AI isn’t magic
We help young people understand what makes the digital world work.
There’s a world behind the screen.
Every search, stream, prompt and click relies on real places, machines and people. Most young people never get to see that side of it.
ThreadPoint helps them see the connections and think for themselves about the digital world they’re growing up in.
❊ ThreadPoint
Three ways in.
Learning Lab
Our teacher-led learning platform for schools.
Ready-to-teach lessons and hands-on activities that help pupils understand how the digital world works, not just how to use it.
Teacher-led lessons
AI literacy
Hands-on activities
Human judgement
Fund access
Help bring independent digital and AI learning to schools and communities.
Fund access for schools
Support local communities
Place-based programmes
Independent education
Research
How do people understand AI and the infrastructure behind it? And what do they need before they’re asked to form a view?
Public understanding
Churchill Fellowship research
ThreadPoint Institute
Papers & insights
❊ Testimonials
Loved by young people, Trusted by grown ups.
Before a ThreadPoint session, fewer than 1 in 5 children could say where the cloud lives. Afterwards, 90% could.
The day was thoroughly enjoyable, and it was fantastic to see how curious and engaged the children were throughout the sessions.
— John O., Microsoft Senior Program Manager
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Honestly? Before today, I thought the cloud was actually up there. Now we know it is real buildings with real people keeping it all running. It was great learning alongside the children.
— Teacher, Old Oak Primary School
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I want to be an Engineer now. How much do they earn?
— Alex, School workshop
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❊ FAQs
You’ve got questions,
we’ve got answers
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ThreadPoint helps young people understand the digital world around them. We work with schools, teachers, families and communities, as well as the organisations that help fund access to our learning.
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Through ThreadPoint Learning Lab, our teacher-led lessons and activities for Reception to Year 9. They’re designed to fit into classroom teaching, with no specialist knowledge needed.
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Yes. Our learning connects to Science, Computing, Design and Technology, Geography, Maths, English and Art. We also introduce pupils to the real-world careers behind digital technology.
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Yes. Operators, councils, companies and funders can bring ThreadPoint to the schools and communities that matter to them, from a set number of schools to longer partnerships with a whole area.
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Yes. Funding access doesn't mean funding the conclusion. What young people learn, and what they decide, stays independent.
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Where the Internet Goes to Sleep is available online. Organisations can order copies in bulk for schools and communities.
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Yes. Through the ThreadPoint Institute, we’re exploring how people understand AI and the infrastructure behind it, and what people need before they’re asked to form a view.
What we teach at ThreadPoint.
AI literacy that goes beyond the screen.
Above the screen: Understand AI and the technology pupils already use.
Our STEAM approach brings science, technology, engineering, arts and maths together.
Through stories, hands-on building and real-world examples, pupils discover how the digital world works.
Below the screen: Discover the infrastructure and people that make it work.
Back to you: Question, check and make informed decisions.