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Ben Tookey

How you can use Clicker and DocsPlus to support your home learners.

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Joanne Gibbins

Don't forget to check LearningGrids to find a range of great resources to complement the BBC's TV lessons offer.

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Joanne Gibbins

If you’re looking to support your students in extending and improving their writing, here are a few ways that you can use Word Banks in Clicker and Wordbars in DocsPlus to help.

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Alex Willcox

Our new DocsPlus Universal licensing system makes it easier than ever for you to provide your students with the reading and writing support they need.

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Phil Hackett

The JCQ’s latest updates for access arrangements for this academic year – with some interesting changes regarding computer readers.

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Joanne Gibbins

DocsPlus is a great tool for helping struggling writers to overcome the 'word gap'.

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Ben Tookey

With the Skyle from Inclusive Technology, eye gaze users can now access all our iPad apps!

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Marcus Dux

Lockdown success stories

16th September 2020
by Marcus Dux

Here are just a few of the many wonderful Clicker and DocsPlus success stories we received during the last few months!

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Ann Crick

How DocsPlus can be used by struggling readers to access worksheets independently.

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Ann Crick

In the English Literature section of LearningGrids, you will find activities that provide pupils with support for writing and planning when studying a range of set texts.

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Alex Willcox

LearningGrids has numerous Clicker and DocPlus resources that can support or extend the BBC Bitesize lessons.

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Ann Crick

We have recently published new DocsPlus sets for two popular literature texts – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Holes by Louis Sachar.

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Joanne Gibbins

LearningGrids goes live!

12th February 2020
by Jo Gibbins

We are very excited to share the news that our brand new LearningGrids website is now LIVE and, we think you’ll agree, looking AMAZING!

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Joanne Gibbins

Improving secondary literacy

22nd January 2020
by Jo Gibbins

A recent report by the Education Endowment Foundation offers guidance to help improve secondary students’ literacy in all curriculum subjects. Many of the report’s recommendations are very much at the heart of our DocsPlus resources

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Ben Tookey

macOS Catalina and iPadOS 13

6th November 2019
by Ben Tookey

It’s that time of year again, when Apple release their new versions of macOS and iOS. The new OSes bring with them a host of new features and accessibility options, which we have detailed for you.