SpringBoard Rules for the UK

SplashLearn is on a mission to create fun learning experiences that motivate young learners to achieve mastery in maths skills. SplashLearn provides an interactive and engaging maths practice for Year 1 to Year 6 students. It has benefited over 40 million learners globally. 

SpringBoard is an annual nationwide maths contest for schools in the UK designed to help students master the skills relevant to the current school year. During this 10-week contest, students earn points by answering problems and mastering maths skills in the process.

When is SpringBoard 2021?

SplashLearn SpringBoard 2021 will run from 8 am (UTC), 1 March 1 to 12:59 am (UTC) 9 May.

 

Who can participate in SpringBoard?

SplashLearn SpringBoard is open to all primary school teachers who are residents of the UK. Entrants must have the authority to enter the contest on behalf of his/her primary school which must

(a) Be a primary school physically located in the 12 regions of the United Kingdom with 50 or more enrolled students;

(b) Have 5 or more students in one classroom using SplashLearn.

Teachers must be registered for a SplashLearn Classroom account prior to entering the contest. The contest and its official rules are void where prohibited by law, and are subject to applicable laws. Entrants may not be members of any guild, union, or other organization that may prohibit them from participating in this contest and that would restrict, require due payment, or otherwise have the right to oppose such entrant's participation in this contest. Not open to employees or independent contractors, or immediate family members (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children, and grandchildren) or those living in the same household of employees or independent contractors of SplashLearn, any entity involved in any aspect of the contest (including funding, judging or administration), advertising agencies, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advisors, or advertising/promotion agencies.

Where does SpringBoard take place?

Online. All you need is a SplashLearn Classroom account and an internet connection to participate! Once you have this account set up, your students can log into SplashLearn and start working on their maths skills. All of the work during the contest period will count towards your progress on SplashLearn.

What devices can I use to access SplashLearn content?

All teachers who have a registered SplashLearn Classroom account can participate in this contest. You can use any computer, tablet, or mobile device to access SplashLearn.

How are the points calculated?

There are two ways in which you earn points.

1. Core Points

   • Each correct answer fetches +10 points.

   • An answer streak of 5 questions fetches +25 points.

   • An answer streak of 10 questions fetches +60 points.

   • A correct answer below the grade level of the student fetches +5 points

2. Extra Points

   • Home Access

     • +20% extra points(on both correct answer as well as streak)

     • Points are provided only if you play via parent username & login.

How to unlock characters?

• • Early Bird Unlocking - First character is free after enrolment for classrooms that are enrolled in the first 2 weeks prior to the Springboard 2021 launch.

  • Each character has a threshold. Characters are reset every week. Every week, characters are unlocked basis target points in the following manner:

    • Character 1: 25% of the target

    • Character 2: 50% of the target

    • Character 3: 75% of the target

    • Character 4: 100% of the target

    • Character 5 (Bonus Character) : 125% of the target

    • Character 6 (Bonus Character) : 150% of the target