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Company

GCSEPod

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

ReadingWise

ReadingWise helps schools to rapidly improve reading among those falling behind
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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

ReadingWise

improve teaching efficiency83%
reduce attainment gap83%
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GCSEPod

improve teaching efficiency87%
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build student knowledge92%
improve attainment90%
reduce teacher workload84%
improve teacher knowledge74%
 
Recommended Usage
A minimum of 3 x 20-minute sessions per week is recommended.

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

Most Helpful Reviews

ReadingWise

Kerith Ocuneff, Teacher and Primary Literacy Lead: I really like ReadingWise, our children enjoy using it. The introduction of the ZIP part for our less able children has allowed more to access alongside their peers.
Caroline Farmer, Deputy Headteacher and SENCo: We have had consistent progress for a range of pupils with different needs. Often progress is seen where other interventions have not had impact
Chris Bowcock, Teacher: The impact is significant and never too late. It is easy to complete and the children enjoy working on line using the score board to see who is achieving or in the lead.
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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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ReadingWise

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Age Range

ReadingWise

8-10, 5-7, 11-13, 14-16 

GCSEPod

11-13, 14-16, 17-18 
Features

ReadingWise

Vendor has not supplied this information 

GCSEPod

LearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress 
Languages
Accessibility

ReadingWise

Vendor has not supplied this information 

GCSEPod

Robust features 
Policies

ReadingWise

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

GCSEPod

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

ReadingWise

ReadingWise is incredibly simple to use. An online programme, your staff and pupils receive username and passwords to access the programme. ReadingWise works on any hardware - each pupil will need access to a computer or iPad. You will need an internet connection. For more technical details please visit the tech page: https://readingwise.com/techsupport
 

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

ReadingWise

Vendor has not supplied this information 

GCSEPod

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

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

 
Set Up

ReadingWise

Vendor has not supplied this information

GCSEPod

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

Support

ReadingWise

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

GCSEPod

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

ReadingWise

Not available To parents 

GCSEPod

Not available To parents 
Screenshots

ReadingWise

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Video

ReadingWise

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Pricing

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.