TeachAllAboutIt 2022 Student Welcome Pack

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Student Welcome Pack
Joining Information
Computer Science | ICT | Games Design

Welcome!
Welcome to TeachAllAboutIt! My name is Holly and I am the owner and lead tutor for our courses.
I’m a qualified Computer Science teacher, and am also home educating my own children through GCSEs and beyond. Since
leaving the traditional classroom 5 years ago, I’ve worked with BBC Bitesize and Cambridge Press as an author, published my
own revision guides, and worked with the National Centre for Computing Education as a Computing Facilitator (trainer).
Most of your course will be accessed through our website where each lesson has been designed to guide
you through your course on a weekly schedule.
This guide has been designed to show you how to access your course, live lessons, and get help from me
between lessons.
If you have any questions before, or during your course, please get in touch:
Email: hello@teachallaboutit.uk
Phone: 0800 357 9129
Post: 303 Tarring Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 5JG

Your Welcome Booklet
This booklet introduces you to accessing your TeachAllAboutIt courses and lessons. Website links are underlined
and will open in a browser if you click them.
If you have any questions, please contact us:
hello@teachallaboutit.uk
or
0800 357 9129
Office Hours:
Monday 9am – 6pm
Tuesday 9am – 6pm
Wednesday 9am – 7.30pm
Thursday Closed
Friday 9am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 1pm
Sunday Closed
I believe in being as open as possible, so if you’d like
to see what other parents have said about my courses
and tuition, please visit our Yell Reviews or Google Pages.
1. Welcome………………………………………………………………..pg 2
2. Before You Start………………. ………………………………..pg 4
3. How To Get Help………………………………………………....pg 5
4. 2023/24 Term Dates ………………………………….……….pg 6
5. Course Timetables……………….. ……………………………pg 7
6. Missing A Class …………………………………………………..pg 8
7. Payment & Terms ……………………………………………….pg 9
8. Logging Into Your Course ………………………………….pg 11
9. Live Lessons …………………………………………………………pg 13
10. Getting Help (contact your tutor) ……………………..pg 15
11. Course Rewards & Vouchers…………………………………pg 16

Before You Start
I want every student to have the best possible experience when studying with TeachAllAboutIt. To help you start your course, please
look through the checklist to help you prepare:
 I’ve logged into my account and checked that I can open my course
 I’ve found the student message boards & replied to the welcome message & said “Hi!”
 I’ve installed the Zoom App on my device
 I’ve found the Live Lesson link on my online course
 I have the equipment I need:
 Headset (or earphones & microphone)
 Webcam (optional)
 Graphics Tablet (optional, but very helpful)
 I’ve checked the start date for my course
All courses are accessed online at www.TeachAllAboutIt.uk

How to Get Help
If you have a question in between lessons, the
student message boards are the first place to go.
However, if you want to ask a question privately
you can send a message to me through the chat
on each lesson page.
Tutors
Holly Billinghurst
Lead Tutor Computer Science
holly@teachallaboutit.uk
Jay Shurey
KS3 Computing & Film Studies
Tutor
jay@teachallaboutit.uk
Gael Milligan-Grist
ICT Tutor
gael@teachallaboutit.uk
Claire Gryspeert
Computer Science Tutor
claire@teachallaboutit.u
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Admin
Anne Feldberg
Finance & Management
anne@teachallaboutit.uk
Main Office hello@teachallaboutit.uk
I’m never going to get into
trouble for asking a
question, because my tutors
are there to help me!

2022/23 Term Dates
As term dates are different across the UK, we follow our local term dates and publish these at
https://worthing.teachallaboutit.uk/term-dates-timetables/
Term Dates
Autumn term 2022 Starts: Monday 5th September
Half term break: Monday 24 October to Friday 28 October
Ends: Friday 16 December
Spring term 2023 Starts: Tuesday 3rd January
Half term break: Monday 13th February to Friday 17th February
Ends: Friday 31st March
Summer term 2023 Starts: Monday 17th April
Half term: Monday 29th May to Friday 2nd June
Courses end:
– KS3 – 25th May
– iGCSE & GCSE 17th June
– A Level 10th June
Tuition ends: Thursday 20th July (or the date of your final exam)

Courses Timetable
Please click on the timetable below to access the courses or visit teachallaboutit.uk
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
iGCSE ICT
9am – 10am
KS3
Computing - Y2
9am – 10am
KS3
Computing - Y1
11.30am – 12.30
KS4 iMedia
Games Design
11am – Midday
iGCSE Computer
Science – Y2
10am – 11am
iGCSE Computer
Science – Y1
2pm – 3pm
GCSE Computer
Science
Masterclass
5pm – 10am
A Level Computer
Science
Masterclass
11.15am – 12.15pm

What To Do If You Miss A Class
Although live lessons run through term time, we understand that there will be times when you may be unable to attend a class due
to illness, holiday, or other activities. Don’t panic!
If you’re unable to attend a class or have a holiday booked, please let your tutor know by emailing them or sending an email to
hello@teachallaboutit.uk (it’s not mandatory, but helps us to keep notes for you).
During the live lesson, we usually create notes unless it’s a practical lesson. If notes are created, you’ll still be able to access them
from your tutor and for every lesson, there is a written / recorded lesson to help you catch up.
If the lesson you missed was a coursework lesson, this will be recorded in our coursework
log.
Coursework catch up sessions are rarely needed, but there will be an option to book onto
supervised catch up sessions if needed. If extra sessions are required due to exam
concessions, these are free to attend.

Paying for Your Course / Tuition
We try to be as flexible as possible with tuition payments and offer weekly, monthly, and half termly options based on preference.
1-2-1 tuition rates are dependent on tutor & invoiced monthly prior to lessons.
Please note, there is a waiting list for 1-2-1 tuition with Holly for 2023/24. To secure a place for September 2023, please enquire
now.
Should your circumstances change during the course of an academic year, please do get in touch. Longer payment plans and concessions are available
in exceptional circumstances.
Tuition Fees
KS3 Group £11.25 per week
GCSE / iGCSE
Group
£15.00 per week
A Level Group £20.00 per week
Tuition Fees
1-2-1 KS3 £42.00 - £50.00 per hour
1-2-1 GCSE £42.00 - £55.00 per hour
1-2-1 A Level £45.00 - £60.00 per hour

Logging Into Your Course
All students will have an account on our website when signing up to a course.
Your username is
the email that you
used to enrol for
your course.
If you’re unsure of your password,
click on the “forgot password” link
and enter your email.
Logging into your website
account will give you access to
the recorded lessons,
worksheets, and quizzes.
For most courses, lessons are
released weekly throughout your
course.

Once You’re Logged In
Once you’ve logged in, your profile and courses are all shown on the home page. If your profile
doesn’t appear, click the “My Account” link on the right.
Classroom messages let me send you messages
through the website. After each live lesson, this is
where you’ll find our group notes.
Underneath your classroom messages, you’ll
see your profile. Clicking “Edit Profile” will
allow you to personalise this by updating your
preferred name and a profile picture.
The name you set here will be the name that
appears on your certificates.

Once You’re Logged In
Opening your courses & seeing your tutor feedback is also on the home page under your profile.
A list of your courses is shown below your
profile. To access the course, click on the
name.
When you submit work to your tutor, you’ll see your
marks in the gradebook at the front of your course.
When you click on the assessment, you’ll be able to
see your tutor feedback

Live Lessons
All of our live lessons are held on Zoom. During live lessons, students can communicate in the way that makes them most
comfortable.
As we allow cameras to be on, we record all group classes. These are stored on a secure server for 30 days & then deleted
permanently. Class recordings are for safeguarding only – if you miss a class, I have a recorded video ‘lecture’ of each topic.
A link to the Zoom meeting for your course is in your
course under the “Live Lessons” link.
This will show a countdown to your next live lesson
& a link whilst the lesson is open.

Distance Learning Lessons
Opening your courses & seeing your tutor feedback is also on the home page under your profile.
A full list of lessons is shown on
the left of your course.
The Suggested Study Plan lesson
will help you access these week
by week.
Collapse the menu to give
yourself more room
Once you’ve finished the
activities on the lesson, click
“Mark Complete” to show
your tutor that you’ve
finished the independent
work.

Getting Help
If you need help in between live lessons, we have student message boards for general questions and a
chat feature to talk to me directly.
Alternatively, click on the
student message boards for
messages for your group
At the top of your course and
each lesson, you’ll see a “Chat”
tab. On here, you can send me
a message. It may take a while
to reply if I’m teaching!

Rewards!
An important part of my online courses is rewarding progress and persistence. If you’re trying your best, then we’ll be
proud of you! As you complete sections of your course each year, you’ll be awarded badges from New Student to
Graduate.
Accessing & completing parts of your course will also earn you coins which can be redeemed as a discount against
new courses each year.

How Do Coins Work?
Course coins are earnt by completing activities on the website. The more you do, the more coins you can earn!
Below are some examples of how to earn course points:
Activity Coins
Earned
Complete a quiz 10
Complete a course topic 10
Log into your course 3 times in a week 5
Move up to the next badge 20
At the end of each term, your course
points will be collated into a voucher
for you to use against future courses.*
Each point is exchanged for 5p in
vouchers, making 200 points worth
£10!
*vouchers are valid for select courses and valid for 1 year from issue

Other Subjects
Our sister company, TeachAllAboutFilm was founded by Film Producer, Jay
Shurey in 2019 and offers specialist Distance Learning courses for GCSE
and A Level Film Studies.
Like TeachAllAboutIt, Jay has developed detailed online courses that can be accessed
independently or in combination with live lessons.
With a 100% “good” pass rate, his students make fantastic progress whether they are studying
distance learning, or 1-2-1.
You can find out more about Jay and Film Studies at www.TeachAllAboutFilm.uk or find out what
other parents say on Yell Reviews.

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