• City LA school 226 pupils in Bury
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 20.9%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Discovery Espresso reviews: 3.7/5

It is a good resource for dipping in and out of to support all areas of the curriculum

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Engaging videos for a range of subjects and topics. The worksheets aren't very engaging. Sometimes difficult to find what you need

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 challengeDifferent levels are not always available

Challenges needed for those higher attaining pupils and ideas for staff to support those who might struggle. Videos with challenge and extend.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

The children enjoy the characters and the videos are fun and colourful. They use real videos to engage the children.

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

There are no assessments

How well does it support planning?

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

The planning is not easy to adapt to meet the needs of the children. It is best to dip in and out of the resources

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

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

School can provide the children with access at home

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 for money. It includes a range of activities for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. It covers all areas of learning and national curriculum subjects

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

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