Classroom Secrets review by Tom

Date: 29.04.2022

Review subject: Maths

Phase: Primary

Reviewer: Tom, Subject coordinator

Review rating:

Average rating across all Classroom Secrets reviews: 4/5

A useful resource. Supportive of planning and children engaged with activities.

How well does it match the curriculum?

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

This is really useful. However, as my school hasn't signed up, I had to pay for it personally and it was difficult to use in a year team.

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

Well: The content is inclusive and sensitively presented

Resources are interactive

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

Reasonably well, but needs more support. My class post covid are very different to previous years.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

Children engaged with the resources.

How well supported is it by accompanying formative assessments?

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

Assessments activities in plenaries are good.

How well does it support planning?

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

There is a good guide.

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

I funded personally.