• Urban LA school 204 pupils in Suffolk
• Ofsted rating: Outstanding
• FSM: 12.7%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Busy Things reviews: 4.3/5

More suited to younger pupils

How well does it match the curriculum?

Reasonably: It’s good enough for the money, but needs some additional resources

More suited to younger children and more games based

How well does it support adaptation for different groups of pupils?

0

I like the interactivity and all children seem to enjoy it

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Brilliantly: Pupils love using and are excited when they know they are going to do so

Very engaging

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Badly: There isn’t any / enough formative assessment or what there is, isn’t very useful

There is none that I know of

How well does it support planning?

Well: It’s fairly self-contained and can be used with minimal preparation

Easy to use

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Brilliantly: We’d have very few reservations about using this extensively to support home learning

Very easy for children to login at home

How would you rate it for value for money compared to similar resources?

Well: It’s worth the money and effort to introduce – more so than many similar resources I’ve seen

We have it included in a different subscription

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 8/11

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