Learn how to learn
Noggin is a study skills app for teens aged 10-16. It gives young people simple, practical tools to get started, stay focused and remember what they study - all built on brain science, so school feels less stressful and they can do more on their own.
Noggin is a study skills app for teens aged 10-16 that teaches young people how to learn:
Most teens are capable, but school today asks a lot. They're expected to stay organised, manage their time, revise effectively and keep on top of multiple subjects, often without ever being shown how to do these things properly.
That's where Noggin comes in.
Instead of adding more content or pressure, Noggin helps teens understand how their brain works and gives them simple, practical study skills tools — from getting started and staying focused, to revising in a way that actually sticks.
Because when they know what works for them, everything starts to feel more manageable.
For Parents
When school becomes a daily struggle - and your teen is missing study skills
You want to support your child, but it can start to feel like you're the one holding everything together.
Reminding them to get started. Checking they've done their work. Stepping in when things slip.
They're capable. You can see that. But something isn't clicking.
Often, it's not about effort.
It's that they haven't been shown how to manage the demands of school - things like getting started, staying focused, organising their work and revising in a way that actually works.
That's where Noggin helps.
Noggin gives teenagers simple, practical study skills tools that help them take control of their learning - so over time, they become more independent, more confident, and less reliant on you.
For Teens
When school just feels hard
You know you should get started, but you don't. You get distracted. You put it off. Or you try, but it doesn't really work.
Most people are never taught study skills. You're shown what to learn, but not how to learn. Things like getting started, how to stay focused, how to organise your work and how to revise in a way that actually sticks - these are rarely taught in school.
So you end up guessing.
Noggin is a teen learning app that shows you how your brain works and gives you simple study skills tools to get started, stay focused and remember what you learn.
So over time, things feel easier, you feel more in control, and you can do more on your own.
Study skills built on how the teenage brain works
School isn't just about what teens learn. It's about how they manage everything around it.
Getting started. Staying focused. Keeping organised. Remembering what they've learned.
These are all part of a set of mental skills called executive functions.
Tools that turn understanding into action
Understanding how your brain works is the starting point.
What makes the difference is knowing what to do next.
That's why Noggin gives teens a structured set of simple, practical study skills tools - each introduced using the same four-step approach:
Learning isn't passive. It's built through doing, noticing what works, and improving over time. This approach helps teens strengthen the skills their brain uses to focus, plan and remember.
Learning that's built around you
Meet your Noggin learning buddy
Find what works for your brain - because everyone learns differently.
That's why Noggin starts with a short, interactive quiz to understand how you focus, plan, stay motivated and manage your work.
Based on this, you're matched with your Noggin learning buddy - a simple way of understanding how your brain works and what helps it work better.
Core Noggin tools
Noggin's core study skills tools are practical and easy to use - teens can apply them straight away to things like breaking work into manageable steps, planning backwards from a deadline, and knowing where to start.
Each week, a new tool is introduced over six months. This gradual approach gives teens time to practise, build confidence, and turn each tool into a habit, rather than feeling overwhelmed by too much at once.
These aren't theoretical ideas or one-off tips.
They're designed for real situations: when homework feels like too much, when focus drops, or when there's no clear starting point.
Example tools include
Revision tools that actually work
Alongside the core study skills tools, Noggin includes powerful revision techniques based on cognitive science - proven methods for how the teenage brain actually remembers information.
Why revision feels different with Noggin
Many teens spend hours revising and don't see the results. Noggin introduces strategies that actually work, so time spent studying becomes:
- →More effective
- →More focused
- →More rewarding
Not just going over notes again and again
These techniques are designed to actually help information stick, not just feel productive.
- →Strengthen memory
- →Improve recall
- →Deepen understanding
Built over time, not all at once
Noggin delivers tools gradually over six months. One at a time.
Because too much, too quickly leads to overwhelm. Instead, this builds:
The result
What starts as trying a tool becomes a habit, a routine, a different way of working.
So over time:
Simple pricing. Built for families.
One payment. 6 months of access. No subscription.
£15 for each additional child
Siblings sorted — no double pricing.
What's included
When you sign up, your child gets:
- ✓6 months of full access to the Noggin app
- ✓A personalised learning experience based on their Noggin type
- ✓A new core tool each week — building skills gradually without overwhelm
- ✓Teach It, Try It, Use It, Reflect It guidance to turn tools into habits
- ✓Full access to all Noggin Revision tools
- ✓Progress tracking and gentle rewards that keep them coming back