Charanga review by Sandra

Date: 29.04.2022

Review subject: Music

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Sandra, Teacher

Review rating:

Average rating across all Charanga reviews: 4.0/5

Don’t have to be musical for most of it but composition tricky in higher modules

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Has the basic components required to teach music

How well does it support your school’s inclusion/diversity/equal opportunities policy?

Well: The content is inclusive and sensitively presented

Covers range of time periods and cultures

How well does it support differentiation for the full range of the classes you use it with?

Reasonably: Lacks support and extension.

Some choice of activity but whole class have to do the same one

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

Most engaged although can get a bit repetitive

How well supported is it by accompanying formative assessments?

Badly: There isn’t any / enough formative assessment or what there is, isn’t very useful

No real assessment included

How well does it support planning?

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

Well supported and if necessary can be used by a non-specialist and lesson is planned and structured

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Badly: It’s not really suitable for home use or independent learning

It’s mostly whole class

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

Expensive but covers a lot