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SPAG.com review by Lauren

Date: 07.07.2022

Review subject: English

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Lauren, English coordinator

  • City LA school 642 pupils in Brent
  • Ofsted rating: Good
  • FSM: 4%

 

Review rating:

Average rating across all SPAG.com reviews: 3.7/5

Better for KS2 than ks1

 

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Hard for KS1 to access independently

 

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

Reasonably: It's very much a middle ground snapshot

It's very much a middle ground snapshot

 

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Badly: Pupils don’t really enjoy using it

It is very samey

 

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

Great data overview

 

How well does it support planning?

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

I know where my children are so it just proves that

 

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

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

We only use it in school. If used at home data would be skewed by parent intervention

 

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

Reasonable price for what it is

 

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 5/11

 

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