Sing Up review by Adam

Date: 30.04.2022

Review subject: Music

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Adam, Music coordinator

Review rating:

Average rating across all Sing Up reviews: 4/5

It provides a great resource bank for non-specialist teachers

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

It has a good variety of songs available, including resources

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

Reasonably: There is some representation of minorities and no real stereotyping

It’s not really its focus to be honest.

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

Reasonably: Most of the guidance is obvious and teachers know how to differentiate in those ways

Some additional resources to aid differentiation via interactive whiteboards.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

The children enjoy the scheme

How well supported is it by accompanying formative assessments?

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

We don’t really use this resource for their assessments

How well does it support planning?

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

It has everything in one place

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

It would be good if they enriched this area with other resources