Kapow Primary Art review by Vera J
Date: 07.07.2022Review subject: Art
Phase: Primary
Reviewer: Vera J, Teacher
- City LA school 229 pupils (oversubscribed) in Southwark
- Ofsted rating: Good
- FSM: 33.6%
Review rating: 
Average rating across all Kapow Primary reviews: 4.1/5
A good resource particularly if a school does not have an art specialist as it informs teachers and can give them confidence.
How well does it match the curriculum?
Reasonably: It’s good enough for the money, but needs some additional resources
The strengths are the layout and clarity if the resource. The weakness is that it is limited and if it does not fit your topic it is possibly not usable.
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 challenge. Challenge is an area in art which is harder to differentiate for and this is an are which is lacking generally.
Needs more choices of themes and videos of art skills to support non artist teachers who can then support children.
How well does it engage and motivate pupils?
Well: Pupils generally enjoy using it and tend to welcome doing so
There are some great activities and fun ideas. More choices of topics or art skills and themes would be useful.
How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?
Well: We could (or do) use it for monitoring individual pupil progress
For art this is sufficient assessment. You can use this to set up an assessment task or assess what the children do in each lesson.
How well does it support planning?
Well: It’s fairly self-contained and can be used with minimal preparation
There is good art vocabulary on the site and this is very useful in terms of planning if you are a non art specialist. Ideas are good and so is progression.
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
Money is tight in schools but if you don’t have an art specialist to lead primary art this would be good value for money.
Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 8/11
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