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Company

SAM Learning

Founded: 1993
Country: United Kingdom 
Description

Spelling Shed

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

Spelling Shed

improve attainment89%
reduce teacher workload89%
provide school data80%
save school money68%
Not measured 
Not measured 
 

SAM Learning

improve attainment79%
reduce teacher workload85%
Not measured 
Not measured 
build student knowledge84%
reduce attainment gap74%
 
Recommended Usage
Minimum 20-30 minutes per week

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.

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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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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Spelling Shed

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Age Range

Spelling Shed

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16 

SAM Learning

11-13, 14-16 
Features

Spelling Shed

Vendor has not supplied this information 

SAM Learning

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

Spelling Shed

Vendor has not supplied this information 

SAM Learning

Few to no features 
Policies

Spelling Shed

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 

SAM Learning

Privacy PolicyGDPRTerms of Service 
Requirements

Spelling Shed

General IT skills. Some computers / iPads are helpful.
 

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.

 
Training

Spelling Shed

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

SAM Learning

In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos 
Set Up

Spelling Shed

Vendor has not supplied this information

SAM Learning

48 hours

Support

Spelling Shed

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

SAM Learning

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

Spelling Shed

Not available To parents 

SAM Learning

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

SAM Learning

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid SubscriptionOne-Off FeeHourly Rate

SAM Learning pricing starts from £2 / per-pupil