• Rural LA school 294 pupils in Cumbria
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 10.9%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Discovery Espresso reviews: 3.7/5

It was once a great resource but needs updating

How well does it match the curriculum?

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

Find the content out dates. Much of it hasn't changed in a long time. Needs a broader topic base. The content that is there is matched to the curriculum.

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

Reasonably: Essentially there’s enough for most pupils but there isn’t enough extension or challengeextension. Many of the activities the children don't find challenging

Would be better with longer activities that have levels of difficulty. So children could see their progress. Greater depth of topics covered needed.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Badly: Pupils don’t really enjoy using it

They can access the games and activities independently. They don't find them particularly engaging and get easily distracted

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

Not aware of any

How well does it support planning?

Badly: It takes a lot of time or additional resources to use it in the classroom

Don't use it in that way. I might use the occasional video or activity. Dip in and out of it really. Often get frustrated that there is nothing relevant

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

Not really used it for home learning

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

Needs much more content across the curriculum: some new topics that the children can better relate to. Also assessment opportunities

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 7/11

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