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§ Pathways

Where to start

The library maps what exists; the nodes show how to learn each thing. Pathways show where to begin and in what order — one route for each stage of a learning life.

Young Explorer

Primary · ages 5–11

For children learning alongside a parent.

Curiosity first. An adult runs the prompts with a young child — starting from whatever they wondered about today — at Beginner level, with screen time kept gentle and bounded.

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  • Foundations — Learning How to Learn (for the parent)
  • Biology, Astronomy or History — Orientation, on the child's question
  • Kept light, ten curious minutes at a time

Foundation Builder

Key Stage 3 · ages 11–14

Building the base before GCSE choices.

Install the operating system first: critical thinking, AI literacy and how to learn. Then broaden across the core subjects and a breadth taster each term.

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  • Foundations — Critical Thinking, AI Literacy, Learning How to Learn
  • English, Maths and the sciences at Beginner→GCSE
  • One new subject to sample each term

GCSE Campaign

Key Stage 4 · ages 14–16

Structure, practice and honest marking.

Every GCSE subject is a node, and the twelve prompts map onto the exam cycle: plan with the Syllabus builder, learn with Orientation and the Glossary, and drill with the Exam engine.

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  • Syllabus builder per subject, set to the months remaining
  • Exam engine for authentic, honestly-marked practice
  • Self-test with spaced repetition to consolidate

A-Level Specialist

Post-16 · ages 16–18

Depth, argument, and the EPQ.

Go deep in three or four subjects. The Socratic tutor and Great debates build the independent, defensible argument examiners reward; the research prompts power the EPQ.

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  • Socratic tutor to build argument, per subject
  • Great debates for evaluation marks
  • Foundations + the Frontier prompt to drive an EPQ

Undergraduate & Beyond

University

Degree-level depth and cross-disciplinary reach.

The node libraries were built to run at this level. Connections is the star — the library's structure lets you deliberately build the interdisciplinary bridges that define original thinking.

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  • The full twelve prompts at Degree level
  • Connections to find your cross-disciplinary angle
  • The Frontier prompt to reach live research questions

Lifelong Learner

Adults · any stage

Learning for its own sake, around a busy life.

No syllabus, just direction. Learn how to learn as an adult, then follow your curiosity — with a language conversation partner and the Socratic tutor as the two highest-value modes.

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  • Foundations — Learning How to Learn
  • Modern Languages — the conversation-partner mode
  • Any subject's Socratic tutor, fitted around your week

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