Kapow Primary review by Victoria
Date: 07.07.2022Good coverage and most key points covered...
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Good teacher videos where necessary and key objectives covered in all lessons. Each lesson has a powerpoint to explain the ideas as well as worksheets and videos for the children....
READVideos and language pronunciation are the strengths. Weaknesses would be easier downloadable links on one page...
READCovers all main school curriculum ...
READGreat resource saves teachers a lot of time ...
READExcellent resource that supports staff and children. The teacher videos support less confident staff. ...
READGood for non-specialist teachers, like myself! Requires specific resources for some units, some of which we didn’t have and had to invest in....
READThe Children are very engaged. It is enjoyed by the teachers as well - keeps lively. It is also good for teacher workload as all done for you....
READThere is a wide range of topics and the curriculum is varied. It would be a good starting point for a non specialist. There is a lack of depth and the PowerPoints are all online meaning you can''t download them and adapt them for your...
READThis is the best DT curriculum I have used and it supports children in learning a range of activities and skills that may not be covered without such a comprehensive scheme ...
READWithin the computing planning there is a very clear progression of skills which spans across both key stages. A weakness would be that the extensions are sometimes lacking....
READIt is fairly comprehensive in its approach and has lots of resources and appropriate planning that is always useful across the school....
READWell resourced, easy to follow. Ready to pick up and teach. It can however be a little prescriptive and places a ceiling on creativity. It’s essential that teachers add and amend the lessons to get maximum outcomes....
READBroad range of ideas to encourage children’s creativity and exploring mediums. Some of the activities they suggest do not flow well enough for me, I like to see a build up of skill to final piece and Kapow for me wasn’t hitting that....
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