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Company

Bug Club

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 

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Founded: 2012
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Bug Club

Capture your children's imagination and nurture lifelong readers.
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An award-winning immersive audio resource that engages primary school children in the curriculum through sound, story and movement.
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Educational Impact

Bug Club

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build student knowledge95%
improve attainment80%
Improves Behaviour / Wellbeing80%
reduce teacher workload80%
improve school processes64%
 
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Fran Collins, Teacher: Children love it, staff find it easy to set up and its a time saver.
Alexia Fox, Deputy Head: I have already shared this with other schools.
Fleur, Class Teacher and Computing Lead: Children love this resources and it encourages great discussions
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Age Range

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0-4, 5-7, 8-10 

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5-7, 8-10 
Features

Bug Club

Online Pupil WorldReading For PleasurePhonicsIndependent ReadingGuided ReadingShared ReadingEbooksAllocatable EbooksTeacher PlanningProgress Reporting 

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LessonsHardwareTeacher TrainingTeacher SupportWireless HeadphonesOver 400 Teacher-made Classroom Resources80+ Experiences 
Languages

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English 
Accessibility

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Moderate features 

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Moderate features 
Policies

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Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

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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.

 

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

Very low-fi, they just need to turn the device on and hit play

 
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.

 

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In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

1 hour staff training, set up guide pdf, support to map Experiences into your school's curriculum.

 
Set Up

Bug Club

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

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45 minutes as part of a staff training (in person or remote)

Support

Bug Club

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

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

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Not available To parents 

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Not available To parents 
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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.

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Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

now>press>play pricing starts from £166 / month

Annual pricing - based on school size. An annual subscription is equivalent to £166/month (excluding VAT) for a 1 form entry primary school – that’s on average only £1.06 per pupil per audio adventure not including use of over 400 follow-on resources.