1. A Practical Overview for Teachers

2. What is SAM Learning GO!? SAM Learning is the market leader in online revision and exam practice for KS3 and GCSE, and is used in the majority of the UK’s state secondary schools. Independently proven to be highly effective, it has helped in raising attainment for over 3.4 million students over the last seven years.

3. How can it improve attainment? FFT Evidence 2008- GCSE Attainment Using SAM Learning GO! for 10hrs raises attainment Higher achievers - L5+ students at KS3. 4% more students than expected achieved 5+A*/A grades. Lower and middle achievers - nearly 30% of students achieved one grade higher than expected.

4. Features for staff Individual logins Content - Over 50,000 topic questions, across over 30 KS3 and GCSE subjects. Over 20,000 exam-style questions. 126 hrs of New GCSE content for 2009 exam specifications Flash based activities APP activities for KS3 Set tasks User defined Groups Usage Pupil Progress Manage Learners

5. Features for students Student driven learning – instant feedback on all activities completed Teacher driven learning - Set Tasks viewable on homepage Individual progress viewable Virtual World – avatars SAM Learning GO! competitions School incentives?

6. Login

7. Personal logins Click here to create your Personal login

8. Hands on session Create your individual login

9. Content Content menu

18. Creating a Set Task 1. Click Set New Task

19. 2. Select subject

20. 3. Click on the icon to view the activity before you assign it

21. 4. The activity will open in a new window.

22. 5. Select the activities to assign

23. 6. Select the year group then class 7. Click Add

24. 8. The class will show here

25. 9. Click here then select a due date

26. 10. Details of the task will be shown

27. Hands on session Set a Task for a class

28. Creating a User Defined Group 1. Click here to create a group

29. 2. Enter a name for the group

30. 3. Select a year group 4. Select the students by highlighting them then click Add

31. 5. The group will show here

32. 6. Select the teachers who you want to view and manage the group

33. 7. Your group details will show here

34. Hands on session Create a User Defined Group

35. Progress Reports 1. To view learner Progress reports select Year, Class, Group or Subject 2. Select relevant dates then click Apply Filter

36. 3. Your selected report will show here 4. Click here to see Detailed Learner Reports

37. Example of a User Defined Group report

38. Usage 1. Select the type of usage and then a relevant date

39. The data will show here