Schoolzone | Sing Up review by Karen Holm

Sing Up review by Karen Holm

Date: 07.07.2022

Review subject: Music 

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Karen Holm, SENDCo

  • Rural Free School 94 pupils in Shropshire
  • Ofsted rating: Outstanding
  • FSM: 5.3%

 

Review rating:

Average rating across all Sing Up reviews: 3.8/5

Supports non specialists well to deliver the subject

 

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Content is being released this year that matches our curriculum expectation.

 

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

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

Useful resources to support different abilities

 

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Brilliantly: Pupils love using and are excited when they know they are going to do so

Children are loving using this

 

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

Some resources available

 

How well does it support planning?

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

Provides everything needed for class teachers

 

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

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

Not used in this context and not sure if it can be

 

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 cost for available resources

 

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

 

• Read more Sing Up reviews

• Read more Music  curriculum content reviews

Net promoter score for this resource:

Search all reviews

©Schoolzone 2022. Please contact us if you would like to reproduce any of this review