Dr Amanda Banks Gatenby
Helping parents, carers and educators turn everyday places, activities and objects into an meaningful learning moments, making the world an interactive classroom with our Tech4Good community tool
Project
Learn Here Now
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Year founded
2026
Business stage
Seed
High-growth sectors
Digital and Technologies
Sector
Digital
Location
North West
Funding
Highly Commended Applicant
The problem and opportunity
Much learning takes place outside the classroom, yet it often remains invisible within formal education systems. This can be particularly challenging for learners with special educational needs (SEN), who may engage more effectively through real-world activity, routine, movement and personal interests. As more families choose home education, there is growing demand for support in effective teaching and learning methods, particularly around building confidence in STEM subjects.
The solution and innovation
Learn Here Now connects everyday experiences with formal curriculum learning, helping families and educators recognise and build on learning as it happens in daily life — at home, in parks, on sports fields and in community settings. Our secure, AI and community-driven platform offers multiple ways to engage with and evidence learning, supporting learners who benefit from personalised, sensory, movement-based or interest-led approaches that traditional methods often miss.
Market and ambition
With our place-based approach we work through connecting parents and carers, cultural organisations and councils who all aim to support and evidence quality education for children, running live pilots across Manchester and now expanding to other regions.
Founder perspective
Dr Amanda Banks Gatenby is an educator with over a decade’s experience exploring how technology can safely and effectively improve learning outcomes. She founded Cohere Learning after seeing educational technology often reinforce existing problems rather than putting learning and learners’ needs first, and is driven to harness technology’s potential to transform engagement with learning.
Women in Innovation Award
Highly Commended Applicant of the Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award 2025/26, receiving tailored business support and access to specialist training and networks. View all winners and highly commended applicants from the Women in Innovation cohort 2025/2026.