. 2

   Enter your name and date of birth

   Your name appears on your trading card. Your date of birth is used as an age check and is not shared.

3. 3

   Pick your subject

   Choose from the live subjects: Food, History, Geography, Combined Science, Computer Science, Religious Studies, Design & Technology, Business, PE Theory, Drama, Sociology, and Psychology, plus Music (Beta), each at GCSE and KS3. You can curate which subjects show in the header switcher from My subjects on your profile, and add more at any time.

4. 4

   Your username

   Educator generates one for you, so there is nothing to fill in. It is how you appear on global leaderboards, never your real name. The first time you open the leaderboard you get a one-off prompt to change it to something you picked.

5. 5

   Start practising

   You land on your dashboard. Hit Practice and work through your first session. Your streak starts immediately. Pick your avatar from your profile page whenever you like.

Key things to know

🔥 Streak

Complete one regular session every day to keep your streak alive. A streak freeze protects you if you miss a day.

⭐ XP

10 XP for every correct card. XP unlocks new avatars and cosmetics. It never resets.

🎯 Daily goal

A target set class-wide by your teacher, or the default of 15 if you signed up on your own - students don't set this themselves. Either way, a Standard session deals that many cards.

📈 Mastery

Cards move from Unseen → Seen → Familiar → Proficient → Mastered as you review them correctly over time.

🃏 Card types

You'll see recall, multiple choice, true/false, fill-the-blank, and more, all testing the same facts in different ways.

📖 Learn

Browse key facts by topic before practising. Useful before tackling an unfamiliar topic.

🎮 Practice modes

Standard, Speed Round (8-second countdown), Marathon (50 cards), Topic drill, and more. Tap the mode picker before starting a session to choose.