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Company

SAM Learning

Founded: 1993
Country: United Kingdom 

Curriculum Maestro

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

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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Curriculum Maestro

Curriculum Maestro is a game-changing online platform for primary schools that helps you to implement and manage your primary curriculum...
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Educational Impact

SAM Learning

reduce teacher workload84%
build student knowledge83%
improve attainment77%
reduce attainment gap72%
Not measured 
Not measured 
 

Curriculum Maestro

reduce teacher workload91%
build student knowledge89%
improve attainment77%
Not measured 
improve teaching efficiency83%
provide school data64%
 
Recommended Usage

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.

We recommend daily usage of 30+ minutes as Maestro is integral to teaching learning and assessment.

Most Helpful Reviews

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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Curriculum Maestro

Maya tafsir, Teacher: It is an amazing platform
Louise Burridge, Principal: Up to date, easily accessible and challenging for all
Cherida Gibson, Nurture Coordinator: It's a fantastic system that helps planning, tracking and assessment. It's just a very difficult system to use and can be complicated to find the areas that you need. It would be great if the system was easier to use and simpler to navigate.
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Subjects
Age Range

SAM Learning

11-13, 14-16 

Curriculum Maestro

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13 
Features

SAM Learning

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

Curriculum Maestro

CurriculumPrimary CurriculumAssessmentCurriculum DesignResourcesCurriculum Sequencing  
Languages
Accessibility

SAM Learning

Few to no features 

Curriculum Maestro

Robust features 
Policies

SAM Learning

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

Curriculum Maestro

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

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.

 

Curriculum Maestro

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

Operating system: Windows 7+ Mac OS 10.12+ iOS 10+ (limited functionality on smaller screens) Android 7.0+ (limited functionality on smaller screens) Browsers: Chrome 36+ Edge 15+ Mozilla Firefox 60+ Safari 11+ (MacOS only) iOS Safari Android browser

 
Training

SAM Learning

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos 

Curriculum Maestro

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

We have a complete help centre available with Curriculum Maestro giving users (NQT to SLT) 100% satisfaction, including video tutorials, step-by-step guides, handy tips, advice, guidance, and much more.

 
Set Up

SAM Learning

48 hours

Curriculum Maestro

Once you've purchased and sent back your signed terms and conditions, we can usually start the onboarding process the same day.

Support

SAM Learning

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

Curriculum Maestro

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

SAM Learning

Not available To parents 

Curriculum Maestro

Not available To parents 
Pricing

SAM Learning

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

SAM Learning pricing starts from £2 / per-pupil

Curriculum Maestro

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Curriculum Maestro pricing starts from £500 / year

Annual licence to Maestro costs between £500 and £2,750 depending on the size of the school.