Schoolzone | Busy Things review by Katie

Busy Things review by Katie

Date: 07.07.2022

Review subject: Cross-curricular

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Katie, Teacher

  • City LA school 407 pupils in Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Ofsted rating: Good
  • FSM: 21.9%

 

Review rating:

Average rating across all Busy Things reviews: 4.3/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Brilliantly: There is more content (eg support / extension activities) than we expected

It is fantastic!

 

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

Brilliantly: There is a wide enough range of resources to provide a good range of options for all pupils

Children can access different year groups and levels

 

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

They love it!

 

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Reasonably: There is some formative assessment included, but its usefulness is a bit limited

 

How well does it support planning?

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

It’s easy to add it in as part of the lesson.

 

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

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

 

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

It’s included within a package for us.

 

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

 

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