Frequently Asked Questions

We are pleased to invite all students from grades 1 to 11, as well as students from other educational institutions, such as colleges, technical schools, and other institutions in the United Kingdom. Unlike an Olympiad, our competition has tasks of different difficulty levels, so that every student can take part in it, regardless of their level of training.

You can enter "Brain Ring 2024 - Autumn session" contests at any time from the 1 to 30 November 2024. Participation can take place both at school and at home.

To take part in the contest, you must register and then pay for participation.

You can register your students until the end of the contests (30 November inclusive).

If a teacher registers a student, the cost of participation in all "Brain Ring" competitions for children is £4.99.

The cost of individual participation in all competitions is £6.99.

Information on how to pay for participation can be found on the "Pricing" page.

The contribution covers the organisational costs associated with the event. This includes the purchasing of prizes and memorable gifts, production of high-quality award documents (certificates, diplomas, certificates of merit), monetary rewards for teachers who organised participation in the competition, salaries for teachers who prepared the competition tasks, programming, design, maintenance, consulting, postal services and other necessary expenses.

No, once you have paid for participation, you will be able to take part in competitions in all available subjects.

No, you don’t. You only need to register once, and you can use the same account to participate in all subsequent "Brain Ring" contests.

Yes, you can add them to the list of participants and pay for their participation before the end of the competition. In this case, you will receive compensation in your favour.

Yes, you can. The cost of individual participation is £6.99.

Our advice: ask your teacher to organise your class’s participation in the "Brain Ring" competition and participate at £4.99 instead of £6.99.

Any teacher or school administrator can register students for the "Brain Ring" competition. After registration, they will receive passwords for logging students into the system, which we recommend are printed, cut and distributed to students. If it is not possible to print out passwords for students, you can use the list in PDF format and rewrite the passwords manually or tell them verbally.

If students want to register individually, they can do it themselves or their parents can do it for them. To do this, please visit our website and complete the registration form.

Yes, if you work in two schools and want to register different students in the contest, you need to create two accounts with different email addresses. Each account is assigned a unique school or building address where prizes, diplomas, certificates and certificates will be sent. Please note that you can edit the address of each account as needed.

Yes, teachers from the same school can register and pay for the participation of students independently. Alternatively, one teacher can register all students by specifying the names of other teachers helping to organise it. All teachers involved will also be awarded certificates at the end of the competition.

Yes, students can take part in the competition from home at any time that suits them. However, teachers are advised to organise participation in a school classroom during or after school hours where possible. We recommend reserving a computer lab for this purpose in advance. If being undertaken at home, teachers will need to distribute passwords to students so they can log in.

Yes, a student can complete tasks from different contests on different days, anytime until 30 November. It is not recommended to postpone the completion of tasks until the last day to avoid possible technical problems and guarantee the success of your participation.

No, students can only participate in each competition once in each subject and at the level corresponding to their grade. Repeated participation is not allowed to ensure a fair environment for all participants and to maintain the objectivity of the results.

No, it is not necessary. If you have not entered the student’s details, they can enter this information themselves once they have logged in to the contest using their given passwords.

No, students can participate at any time.

No, you do not need to.

You are allowed to use a draft, a writing utensil and a calculator during the competition.

It is forbidden to use auxiliary devices (internet, mobile phone, etc.) and to receive help from other people during the competition.

Choose the level that corresponds to your year (including the autumn session).

Yes, they can, but if they choose a lower level, they will not be able to compete for prizes. The chosen level will be applied to all competition subjects.

Information about the competition can be found on the "Instructions for teachers" page. It will help teachers prepare their students for competitions.

If the teacher is unable to log in, the possible reasons could be:

- The teacher’s email address or password was entered incorrectly.

- A different text input language is selected.

- The “Caps lock” key is pressed (capitalisation mode is enabled).

If the student is unable to log in, the possible reasons could be:

- The student’s password was entered incorrectly.

- A different text input language is selected.

If you still cannot log in to the contest, please contact us at [email protected].

Participation in our contest does not require any special equipment. In rare cases, however, JavaScript may be disabled in your browser. In this case, after clicking the “Participate” button, you will see a message asking you to follow the instructions to enable JavaScript.

If you experience any problems with the system, it may be due to your browser settings. We recommend you try again using another browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari. We also suggest using the latest versions of browsers for more reliable operation.

To check the performance of the system, you can review it in the demo version of the contest.

In the event of technical problems or other circumstances that prevent a student from continuing to participate in the competition, do not worry! The participant will be allowed to complete the tasks at any convenient time until the end of the competition. An interrupted contest will continue from the last question answered, and no progress or testing time will be lost.

- Preliminary results and detailed response reports will be published on the 2 December.

- Appeals can be submitted between the 2-5 December.

- Final results and announcement of winners will be available on the 7 December.

Detailed reports with answers will be available on the “Results” page from the 2 December.

To get electronic certificates for your students’ achievements, log in to your account, click on “School Rating” in the menu and select their teachers on the page that opens next to the students. The digital certificates will appear at the bottom of the page.

If you find an error, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

If you have any questions, please contact us via email [email protected]. We will be happy to assist you!