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Discovery RE review by Amanda

Date: 07.07.2022

Review subject: RE

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Amanda, Deputy head

  • Rural Academy 76 pupils in Cornwall
  • Ofsted rating: Good
  • FSM: 31.6%

 

Review rating:

Average rating across all Discovery RE reviews: 4.1/5

Nothing further to add

 

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Great

 

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

Reasonably: As good as needed

As good as is needed

 

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

Children enjoy it

 

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Well: We could (or do) use it for monitoring individual pupil progress

It’s there but we don’t use it

 

How well does it support planning?

Brilliantly: It has everything you could need and is straightforward to use with classes

Pick up and go

 

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Badly: It’s not really suitable for home use or independent learning

Not used

 

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 vfm

 

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

 

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