• Urban Independent school 284 pupils in Brighton and Hove

Review rating:

Average rating across all Purple Mash reviews: 4.2/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Reasonably: It’s good enough for the money, but needs some additional resources

Child friendly and easy to use and teach. Children enjoy the imagery and it encourages use of language spelling how to use navigation round the keyboard and screen.

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

Reasonably: Essentially there’s enough for most pupils but there isn’t enough extension or challenge.

More range and themes group games differentiation and scope would help. Current themes of interest for children now.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Reasonably: We can’t use it too often or for too long

Would like more imagery and popular subjects. And characters that each group like today. Also helpful tutorials for independent learning

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

How well does it support planning?

Reasonably: Mostly we can use it without an unreasonable amount of effort or additional resource requirement

Good explanations on topics but needs more child friendly subject areas. Help advice on planning would be beneficial for teaching

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

How would you rate it for value for money compared to similar resources?

Reasonably: It represents about the same value for money as similar resources I’ve seen

Break down on subscription more benefits to joining and use of other sites in package. Yearly discount would be helpful

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 7/11

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