• City LA school 619 pupils in Trafford
• Ofsted rating: Outstanding
• FSM: 2%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Purple Mash reviews: 4.2/5

Super package, covering many areas of the curriculum. Easy to plan and familiarise with; lots of tools to aid multi sensory learning too.

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Practical activities with a range of teaching materials to support. More external links to other sites would be good.

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

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

More high end / more challenging tasks for highly able children would be helpful in some areas, otherwise it is great.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

Some of the curriculum areas are dull enough or regularly repeated so it is hard to make them more engaging in my opinion.

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Reasonably: There is some formative assessment included, but its usefulness is a bit limited

I have not found it very useful or effective so far and tend to use my own assessments. Sometimes I use the final task in a unit for assessment purposes and this often works well.

How well does it support planning?

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

Everything required is there, and clearly formatted, easy to follow with minimal time required to prepare for the lesson (more just making oneself familiar with the content before the lesson).

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

During home learning, I always had to support it with an additional video to explain concepts and tasks.

How would you rate it for value for money compared to similar resources?

Brilliantly: It’s possibly the best value for money of any similar resources I’ve seen

I think it is excellent value for money, especially as there are other areas of the curriculum that are also covered in the programme.

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 10/11

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