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EBA helps you know what your child should practise next, then keeps changing the work as they improve.
What EBA is
What does EBA actually do?
Your child does a short sprint. EBA uses the result to show what should come next. Practice shows it. Guided puts it in front of them.
Is EBA just more questions?
No. The point is what happens next. Strong? Move up. Shaky? Stay. Starting to fade? Bring it back.
Who is EBA for?
Children building strong primary Maths and reasoning, including selective-school prep. EBA follows what they can do, not just their age.
Is EBA only for entrance exams?
No. Selective-school prep is part of EBA's roots. The bigger goal is strong Maths, reasoning and a child who can work things out for themselves.
What results sit behind the EBA method?
Every child we taught directly with this method got into a selective school, including Eton and Westminster. Former students later went on to universities including Imperial. Past results are not a promise of admission.
Sprints & progress
What is a sprint?
A short challenge with one clear job. It might build speed, test a rule, make them listen closely or push them to reason.
Why are the rounds short?
Short sprints make one job clear. Some build speed. Others slow the child down and make them reason.
Does a high score just mean they are fast?
No. Speed matters in some Maths sprints. Other sprints reward careful choices, fewer guesses, memory, planning or reasoning.
What happens when a sprint is too easy?
EBA can move the level up or point to a harder next step.
What happens when they struggle?
EBA can hold the level, bring back an earlier skill or point them to a better place to practise.
Maths, NVR & Logic
What does EBA Maths cover?
From number bonds and times tables to fractions, geometry, time, money, algebra and more. The aim is to stop weak basics blocking harder work.
Does Maths only train speed?
No. Some sprints build quick recall. Others ask children to choose methods, spot errors, follow chains and solve problems.
What is NVR?
NVR uses picture puzzles. Children look at shape, shading, position, angle, number, rotation, size and symmetry. One or several can change at once.
Are the NVR questions unlimited?
Yes. NVR is not one fixed bank. EBA can keep changing the puzzle while the skill stays the same.
Will my child just memorise the NVR answers?
The pictures and combinations can keep changing. The goal is to spot the rule, not remember a page.
How does NVR get harder?
Early levels isolate one change. Later levels combine shape, shading, position, angle, number, rotation, size and symmetry.
What is the difference between NVR and Logic?
NVR is mainly visual. Logic uses clues, rules and limits. Keeping them separate shows what needs more practice.
EBA Originals
What are EBA Originals?
Guided-only sprints for useful kinds of thinking that do not fit neatly inside one school subject.
Why are EBA Originals only in Guided?
Because Guided can place them beside Maths, NVR, Logic and review work at the right moment. They are part of the plan, not a side game.
What happens in Animal Detective?
Your child sees a grid of animals and asks yes-or-no questions to rule them out. Better questions cost fewer points. The aim is to solve it with less waste.
What happens in Sound Lab?
They listen to sounds or patterns, hold what matters in mind and answer without endlessly looking back.
What happens in Market Day?
They make a choice with limited information, see what changes, then decide whether to stay or change course.
Practice & Guided
Does Practice know what should come next?
Yes. Practice shows EBA's next pick. You can follow it, choose another area or use a tutor's focus.
What changes with Guided?
Guided puts the next useful sprint in front of the child. It might push, revisit or add one of the EBA Originals.
Can I still choose what my child practises?
Yes. In Practice, you can follow EBA's pick, choose a family yourself, revisit an older skill or work on a tutor's focus.
How does EBA help learning stick?
Skills can come back after time away. If they are still strong, the next gap can be longer. That is the idea behind EBA's Understanding Retention Curve.
What is EBA Guidance?
An application-only human layer. We look across results and bigger goals, pick what matters now and give a clear plan for the next 28 days.
Parents & tutors
Do I need to plan every session at home?
No. That is one of the jobs EBA is built to reduce. Practice shows a useful next step. Guided serves it.
Can I see my child's progress?
Yes. You can see results, levels, recent work and what EBA thinks should happen next.
Can a tutor use EBA with a student?
Yes. Tutors can set the focus and use results to see what happened between lessons.
Can tutors set homework?
Yes. Tutors can set an available family as homework and see the results when the student completes it.
What are Global EBA Ambassadors?
A soon-to-launch programme for select results-led tutors and tuition organisations around the world.
Trial, billing & support
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Practice and Guided each start with a seven-day free trial for an eligible child. Card details are required. Cancel before the trial ends and there is no paid subscription.
Can I cancel?
Yes. Self-serve plans can be cancelled in billing. Your checkout and billing screens show the exact trial end and next payment date.
Is the plan per child?
Yes. Each child has their own plan and their own progress.
Does Guided include EBA Originals?
Yes. EBA Originals are part of Guided.
What if a question looks wrong?
A child can report it during a sprint. That question does not count. A parent or tutor can then send it on for further review with a reason.