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2026/10/28
Digital learning for younger learners brings its own set of considerations. Access needs to be simple, navigation needs to feel age-appropriate, and parents and educators need the right tools to support learners without adding unnecessary complexity. In the fifth session of Avallain’s Product Webinar Series, David Moxon and Stephen Madden demonstrated how Avallain Magnet addresses these needs through Magnet Kids and Mercury Primary.
Designed for Young Learners: Building Primary Learning Experiences with Magnet Kids and Mercury Primary
St. Gallen, October 2026 – In the fifth session of Avallain’s Product Webinar Series, ‘Designed for Young Learners: Building Primary Learning Experiences with Magnet Kids and Mercury Primary’, David Moxon, Learning Technology Specialist and Content Developer, and Stephen Madden, Senior Business Development Manager, demonstrated how Avallain Magnet can provide a digital learning environment designed around the needs of younger learners.
Moderated by Giada Brisotto, Senior Marketing and Sales Operations Manager, the webinar followed the experience from the learner perspective through to institution configuration and adult support. The session explored simplified access, the Magnet Kids learner interface, learning content presented with Mercury Primary, Teacher Admin tools and the dedicated Parent role.
Simplifying Access for Younger Learners
The webinar opened with a live demonstration comparing the standard Avallain Magnet interface with the experience designed for younger learners.
Stephen demonstrated how a child can access Magnet Kids using a School Badge rather than relying on an email address and conventional password. Each badge contains a QR code that can be scanned using the camera on a computer, tablet or mobile device.
When scanning isn’t convenient, the same badge can be stored on the learner’s device. Stephen demonstrated this workflow by selecting a saved badge directly from the device and entering Magnet Kids without having to type login credentials.
This provides institutions with different ways to make access more manageable for younger learners, while retaining alternative login options when needed.
Creating a Simpler, Personalised Learner Experience
Once signed in, the difference between the standard interface and Magnet Kids became immediately visible.
The Magnet Kids dashboard uses a simpler layout, larger interface elements and navigation designed with younger learners in mind. From the dashboard, learners can see their groups and courses and move directly into their learning content.
The session also demonstrated how learners can personalise parts of the experience. Stephen showed how a learner can choose an avatar and change the colour displayed in the dashboard header.
These choices do not change the learning content itself, but they give younger learners a simple way to make the environment feel more personal. Importantly, the institution determines the available options, giving administrators control over what learners can choose.
Presenting Learning Content with Mercury Primary
The webinar then moved from the Magnet Kids dashboard into the course experience itself.
Stephen demonstrated activities presented with Mercury Primary, which provides a content player designed for younger audiences, with clearer navigation and larger controls.
Three different examples showed how this works across different types of learning activities.
In a labelling activity, the learner selected words and matched them with the appropriate parts of an image before checking their answers.
A second activity focused on telling the time. Learners could manipulate the hands of a clock to respond to questions, providing an interactive way to practise a skill particularly relevant to younger age groups.
The final example asked learners to identify and highlight verbs within sentences, demonstrating another type of interaction presented through the same primary-focused interface.
The session also highlighted that Mercury Primary is responsive across desktop, tablet and mobile devices. This lets learners move between different devices while retaining the functionality of the learning experience.
Configuring Magnet Kids for Different Institutions
David then moved behind the learner experience to demonstrate how Magnet Kids is configured within Avallain Magnet.
An Organisation Admin first enables Kids Mode at platform level. Magnet Kids can then be activated for the specific institutions that need the young learner interface.
This means an organisation does not need a separate learning management system for different learner groups. The same Avallain Magnet platform can support institutions designed for younger learners alongside institutions serving older or adult learners.
Once an institution enables Magnet Kids, the learner interface changes without administrators having to configure individual interface sizes or navigation elements manually.
The demonstration also showed how institutions can manage personalisation options. Administrators can create avatar collections, upload their own characters and define the dashboard colours learners can choose from.
These settings connect directly with the personalisation options showcased earlier from the learner perspective.
Supporting Learner Access with Teacher Admin Tools
The webinar then explored several tools designed to help teachers and Teacher Admins manage access for younger learners.
If learners lose their School Badge or forget their usual password, a temporary login password can be generated for the group. This provides a practical fallback when learners need to access the platform without their normal credentials.
Teacher Admins can also generate School Badges for individual learners or download badges for an entire group, making it possible to prepare access for a whole class.
The session also looked at learner creation. Young learners don’t need their own email address to use Magnet Kids. A username can be used instead, which is particularly useful when working with children who don’t yet have individual email accounts.
For larger groups, learner information can be imported in bulk using a dedicated template. Parent information can also be included as part of this process.
Together, these tools give institutions different options for setting up and supporting young learners while keeping access manageable in everyday teaching situations.
Giving Parents Visibility into Learning and Progress
The final part of the session focused on the dedicated Parent role in Avallain Magnet.
Stephen logged in as a parent and showed how parents and guardians can see the children associated with their account. Additional parents or guardians can also be invited, allowing several adults to be connected to the same learner where appropriate.
From the Parent view, adults can see the learner’s courses, overall progress and results from individual activities.
Stephen demonstrated how a parent can move from the overall course view into individual learning activities to see where a child has performed well and where they may have encountered difficulties.
Importantly, this access is read-only. Parents can review the learner’s work and progress without changing the learner’s answers, scores or course data.
This gives parents visibility into learning when they need it while keeping the learner experience and learning record separate.
One Avallain Magnet Experience for Different Learner Needs
The webinar showcased how supporting younger learners involves more than changing the appearance of a course.
Magnet Kids addresses the broader learning experience, from access and navigation to personalisation and adult support. School Badges provide an alternative to conventional login credentials; the learner interface reduces unnecessary complexity, and institutions retain control over available personalisation options.
Mercury Primary extends this approach into the course itself, presenting learning activities through an interface designed for younger audiences.
At the same time, Teacher Admins have tools to manage access, users and School Badges, while parents and guardians can gain appropriate visibility into learning and progress.
For educational publishers, schools and other digital education providers, these capabilities make it possible to support younger learners within Avallain Magnet without requiring a completely separate platform for different age groups.
The result is a more coherent digital learning journey for younger learners and the adults supporting them.
Watch the Webinar Recording
Watch the full webinar recording to see Magnet Kids and Mercury Primary in action, from simplified learner access and dashboard personalisation to institution configuration, Teacher Admin tools and the dedicated Parent experience.
Continue the Conversation in Our Next Webinar
Our Product Webinar Series continues with the next live session:
Interactive, Inclusive and Accessible: Creating Digital Learning Content for Everyone with Avallain Author
Hosted by:
- Julia Pidgeon, Product Manager, Avallain
- Stephen Madden, Senior Business Development Manager, Avallain
Moderated by:
- Giada Brisotto, Senior Marketing and Sales Operations Manager, Avallain
🗓 Wednesday, 18th November
🕒 14:00 – 14:30 GMT | 15:00 – 15:30 CET
With accessibility becoming an increasingly important consideration in digital educational publishing, including in the context of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this session will explore how Avallain Author makes accessibility a practical part of content creation without compromising creativity, interactivity or editorial control.
In this 30-minute live webinar, we’ll demonstrate accessibility features across Avallain Author, including audited Activity Types, responsive Design Packs, Accessibility Controls and AI-powered features such as AI-generated alt text, subtitles and transcripts.
Together, we’ll look at how publishers, content teams and institutions can consider accessibility more consistently throughout the content creation process, helping them create digital learning content with a wider range of learner needs in mind while maintaining control over their content and workflows.
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