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Booost Education

We make apps to help you to study

Booost Education logo
1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Education
  • SaaS
  • Accessibility
Mansfield, UK

Company mission

To make real differences to the educational experiences of anyone who feels like they could achieve more with the right learning tools at their disposal.

33% female employees

Our take

Wellness and organisation apps are a dime a dozen, but ones focused specifically on the well-being and practicalities of living with a learning difficulty are far fewer. Booost Education melds mental health support, diary and workload management, and routine building features into one platform.

With a team of disability needs assessors and UX designers behind the app, Booost is backed by founders with a solid understanding of what neurodiverse students need to help them succeed in the study. The product is currently live and available, both for UK students receiving the Disabled Students Allowance grant and for individuals, schools, colleges and universities.

Whilst apps such as Asana and Epic Win dominate the American market, there appears to be space for Booost in the UK software industry. That being said, Booost should partner with universities and DSA governing bodies to make sure it reaches as much of its target audience as possible, who must be convinced to use it regularly for it to make the biggest difference.

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Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays, including the option to rollover, sell, or buy holiday each year
  • 5% company pension through the salary sacrifice scheme
  • Flexible, fully remote working
  • Hardware & tech setup allowance
  • Learn new skills and build on your experience
  • Working for an exciting start up, self-funded and profitable, with a mission to help students improve their study experience
  • Bi-annual meet ups - 2 day events, to get to know each other face to face

Company values

  • Why? - Anyone can achieve great things with the right tools and opportunities. Booost wants to provide that to students across the UK
  • What? - We create inclusive digital tools that overcome the barriers to education faced by many
  • How? - We strive to understand the needs of students, and use human-centred design to solve their challenges.

Leadership

Laura Penfold

(Director)

Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Booost Education. Co-Founder of Ultima Education, using profits from this business to self-fund Booost's success.

Tim Jones

(Director)

Co-founder & Director of Booost Education Ltd and Ultima Education Ltd.

Tony Allsopp

(Director and Head of Design)

Previously Creative Director & Head of UX at OPEN Health, Digital Design Director at MBC Ltd, Senior Digital Designer at Zone Design and Lead Designer at Trimedia Group.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Booost Education

  • Diversity and inclusion are at the core of what we do. Booost was founded to help students learn better. We want to use technology for good and to enhance the learning opportunities for all.
  • We are a neurodiverse team and find value in the different approaches this brings. We continue to work toward creating an open and accepting culture and to providing an environment in which we can all thrive.

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