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Purple Mash review by Sarah

Date: 07.07.2022

Review subject: Computing

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Sarah, Subject coordinator

  • Rural LA school 104 pupils in Gloucestershire
  • Ofsted rating: Good
  • FSM: 12.5%

 

Review rating:

Average rating across all Purple Mash reviews: 4.2/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Good range of curriculum covered

 

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

0

Good range of activities

 

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

The children love it

 

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

We don’t use these

 

How well does it support planning?

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

Planning is easy with this

 

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Brilliantly: We’d have very few reservations about using this extensively to support home learning

It was great in lockdown

 

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

Lots of activities

 

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 10/11

 

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