“Junior Jam deliver music, computing and Spanish - a SMART PPA Carousel. It runs 2 days a week at Grove and 3 days a week at the 2 other schools in our MAT, Field View and St Martin’s Primary. This has been running since the beginning of this academic year (September 2018). We saw Junior Jam as a way to quickly inject some good quality provision for our children as well as provide PPA cover for teachers. The children have really enjoyed the delivery and sessions from specialist instructors who are enthusiastic and passionate about their subject. Having different role models and staff that are not teachers, enables a wide range of positive relationships to develop. Some children who previously were more hesitant to engage with their learning are now enthused to join in and are excited about the prospect of different lessons. Junior Jam enables staff to plan together. Also, the staff now have less areas of the curriculum to plan for, so can focus their energies on planning less subjects more effectively. I would recommend Junior Jam because it quickly provides engaging lessons in school that the children enjoy. Junior Jam also enables teachers to plan together every week and are able to focus on planning fewer lessons in more detail.”
Ben Davis, Headteacher, Grove Primary, Wolverhampton
“Junior Jam deliver PE, music and computing this year. Last year we did French instead of Music, this is our second year with Junior Jam. We use Junior Jam for our KS2 PPA Cover (6 classes - 3 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon). The children have benefited from the enthusiasm of the PE teacher and the knowledge of the Computing teacher. Junior Jam brought all the IT and music equipment needed to deliver the lesson. Last year, the staff benefited from having a specialist French teacher as they were not confident in delivering the subject. I would recommend Junior Jam especially for PE and French. The staff have always been polite and professional.”
Anita Kishore, Head Teacher, Lydgate Primary, Kirklees
“The Junior Jam Spanish Teacher teaches Spanish to our yr3 to yr6 classes - she also does a lunchtime club for our yr2 children that wish to join the club. This is our 2nd academic year with Junior Jam. We have to teach MFL, so we use Junior Jam to fulfil our obligation and this also helps us with giving teachers PPA. We enjoy having a native Spanish speaker, who can also tell about their cultures and customs. We would recommend Junior Jam as their teachers are very reliable and well prepared for their lessons and integrate very well with our staff.”
Mrs Sheehan, Head Teacher, Freezywater St George's CofE Primary School, Enfield