What's new.

sciPAD Online keeps getting better. Here's what has changed recently for teachers and students.

31 July 2026

v2.13.1

For teachers

  • Fixed an issue where previewing a lesson could show a "You do not have permission to perform this action" message.

30 July 2026

v2.13.0
  • Fixed a display issue in the lesson list in dark mode.
  • Moving between lessons in a book is now quicker, especially during long sessions.
  • Fixed a problem where progress in some lesson games wasn't saved.

29 July 2026

v2.12.0

For students

For teachers

  • Fixed a problem where saving changes to a class could fail.

23 July 2026

v2.11.0

For teachers

  • You can now add two-factor authentication to your account for extra security. Learn how to set it up →
  • Active Sessions: under My Profile you can now see the devices you're signed in on, and sign any of them out.
  • Added a "Did you mean ...?" check on email addresses to help catch typos when adding students and teachers.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in Remember Me sometimes not working.
  • Dialogs now keep what you've typed if a save doesn't go through, so you can simply try again.

For students

  • Added additional checks to reduce typos during signup.
  • Fixed an issue where some activity answers could display incorrectly when returning to a lesson.
  • Improved sign-in stability on flaky internet connections.
  • Improved dark mode readability in answer boxes. Choosing a theme →

16 July 2026

v2.10.1
  • Improved how lesson text wraps and displays.
  • The sciPAD Online version now shows on the sign-in screen - handy when you're talking to support.

9 July 2026

v2.9.0
  • Improved page layout on very wide monitors.

For teachers

For students

  • Improved the look and feel of typed answers.

2 July 2026

v2.7.0

For students

  • Autosave upgrades: new Save now and Try again buttons, and a heads-up before you leave a lesson with unsaved work.

For teachers

  • A new marking flow: click Start marking on the Class Completion table to step through each student's work. Marking student work →
  • Fixed an issue with Mark incomplete.
  • The Books page has a new Resources menu for opening flipbooks, answer files and interactive PDFs. Accessing additional book resources →
  • Adding a book to a class now checks your school's available seats and lets you know if there aren't enough. Checking available seats →
  • Improved dark mode support for pop-up dialogs.

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