Imagine software designed to give children a spreadsheet package that is not overwhelming but attractive and inspiring.

Letts Primary IT Skills Spreadsheet is an easy-to-use package, providing an excellent tool for children to develop and present maths, geography, physics, biology and computing projects to comply with the national curriculum.

The software can be set for various levels, from beginners and younger children to more experienced users. The user interface is clear to read with plenty of opportunity to vary the presentation.

It includes a variety of charts and graphs to help children produce more interesting and colourful printouts. Colour helps make the data more interesting and even the most dry-as-dust facts can be enlivened with a good presentation.

Offering more complex functions to advanced users is a good concept which can help reduce the high level of technophobia faced by many new users.

In most cases, children learn very quickly so this element would need to be closely monitored to ensure a continuous learning curve.

With an impressive range of functions, the programme has a number of extra elements to help teachers deliver a high level of computer understanding.

Most importantly, it enables children to explore data handling in an appealing way.

Price: £12.99.

Contact: 01480 496600.

Feel good factor:

8 out of 10.