Education City review by Andrew Barnes
Date: 07.07.2022Children enjoy it less as they get older....
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Children enjoy it less as they get older....
READCan be used across curriculum and continued learning at home - very engaging for children, always keen to use it no matter what subject area...
READEasy to use and inclusive. Clear modelling of each lesson including supporting videos. I like how they ensure children can make it cross curricular too....
READA lot of content, there''s nearly always something to link with what you''re doing. Occasionally could be quicker to update things that are current in society...
READSequenced and progressive for each year group. Split into different units of work with plans and resources/activities....
READInteresting activities and learning for children. Lesson plans and videos are great for teachers, especially those with weak subject knowledge in DT....
READIt has great informative videos which pupils use to revise and complete tasks. Downside is that not all areas are covered with instructional videos and have some paper based resources....
READIt does offer a progression of skills in different subject areas. We don''t use all resources but just the topics that are the best fit for our interpretation of the curriculum....
READIt is visual and linked to he National Curriculum. The images are attractive and child friendly. It is targeted at different age groups in an age appropriate way....
READCoverage, accessibility, engagement from children, planning, the assessment material and the provided PowerPoint slides for each lesson....
READStrengths are the skills and knowledge embedded and the progression across year groups, clear assessment system Weaknesses - none...
READIt covers the curriculum, but does not provide sufficient extension activities. It would be good to have some more challenges that we could give higher attaining children....
READAble to do baseline tests with students, great curriculum cover and differentiation of each area and robust assessments at the end....
READI like the engaging resources to bring subjects alive. Perhaps a wider range of topics would improve the website further....
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