Britannica School

Britannica Education

Britannica School is a safe, citable, online learning resource trusted by teachers and pupils.

Product Type: Software

Location: UK

Age Range: Early years4-115-77-1111-1314-1616+

Platform: PCMacTabletMobileInternet-based

Environment: ClassroomHome

Embark on a learning adventure with Britannica School, featuring thousands of reliable, up-to-date, and interactive multimedia.

Britannica School captivates students and helps them develop critical thinking and analytical skills with a huge range of articles curated and checked by professional editors. This comprehensive platform caters to diverse learners with differentiated learning support and 100+ language translations.

As an educator, enrich your lessons with curriculum-aligned resources, lesson plans, activities, and assessment tools that encourage engagement with learners at all levels.

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Costs: £679 per annum

£679 for a Primary/Preparatory School licence

£1,145 for a Secondary School licence

Are you a school located overseas? Get in touch with our team.

Trial Options: 1 month

30 days

Longer trials may be arranged on request. We can also provide an online demonstration of the Britannica School service to help you fully explore everything it has to offer.

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The information is presented in engaging way and also completely relevant to the curriculum which has become increasingly important in an online world which has limitless – and at points overwhelming – amounts of information.

Annette Cobb, East Barnett School

Now that we have Britannica, I have received positive feedback from parents who use Britannica regular at home for preparation. Britannica is easy to use and the fact that students can self differentiate content levels to suit them is a big plus.

Daniel Everest, Kings Ely School

We looked at three key factors which made us choose Britannica; the well known reputation, the simple to use interface and the quality of all of the learning and instructional material.

Gosia Pudelko-Kelly, Berkhamsted School

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FAQs

QHow does Britannica School relate to my curriculum?: ABritannica School is a cross-curricular resource that supports learning across all subject areas. Britannica School is excellent for differentiated learning and is aimed at raising academic achievement. The resource also helps to promote literacy across the curriculum and content pieces can be used both inside the classroom and for homework tasks or research reports.
QHow does Britannica School support pupils/parents for whom English is an additional language?: ABritannica School takes advantage of the translation facilities provided by Google. Integration of the translate feature allows us to translate articles into all languages that the Google-translate tool supports. Each article also contains read-aloud functionality as well as an on-demand dictionary. Britannica School also provides three reading levels so each user can find the content that suits their needs and abilities.
QWho has access to Britannica School?: AA subscription includes use for all students and all teaching staff in school, from home and on any device.
QHow can we integrate Britannica School?: AAccess to Britannica School does not require individual login IDs or passwords. There are a range of authentication options. We work with most LMS and VLE systems and also provide access through IP authentication and URL referral. Britannica will work with your school to provide remote access, helping to promote parental engagement.
QCan I copy or reuse content in my own work?: AAll Britannica content is royalty-free and cleared for copyright on the condition that it is being used for an educational, non-commercial purpose. You may not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, service mark or other legends or proprietary notices.