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Company

GCSEPod

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

60 Second Histories

60 Second Histories is a fun online resource that supports history both in the classroom and at home
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GCSEPod

What makes GCSEPod different is that it is proven to improve your student results whilst reducing your teacher's workload....
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Educational Impact

60 Second Histories

build student knowledge94%
improve teaching efficiency88%
save school money69%
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GCSEPod

build student knowledge92%
improve teaching efficiency87%
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improve attainment90%
reduce teacher workload84%
improve teacher knowledge74%
 
Recommended Usage
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Increased usage over time is linked to improved attainment above predicted grades.

Most Helpful Reviews

60 Second Histories

Carol Stobbs, Head of EBACC: I love the format, the online classrooms where I can set specific videos for classes. The support from Julie and Kevin and the resources give it the extra dimension. They are always happy to help.
Nigel Siddall, Director of Humanities: A brilliant service - both informative and dramatic. An excellent complement to any history teaching
Lyndon McErlaine, Head of History: I find the range of characters to be vast, and I can always find an example for what I am teaching about. My students respond well to Kevin’s style of delivery. It provides a genuine spark.
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GCSEPod

Maggie Paule, Teacher / Coordinator: I gave the score 10/10 since GCSEpod has been our main source of lessons ever since. It is also updated every now and then that gives us recent topics for the subjects given.
Adam Speight, Acting Assistant Headteacher: Having used many different e-learning platforms to date in my career, GCSEPod is by far the leader in terms of interface design and the processes they adopt in order to ensure quality assurance of the materials they provide to users.
Richard Ward, Director of Science: Whilst GCSEPod has everything a teacher and a student needs, feedback from colleagues and students is that it is not the most user friendly interface compared to other platforms they use like Sparx. The quality of the resources is exceptional and the new KS3 format is perfect for students to easily navigate but the original content is still a little cluttered. The most common request I receive from Pod Leads is the desire to find all Check and Challenge questions in one place or the ability to assign them. Disengaged students will not work through the modules and then find the tasks themselves. For engaged students however, GCSEPod is fantastic as they appreciate exactly what the platform provides creating their own revision playlists. If the GCSE content could be assigned to flow like the KS3 content then I would award it 10 stars. I'd also like to add that the team at GCSEPod are phenomenal. They take on board suggestions and provide support immediately. They assist with setting bespoke competitions for our academies and the platform runs without any glitches or issues.
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Subjects

60 Second Histories

#21 in History
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Age Range

60 Second Histories

8-10, 11-13, 14-16 

GCSEPod

11-13, 14-16, 17-18 
Features

60 Second Histories

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GCSEPod

LearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress 
Languages
Accessibility

60 Second Histories

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GCSEPod

Robust features 
Policies

60 Second Histories

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

GCSEPod

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

60 Second Histories

Internet access is required together with the ability to play Vimeo video on the school's network
 

GCSEPod

Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - AndroidRadioTelevision

A sound IT manager to white-list a few URLs in school and integrate GCSEPod with MIS. For teachers and students, using GCSEPod is very simple - like using Netflix or Spotify

 
Training

60 Second Histories

60 Second Histories isn't a difficult site to navigate, but an online tour is available for users as well as video walkthroughs.
 

GCSEPod

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

Presentations, best practice sharing platform, idea generation with Project Manager, YouTube videos

 
Set Up

60 Second Histories

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GCSEPod

Setting up is very straightforward. Simply add your teacher and pupil accounts and you are ready to go!

Support

60 Second Histories

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 

GCSEPod

24/7 Live RepPhone SupportEmail/Help DeskFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base 
Home Learning

60 Second Histories

Not available To parents 

GCSEPod

Not available To parents 
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Pricing

60 Second Histories

Choose from 3 pricing options: a whole-school license @ £115 a single teacher license @ £35 or a homeschool/parent license @ £25

GCSEPod

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

GCSEPod pricing starts from £7.95 / per-pupil

Prices from as little as £1 per student per month. Prices based on students in Year's 10 & 11, all other students and teachers get it for free.