CLPE review by Carla

Date: 26.04.2022

Review subject: English

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Carla, Teacher

Review rating:

Average rating across all CLPE reviews: 4.3/5

I love this resource: great for all year groups and a time saver for teachers.

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

I really like this. It has a good range for all year groups.

How well does it support your school’s inclusion/diversity/equal opportunities policy?

Well: The content is inclusive and sensitively presented

It fits in not only with primary ages but early years too.

How well does it support differentiation for the full range of the classes you use it with?

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

There are lots of ideas of what you can do to differentiate your plans to suit all learners.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

The children like the texts that are chosen.

How well supported is it by accompanying formative assessments?

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

Lots of ideas of how to assess against the curriculum.

How well does it support planning?

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

Saves a lot of time and shows progression

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

There are ideas to support remote learning

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

Useful to allow teachers more of their own time as planning is complete.