LearningMole
LearningMole is a UK educational platform providing free and subscription-based video resources, teaching materials, and interactive learning content for primary school children, teachers, and parents. Founded in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2017 by former primary school teacher Michelle Connolly, the platform has grown from a local content project into a globally accessed educational resource used in nearly every country worldwide.
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| Type | Private Limited Company Ltd |
| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Michelle Connolly |
| Headquarters | McSweeney Centre, 31 Henry Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT15 2AY |
| Area Served | Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Location (s) | McSweeney Centre, 31 Henry Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT15 2AY, United Kingdom |
| Key People | Michelle Connolly |
| Products | Educational videos (3,000+ curriculum-aligned videos), Printable worksheets and activities (1,000+), Interactive e-learning resources, AI for Teachers course, Premium video subscription service |
| Services | Curriculum-aligned video resources for primary education (EYFS–KS3), Teaching resources for classroom use, Home learning support for parents, Educational content licensing, YouTube educational channel (260,000+ subscribers) |
| Employees | 1-10 |
| Website | https://learningmole.com |
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The platform originated from Connolly's direct experience during more than 16 years of primary school teaching across the United Kingdom, Dubai, and Egypt. During her classroom career, she repeatedly observed that parents wanted to support their children's education at home but lacked access to accurate, up-to-date resources reflecting current teaching methods. The UK National Curriculum had undergone significant changes, particularly in primary mathematics and the adoption of systematic synthetic phonics for early reading, leaving many parents unable to help with homework using the methods their children were being taught in school. LearningMole was created specifically to close this gap.
From its base at the McSweeney Centre, 31 Henry Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland, LearningMole produces curriculum-aligned educational content covering all primary key stages from Early Years Foundation Stage through Key Stage 2 and into Key Stage 3. The platform's resource library includes over 3,300 individual items spanning educational videos, printable worksheets, interactive activities, teaching guides, and revision materials. Over 800 videos are hosted on the platform's YouTube channel, which has grown to more than 260,000 subscribers with 19 million total views.
Subject coverage includes mathematics (number, operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, measurement, geometry, statistics, times tables, and algebra at upper KS2), English language and literacy (systematic synthetic phonics Phases 1 to 6, reading comprehension, creative writing, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary), science (biology, chemistry, physics, earth and space science, and working scientifically skills), history (ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Tudors, Victorians, and world history), geography (physical and human geography, locational knowledge, map skills, climate and weather, rivers, and sustainability), computing and coding, financial literacy, and world languages and cultures including Hindi, Japanese, Arabic, French, and Irish.
LearningMole's content reaches a global English-speaking audience. The platform reports users across the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait), and English-speaking communities across Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Connolly's own international teaching experience in Dubai and Egypt has contributed to the platform's relevance for international school communities and expatriate families.
The platform operates on a freemium model, with the majority of content available at no cost. A premium subscription provides schools, teachers, and families with extended access to the full resource library. LearningMole also offers an AI for Teachers course, a professional development resource supporting UK primary educators in understanding and practically applying artificial intelligence tools in the classroom.
LearningMole has established partnerships with CodeMonkey, a coding education platform used in schools internationally, and Northern Ireland Screen, the government-backed national screen agency for Northern Ireland. The platform has attracted coverage from education publications and international media.
The platform's growth trajectory from a Belfast-based startup to a resource accessed globally has been achieved without paid advertising, influencer marketing, or external venture capital investment. Audience growth has been driven entirely by organic recommendations from teachers and parents sharing LearningMole's resources within professional networks, social media groups, and home education communities across the United Kingdom and internationally.
Origins
Michelle Connolly spent over 16 years teaching in primary schools across the United Kingdom, including two years at an international school in Dubai and time teaching in Egypt. During her career, she noticed a recurring challenge: parents wanted to help their children with learning at home but often found that teaching methods — particularly in maths and phonics — had changed dramatically since their own school experience.
In 2017, Connolly founded LearningMole from Belfast to address this gap, creating video-based educational resources that would be accessible, accurate, and useful for both teachers and parents.
International Reach
From its Belfast base, LearningMole has reached a global audience. The platform's YouTube channel has accumulated over 260,000 subscribers and more than 19 million views, with content accessed by educators and families in nearly every country. The platform's global reach was achieved entirely through organic growth — teachers and parents sharing and recommending the resources — without paid advertising campaigns or external funding.
Recognition and Media
LearningMole has attracted coverage from international media outlets and education publications. The platform has been recognised for its approach to making quality educational content freely accessible at scale, and for its founder's practical teaching background as a foundation for content creation.
The platform has formed collaborative partnerships with CodeMonkey (educational coding platform) and Northern Ireland Screen (the national screen agency for Northern Ireland).
Content and Resources
The platform hosts over 3,300 educational resources aligned with the UK National Curriculum, covering Early Years Foundation Stage through Key Stage 3. Subject areas include maths, English, science, history, geography, coding, and financial literacy. LearningMole also offers an AI for Teachers course for educator professional development.