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Company

GCSEPod

Founded: 2010
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Spelling Shed

Deliver effective, impactful spelling lessons with simple assessment to help reduce workload.
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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

Spelling Shed

improve attainment89%
reduce teacher workload89%
provide school data80%
save school money68%
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GCSEPod

improve attainment90%
reduce teacher workload84%
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build student knowledge92%
improve teaching efficiency87%
improve teacher knowledge74%
 
Recommended Usage
Minimum 20-30 minutes per week

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Spelling Shed

Shannon, Parent: It is good for me to play
Samantha Browster , Teaching Assistant : Excellent interface for children making spelling fun and challenging
Sophie Burns , Teacher: I like how much it engages the pupils. The competitive element has boosted the morale of many of my pupils with dyslexia and the repetitiveness has really helped them.
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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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Spelling Shed

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Age Range

Spelling Shed

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16 

GCSEPod

11-13, 14-16, 17-18 
Features

Spelling Shed

Vendor has not supplied this information 

GCSEPod

LearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress 
Languages
Accessibility

Spelling Shed

Vendor has not supplied this information 

GCSEPod

Robust features 
Policies

Spelling Shed

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

GCSEPod

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Spelling Shed

General IT skills. Some computers / iPads are helpful.
 

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

Spelling Shed

Training video (15 mins) on teacher hub dashboard & quick-start PowerPoint.
 

GCSEPod

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos

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

 
Set Up

Spelling Shed

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

Spelling Shed

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

GCSEPod

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

Spelling Shed

Not available To parents 

GCSEPod

Not available To parents 
Screenshots

Spelling Shed

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Pricing

Spelling Shed

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

Discount offered if bundled with Maths Shed

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.