What is Britannica School?
The information in Britannica School is aligned to the national curriculum for England, Scottish Standards, IB and US Common Core. The platform is updated daily by a team of 100 editors and spans a range of media, including video, images and audio content for all learning styles. As well as Britannica's rights-cleared content, we have also collaborated with trusted partners to deliver academic journals, primary source materials, and a collection of the internet's most reliable websites.
Britannica School offers three different levels to support early years and primary, secondary and sixth form. In addition, various differentiation tools are built into the platform to meet the diverse range of student needs within a mixed-ability classroom at all age and skill levels. Students can adapt the reading-level of information within any text they access and are futher supported with read-aloud functionality, double-click dictionaries, and article translations available in over 100 languages for EAL pupils, meaning that every student is catered for.
Educators and students are able to save and view their favourite content from Britannica School, and organise them into Resource Packs within a personalised 'My Britannica' account. Within this area, users have the option to upload their own content such as worksheets and mark schemes, to personalise the content. For further customisation, the 'notes' section allows for simple communication between educators and students, making the 'My Britannica' area a great tool for remote learning and homework activities.
The Britannica School service is accessible both in school and from home on any device. We provide integration options for any VLE, most notably Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom, making it easier for you to implement Britannica in order to meet your school's learning strategies.
Recommended Usage
We recommend Britannica School replaces general internet searches within your school. Through daily use and interaction, students will be better equipped to research independently and become more knowledgable about the subjects they are studying.
Educational Impact
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 Company | Business Name: Britannica Education HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 1768 |
| Age Range | 0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18 |
 Features | Read-aloud FunctionMerriam Webster DictionaryTranslation ToolShare ContentRights-cleared VisualsDifferentiated Reading-levelsCitationSafe ResearchEbsco JournalsCollection Of Reliable Websites |
 Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Internet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android Log in details will be provided by Britannica upon start date and internet access required. |
 Set Up | Within 24 hours. |
 Training | In PersonWebinarsVideos Online CPD sessions are included in Britannica School subscriptions and training is offered for free throughout your subscription in the format that works best for your school. |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumPhone Support Every subscribing school is allocated their own Britannica Account Manager who will be their point of contact and who will provide them with whatever support they need. |
| Home Learning | Parent Access Anyone can create the account. Britannica has a range of parent-facing guides and materials to encourage parental engagement with our resource. Login details can also be made available to parents to assist with home learning. |
 Tags | Research skillsOnline learning BritannicaBritannica DigitalLibrary toolsSafe search Classroom resourcesProject-based learningDifferentiationEAL supportReading supportEPQ resourcesCurriculum resourcesCurriculum-alignedEBSCOJournalseBooksArticlesImagesPrimary Sources |
Britannica School PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Britannica School pricing starts from £492 / year Britannica School's subscription costs £679 per annum for a primary or prep school and £1140 per annum for a secondary. This price gives access to all members of your school community. For smaller-than-average schools, prices can vary and discounted rates are available for mutli-year licences.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Britannica School Reviews
from 187 Verified Reviews
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Konstantia Varela
Director of Studies, School owner
Used Britannica School weekly for 1-2 years
Aug 2024
I am really happy with the product. not a 10 because different schools have different needs
Konstantia Varela found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“It is easy to find trustworthy information relevant to our lessons and assign it to our students”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“the teachers feel more confident”
- Significantly improves attainment“students remember what they read and the material they work on”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“they have learnt about british history”
Muhammad Helal Uddin
Librarian
Used Britannica School occasionally for 1-2 years
Aug 2024
It's completely related but not a complete pack.. Not free of cost as well.
Muhammad Helal Uddin found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“It shows related result instead of vast irrelevant result.”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“Aged based organization of learning materials”
- Significantly improves attainment“Aged based words selection, texts limit, related images, citation facilities, journal and pdf links along with downloading facilities help in a complete and comprehensive pack of understanding to design a specific lesson plan.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Related Information, Safe searching, Aged based organization, good quality images etc.”
Salvienne
Teacher
Used Britannica School occasionally for 0–3 months
Jul 2024
very educational and user friendly
Salvienne found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“use of videos approved ones and simple”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“more resources available”
- Moderately improves attainment“interest in pupils”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“facts gained”
Lyne sultan
Librarian
Used Britannica School monthly for 0–3 months
Jul 2024
Lyne sultan found Britannica School:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“None”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“None”
- Slightly improves attainment“None”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“None”
Pragmatic
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Used Britannica School weekly for 5 years+
Jul 2024
VERY GOOD
Pragmatic found Britannica School:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“TIDAK”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“YES”
- Significantly improves attainment“YES”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“YES”
Anne Jorid
Librarian
Used Britannica School occasionally for 0–3 months
Jun 2024
It seems like a very good tool for students.
Anne Jorid found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Anthony Peters
Head of Educational Technology
Used Britannica School daily for 3-4 years
May 2024
An invaluable resource.
Anthony Peters found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“N/A”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“It's not really the teacher knowledge that it improves but the opportunities for more exciting subject content and tasks.”
- Moderately improves attainment“Encouraging student-led research encouraging more independence and critical thinking”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Britannica has a wealth of content from your reputable source, which at a time where fake news is so prevalent, this is a phenomenal and invaluable tool.”
Paul
Learning Designer
Used Britannica School occasionally for 0–3 months
May 2024
I think Britannica has a plethora of useful features. I enjoy the reading levels, focus on organisation using packs, the ease of referencing and the simple tools to enlarge text. Coupled with the fact that the interface is user-friendly and the content is from trusted sources, I look forward to championing the use of Britannica in my school.
Paul found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“I have only just started at King's. Today was my first exposure to Britannica.”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“Please see previous answer regarding my lack of exposure to Britannica previously.”
- Slightly improves attainment“I have yet to examine this, but will do so going forward.”
- Slightly builds student knowledge“Once again, I'm new to Britannica and its rollout in my organisation.”
Enrica Capilli
Teacher
Used Britannica School daily for 0–3 months
May 2024
It really changed how I do research and it's so simple and fun for the students!
Enrica Capilli found Britannica School:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“I don't have to roam for hours to find resources and articles and feel safe to not have to double check sources.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“I could prepare a lesson about child labor and create multiple activities.”
- Significantly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
John Kenneally
Teacher-Librarian
Used Britannica School occasionally for 5 years+
May 2024
I like it and the session today was very encouraging. In order for me to give a higher rating, I will need to apply what we learned today and use Britannica on a more regular basis.
John Kenneally found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Reliable info in one location makes finding appropriate sources easier.”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Angela
Librarian /Art Design teacher
Used Britannica School monthly for 4-6 months
May 2024
We have only really just begun to explore it , along with a range of other resources so it would be unfair to give a review really. However, after today's training I have no doubt it will be an invaluable resource for students and teachers
Angela found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge
- Slightly improves attainment
- Slightly builds student knowledge
Phelia
Librarian
Used Britannica School occasionally for 1-2 years
May 2024
Teachers are currently using other resources to support their curricula and may not be easily persuaded to learn and try something new. However, once students see the benefit and easy of use with Britannica school they would give it a try.
Phelia found Britannica School:
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“Additional resource for current topics being taught”
- Does not significantly improve teacher knowledge“teachers can fact check information”
- Does not significantly improve attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge“students have a precise and reliable database to use for research instead of Google”
Irene Igogo
Year 4 Class Teacher
Used Britannica School occasionally for 0–3 months
Apr 2024
the website is very useful during planning, especially for topics subjects and science but when I attended the training with my students I just realised that the website has more information that can help me and my students. I was very impressed with the content coverage of geography there are lot of useful information to explore. I teach volcanic eruption in Year 4 and during the training I, was able to see useful information which I did not use during my teaching.
Irene Igogo found Britannica School:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“During planning especially topics subjects”
- Significantly improves parent engagement“During students project work we usually ask parents to use the website to find information that can help their children to answer questions.”
- Significantly improves attainment“During project showcase students usually provide good information when we ask them where did you find the information some students mention from Britannica”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“During teaching students share their understanding of a taught topic, during project presentations, quizzes”
Patrick Kariuki
Computing teacher
Used Britannica School occasionally for 4-6 months
Apr 2024
Best resource for safe exploration
Patrick Kariuki found Britannica School:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Searching the relevant materials and its safe.”
- Significantly improves parent engagement“Parents are comfortable since the resources are from safe source”
- Significantly improves attainment“Easily accessible modules”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“develop critical thinking skills, and apply their knowledge to real-world situations.”
Ilaria
Head Librarian and Humanities Teacher
Used Britannica School weekly for 4-6 months
Apr 2024
Ilaria found Britannica School:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload
- Significantly improves parent engagement“I had parents complementing me because it was all so clear”
- Moderately improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
June Yeeles
School Librarian
Used Britannica School occasionally for 5 years+
Apr 2024
Image quantity could be improved
June Yeeles found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“Safe browsing and images for student led research”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“So far we have not had parents use it at home with their children”
- Slightly improves attainment“I am not in a position to measure this”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“student led research”
Montserrat Palau
Librarian
Used Britannica School weekly for 7–12 months
Apr 2024
It is an excellent resource, easy to use, connected anywhere, anytime. For our IB school, it is very complete in multilingual content, so it introduces students to the concept of multiple literacies, enriching their academic journey and multilingualism. In addition, it is very important to our school to promote academic honesty and integrity, so Britannica offers the citation of any information.
Montserrat Palau found Britannica School:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“It is easy to search for information and share it with students.”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“At the moment we have not recdeive nay impact”
- Moderately improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Matt
Primary Pastoral Lead / Year 1 teacher
Used Britannica School occasionally for 0–3 months
Apr 2024
a great resource in one place
Matt found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“saves time looking for non-fiction texts”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“none as of yet”
- Slightly improves attainment“in allowing the students access to age-appropriate information”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“through finding out about lots of varied things and making links”
Natalia
Headteacher
Used Britannica School occasionally for 0–3 months
Apr 2024
Natalia found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“quick lesson plans and design”
- Moderately improves parent engagement
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Cindy Rogers
Head Librarian
Used Britannica School monthly for 5 years+
Mar 2024
Britannica is user-friendly, with many enhancements to help students, such as related links, auto-generated citations, optional audio, and adjustable reading levels.
Cindy Rogers found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Teachers don't have to search for reliable information.”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“no idea”
- Moderately improves attainment“It allows students to read at their appropriate level, making reading effective and useful.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“We use Britannica as a starting point for most research-based tasks.”
Carla
2nd grade teacher
Used Britannica School weekly for 0–3 months
Mar 2024
Because offers lots of tools, apart from the main one
Carla found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“If S’s use britannica, I don’t need to go a check one by one where they are on Google, and I know that in Britannica the information is updated and adapted to them.”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“I don’t know yet”
- Moderately improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Interesting facts, information updated, lots of photos aand videos, articles and texts differentiated”
Marie V
Librarian
Used Britannica School weekly for 5 years+
Mar 2024
I think it´s a great tool, but we do have to work hard to get the students and teachers to use it rather than go straight to the internet
Marie V found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“I´m not a teacher so difficult to say”
- Slightly improves parent engagement
- Slightly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Jackie
Librarian in Secondary
Used Britannica School weekly for 3-4 years
Mar 2024
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Jackie found Britannica School:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“The science and english department can use it in google classroom for the students to study specific items.”
- Does not significantly improve parent engagement“No”
- Slightly improves attainment“No”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“They find it really useful in Biology when learning about the human skeleton and cell structures”
Monia Richter
I am a year 5 class teacher.
Used Britannica School monthly for 3-4 years
Mar 2024
Britannica is a versatile and child-friendly online encyclopedia with up to date information.
Monia Richter found Britannica School:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“When my students do research for projects they have the freedom to read relevant information on Britannica.”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“I don't have much evidence of parent engagement.”
- Slightly improves attainment“No”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“My students do a lot of research during Going Global on certain topics and use Britannica a lot.”
Jill van Niekerk
Librarian
Used Britannica School monthly for 5 years+
Feb 2024
Britannica can be used by the whole school community. It is inclusive for students with special needs, language learners, young children and the oldest students. It is value for money.
Jill van Niekerk found Britannica School:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“It helps with differentiation, and also including students with English as an additional language.”
- Slightly improves parent engagement“I have not measured this... but I am sure it does.”
- Significantly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge“I encourage students to use Britannica to understand the basics, particularly in the lower years. For example, the PYP often has quite descriptive units and lines of inquiry but Britannica can help them define the topic and start their research from a solid base of understanding.”
