• Urban LA school 108 pupils in Cheshire East
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 11.1%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Discovery Espresso reviews: 3.7/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Good coverage

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

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

Great ideas and activities

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

Some great IT resources especially coding

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

Some available

How well does it support planning?

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

It complements our scheme of work

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

We don’t use it for this

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

Good value. Good videos.

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

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