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General questions

• About us
• Why register my school?
• What are the steps involved in taking part?
• Will my students be able to practise?
• Are my students' data safe?

The CONTEST

• What is THE BIG CHALLENGE?
• When is the competition taking place?
• How do I register my students?
• Will my students be able to practise?
• How much does it cost to enter the contest?
• Do my students need to be registered to use the training application?

Registration to the contest

• How long can students be registered?
• What levels should I choose for my students?
• How many students can I register?
• Is there a maximum number of students I can register?
• Should I only register the best students?
• Is it possible for students to register individually?
• How do I add students after I have registered?
• My students are not available on the test date
• View all articles in “Registration to the contest”

Contest formats

• What format should you choose for the contest?
• What is the difference between the Flexible format and the Online format?

The content of the test

• What themes are covered?
• What do the questionnaires look like?

The assessment

• How difficult are the questionnaires?
• What should students do if they don't know the answer to a question?

Participation conditions

• Who pays the registration fees?
• What levels are available?
• How much are the registration fees?
• How do I make a payment?
• I need an invoice
• Some of my students were absent on the day of the contest. Can they be refunded?

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 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?

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?
• View all articles in “Technichal difficulties”

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?