• City LA school 572 pupils in Havering
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 20.5%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Discovery Espresso reviews: 3.7/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

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

Varied - cross curricular. Don't feel it offers the value for money it used to although we haven't used it as much in last year compared to previous years

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

Reasonably: Essentially there’s enough for most pupils but there isn’t enough support / extension or challenge. Don't feel it offers much apart from the middle

Needs a radical overhaul. Differentiation across the board would be beneficial. This is particularly relevant for foundation subjects

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Reasonably: We can’t use it too often or for too long

Children like the bright and colourful designs. However a general update would freshen it up and make it more user friendly

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

We never used this side of it so difficult to comment

How well does it support planning?

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

Some subjects (RE is very strong) are good. Others take too long to find to make worthwhile - this impacts its usability

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 didn't use this side of it

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

I feel other resources have overtaken it for value for money - hence why we are not using as a school going forward

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 6/11

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