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Founded: 2012
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

First News iHub

First News iHub is an educational platform that engages students with current events and enhances literacy skills through interactive activities.
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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

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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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Subjects

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#45 in PSHE
#18 in RSE
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Age Range

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5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16 

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5-7, 8-10 
Features

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

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Moderate features 
Policies

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Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

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Requirements

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

The iHub can be used on desktops, laptops and tablets both in school and in homes (set as homework).

 

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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

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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

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Teachers need to upload pupils and set up their logins.

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

Support

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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

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Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

First News iHub pricing starts from £427 / year

A bespoke package can be built that includes the Print Newspaper, Digital Newspaper and Activity Sheets.

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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.

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