When choosing resources, reviews written by independent sources are useful guides for assessing the quality of the product, its aims and purposes. Review writers may have different circumstances or requirements to yours so consider their views as part of your own evaluation.

Try looking at these websites and journals:

ALL Journals 
The Association for Language Learning publishes the following language teaching journals: Francophonie, Deutsch: Lehren und Lernen, Vida Hispánica, Tuttitalia and Rusistika. Articles include reviews of new publications for that language. You can read ALL Journals in the CILT Resources Library.

Education Guardian
Weekly education supplement (Tuesdays) includes occasional resource reviews for primary languages.

Schoolzone 
Independent service offering reviews of educational software - written by UK teachers having undergone training in software evaluation.

Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia (TEEM)
Independent reviews of educational software from trained TEEM evaluators - all classroom teachers. Reviews also published in a hardcopy directory, available to order through Local Authorities. Information on submitting resources for evaluation and becoming an evaluator.

Teachers TV
Internet and Freeview television channel for teachers, operated by independent media consortium chosen by DCSF. Resource Review programmes: selected resources for a range Key Stages and subjects including primary languages, discussed by a panel of education experts.

TES Teaching Resources
A bank of resources and reviews from Times Educational Supplement. TES web team reviews of commercially published materials, submitted for evaluation via site. Users can comment on these and any teacher-made resources uploaded to the site.