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The Literacy Company review by Tarporley Head

Date: 07.07.2022

Review subject: English

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Tarporley Head, Headteacher

  • Rural LA school 274 pupils in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Ofsted rating: Good
  • FSM: 6.6%

 

Review rating:

Average rating across all The Literacy Company reviews: 3.7/5

Fantastic support for teachers new and old

 

How well does it match the curriculum?

Brilliantly: There is more content (eg support / extension activities) than we expected

Great whole school resource

 

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

Well: A large majority of resources are suitably differentiated for pupils

It follows a mastery approach

 

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 text really engage the children

 

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Well: We could (or do) use it for monitoring individual pupil progress

It’s adequate

 

How well does it support planning?

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

Fantastic planning support

 

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

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

We bought the home learning units which were great support

 

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

Brilliantly: It’s possibly the best value for money of any similar resources I’ve seen

Excellent value

 

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

 

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