ONLINE SCHOOL LAUNCHES PLAN TO MAKE MATHS ADD UP FOR EVERYONE

Breakthrough Maths aims to teach 3,000 students per week this year

Ireland’s fastest growing online school has launched a new immersive and engaging platform for its students. Breakthrough Maths has introduced technology that will test students throughout each class to track their progress.

The new platform will enable tutors to instantly spot when a student is struggling in class and when they need to be moved to an easier class. Parents will also receive the test results on a weekly basis. 

Breakthrough Maths caters for students from 2nd class in primary school right through to Leaving Certificate level in secondary school. The school launched in 2020 with just 24 students. Numbers have grown exponentially since then, increasing to 2,000 young people last year and it is aiming to teach 3,000 students each week by the end of the new school year. 

The online school is now teaching classes seven days a week with lessons on Sunday catering specifically for exam years. The Cork headquartered company continues to expand its team and has added a Head of Operations, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product in recent months. 

Founder of Breakthrough Maths TJ Hegarty says, “We’ve huge aspirations to expand globally and our new technology will help us to scale while staying true to our foundations. Our aim has always been to change people’s attitude to maths, to make it fun and to increase each student’s confidence in what many people perceive to be a difficult subject. Our experienced, engaging and enthusiastic teachers will now have the technology to spot instantly when a student is struggling and ensure that no one is lost in class. The continual tests and quizzes will give us, and more importantly parents, the data which shows their child’s progress each week. Together we will know more about a student’s maths ability than any other school or platform.”

Head of Operations, Ben Sheehan is a Financial Maths graduate from the University of Galway, he added, “Maths is a really important subject and is needed for more third level courses than ever. However, there are so many demands on students’ attention spans, from extra curricular activities, social media, part time jobs and the issue is exacerbated by missed school time during Covid-19 plus a shortage of teachers in parts of the country. We’ve refined our curriculum and hired top-quality tutors to help students to reach their academic goals. I believe that a lack of confidence is what is holding most students back and I’m confident that through our engaging and fun classes we can empower students and unlock their full potential.”

Weekly classes resume on Monday, September 4th. For more information  or to book a class visit https://breakthroughmaths.com/ or contact info@btmaths.com.