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Company

Power English Writing

Founded: 2019
Country: United Kingdom 

GCSEPod

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Power English Writing

The creative writing approach to help your children grow as writers, write for pleasure and meet age-related expectations.
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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

Power English Writing

Not measured 
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GCSEPod

build student knowledge92%
improve attainment90%
improve teaching efficiency87%
reduce teacher workload84%
improve teacher knowledge74%
 
Recommended Usage
Vendor has not supplied this information

Increased usage over time is linked to improved attainment above predicted grades.

Most Helpful Reviews

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
Age Range

GCSEPod

11-13, 14-16, 17-18 
Features

Power English Writing

Teaching Guides For Each Year Group Contain Structured Lesson Plans And Mini‑lessonsInteractive Online Planner Contains Lesson Plans Linked To To Front Of Class Teaching Screens, Worksheets And VideosWriting Tips & Tricks Cards Cover Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling For Each Year GroupChild‑facing Online Genre Booklets Provide Children With The Tools They Need To Produce Successful Writing For Each GenreAssessment Scales And Advice On Assessing Writing, With Examples 

GCSEPod

LearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress 
Languages
Accessibility

Power English Writing

Moderate features 

GCSEPod

Robust features 
Policies

Power English Writing

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

GCSEPod

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Power English Writing

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

Computer/tablet, Activelearn login, internet

 

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

Power English Writing

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We offer valuable getting started PDF guides for teachers and parents. Tutorial videos, resources and an online interactive planning tool all support teachers in class preparation and teaching. We also offer several professional development courses designed to help teachers maximise the learning benefits on offer using this product. Users can further benefit from blogs, resources, webinars and conversations ongoing in our Pearson Schools Community.

 

GCSEPod

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

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

 
Set Up

Power English Writing

It only takes a short time to set your pupils up on ActiveLearn and get started using Power English Writing.

GCSEPod

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

Support

Power English Writing

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

GCSEPod

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

Power English Writing

Not available To parents 

GCSEPod

Not available To parents 
Pricing

Power English Writing

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Power English Writing pricing starts from £333.69 / year

Free trial available. Can purchase print package as well as digital subscription package. Subscription fees: Power English Writing Easy Buy Pack KS2: £333.69 (print product); Power English Writing Easy Buy Subscription KS2: £399.00 (online product)

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.