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Company

Bug Club

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 

Giglets

Founded: 2011
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Bug Club

Capture your children's imagination and nurture lifelong readers.
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Giglets

An accessible and engaging platform of curriculum-aligned online literacy resources and multilingual texts, for children aged 3-14 in over 38...
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Educational Impact

Bug Club

Not measured 
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Giglets

improve attainment76%
reduce teacher workload76%
reduce attainment gap71%
save school money65%
improve parent engagement65%
 
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Bug Club

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Giglets

Katy, Teacher: Giglets is a fantastic resource which is easy to use for adults and children alike. It provides a wide range of texts which are levelled to suit all learners and provides linked follow up activities which can be sent back to teachers to assess.
Jarlath Canney, Class Teacher: An excellent resource. A worthwhile investment.
Kimberley, Teacher: Easy to use, quality resources and useful tools
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Age Range

Bug Club

0-4, 5-7, 8-10 

Giglets

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16 
Features

Bug Club

Online Pupil WorldReading For PleasurePhonicsIndependent ReadingGuided ReadingShared ReadingEbooksAllocatable EbooksTeacher PlanningProgress Reporting 

Giglets

MessagingReading Test QuestionsDifferentiated TasksMonitoring And TrackingReportingGive Student FeedbackAudioHigher Order Thinking Skills QuestionsMarkingAccessible FontsFont Size Options 
Languages

Bug Club

English 

Giglets

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic; Gaelic, Irish, Akan, Albanian, Bengali, Danish, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Manx, Nepali, Pashto, Pushto, Polish, Portuguese, Panjabi, Punjabi, Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan, Russian, Somali, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Welsh, Yoruba 
Accessibility

Bug Club

Moderate features 

Giglets

Robust features 
Policies

Bug Club

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

Giglets

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Bug Club

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

Bug Club can be accessed on the majority of digital devices, a good WiFi speed and connection is recommended for optimum performance.

 

Giglets

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

Giglets is an online, browser-based resource and can be accessed on any device with an up-to-date browser. Installation is not required. Teachers and students will have individual logins to access Giglets both in school and from home.

 
Training

Bug Club

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We provide PDF documentation, short YouTube video tutorials, step-by-step guidance from our website and within the platform.

There are also webinars you can attend or Professional Development Courses available through our new PD Academy.

 

Giglets

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We recommend a whole staff training session to introduce the resource and support successful implementation. We can also support you with tailored CPD sessions on securing best practice in your literacy provision.

 
Set Up

Bug Club

It only takes a short time to set your pupils up on ActiveLearn and get started using Bug Club.

Giglets

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

Support

Bug Club

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

Giglets

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

Bug Club

Not available To parents 

Giglets

Parent Access 
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Bug Club

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Pricing

Bug Club

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Bug Club pricing starts from £57.25 / year

Prices are annual and determined by school size. We also offer a discount to any small schools or English Hubs schools.

Giglets

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Giglets pricing starts from £1200 / year

School subscriptions are on an annual basis and typically range from £1200 - £2000 per annum depending on school size and subscription options. To discuss the subscription options available to your school, please contact us on info@giglets.com or click 'Free Demo' above.