Fyrna · Shard

We're building infrastructure for mastery.

Fyrna is an education technology company. Every student learns differently — we build the tools that adapt to each one, starting with our first product, Shard.

Closed beta · Invite only

Shard the learning OS for students

A personalised study engine built for high school students. It finds your gaps, plans your study for today, and tailors the learning to what you actually need to know, so you can just focus on getting it done.

Built for your exam. Starting with the IB.

IB A-Levels SAT More on the way

Built for mastery

Shard handles the planning, the pacing, and the tracking, taking the busywork off the student's plate so they can put their energy into the learning itself.

Personal study plan

A daily schedule built around the student's curriculum, pace, and the gaps the engine has detected.

Multimodal learning

Topics taught through a layered interface of explanations, examples, visuals and references, all grounded in the official curriculum.

Continuous diagnostics

The tutor records performance, mistake patterns, and preferences across sessions, so it can circle back or push ahead.

Guided practice

Exercises that scale in difficulty as the student improves, with step-by-step working required.

Retention tools

Built-in note taking, highlighting, and links to prerequisites, designed for how students actually study.

Ask anything

Follow up with suggested questions or open chat, always answered from your curriculum and backed by sources.

How it works

Every topic follows the same loop, from first exposure to proof of mastery.

Warm up

Shard starts by checking what the student already knows about the topic, so the lesson begins exactly where they are.

Learn

The idea is taught with explanations, visuals, and worked examples, with quick questions along the way to make sure it lands.

Practice

Exercises scale in difficulty as the student improves, with hints and worked steps whenever they get stuck.

Prove it

The student explains the idea back in their own words. Teaching it back is the surest sign it has genuinely stuck.

How Shard is different

General learning apps and AI chatbots are great for a quick question. They were never designed to teach one student, on one syllabus, across a full school year. That is what Shard does.

A general AI chatbot

  • Can wander off your syllabus
  • May invent a step in a solution
  • Starts fresh every conversation
  • Answers the same way whether you are stuck or flying

General learning apps

  • Built for everyone, tuned to no one
  • Good content you have to self-serve
  • Has no memory of where you went wrong
  • Leaves the planning to you

Everyone on the same page

One shared view of progress, with the right value for each person around the student.

Students

Study smarter, not longer

Your daily plan is ready the moment you open the app. No more wondering where to start.

Parents

See real progress

A plain-language view of what your child has mastered, and where they need help.

Teachers

Teach to the gaps

Walk into every lesson knowing each student's strengths and gaps.

Built to be opened every day.

The hardest part of studying is starting. Shard keeps the daily ask small, gives quick early wins, and tunes the difficulty so students stay in flow. Over time, showing up becomes a habit.

For parents

Clear answers about where your child actually stands, and what to do next.

  • A clear, plain-language view of mastery for each topic, showing your child's strengths and what needs work.
  • Long-term progress across the whole school year.
  • The gaps to focus on next, so study time goes where it matters.
Your child's data is safe. We never sell student data. Shard is built to the UK's Age Appropriate Design Code (the Children's Code), and we do not share personally identifying information about minors with third parties.

Questions parents ask

How is Shard different from a general learning app?

A general learning app gives everyone the same content and leaves the planning to you. Shard is built for one syllabus at a time, starting with the IB. It tracks your mastery across the whole year and plans each day around the gaps it finds, so you always know what to study next.

Why not just use a general AI chatbot?

A general chatbot can wander outside your curriculum, can invent a step in a solution, and forgets your mistakes between conversations. Shard stays inside your syllabus, draws on a human-reviewed question bank, and remembers your patterns over time so it can circle back or push ahead.

Is my child's data safe?

We never sell student data. Shard is built to the UK's Age Appropriate Design Code (the Children's Code), and we do not share personally identifying information about minors with third parties. Full detail is in our privacy policy.

Does it follow my school's curriculum?

Shard follows your chosen curriculum, starting with the IB. You can also learn topics outside a set syllabus, and when you switch curricula your progress carries over to the equivalent topics.

What if my child gets bored and stops using it?

Shard is built around how attention actually works. A small daily plan, quick early wins, and difficulty that adapts to keep your child in flow, so studying becomes a habit they keep.

Could my child use it to cheat?

Shard tracks engagement through a session and asks students to show their working, so it surfaces unusual jumps rather than handing over answers. It is built to make a student do the thinking.

Are you replacing teachers?

No. Shard removes busywork and shows where each student is struggling, so teachers can spend their time and energy on the part of teaching that matters most.

How much does it cost?

Shard is currently in a closed, invite-only beta and is free for participants. Pricing will be announced ahead of public launch.

Request an invite

Shard is in closed beta. For an invite, partnerships, press, or anything else, we'd love to hear from you.

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Built by Fyrna

Fyrna is a London-based education technology company. We believe every student learns differently, and the one-size-fits-all classroom leaves too many bored or overwhelmed. Shard is our first product; we're building the tools to change that.

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