• Urban LA school 396 pupils in Nottinghamshire
• Ofsted rating: Requires improvement
• FSM: 33.7%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Purple Mash reviews: 4.2/5

Love it but as everything improvements can always be made

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Lots of examples. Lots of video support. Cross curriculum and child friendly. Email support. Weaknesses - less challenging as you progress through to key stage 2

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

Well: A large majority of resources are suitably differentiated for pupils

Neds more challenges for more able students, more sophisticated platforms for upper key stage 2 and clearer links ready for KS 3

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

Great home / school platform Love the 2 dos for both classroom & homework. Would be good for competitions to be set up between classes or year groups or even other schools to link up

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

Read & researched but not used as we have our own assessment tool

How well does it support planning?

Well: It’s fairly self-contained and can be used with minimal preparation

Easy to read documents included - year by year. Love the crash course documents. Love the examples and the video support

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Well: Pupils could be expected to use this at home or independently, with a minimum amount of support or additional resources

Again love the 2 dos for both class and homework setting Parent engagement is good

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

As above - more challenges for AA pupils Competitions to be set up

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

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