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Scoodle
35,000 new users joined Scoodle during the pandemic
Scoodle support students with home learning
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Ismail Jeilani, Cofounder, Scoodle
As schools closed for lock-down and parents and carers faced the challenge of home education, OXFO venture Scoodle opened its online learning platform free to all students across the UK. An additional 35,000 users a month joined, and Scoodle provided over 250,000 answers to study-related questions. 100,000 users are now supported by the platform, and the Foundry has connected Scoodle to The Prince's Trust to help support students from less advantaged backgrounds. Scoodle is designed to connect ‘people who want to learn, with people who can teach’, but it’s more than just a means of finding and booking individual tutors. Students can ask questions on any academic subject and get an answer within minutes. They can view online videos, lessons, and resources. And they can not only book tutorial sessions but join larger classes that are run by teachers all over the world. All tutors get to create their own public reputation and profile, and they have their own data-driven Tutor Score, which helps parents and students to assess and evaluate them. Cofounder and CEO Ismail Jeilani said, ‘One of the biggest shifts Covid-19 has brought about for education is the evolution of online learning from a luxury to a necessity. Online learning has now become an essential part of life, and people are starting to recognise the critical role that educators have in our society. We want Scoodle to play a huge part in making it possible for educators to be famous and recognised.’ To date Scoodle has raised £2m from investors including Oxford Foundry Advisory Board Chair Biz Stone, Tiny VC, IFG Ventures and Angel Investors from Google, Miniclip, the University of Oxford and China First Capital Group. Their team has grown to eight team members.