Welcome to Kapow Primary!

Find out what Kapow Primary has to offer, where to find it and how to use the website.

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Getting started

So, you’ve signed up to Kapow Primary, what next? 

You should have already received your welcome email and website login details. Use them to log in here. No email? Check your spam folder, and if it’s not there, please email our team at [email protected] and they’ll be able to help.

For a quick introduction and 5-minute tour of the site, check out our Getting Started with Kapow Primary video.

Navigating the website

When you log in, you’ll be taken straight to your dashboard. This is where you can see which subjects you can access and other information about your subscription. You can return to your dashboard anytime by hovering over your name in the top right-hand corner.

To visit the homepage, simply click on the Kapow Primary logo in the top left-hand corner. 

From the homepage or your dashboard, there are two ways to explore each subject: 

• On the homepage, use the subject buttons to visit the subject homepages, where you’ll find links to all the lessons by year group.

• Use the mega menu at the top of the website. Hover over a subject until a dropdown menu appears. This allows you to see, at a glance, the units and lessons for each subject. Really handy if you know what you’re looking for and want to get there in one click. 

Subject homepages

A good starting point for each subject is the subject homepage, where you can find everything you need, including links to key subject documents. Most also include an introductory video explaining where to start with subject implementation. Explore the subject homepages here:

Art & Design	Computing	Design & Technology	French
Geography	History	Music	Religion & Worldviews
RSE & PSHE	Science	Spanish	Wellbeing (Free for all users)

Planning documents

Before diving into the lessons, it’s important to check out the planning resources for each subject. 

Kapow Primary’s long-term plans explain how each subject is organised around national curriculum objectives with a spiral curriculum design. They introduce subject-specific features and provide an overview of all units. 

The long-term plans show how each unit fits into the academic year. There is also guidance on the order of units, as some of them need to be taught in a specific order. 

We recognise that different schools may have different needs, so we provide:

• Standard long-term plans
• Plans for mixed-age classes
• Condensed plans (same full curriculum coverage, but less teaching time)
• Combined Art & design and Design & technology plan providing year-round coverage 

To support our curriculum plans, we also have:

• Progression of skills and knowledge – how skills and knowledge are developed in each curriculum area
• Curriculum coverage – showing how national curriculum attainment targets are covered in each subject
• Intent, implementation and impact – what the scheme sets out to achieve, how to implement it, and how to measure it
• Relevant vocabulary lists

Exploring the lessons 

A breakdown of a lesson from our Year 3: Mechanical systems unit in D&T. 

A typical lesson page will feature: 

• Lesson title
• Learning objective and success criteria
• Expandable sections outlining national curriculum and cross-curricular links
• ‘Before the lesson’: where you’ll find teacher CPD videos/teacher knowledge and guidance on lesson preparation
• The lesson plan: recap and recall, attention grabber, main event and wrapping up
• Expandable sections with guidance on adaptive teaching, assessment and vocabulary
• Overview of other lessons in the unit
• Lesson presentation 
• Lesson plan downloads – including an editable version – so that you can adapt the lesson to suit the needs of your class

Some subjects have varying requirements, so may differ slightly from the above outline.

Assessment

At Kapow Primary, you can choose from a variety of assessment resources, including unit quizzes, knowledge catchers (or skills catchers in History) and assessment spreadsheets.

An example of assessment resources from our D&T Year 3: Mechanical systems unit. 

Knowledge organisers

Every unit has a ready-made knowledge organiser; these are ideal for beginning a unit, referring to during lessons and as an assessment tool. Our blog Using knowledge organisers in the primary classroom has some creative tips for using them in your classroom.

Subject leader resources

At Kapow Primary, we support subject leaders to integrate their subject(s) into the broader school curriculum. As well as all the planning and assessment resources above, we also support subject leaders with:

• Subject leader toolkits 
• An Ofsted deep dive toolkit
• Resource lists
• Blogs tackling challenges teachers face in their subjects
• Free webinars with expert guest speakers!

Integrated CPD videos

Many of our lessons are accompanied by short, in-depth teacher videos to increase subject knowledge and confidence. Integrating CPD into the lesson plans ensures it is relevant, easily accessed and delivered at the point of use.

An example of our Mouth Mechanics®️ CPD videos in French (also available for Spanish), designed to support teachers with pronunciation and teach confidently.

Many of our lessons also include a pupil video, which can be used to demonstrate skills within the lesson. These original videos are created by subject specialists to help support children’s learning in the classroom. They’re helpful to leave on loop while the children are working, so they can refer back to them for assistance.

Still looking for something…?

• The search bar is visible on all website pages. This is useful for general searches or if you have something specific in mind and want to see if we have relevant resources.
• Insightful blog posts that are both subject-specific and curriculum-based. 
• We have several engaged Facebook groups you can join.
• Keep up to date by signing up to our mailing list.

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We hope you enjoy your experience with Kapow Primary!