What is Access GCSEPod?
What makes Access GCSEPod different is that it is proven to improve your student results whilst reducing your teacher's workload. The award-winning content and assessment for 30+ GCSE subjects and core Key Stage 3 subjects, is expertly written, mapped to the exam boards and is of the highest of quality so you know you can trust it:
Accessible and easy-to-digest video content is the perfect solution for flipped, interleaved learning. Coupled with our award-winning formative assessment product, Check and Challenge, learners can work independently to check knowledge acquisition, challenging themselves to improve with each attempt and ensuring their learning sticks!
What’s more, detailed reporting allows teachers to pin-point knowledge gaps and identify areas of low confidence, providing the data needed to develop personalised intervention plans. Access GCSEPod helps students achieve one grade higher on average than non-users.
We also launched Key Stage 3 (KS3) content at the start of the 23/24 academic year which includes English, Maths, Science, History, SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar), Geography as well our newest subject – Getting Ready for Key Stage 4.
KS3 is a bundle of content within GCSEPod, the ultimate digital learning solution for secondary schools. Giving your everything you need to help students from years 7-11 on their journey to GCSE success.
Give your class a head start by building a solid foundation for GCSE success! Our KS3 content is an innovative and comprehensive resource to enhance your teaching and support student learning. Join us in revolutionising the way students engage with Key Stage 3 curriculum.
Recommended Usage
Increased usage over time is linked to improved attainment above predicted grades.
Educational Impact
Additional evidence
Apr 2020
The Snaith School, East Riding, UK
Nov 2018
Rawlins Academy, UK
Jul 2018
Marshalls Park Academy, UK
May 2018
Snaith School, UK
Nov 2017
St Paul's Catholic School, UK
Sep 2017
Manor Croft Academy, UK
Jul 2016
Mount Grace Case Study, UK
Nov 2018
Selby High School, UK
Dec 2013
Chipping Campden, UK
 Company | Business Name: Access GCSEPod HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2010 |
| Age Range | 11-13, 14-16, 17-18 |
 Features | LearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress |
 Languages | English |
 Accessibility | Robust features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Available OfflineInternet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android 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 |
 Set Up | Setting up is very straightforward. Simply add your teacher and pupil accounts and you are ready to go! |
 Training | Live OnlineWebinarsDocumentation Presentations, best practice sharing platform, idea generation with Project Manager, YouTube videos |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support |
| Home Learning | School must create the account. |
 Tags | GCSEIGCSEFunctional SkillsGCSE ResitsSQALearningAssessment |
Access GCSEPod PricingPricing Plans Paid Subscription Access 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.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Dai Prendiville
Head of RE and PSHE
Used Access GCSEPod weekly for 5 years+
Oct 2024
Dai Prendiville found Access GCSEPod:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Quick, accurate resource”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Harriet Walsh
Academic Head
Used Access GCSEPod monthly for 1-2 years
Oct 2024
If you are looking for a student led learning platform that supports students to revise and study for their GCSEs then this is for you.
Harriet Walsh found Access GCSEPod:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Students learn at their own pace, teacher becomes an advisor and supporter rather than teaching each topic to each student.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Teachers teach topics students find difficult, they do not focus on the topics that students have mastered.”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“Links to the specification for teachers who are new to the exam board or for NQTs”
- Slightly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Students have access to the knowledge specifically linked to the exam board and specification they are studying.”
Sep 2024
With other sights implementing AI to help in creating quiz from videos and pdf documents it will be a good feature to add to the site. Other wise the site is awesome
Onisimus Chauraya found Access GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Video are well summarised and take less time for learners to follow. Assessment can be done easily”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Less time is spent on preparation”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“A teachers does not know all the detail and new technology makes it easier to learn topics that a teacher is not familiar with”
- Moderately improves attainment“Some learners learn well on their own and some if it was reading alone they could not manage but with neatly presented pods they do well”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Retention of basic facts”
Maggie Paule
Teacher / Coordinator
Used GCSEPod daily for 3-4 years
Apr 2024
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.
Maggie Paule found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“I frequently use the readymade assignments to support the lessons.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“I usually have sense of accomplishment and enthusiasm at work since I know that GCSEpod helps in my tasks.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“I usually open other subjects available as I can learn more with it.”
- Significantly improves attainment“We set weekly tasks and the students are keen to finish them within the time frame.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The lessons are interactive and easy to understand. It is not too long nor too short.”
Adam Speight
Acting Assistant Headteacher
Used GCSEPod weekly for 3-4 years
Feb 2024
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.
Adam Speight found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Automated assessments”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Provides a clear bank of knowledge - all learners receive the same learning experience”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Provides up to date subject content for staff, very important in subjects which change all the time e.g. IT”
- Significantly improves attainment“If utilised correctly for home learning, it can aid engagement outside of the classroom.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Provides them with a variety of content from which they can learn and revise.”
Feb 2024
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.
Richard Ward found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“GCSEPod provides teachers with ready-made revision material from videos, questions and quizzes to give students a simple and effective way to revise packaged to suit the way young people engage with content in the 21st century. The platform covers all content from KS3 to KS4 especially for science providing teachers with easy and quick-setting homework tasks which are assessed and can be monitored with efficiently. In addition, non-specialist teachers can use the platform to quickly refresh their subject knowledge saving time trying to find the content elsewhere, knowing the content is exam-board specific and accurate.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“As mentioned in the previous question, teachers can watch videos to refresh their subject knowledge in 3-4 minutes and can use GCSEPod to set routine homework tasks without the need to create and mark their own resources.”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“Again, as mentioned before, non-specialist teachers are finding GCSEPod supports their own learning of unfamiliar content. Most science teachers are specialists in a single discipline yet are required to teach biology, chemistry and physics stepping out of their comfort zone. For ITTs and ECTs, GCSEPod gives them example questions and activities they can use when planning their lessons.”
- Significantly improves attainment“There is a positive correlation between more hours spent learning and outcomes. Unfortunately, there is a decline in the volume of work that students complete at home. Research shows that both flipped learning and repeated interleaved learning results in higher attainment. GCSEPod provides this as students can prepare for new learning by watching videos in advance but also revisit learning once the lessons have been taught. In an ideal world, teachers would be able to teach their students the same topics multiple times but with the size of the content in the science curriculum, most topics are taught once and then only revisited prior to assessments. Having GCSEPod is like having a tutor on hand to remind you of the content and application required whenever required.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Across our Trust, there is a direct relationship between the students that use GCSEPod the most and the improvement in grades from trial assessments to their terminal examinations. Revisiting the content by watching videos and answering Check and Challenge questions allows teachers to focus more on the application of that content and to practice exam-style questions especially in science where often questions are based on novel scenarios that the students are unfamiliar with.”
Jan 2024
Really easy to use, great package and has improved since I last used it over 6 years ago and it was not as good as this (although it was still fab then!)
Deb found GCSEPod:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Easier to set homework, reduction in marking”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Easy to find resources”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“Offers a summary for staff to review knowledge”
- Slightly improves attainment“Not yet had evidence of this, but only just begun using it”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Students like the fact that the videos are short but have lots of detail.”
Karen
Educational Consultant
Used GCSEPod monthly for 3-4 years
Jan 2023
Easy to use short answer low stakes assessments with related pods
Karen found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Devising low stakes assessments”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Reduces time taken to develop assessments”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Common misconceptions are included as part of the multiple choice question system, teachers can use the assessments and recorded pods to increase subject knowledge in the sciences outside their specialism”
- Significantly improves attainment“Student knowledge is embedded as a result of repeat practice”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Development of knowledge through the pods and assessed through multiple choice questions”
Jan 2023
An excellent resource to use in and outside of the classroom. High quality content and great retrieval activities.
Eve found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Reduced planning, marking and lesson preparation”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Clear explanations”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“High quality content”
- Significantly improves attainment“Grade uplift”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Great for homework and revision”
Linda Bunting
Subject Specialist
Used Education Demand (GCSEPod) daily for 4-6 months
Sep 2022
Saved me hours of planning and correcting of homework.
Linda Bunting found Education Demand (GCSEPod):
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“I no longer have have to prepare lengthy and complicated grammar lessons. It has saved me hours and hours of usually spent creating assessments.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“I set it as a flipped learning activity so when the students come into lesson they are already familiar with grammar points or vocabulary related to the lesson.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“I sometimes find it easier for the Pod to explain things to students than if I tried to explain it (I sometimes confuse them if I try to simplify it to themtoo much) while reminding me of grammar rules.”
- Significantly improves attainment“Students can watch the Pods several time at home or at school which allows them to improve on their work especially if I set a task as a homework, they are able to redo it until it's perfect.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“students can watch the same Pod until they master it.”
Kate Barnes
Raising standards Leader
Used Education Demand (GCSEPod) weekly for 7–12 months
Sep 2022
Kate Barnes found Education Demand (GCSEPod):
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Homework”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Independent learing”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Significantly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Ellan
Parent
Used Education Demand (GCSEPod) weekly for 7–12 months
Sep 2022
Adam Goold
Assistant Head - Secondary
Used Education Demand (GCSEPod) daily for 1-2 years
Sep 2022
We are very happy with our partnership with GCSEPod.
Adam Goold found Education Demand (GCSEPod):
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Excellent AfL opportunities”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Nigar Amin
HOY 11 and GCSEPod Lead
Used Education Demand (GCSEPod) weekly for 1-2 years
Jun 2022
Sure. For me it is a lovely tool that can be assigned as Plenary, Home Learning. It has helped students learn concepts that they felt unsure of. It addressed learning gaps. It helped students monitor their progress. It got Parents involved. I just feel that there are still a range of subjects that are popular with BSME schools that are missing from the platform. Like Economics? In our case Accounting too. So it becomes a selective tool for subjects that have content on GCSEpod.
Nigar Amin found Education Demand (GCSEPod):
- Does not significantly reduce teacher workload“Positive impact is teachers assign MCQ based Ready Made assessments for a quick AFL. It has not reduced workload in a significant manner.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Have been using it as a starter for lessons. Either with a Check and Challenge projected on screen or Pod. So the students are aware of what they are learning today.”
- Does not significantly improve teacher knowledge“Not significant. Teachers are in command of subject knowledge. This is more to address learning gaps in student learning. This does help teacher monitor class progress.”
- Moderately improves attainment“We had identified students who were at Level 3 / 5 for some subjects and we felt with a little support and encouragement we can get them to attain higher. We used GCSEpod and saw amazing results. Attainment in a few cases increased by 2 levels but an increase of 1 level was very evident across several subjects.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“The audio visual aid with specific and focused content helps students learn and gain confidence. They are like building blocks. Correct selection of pods from the teacher helps students learn bit by bit with a quick self assessment available in the form of check and challenge.”
Mar 2022
Most of my friends and colleagues already use it, but I will find some that don't!
Cat found GCSEPod:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“Self marking”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Students interact well compared to book work”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge“New teachers will benefit, and experienced teachers can see different methods”
- Moderately improves attainment“Feedback from students was that they listened and understood better”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“The check and challenge multiple choice”
AYESHA ASLAM
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Used GCSEPod weekly for 1-2 years
Feb 2022
The content of my subject that is English as Second Language is missing.
AYESHA ASLAM found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“The check and challenge feature helps to be used as readymade recap for the beginning of the lesson.”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“the strategies are missing, how to attempt the question.”
- Does not improve teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves attainment“Many students were able to exceed their CAT4 predictions.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Dr Mark Evans
Headteacher
Used GCSEPod daily for 1-2 years
Jul 2021
It's a real help. EBI is covers more subjects.
Dr Mark Evans found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Helps with planning and assessment for learning”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Allows much easier individualisation of the curriculum.”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Significantly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Jun 2021
Invaluable resource during remote education, easily embedded across school and with staff and students
Sarah Leak found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Auto marked homework, flipped learning, easy to set and monitor”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Supporting remote education, student awareness of resources”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“teachers teaching second subjects”
- Significantly improves attainment“focused student revision”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“focused student revision, flipped learning, retrieval practice”
Jun 2021
I believe the site has improved hugely in the time I have used it and it is now a great resource. It keeps getting better with more and more content always being added.
Iain Findley found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Quick to set homework or to use for flipped learning”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Time saving as setting assignments is quick and easy”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge“It just reinforces the curriculum content which is particularly good for teachers new to a specific exam board”
- Moderately improves attainment“Students use it significantly before exams and this will have impact on attainment”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Evidenced through Q&A sessions in lessons, particularly if used as prior learning work”
Jun 2021
Really useful tool but it would be even better if the website was streamlined. It can put some staff off.
Alanna found GCSEPod:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Homework, setting and monitoring”
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency“Downloading relevant Pods to use in lessons. Identifying areas of weakness from chexk and challenge.”
- Significantly improves teacher knowledge“Non specialist, resource to support their subjext knowledge”
- Slightly improves attainment“No specific evidence just yet”
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Jun 2021
I can only comment on the support side of things - and that has been fantastic..!!!!
Dave Lees found GCSEPod:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload
- Slightly improves teaching efficiency
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Slightly improves attainment
- Moderately builds student knowledge
Jun 2021
Very accessible, well-designed resources and super helpful support from the staff team!
Alison Lee found GCSEPod:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Ready made assignments were very useful in remote learning”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Homework”
- Slightly improves teacher knowledge
- Moderately improves attainment“Our History department looked at some recent assessment results and saw that students who had used GCSEPOD had achieved higher results than those who hadn't”
- Moderately builds student knowledge
May 2021
Really like it.
Mary found GCSEPod:
- Moderately improves attainment“Students contextual knowledge of the texts has improved.”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Context is a big one.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Great for starters and homework”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Self marking quizzes”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills“We switched poetry anthologies and it really helped build confidence”
Apr 2021
Absolutely outstanding resource for our large International School here in Spain
Nicola found GCSEPod:
- Significantly improves attainment“Increased subject knowledge”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Confidence improves”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Lesson planning is more efficient and quicker”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“All resources in one place”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills“Contextual information is always excellent”
Mar 2021
I am very impressed and feel that it it a resource that keeps adding on content. It is also specifically related to the exam content and provides the student with another way of accessing it.
Jon Cohen found GCSEPod:
- Moderately improves attainment“With recent year 11 mocks it has helped pupils access the content in a convenient way”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Impact is there in the GCSE mocks”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity“Allows a teacher to have a precise example that they can use in class or provide the pupil to look at in their own time”
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“In terms of online activities that can be marked”
- Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills“The pods are really well researched and have some excellent extra information”
