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Company

Classroom Secrets

Founded: 2013
Country: United Kingdom 

SAM Learning

Founded: 1993
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Classroom Secrets

Classroom Secrets offers a choice of thousands of high-quality, affordable resources that children love and teachers trust
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SAM Learning

SAM Learning is an online learning resource for secondary schools that caters for all major GCSE and KS3 subjects and...
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Educational Impact

Classroom Secrets

build student knowledge86%
reduce teacher workload86%
improve attainment74%
improve teaching efficiency84%
improve teacher wellbeing76%
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SAM Learning

build student knowledge83%
reduce teacher workload84%
improve attainment77%
Not measured 
Not measured 
reduce attainment gap72%
 
Recommended Usage
Vendor has not supplied this information

Independent studies commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation and the Family Fisher Trust from 2002 to 2020 report that SAM Learning significantly improves students' GCSE grades with as little as 10+ hours of usage.

Most Helpful Reviews

Classroom Secrets

Sara, Teacher: It has good things to use to support lessons
Sarah Harrison, Reception class teacher: Right now I only use one section Phonics Factory which is good, but I know there is more for me to discover. Once I have done this and use it on a wider basis I think my score may be higher.
Jessen, Maths Leader: Too many worksheets
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SAM Learning

Chris, Second in Science: Its mostly good. Some activities are well written and fun, others need reviewing and improving.
Gillian, 2nd in Department of MFL: I use Sam Learning mainly for homework to consolidate learning done in class and to give students the opportunity to try out short exam style tasks for independent learning. Students find the tasks accessible and easy to navigate and appreciate getting their scores immediately. Other schools should use Sam Learning to save time in planning and marking as there is a good range of tasks available on all aspects of the course and if you want something specific which is not there, you can create your own tasks as well.
Sam Frith, Teacher of ICT & Computer Science: Really good
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Age Range

Classroom Secrets

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13 

SAM Learning

11-13, 14-16 
Features

Classroom Secrets

Lesson PlansPrintable ResourcesInteractive GamesAssessmentsPractice QuestionsSatsDiscussion ProblemsHomeworkLesson SlidesActivity PacksSeasonal ResourcesHome LearningEarly Morning Work 

SAM Learning

RevisionHomeworkInterventionReporting SuitePre-made Activities Personalised Learning Artificial IntelligenceAdaptive LearningQuestion Level AnalysisAdaptive Teaching Adaptive Learning 
Languages
Accessibility

Classroom Secrets

Robust features 

SAM Learning

Few to no features 
Policies

Classroom Secrets

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

SAM Learning

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Classroom Secrets

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

The only equipment needed is a laptop/desktop or mobile device. All of the site is device agnostic and all features are easily accessible. PowerPoint or PDF readers are best for accessing the full range of resources. Set-up includes a username and password.

 

SAM Learning

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

Launch and setup is supported by our technical team - we work with school Network Admin.

 
Training

Classroom Secrets

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

For school subscriptions, we send a guide to the school adminstrator which explains how to add users to the account.

 

SAM Learning

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos 
Set Up

Classroom Secrets

Indivduals users are able to set up their own account in approximately 5 minutes.

School subscriptions, providing we have all the information we need, will take approximately 20 minutes to set up.

SAM Learning

48 hours

Support

Classroom Secrets

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

SAM Learning

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

Classroom Secrets

Parent Access 

SAM Learning

Not available To parents 
Pricing

Classroom Secrets

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Classroom Secrets pricing starts from £5.31 / month

Annual subsriptions are £54.50 / year, which includes Classroom Secrets Kids for you and your class FREE of charge.

Monthly subscriptions are £5.31 / month.

For whole school packages, please contact Joanne Grainger on joanne.grainger@classroomsecrets.co.uk

SAM Learning

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

SAM Learning pricing starts from £2 / per-pupil