SPAG.com summary review
Date: 18.07.2022Average star rating: 4.0/5
| How well does it match the curriculum? |
| • 5* Superb |
| • 5* Many areas covered in a child friendly manner |
| • 4* Hard for KS1 to access independently |
| • 4* Meets Sats expectations |
| • 4* Very thorough coverage |
| • 4* Resource is well arched to NC requirements |
| • 3* We use it for home learning consolidation |
| • 3* Works well for y6 as prepares for test but additional resources would be great |
| • 3* Prepares well for SATs |
| • 3* It works well for older children groups |
| • 3* We use it to inform gaps |
| How could it be improved to support different learners? |
| • 4* Excellent |
| • 3* LA pupils struggle |
| • 3* It's very much a middle ground snapshot |
| • 4* Very appropriate |
| • 4* Suitable for all but better for KS2 |
| • 4* With support and direction from adults resource can be directed to meet needs of all learners |
| • 3* Coloured backgrounds for those with light sensitivity would improve |
| • 4* Solid knowledge |
| • 4* Works well with setting different homework for different children |
| How well does it engage and motivate pupils? |
| • 5* Very well |
| • 4* More able pupils thrive |
| • 2* It is very samey |
| • 4* As it can be used on the iPad |
| • 3* Not the most engaging but does the job. |
| • 4* Children enjoy achieving positive outcomes |
| • 3* Children get frustrated with marking system. May have 5 things to complete. One error abs all marked incorrect |
| • 4* Pupils engage well and love learning |
| • 4* Easy to use and engaging |
| • 3* Get bored |
| How well supported is it by any included formative assessments? |
| • 4* Great data overview |
| • 4* Sats questions |
| • 4* Feedback helps identify gaps in learning |
| • 3* I use it to assess gaps in understanding |
| • 4* Great for tracking pupil progress |
| • 3* Gives some insight into a child's ability |
| • 5* Great to see gaps |
| How well does it support planning? |
| • 3* I know where my children are so it just proves that |
| • 4* Reports shows where the gaps are |
| • 4* Great for supporting planning |
| • 4* Easy for staff to allocate pupils to activities |
| • 4* Good to have long term overview |
| • 3* Can integrate it into homework plan |
| • 4* Use them as one off |
| What improvements could make this better value for money? |
| • 5* Great value |
| • 3* Reasonable price for what it is |
| • 5* Very fairly priced |
| • 4* Very reasonable |
| • 4* Very reasonably priced |
| • 3* I can’t find anything similar with past tests or I’d look elsewhere |
| • 4* Price is competitive |
| • 4* Value for money per head |
| • 4* Reasonably priced |
| How well does it support home use / independent learning? |
| • 5* Accessible for all |
| • 5* Pupils can independently |
| • 2* We only use it in school. If used at home data would be skewed by parent intervention |
| • 4* Can be used on iPad at home |
| • 3* Can be tricky for parents to effectively support pupils |
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