The questions parents, teachers, and schools actually ask about Learners Cloud UK GCSE & iGCSE revision videos - exam board coverage, cost, and how it fits alongside classroom teaching.

For Parents

#1: Is this tutoring, or something else?
It’s revision, not tutoring - in short, teacher-taught video lessons your child watches at their own pace, rather than a live one-to-one session. That distinction matters when deciding whether it replaces a tutor or works alongside one; for most families, it’s better suited to reinforcing topics between sessions rather than replacing them entirely. 

#2: Will it actually match what my child is being taught?

Coverage spans AQA, Edexcel, OCR, OCR 21st Century, OCR Gateway B, WJEC, Cambridge Edexcel iGCSE and Cambridge iGCSE so the exam board isn’t usually the issue - the thing worth doubling down on is whether a specific topic is taught to the same depth as your child’s syllabus, since some clips intentionally go a little further than any one spec may require.

#3: How do I know it’s being used, not just paid for?
The viewing report is the useful bit here - it only counts a video as watched past the one-minute mark, so it filters out idle clicking and gives a genuine read on engagement rather than login stats.

For Teachers

#1: Where does this actually fit in a lesson plan, not just homework?
Because it can be licensed for whiteboard use, it works as a starter or a recap tool in-class, not only as something set for home - useful if you want a consistent explanation style across a topic before setting independent work.

#2: Can I use it to spot who’s falling behind before an assessment?
The per-student viewing report is the practical use case here: it’s a low-effort way to see who’s actually engaging with a topic ahead of a mock or exam, without needing a separate tracking system.

For School Trusts & MATs

#1: Does this scale sensibly across a trust, or is it built for single schools?
Licensing is quoted per cohort size with no fixed user cap, so it scales in either direction - worth requesting a quote against actual pupil numbers rather than assuming a single-school price point applies.

#2: What’s a real procurement question to ask before signing?
Beyond price, the two things worth clarifying directly with us is exactly what the per-student reporting looks like on a trust scale, and whether IT requirements (browser and resolutions minimums) are compatible with older devices still in circulation across a multi-school estate.

Have a question that isn't covered here? Get in touch with LearnersCloud and we'll add it to this guide.