• Urban LA school 366 pupils (oversubscribed) in Stockton-on-Tees
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 59.2%

Review rating:

Average rating across all White Rose reviews: 4.3/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

A great resource but needs to be adapted to children's needs and can have too much content.

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

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

Need to be more inclusive for children with special needs.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Well: Pupils generally enjoy using it and tend to welcome doing so

Children do like the reasoning questions and challenges.

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

Again, needs adapting to children's needs but most resources for any subject do.

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

Children need to use manipulative and don't often have these available at home.

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

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 8/11

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