What is Seneca Learning?
Seneca for students
Seneca is an effective & engaging interactive learning and revision platform that gives over 10 million users access to world-class content! Students can use the platform to study independently or complete assignments set by their teachers.
Summaries, notes, videos and lots of different types of practice questions are all found on the Seneca platform. The system is also completely adaptive, so each pupil's learning experience will be tailored to suit their individual needs.
Seneca also uses Artificial Intelligence to support students' learning. Amelia is our digital tutor, available 24/7 and ready to help students with any questions they have about their subjects. Exam Questions is where students can prepare for exams while having their answers automatically marked and reviewed by AI.
We tested our system in a Randomised Control Trial with 1,120 participants. Those using Seneca scored 2x more marks than those using a revision guide after 1 month. This is why we say Seneca helps your child 'learn 2x faster'! Seneca was designed in collaboration with neuroscientists from Oxford, Cambridge and UCL. The insights from these experts allowed us to produce smart algorithms that apply robustly supported techniques to enhance memory and understanding.
We have content for KS2, KS3, GCSE and A-level students. Our courses have been written by senior examiners at the major exam boards and updated over time to make sure they perfectly match your child's exam board specifications and National Curriculum guidance.
Seneca for teachers and schools
Over 350,000 teachers in 90% of secondary schools in England (plus some Primary schools and international schools) use Seneca to set automatically marked assignments, monitor students' progress & increase their grades. Seneca also offers Magic Quizzes, which are AI-powered tools for teachers to generate quizzes from their own resources in 2 clicks! We also offer exclusive features for MATs and Senior Leaders, as well as MIS integration that reduces admin time to zero.
Seneca for parents
Over 40,000 parents use Seneca to check in on their child's progress for free, with incredible reports and insights about the child's academic strengths and weaknesses, as well as suggestions on how to improve.
Educational Impact
 Company | Business Name: Seneca Learning HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2016 |
| Age Range | 11-13, 14-16, 17-18 |
 Features | Interactive CoursesSmart Learning AlgorithmsSet HomeworkCreate ClassesThe Best GifsKs2, Ks3, Gcse & A LevelProgress TrackingGoogle Classroom IntegrationMicrosoft Teams IntegrationArtificial IntelligenceExam Questions |
 Languages | English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Internet - Low BandwidthDesktop - Windows Seneca runs on desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. Users can download the free app from the Apple and Google stores. |
 Set Up | Schools have the option to integrate Seneca with their MIS, whether it is SIMS, Arbor, SchoolBase, iSAMS or any other provider. If they do that, it takes no time to set up, as all information is automatically synced. If this option is not used, then students and teachers need to manually create accounts and teachers must invite students to join their classes. It's a very easy and straightforward process. |
 Training | Live OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos No training is needed, but we do offer onboarding calls for free. |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumPhone Support24/7 Live Rep The quickest way to get help is to enter your question in the search bar at the top of the Seneca website. You can also get help through the FAQ page. Additional help is available using the web chat in the bottom corner of the website. |
| Home Learning | Parent Access Parents can create the account. The parent platform is free to use. |
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Seneca Learning PricingPricing Plans Free VersionFree TrialPaid Subscription Seneca offers four tiers: - Free - Supreme - Exam boost - Amelia AI assistant Please go to our website for pricing information or to request a quote for your school.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Seneca Learning Reviews
from 18 Verified Reviews
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Oct 2023
I love it, but wish the amount of topics was wider e.g. History doesn't have all the available A Level topics.
Jack found Seneca Learning:
- Significantly saves school money“Free homework/revision”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Pre-teaching concepts”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Practice opportunities and to get ahead”
Dafydd Humphreys
Interim Deputy
Used Seneca Learning weekly for 3-4 years
Jun 2023
It saves so much time and the pupils engage with it well - support is also very responsive and training knowledge base covers all angles.
Dafydd Humphreys found Seneca Learning:
- Significantly saves school money“Online access to revision resources in one place”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Cuts workload for homework and revision setting and marking”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Teaches content and tests it simultaneously”
Enrique
Head of Geography
Used Seneca Learning weekly for 3-4 years
Mar 2023
No videos or revision boosters for students
Enrique found Seneca Learning:
- Significantly saves school money“No need to pay for basic users”
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency“Feedback on Homework”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Questions and answers of all units and all specifications”
Jan 2023
I picked this score because seneca is really efficient, gives the right topics, questions are simple to answer no matter the difficulty, and you are allowed to retry sections to improve your knowledge in these sections, It also gives a lot of help on the question so you do not get stuck and you could also take notes to remember these questions in the future for you to revise for a test for example.
Szymon found Seneca Learning:
- Significantly saves school money“No”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Where paper homework is given, it is bad for the environment and it can also get lost by other students which causes issues.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Since the homework on paper doesn't provide much tips on solving a question, a student can likely struggle with the homework and get lower marks.”
Aug 2020
My children view this platform as a painless and fun way to revise.
Michelle found Seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“My eldest son managed 10 grade 9s and my eldest daughter managed 4 grade 9s and 5 grade 8s at GCSE.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“I can tell how much time they are spending on the activities I set for them. It’s easy to create a class and set work.”
- Slightly saves school money
Olly Lewis
Head of Science
Used Seneca for 7 months
Apr 2019
I gave 9 marks as the platform has reduced workload, is free so saved my department money, enabled some independence for students, has proven to be an effective revision tool and the students have benefited from using it.
Olly Lewis found Seneca:
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Reinforces teaching points, students can work at their own pace, low-stakes, able to repeatedly work through topics”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Seneca Learning has enabled staff to spend more time on content in the safe knowledge that students can use the platform as part of their revision toolkit. It has also meant reduced workload as we have set sections as homework which we know we don't need to mark as it does it for us.”
- Significantly saves school money
Feb 2019
Free revision resource, fitted to the curriculum, great to supplement revision variety
Jenny Smith found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Fact recall”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Work preset so no need to find questions”
- Slightly saves school money“We have not replace other web resources yet, but might replace them with Seneca in the future”
Feb 2019
Rather disappointing to find it’s no longer free
Hcw found seneca:
- Slightly builds student knowledge
Feb 2019
It is excellent for some students and it is free.
Bill found seneca:
- Moderately builds student knowledge
- Does not significantly improve teaching efficiency and productivity
- Does not significantly save school money
Feb 2019
I have recommended it widely already and lots of my friends now use it in their schools and colleges. I have widely promoted in college and we are now logging 200 study hours every week! Sorry you is also excellent though social media and email. And it's free!
Simon Holland found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“I did some action research which showed that use of Seneca appears to significantly improve mock performance year on year for similar ability students. You can see the extra detail and understanding in the students work too.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“It's self marking and very easy to set up and run. Allows very easy monitoring of students homework, committment and progress with little effort.”
- Significantly saves school money“Its paperless and so saves lots of money on printing homework. Its free to use so much cheaper than other systems that are out there we have used in the past. Works brilliantly on mobile phones so very accessible”
Feb 2019
Brilliant free program, students like using
Lee found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Strong correlation between use and results”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Used out of classroom so n/a”
- Significantly saves school money“No need to buy a revision program”
Jan 2019
The learning platform is easy to use and enguaging for students. They love the leader board names and competing against each other in terms of questions answered and time spent. In science the content is appropriate and curriculum linked. As an organisation Seneca is very progressive and constantly looking to improve. I have attend good quality CPD and would highly recommend - nearly three months in and our students from KS3 and 4 are loving it.
Sj Benfield found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Lots of teachers in science comparing assessment data before and after using Seneca - significant increase in real terms (grades) and engagement. ”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“We are using Seneca Learning to set homework. Self marking, reducing teacher work load, making tick box homework setting meaningless and out dated. Staff feel more motivated to support students in the homework and revision process - running after school Seneca Clubs. ”
- Significantly saves school money“Why would cash strapped schools pay for photocopying of ineffective homework materials and revision resources and/or pay for other platforms like GCSEPod (that is often riddled with errors) when they can use a free evidence based resource. ”
Jan 2019
Great free service with a clean modern interface. Already fairly well populated with courses.
Scott Nevett found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students in my Year 13 class using interleaving of Year 12 knowledge has improved their ability to see synoptic links with current material. ”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Ability to set specific topics as assignments and track student engagement ”
- Significantly saves school money“Currently being pushed school-wide and is free. ”
Jan 2019
Fran Timms found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Significantly saves school money
Jan 2019
The students enjoy working independently and also teacher led using Seneca. The break down of the maths questions is fantastic.
Sarah found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“I teach FE students, some of them are on 3rd attempt. Seneca has re-engaged them and I have seen a huge improvement already .”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Significantly saves school money“I spend money on resources regularly. I now have almost everything I need using Seneca”
Jan 2019
Great, easy to use, fun, repeats areas students find difficult. Free. I like being able to monitor usage and set up little competitions. Parents have said it’s great, too.
Becky White found seneca:
- Moderately builds student knowledge“For both GCSE & A Level Geography revision for mock exams. Lots of topics.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Not really used for this purpose yet”
- Slightly saves school money“Free resources are essential for us. We have no money, so expensive resources are out of the question, regardless of how good they may be.”
Jan 2019
Seneca is fantastic, the students love it, and it shows a real improvement of the type of revision our students are undertaking.
James Finn found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students use Seneca as a revision platform before the end of topic tests and as a system to revise and cover content for their GCSE exams.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
- Moderately saves school money“Seneca is a free resource for all departments to use.”
Jan 2019
Have already recommended to other teachers
Lisa found seneca:
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Student who missed a lot of time in y10 improving knowledge to obtain grade 5 in mocks”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Great for homework, saves time marking and planning tasks that can be used for other tasks”
- Moderately saves school money