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What is GCSEPod?

What makes 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+ subjects, is expertly written, mapped to the exam boards and is of the highest of quality so you know you can trust it.

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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.

GCSEPod helps students achieve one grade higher on average than non-users.

We provide content for GCSE/IGCSE (GCSEPod), Resits, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, International and Functional Skills

Recommended Usage

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

Educational Impact

build student knowledge
92%
improve attainment
89%
improve teaching efficiency
84%
reduce teacher workload
80%
improve teacher knowledge
68%

Case Studies

Apr 2020

The Snaith School, East Riding, UK

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Nov 2018

Rawlins Academy, UK

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Jul 2018

Marshalls Park Academy, UK

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May 2018

Snaith School, UK

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Nov 2017

St Paul's Catholic School, UK

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Sep 2017

Manor Croft Academy, UK

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Jul 2016

Mount Grace Case Study, UK

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Nov 2018

Selby High School, UK

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Dec 2013

Chipping Campden, UK

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CompanyBusiness Name: GCSEPod an Access Company
HQ Location: United Kingdom
Founded: 2010
Website:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GCSEPod/status/1529460900830367744
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soundbitelearning-uk-ltd/
Age Range11-13, 14-16, 17-18
FeaturesLearningAssessmentLearning ContentHomeworkPlaylistsMarkingReady-made AssignmentsStudent Progress
LanguagesEnglish
AccessibilityRobust features
PoliciesTerms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR
RequirementsAvailable 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!

TrainingLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentation

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

SupportEmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support
Home Learning

School must create the account.

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TagsGCSEIGCSEFunctional SkillsGCSE ResitsSQALearningAssessment

GCSEPod Pricing


Pricing Plans

Paid Subscription

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.

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GCSEPod Reviews

4.75 out of 5

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Karen

Educational Consultant

Apogee Education Learning and Development, England

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
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Eve

Education Consultant

Education Solutions, England

Used GCSEPod daily for 5 years+

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
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Linda Bunting

Subject Specialist

Abbot Beyne School, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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.
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Kate Barnes

Raising standards Leader

Varndean High School, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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
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Ellan

Parent

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Used Education Demand (GCSEPod) weekly for 7–12 months

Sep 2022

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Adam Goold

Assistant Head - Secondary

Dover Court International School, Singapore

Used Education Demand (GCSEPod) daily for 1-2 years

Sep 2022

We are very happy with our partnership with GCSEPod.

Reply from GCSEPod:Hi Adam, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We love to hear feedback from our subscribers and are so pleased to hear you are happy with your subscription.
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
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Nigar Amin

HOY 11 and GCSEPod Lead

GEMS Winchester School, United Arab Emirates

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.

Reply from GCSEPod:Hi Nigar, thank you so much for your lovely review, we are always pleased to hear how well it is helping students progress further. Thank you also for your feedback about the content, we are always looking to provide schools with the high-quality content they need. We have just released English as a Second Language on the back of feedback from our BSME schools. I will pass your comments onto the content team, and it will be included in upcoming content development reviews.
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.
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Cat

Head of Maths

Used GCSEPod daily for 0–3 months

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
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AYESHA ASLAM

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

GEMS WESTMINSTER SCHOOL SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates

Used GCSEPod weekly for 1-2 years

Feb 2022

The content of my subject that is English as Second Language is missing.

Reply from GCSEPod:Thanks for the feedback Ayesha. Your comments have been passed on to our content team and will be included in upcoming content development reviews. Hi Ayesha, I am delighted to let you know that as a result of your feedback we have just released English as a Second Language. I hope you find it useful with your students.
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
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Dr Mark Evans

Headteacher

FilBrit Training Centre, United Arab Emirates

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
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Sarah Leak

Assistant Principal

Used GCSEPod for 1-2 years

Jun 2021

Invaluable resource during remote education, easily embedded across school and with staff and students

Reply from GCSEPod:Many thanks for your feedback Sarah. GCSEPod was perfect to support blended and remote learning during lockdown and finally it is being used again for it's original purpose - to help students improve their grades. No suprise that usage of the videos is going up exponentially with exams looming, but the big mover is Check and Challenge and millions of questions being answered. Look out for the diagnostic feedback in Monitor and Manage to see if there are some last minute revision tips you need to cover off.
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
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Iain Findley

Assistant Headteacher

Used GCSEPod for 3-4 years

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
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Alanna

Assistant Vice Principal

Used GCSEPod for 7–12 months

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
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Dave Lees

Network Manager

Used GCSEPod for 5 years+

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
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Alison Lee

Assistant Headteacher

Used GCSEPod for 1-2 years

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
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Mary

Head of English

Used GCSEPod for 1-2 years

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
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Nicola

Lead A Level English Literature Teacher

Lady Elizabeth School, Spain

Used GCSEPod for 3-4 years

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
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Jon Cohen

Head of History

Used GCSEPod for 4-6 months

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
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Bob Jackson

Assistant Principal

Used GCSEPod for 1-2 years

Mar 2021

Superb quality resources with built in assessment facility. Loved by our students. Simple for staff and students to use - very intuitive. Many forms of assessment available as well as ability to set own questions. Customer support is exceptional.

Bob Jackson found GCSEPod:
  • Significantly improves attainment
    Since we purchased our subscription our progress 8 score has increased by 0.5 This resource has been a key player.
  • Significantly builds student knowledge
  • Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    Setting and assessing assignments takes seconds. Resources are of the highest quality
  • Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills
    Gaps in subject knowledge or changes to the curriculum can be addressed via GCSEPod
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Helen Wright

Curriculum Lead for History

Used GCSEPod for 3-4 years

Mar 2021

We have been using GSCEPod for a few years and the engagement from the students has been phenomenal. They love it! It's such an easy way for students to revise and learn. This in turn then has a massive impact on confidence in lessons and in exams which, impacts on improved grades. GCSEPod is constantly adapting to meet the needs of students and teachers. I have been particularly impressed with the new exam paper feature - game changer!

Helen Wright found GCSEPod:
  • Significantly improves attainment
    Contributing to students achieving higher that targeted grades in mocks and when reading the content of exam responses, it is clear that it has come from the pods they have watched.
  • Significantly builds student knowledge
    Oh my! I set pods as intro's to new topics etc and love when a student tells me a fact and says 'It said in the pod..'
  • Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity
  • Does not significantly reduce teacher workload
  • Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills
    I recommend to trainee teachers that they use and watch the pods to help further their knowledge. I also watch them if I need a reminder of a topic or if I have to teach a topic I haven't previously taught.
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M Barker

Head of Geography

Used GCSEPod for 2 months

Feb 2021

There is limited coverage of my exam board content at the moment so hence 9 not 10

M Barker found GCSEPod:
  • Significantly improves attainment
    By allowing students to consolidate a blended approach to remote learning in their own time, they have shown significant improvements in attainment over time.
  • Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity
    The quality of the visuals is very helpful in grasping concepts
  • Moderately reduces teacher workload
    It has meant that I haven't had to create my own voice overs for PPTs
  • Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills
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Sarah

Teacher of Science

Used GCSEPod for 18 months

Feb 2021

I have recommended GCSEPOD to friends whom are teachers. They have also passed on this to their heads of department whom are looking into GCSEPOD.

Sarah found GCSEPod:
  • Significantly improves attainment
    Students who may have fallen short due to lack of understanding a question in an exam can target the area of knowledge they are missing through a RAG system. GCSEPOD helps me to target students in those specific areas to improve their understanding and in turn, increase their attainment.
  • Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
    I Use GCSEPOD as homework for students so they have an good foundation and understanding of the key facts ready for their next Science lesson. This in turn, builds their confidence to answer questions.
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    No paper homework, student's use POD to demonstrate their knowledge when completing homework.
  • Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills
    As a RQT, my knowledge is something which will develop throughout my career. As it does in every teachers career. Using POD allows me to be ahead of the game in my understanding.
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Sam

Teacher

Used GCSEPod for 1 month

Jan 2021

Ease of use. Mostly intuitive interface and navigation. The quality of resources and ease of setting tasks is why I will recommend this to any colleague.

Sam found GCSEPod:
  • Significantly improves attainment
    Improved scores in assessment. Students are clearer in their thinking.
  • Significantly improves teaching efficiency and productivity
    Setting homelearning and sharing it across the appropriate platforms is easy. The marking system is straightforwrd and mostly intuitive.
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    Ready made assignments/tasks that are of a high quality make setting learning tasks easier. I do not have to worry if a GCSEPod playlist or assignment is up to scratch; I know it will be.
  • Moderately improves teacher knowledge and skills
    The GCSEPod resources are digestible for all abilities so quickly refreshing my knowledge on toipcs not taught in a long time is easily done and doesn't take much time at all.
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Amy

Lead Practitioner of Mathematics

Used GCSEPod for 5 months

Jan 2021

its good but is missing a lot of subjects

Reply from GCSEPod:Thank you for the feedback Amy, we are glad you like GCSEPod. With 28 subjects we are usually complimented for our breadth and depth of coverage. We are continuously updating our content so please contact us for a copy of our publishing schedule and let us know what you would like to see.
Amy found GCSEPod:
  • Moderately improves attainment
    increase in progress
  • Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity
    they are able to access it within 25 minute tutor time
  • Significantly reduces teacher workload
    check and challenge gives good feedback
  • Does not significantly improve teacher knowledge and skills
    in other subjects that are not my speciality
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Alex Wilson

Associate Assistant Principal

Used GCSEPod for 2 years

Nov 2020

It is a non-intrusive, teaching and learning tool

Alex Wilson found GCSEPod:
  • Significantly improves attainment
    When used properly, it can be perfect therapy for areas for development that appear through QLA
  • Moderately improves teaching efficiency and productivity
    No searching for clips on the web needed. Also, in larger departments with some non-specialists, it provides a solid base with key-words defined and used as the board expect
  • Slightly reduces teacher workload
    It doesn't in the short term but can really reduce the reactive, interventionist approach that schools succumb to
  • Significantly improves teacher knowledge and skills
    Non-specialists!!!!
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