Convo for Cambridge International students
Whether your child is just starting out or preparing for final exams, Convo adapts its tutoring and conversation style to match exactly what Cambridge International students are expected to know — using the right language, the right depth, and the right terminology at every level.
How Convo supports your child at every stage
As children move through Cambridge International, what they need from a learning companion changes. Convo tracks these transitions automatically — always at the right level of depth and vocabulary.
Early years
Primary 1 → Primary 3
- Cambridge Primary — phonics, counting to 100
- Cambridge Primary — place value, simple sentences
- Cambridge Primary — multiplication tables, paragraphs
Primary
Primary 4 → Lower Secondary 1 (Year 7)
- Cambridge Primary — long multiplication, fractions
- Cambridge Primary — decimals, structured writing
- Cambridge Primary Checkpoint — percentages, analytical reading
Lower secondary
Lower Secondary 2 (Year 8) → IGCSE Year 10
- Cambridge Lower Secondary — linear equations, text analysis
- Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint — geometry, argument writing
- Cambridge IGCSE — command words, mark-scheme answers
Upper secondary & post-16
IGCSE Year 11 → A Level (Year 13)
- Cambridge IGCSE exams — structured responses, data analysis
- Cambridge AS Level — first year of pre-university study
- Cambridge A Level — final exams, extended essays
Year levels & focus areas
Convo tunes its vocabulary, depth, and challenge level to each year automatically.
| Year | Ages | Typical focus |
|---|---|---|
| Primary 1 | 5–6 | Cambridge Primary — phonics, counting to 100 |
| Primary 2 | 6–7 | Cambridge Primary — place value, simple sentences |
| Primary 3 | 7–8 | Cambridge Primary — multiplication tables, paragraphs |
| Primary 4 | 8–9 | Cambridge Primary — long multiplication, fractions |
| Primary 5 | 9–10 | Cambridge Primary — decimals, structured writing |
| Primary 6 | 10–11 | Cambridge Primary Checkpoint — percentages, analytical reading |
| Lower Secondary 1 (Year 7) | 11–12 | Cambridge Lower Secondary — algebra basics, essay structure |
| Lower Secondary 2 (Year 8) | 12–13 | Cambridge Lower Secondary — linear equations, text analysis |
| Lower Secondary 3 (Year 9) | 13–14 | Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint — geometry, argument writing |
| IGCSE Year 10 | 14–15 | Cambridge IGCSE — command words, mark-scheme answers |
| IGCSE Year 11 | 15–16 | Cambridge IGCSE exams — structured responses, data analysis |
| AS Level (Year 12) | 16–17 | Cambridge AS Level — first year of pre-university study |
| A Level (Year 13) | 17–18 | Cambridge A Level — final exams, extended essays |
How Convo adapts to Cambridge International
It's not enough to know the curriculum exists. Convo understands it from the inside — the methods, the vocabulary, the exam expectations.
- Uses the terminology and vocabulary a Cambridge International teacher uses every day
- Pitches difficulty exactly to your child's level — never too easy, never overwhelming
- Homework help stays within what the curriculum expects, so nothing feels foreign
- Memory and spaced repetition naturally reinforce what was learned in previous sessions
- Socratic questions guide your child to find answers themselves — builds real understanding
- Adapts pacing and tone to how your child learns best — some like stories, some like steps
- Weekly digests name the grade level and topics so parents always know what's being covered
- Never gives homework answers — guides discovery so your child's learning sticks
Voice-first sessions
Your child just talks — Convo listens and guides them through Cambridge International content naturally.
Socratic questions
Never gives answers — asks the right question at the right moment so understanding sticks.
Curriculum-aligned homework help
Steps through problems using the same methods your child's school teaches.
Spaced repetition
Naturally revisits topics from previous sessions — reinforcing learning without quizzes.
What a Cambridge International homework session actually looks like
Middle year · Mathematics — Fractions
A student in the middle of their school journey is working through a fractions problem and isn't sure where to start.
Convo never gives the answer. It always guides the child to find it themselves.
Your parent dashboard, after a Cambridge International session
- Worked through fractions independently — showed strong reasoning at each step
- Asked curious questions about why fractions matter in real life
- Convo revisited last week's topic naturally — the spaced repetition is working
- Reading comprehension practice: identified main ideas and author's purpose
- Mathematics — Core number, algebra, geometry, and statistics
- English / Language Arts — Reading, writing, grammar, and comprehension
- Science — Scientific reasoning and subject-specific content
- Humanities — History, geography, and social studies
- Exam technique — Structured answers, command words, and mark-scheme awareness
Generic AI tools don't know Cambridge International.
A child in International who asks a general AI "how do I do this?" gets an answer that might be correct — but pitched at the wrong level, using the wrong method, and ignoring the exam expectations their teacher has set.
Convo is different. It knows that a Lower Secondary 1 (Year 7) student is expected to use specific methods, specific vocabulary, and specific reasoning. It never teaches too far ahead or too far behind. And critically — it never just gives the answer, which is what every parent rightly worries about.
- Knows Cambridge International grade expectations — never teaches the wrong method
- Uses Socratic questioning — your child thinks, not Convo
- Parent dashboard shows every session — full transparency
- Safety monitoring runs throughout — you're always informed
"The answer is 42. Here's the formula: a² + b² = c². This is the Pythagorean theorem."
Gives the answer directly. Child copies it down. Learns nothing.
"Before we look at the formula — what do you notice about the relationship between the three sides of a right-angled triangle?"
Guides discovery. Child works it out. Understanding sticks.
COPPA & UK Children's Code compliant
Parental consent is required and verified. Your child's data is never used to train public AI models.
Real-time safety alerts
If Convo hears something that needs your attention — stress, loneliness, concerning topics — you get a calm, private alert with context.
Weekly digest every Sunday
A short, readable summary of highlights, topics covered, curious questions, and anything worth bringing up at home.
Getting started takes two minutes
Create your parent account
Sign up free — no credit card needed. Your account is the parent account; your child never has one.
Set your child's year level
Choose Cambridge International and your child's year. Convo immediately knows what level to pitch its conversations.
Your child starts talking
On any device, your child opens the app and starts talking. No typing. No menus. Just conversation.
You see what they learned
Session summary, topics covered, time used, and any alerts land in your parent dashboard straight away.