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Company

Rapid Reading

Founded: 2006
Country: United Kingdom 

GCSEPod

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Rapid Reading

Close the reading gap with Rapid! Proven to quadruple the rate of reading progress!
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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

Rapid Reading

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GCSEPod

build student knowledge92%
improve attainment90%
improve teaching efficiency87%
reduce teacher workload84%
improve teacher knowledge74%
 
Recommended Usage
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Increased usage over time is linked to improved attainment above predicted grades.

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Rapid Reading

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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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Age Range

Rapid Reading

0-4, 5-7, 8-10 

GCSEPod

11-13, 14-16, 17-18 
Features

Rapid Reading

Everything You Need To Help Struggling Readers To Catch Up And Close The Gap.Ideal For Children Who Need A Continued Boost After The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Learning As Well As Those With Longer-term Needs.Increases Children’s Confidence In Reading And Encourages Success.Age-appropriate Books Provide Tons Of Choice And Fine Levelling To Help Children Progress.Hundreds Of Fiction And Non-fiction Books And Ebooks With A Variety Of Engaging Topics, From Animals To Space Travel, To Hook In Even The Most Reluctant Readers!Readers Available In Print And Online To Enable Children To Make Progress In School And At Home.Helps Children Master Core Skills To Enable Them To Access The Curriculum.Ideal For One-to-one And Small Group Sessions.Dyslexia-friendly Design Is Perfect For Helping Dyslexic Children To Read.Written By Intervention Experts Dee Reid And Diana Bentley. 

GCSEPod

LearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress 
Languages

GCSEPod

English 
Accessibility

Rapid Reading

Moderate features 

GCSEPod

Robust features 
Policies

Rapid Reading

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

GCSEPod

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Rapid Reading

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

Rapid Reading

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We offer valuable getting started PDF guides for teachers and parents. Tutorial videos can also be found for teachers and parents. We also offer several professional development courses designed to help teachers maximise the learning benefits on offer using this product. Users can also 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

Rapid Reading

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

GCSEPod

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

Support

Rapid Reading

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

GCSEPod

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

Rapid Reading

Not available To parents 

GCSEPod

Not available To parents 
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Pricing

Rapid Reading

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Free trial, Paid subscription; would require subscription to the digital Rapid Intervention pathway for full access to the package but can alternatively buy individual print titles as well.

Price will vary according to school size and type of subscription chosen.

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.