What is Kapow Primary?
Teach foundation subjects with confidence with Kapow Primary! Created by teachers for teachers, Kapow Primary's curriculums and lesson plans include teacher CPD videos and supporting materials to help you meet the unique needs of your school.
Each carefully sequenced scheme of work includes guidance on how to adapt planning to suit your school and pupils. Teacher videos explain key pedagogical and subject knowledge points, delivering this knowledge just when it is needed. Our schemes are regularly refreshed to ensure compliance with updated statutory guidelines and important research. Kapow Primary supports teachers and schools with twelve foundation subjects.
Lesson plans, presentations and supporting resources, including knowledge organisers, assessment and planning tools, help support the teaching of:
Art & Design
Computing
Design & Technology
French
Geography
History
Music
Religion & Worldviews
RSE & PSHE
Science
Spanish
Start with just one subject and unlock more as you develop your curriculum!
Recommended Usage
45 minutes per subject per week
Educational Impact
Additional evidence
Sep 2020
Adam Riches, UK
Mar 2019
Wetheringsett CofE Primary School, Suffolk, UK
May 2023
Art & Design: Barton Moss Primary School
Apr 2023
D&T: Crawford Primary School
May 2023
RSE & PSHE: Mesne Lea
Mar 2023
Humanities: Oakfield Federation
Jul 2022
Teaching In An Urban Setting: Sowe Valley Primary
Awards
The EdTech Impact Awards are based on independent, verified customer feedback, and recognise the top 10 solutions across each of our 13 impact metrics.
Top Student Knowledge Tool
2025
Top Teacher Knowledge Tool
2025
 Company | Business Name: Kapow Primary HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2019 |
| Age Range | 5-7, 8-10 |
 Features | Lesson PlansSubject PlanningCpd VideosKnowledge OrganisersProgression MapsSupporting ResourcesWebinarsBlogs |
 Languages | English |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Internet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - Chromebook |
 Set Up | Instant. Once a school has signed up, access is immediate |
 Training | WebinarsVideos Website is simple and self-explanatory. |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge Base Facebook groups |
| Home Learning | School must create the account. |
 Tags | Intro |
AIAI usage The Kapow Primary team has not stated whether it uses AI. | |
Kapow Primary PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription Kapow Primary pricing starts from £205 / year We have a special pricing offer for MATs and the more subjects a school unlocks, the less the cost per subject.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Kapow Primary Reviews
from 281 Verified Reviews
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May 2025
Easy to use, everything you need is there. The resources list is very useful - the business manager and I wrote a list from this of all the resources we need to fund which enabled her to budget for next year. We love the videos and the fact the plans are all there!
Yolanda Silver found Kapow Primary:
- Improves teacher knowledge“The CPD training sections have been useful for our team. Some key skills in DT have been developed or perfected if the staff have not used the skill for a while.”
- Reduces teacher workload“The plans, videos and resources are so easy to use! Everything everyone needs is accessible therefore reduces the need to plan separately.”
- Builds student knowledge“Using the videos gives the children an example to follow. It's accessible for all abilities.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“As DT lead, I am able to provide the team with everything they need to complete the lesson from the online scheme. This improves teacher efficiency as they literally have to follow the guidance and their lesson is provided for.”
- Improves attainment“We have not yet completed a DT assessment. We are trialling KAPOW in Y5 this term and it will be fully rolled out in September.”
Victoria Powell
Teacher
Used Kapow Primary weekly for 4-6 months
Apr 2025
I like that Kapow is very age appropriate in the activities and knowledge. As a school with many ESL learners the focus on vocabulary development is great. The resource list for Kapow Science primary comprises mainly of everyday objects or objects that many schools already have.
Victoria Powell found Kapow Primary:
- Improves teacher knowledge“Staff feel more confident after watching the teacher cpd videos available alongside units of study.”
- Reduces teacher workload“Teachers use the presentation mode on the website to adapt and present learning slides and videos.”
- Builds student knowledge“Our students are enjoying the range of activites Kapow provides thus they are retaining more knowledge.”
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves attainment“Children are able to explain their understanding and are scoring better in science.”
Apr 2025
It's has flaws in it's lessons, some are very similar and thus boring for children
Jane Booth found Kapow Primary:
- Improves teacher knowledge
- Reduces teacher workload“Ready made lessons with learning objectives and criteria made”
- Builds student knowledge“It's progressive”
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves attainment
Apr 2025
Laura Summers found Kapow Primary:
- Improves teacher knowledge“The teacher videos have supported staff to develop their overall understanding and gain more confidence to teach that specific area.”
- Reduces teacher workload“It is fully thought through and only needs adapting to fit the need sof the specific class which saves alot of time when planning.”
- Builds student knowledge“We mainly use art and DT which has begun to show progression through the school as they move up the year groups and build upon the previous kapow lessons.”
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves attainment
Apr 2025
So far I have not found any reason not to. Everything has been really helpful and supportive to teachers.
Mrs Samantha Stacey found Kapow Primary:
- Improves teacher knowledge“The teacher videos at the start of lessons are useful to refresh or gain knowledge on new areas.”
- Reduces teacher workload“The presentations help to engage the children and are ready made for us. Also the activites can be used, with support for those who need it too.”
- Builds student knowledge“Use of presentations and things like maps in Geography. Much more real for the children, who like things on screen.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Less time spent planning equqs more time spent teaching and marking. As well as the miriad of other things our jobs now involve!”
- Improves attainment“Work is pitched at different ability groups with support for those who need it.”
Feb 2025
It has been great so far but it is too early for us to see a long term impact.
Clare Roberts found Kapow Primary:
- Improves teacher knowledge“I have been teaching Ancient Maya in the Year 4 history curriculum which is something I haven't taught before. The pre-teaching information is very useful.”
- Reduces teacher workload“I have been using Kapow Art & Design in Year 2 and it is really great to have everything mapped out for me without me having to do so independently.”
- Builds student knowledge“I feel that I am still learning how to use Kapow and that I cannot comment yet on how it is impacting students - particularly in reference to Geography and History.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Again - as it is early days it is too soon to comment. I do think that as we use it more (and certainly when we revisit subjects for a second time) it will have a positive impact.”
- Improves attainment“As before, it is difficult to say yet as we are early in our use of Kapow.”
Dec 2024
We have reduced the number of subjects we use, as some were too difficult to follow e.g. 3 course meal for Y6. Need to be selective, trial and use the subjects that work for staff/pupils.
Jeannette Chaney found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Videos are embedded, saving time looking for these on social media.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Ensuring curriculum coverage is achieved”
- Improves teacher knowledge“DT support for non-specialists”
- Improves attainment“Specific vocabulary built in.”
- Builds student knowledge“Content is aligned to curriculum.”
PatriciaEnglish
Deputy Headteacher
Used Kapow Primary occasionally for 0–3 months
Dec 2024
I would like to be able to add some wordingto the presentation
PatriciaEnglish found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Work load has been reduced”
- Improves teaching efficiency“There's a lot of photocopying”
- Improves teacher knowledge“The teacher videos aree helful”
- Improves attainment“Too early in out assessment cycle to tell”
- Builds student knowledge“Knowledge of Egypian gods”
Amy Marrison
Class teacher
Used Kapow Primary weekly for 0–3 months
Dec 2024
Amy Marrison found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves teacher knowledge
- Improves attainment
- Builds student knowledge“Able to recall previous sessions in Religion and world views and link back to celebrations from numerous different faiths”
Nov 2024
I like the idea of Kapow and the fact it has a lot of the subjects and information to teach but its not very user friendly e.g. PowerPoints aren't editable, sometimes a lot of resources are required, not able to be adapted for SEN pupils.
Rachel found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“It takes less time to plan lessons when using Kapow, but it is frustrating that you cannot edit the slides or edit any of the worksheets.”
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves teacher knowledge“Like the teacher videos before starting a new topic”
- Improves attainment
- Builds student knowledge“Haven't been using for long enough to know yet.”
Phil
Teacher Computer Science
Used Kapow Primary daily for 4-6 months
Nov 2024
Video Link Issues: However, we have encountered some challenges, particularly with video links to the BBC. As an international school, access to certain content can be inconsistent, and this has affected our ability to fully utilise some of the resources. We hope that these issues can be addressed in the future to enhance the overall experience.
Phil found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Having pre prepared lessons and linked resources reduces the overall time spent planning.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Having prepared resources helps time management”
- Improves teacher knowledge“Some of the links to things like TinkerCAD are new to me, so that is a learning experience”
- Improves attainment“Only used for a short time, so hard to see the impact on the children”
- Builds student knowledge“Most of the lessons are new material to the children as we have only started using it this term”
Oct 2024
Kapow is simple and easy to use. It reduces workload.
Sanam Kalabic found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Plans are clear, lessons are clear with objectives with slides to go with.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Kapow offers a range of resources allowing teachers to cut down on planning. The plans are details with quality activities”
- Improves teacher knowledge“Plans are in depth.”
- Improves attainment“Children enjoy the lessons, they are easily adaptable for higher ability and SEN students.”
- Builds student knowledge“Differentiated work makes it easy to assess.”
Oct 2024
Jo Longmuir found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves teacher knowledge
- Improves attainment“N/A”
- Builds student knowledge
Oct 2024
I am really satisfied with Kapow and I will continue to use for as long as my school has the subscription. Thank you
Zamzam Elmi found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“We are currently using DT and Art and we absolutely love it as it has all the resources we need. I also love the teacher and pupil videos as they demonstrate the best way to tackle the project.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Yes, it does with the slides. However, I love to give feedback regarding the slides as some of my children last year and this year find the font too small to see from the back. If there was a way making it bigger, it would make all the difference for us.”
- Improves teacher knowledge“Yes, it gives me all the knowledge I need and if I'm not sure it's easy to google more.”
- Improves attainment“Yes, the success criteria's are clear and we always come back to it throughout the lesson and the children have knowledge that is slowly progressing from lesson 1 to the end of the project.”
- Builds student knowledge“Yes, after our Art and DT team have completed pupil voice, they have come to the conclusions that the children have improved their knowledge of both subjects and are enjoying far more than we were not using KAPOW.”
Oct 2024
Easy to use, accessible, links to curriculum
Sally Lamb found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves teacher knowledge“Videos are great”
- Improves attainment“Art videos”
- Builds student knowledge“Mostly for art. Others in school impressed for history and geography”
Janice Blakey
Teacher and Subject Lead
Used Kapow Primary daily for 1-2 years
Oct 2024
Great resources, regular emails keeping me in the loop, good training opportunities
Janice Blakey found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Plannnig in place, videos for children to watch”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Less time spent on planning”
- Improves teacher knowledge“I am always learning new things”
- Improves attainment“Children are interested in watching visual things like video's”
- Builds student knowledge“User friendly and at the right level”
Oct 2024
Jo found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“The lessons in the unit I have used are disjointed and the resources are poor.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“I would rather not have to spend my time checking for typos/missing words, etc”
- Improves teacher knowledge“No”
- Improves attainment“Not geography attainment - maybe Literacy in a positive way”
- Builds student knowledge“I’m not sure Y6 have learnt any skills as such”
Oct 2024
would recommend
Ella found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Resources ready”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Good vocab”
- Improves teacher knowledge“Yes”
- Improves attainment“Good use of vocab”
- Builds student knowledge“good recall”
Oct 2024
I need to see more before I would recommend to somebody else.
Simon found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Good resources available but often need to use these resource on a slide or powerpoint for ease of use.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Again, resources help. Pre-lesson resources help a lot.”
- Improves teacher knowledge“Teacher videos are a good reminder.”
- Improves attainment“Unable to comment at this time.”
- Builds student knowledge“Good set of information to support the children.”
James Allington
Assistant Headteacher
Used Kapow Primary daily for 4-6 months
Oct 2024
Many positive influences of KAPOW for school staff and school pupils. Some crucial areas to continue development in order to smoothen lesson delivery and to support learners at both Depth and Out-of-yeargroup level.
James Allington found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Fast, concise teacher CPD/knowledge updates; Pre-made resources and presentations; Curriculum mapping and progression documents readily available; student support resources in most units”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Slides are put together minimising unnecessary content on display to pupils; however, it makes the delivery of KAPOW lessons more reliant on expertise teachers or those who have the lesson plans in hand while delivering the lesson (rather than being able to 'narrate' on screen content).”
- Improves teacher knowledge“CPD videos for all content in bite size chunks.”
- Improves attainment“Vast array of assessment tools, full curriculum coverage for all subjects.”
- Builds student knowledge“Support resources allow for student knowledge retention and revision.”
Oct 2024
Jo found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload
- Improves teaching efficiency“Resources in one place”
- Improves teacher knowledge
- Improves attainment“Only just started with Kapow so not had the opportunity to assess impact”
- Builds student knowledge
Oct 2024
I know that my staff love using kapow. The materials are engaging for our pupils and everything is altogether in one place. There is consistency across the school with the teaching of the subjects where we use Kapow.
Beth found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Teachers have slides to hand which means that they are not looking around on other sites for resources.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Lessons are not diverted off in to a different direction. The lesson sturcture is very clear from beginning to end.”
- Improves teacher knowledge“Obviously, this will depend on how much the teacher reads the materials before the lesson. (which I would expect they do). Kapow then supports the knowledge we're expecting the children to know and in order to do this the teacher needs to know.”
- Improves attainment“There is very clear support with Kapow as to what the children new at the beginning of the session and then what they know at the end of the unit.”
- Builds student knowledge“This is through the what I already know assessment at the beginning of the unit and then again at the end of unit assessment.”
Sep 2024
Only having used the computing units I cannot comment on the other subjects.
Jemma found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“The presentation slides and resources are all there prepared and they are easy to adapt and tweak to my classes needs”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Links to clips are in the presentation.”
- Improves teacher knowledge“It explains areas clearly for teachers at the start of the units”
- Improves attainment
- Builds student knowledge“The use of correct vocabulary helps to secure knowledge”
Parveen
English Subject Leader
Used Kapow Primary occasionally for 1-2 years
Sep 2024
I think it is really useful if a teacher is not confident in a technique
Parveen found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Art tutorial videos”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Helped to explain how to create an Art effect”
- Improves teacher knowledge“I have understood how to create a monochrome print”
- Improves attainment“Children produced a better piece of work”
- Builds student knowledge“They had a better understanding of how to create a print”
Sep 2024
Rosie Daly found Kapow Primary:
- Reduces teacher workload“Medium term planning, long term planning, video examples, resources.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Fantastic planning resource!”
- Improves teacher knowledge“Teacher support links/ information before each lesson.”
- Improves attainment“Fantastic planning resource!”
- Builds student knowledge“Key vocabulary, knowledge organisers, fun facts, cross curricular links.”
