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The Big Challenge PLAY

• What are differences between The Big Challenge PLAY and PLAY+?
• What happened to English Every Day?
• What are the registration fees for TBC PLAY+?
• Are there any prizes to be won with PLAY or PLAY+?
• Do my students have to be registered for the contest to access PLAY?
• Can one use The Big Challenge PLAY+ on a computer?
• Is my students' data safe?
• Is The Big Challenge Play open to all levels?
• View all articles in “The Big Challenge PLAY”

The Big Challenge CONTEST

• What is THE BIG CHALLENGE?
• Why should we take part in THE BIG CHALLENGE?
• Who can participate?
• When is the competition taking place?
• Where do I receive an information kit with a brochure and some posters?
• Who pays the registration fees?
• How are the registration fees used?
• Do you have solutions that can be used during the year?

The Big Challenge ONE

• What is TBC ONE?
• What are the advantages of TBC ONE?
• What are the registration fees for TBC ONE?
• Why are the fees lower at the beginning of the year?

My Big Challenge Account

• I am a coordinating teacher and do not have an account or I can't find it - what can I do?
• I am not a coordinating teacher and would like an account - how do I create one?
• I forgot my password/e-mail address - what can I do?
• I don't have a password - what can I do?
• Why does my user account look different?
• How can I add students to my school's participation?

Registration to the contest

• Is it allowed to register bilingual students and English speakers?
• What are my tasks as a coordinating teacher?
• Where, how and until when can I register my school?
• Is it possible for my students to practice beforehand?
• What information do I need to register and how does the online registration form look like?
• My class/school is unable to attend the contest during the contest period - what can I do?
• How can I pay the participation fee?
• I would like to receive an invoice.
• View all articles in “Registration to the contest”

General organisation of the contest

• Can I choose to take the test on paper or online ?
• Do I have to declare which format I choose?
• Is it necessary to set a special date within the competition period and how can I let you know?
• What should students do if they don’t know the answer to a question?

Taking the test Online

• What do I have to prepare for the day of the competition?
• What happens the day of the contest?
• What does the test look like?
• When will I receive access and our Big Challenge code for the competition?
• Are headphones absolutely necessary?
• Some of my students were absent the day of the contest. Can we get a refund?
• Can I already open the contest link to see what the competition looks like?
• What is the advantage of creating classes in my user account beforehand?
• View all articles in “Taking the test Online”

Taking the test on Paper

• Can my pupils take part in the contest if my school doesn’t have (enough) computer equipment?
• What do I need to do to organise the test on paper?
• Will my pupils be able to do the listening questions?
• How do I return the answer sheets to be marked?

Results and Prizes

• How can I access our results and download my students' certificates?
• How are prizes assigned to students?
• My students cannot see their results - how can I help them?
• Where can I find the individual codes of the students?
• Are schools and countries ranked?
• What happens if the top students have the same score?
• Where can my students find their results online?
• Where do I find the solutions of the contest?
• View all articles in “Results and Prizes”

Technichal difficulties

• Where can I find the contest link?
• Do I have to send you the names of our students?
• My students have technical problems - how can I help them?
• Don't my students need individual codes to access the competition? Why did I only receive one for the whole school?
• Do I need to be logged in as a teacher to allow my students to start the competition?
• When can the contest link be accessed?
• Where can I see who has already participated?
• How do I use "Report to anomaly" in my user account?
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Privacy Policy

• What personal information must participants provide?
• Where can I find your privacy policy?
• Is my data from my account as a teacher protected?