Membership

Free access that's genuinely useful. Paid plans that are genuinely complete.

Every student gets real practice for free. LADDER unlocks the whole system. Premium adds extended feedback, human tutor support and video lessons — and every paid plan includes unlimited AI Tutor.

Free

Your current plan

Free

A real introduction to every pathway on LADDER.

Free introductory activities in every pathway — Vocabulary, Techniques, Structure, Paper 1, Grade 4, Poetry, Literature, Grammar and Functional Skills
The real teaching, practice and feedback — not a preview
The full Paragraph Builder
Two AI Tutor questions a day
Reading Settings and accessibility tools — always free
Your progress, rungs and Ladder Level

You're on this plan.

LADDER Plus

Most students choose this

£4.99/month

The complete learning and practice system.

Full access to every standard lesson and activity
The complete GCSE pathways — Paper 1, Paper 2 and Literature
The complete Functional Skills pathways, Level 1 and Level 2
Full Vocabulary, Language Techniques and Structure pathways
Full practice banks — fresh extracts and questions every session
Unlimited AI Tutor questions
Progress tracking across every skill and pathway

Premium

£12.99/month

Everything in Plus, plus real feedback on what you write.

Everything in LADDER Plus
Extended writing activities — full-length analytical responses
Submit your writing for detailed, criteria-based feedback
Advanced Grade 7–9 analysis activities
Deeper tasks with multiple interpretations of the same evidence
Premium exam-style practice papers and downloads
Personalised improvement feedback on what you have written
More detailed progress and weakness tracking
An AI Writing Coach focused on improving answers you submit
Email essay attempts to a human LADDER tutor for support
Request a session with a human LADDER tutor
Exclusive tutor teaching videos and walkthroughs (first video coming soon)
More Premium learning resources as they are added

Your membership

You're on the Free plan. Your progress is saved either way.

Prices are shown in pounds for the UK, euros across the EU and dollars in the USA. Payment is handled entirely by our secure payment provider — LADDER never sees or stores your card details. Upgrades start straight away and are charged pro-rata; moving to a smaller plan takes effect at your next renewal, and cancelling keeps your access until the period you've paid for ends.

AI Tutor

An automated helper for quick explanations, any time. Free: 2 questions a day. Plus and Premium: unlimited.

Human LADDER tutor

Premium

A real LADDER tutor reads what you send. Send essay attempts for support, ask a question or request a session, and watch the tutor's teaching videos. Replies are by email when the tutor is available — this is not live tuition or unlimited marking.

Contact your human tutor

Human tutor support is part of Premium.