• City LA school 403 pupils in Birmingham
• Ofsted rating: Outstanding
• FSM: 44.1%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Classroom Secrets reviews: 4/5

Very good to show mastery

How well does it match the curriculum?

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

Really good for mastery

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

Well: A large majority of resources are suitably differentiated for pupils

Activities have a range of ability

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Well: Pupils generally enjoy using it and tend to welcome doing so

Pupils engage with the questions

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

Haven’t used

How well does it support planning?

Reasonably: Mostly we can use it without an unreasonable amount of effort or additional resource requirement

We have to do our own so difficult to comment

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Reasonably: It could be used at home or independently, but pupils would need some extra support or resources

Can use for homework

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

Reasonably: It represents about the same value for money as similar resources I’ve seen

Expensive if funding yourself as a teacher

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 9/11

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