• Urban Academy 416 pupils in Essex
• FSM: 22.1%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Discovery RE reviews: 4.1/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Planning and resources cover a variety of religions

How well does it support adaptation for different groups of pupils?

Reasonably: Essentially there’s enough for most pupils but there isn’t enough support / extension or challenge

General content good

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Well: Pupils generally enjoy using it and tend to welcome doing so

Depends who’s teaching it

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Well: We could (or do) use it for monitoring individual pupil progress

We use the assessments they provide

How well does it support planning?

Well: It’s fairly self-contained and can be used with minimal preparation

All done for you, just needs tweaking to suit class

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Reasonably: It could be used at home or independently, but pupils would need some extra support or resources

None

How would you rate it for value for money compared to similar resources?

Well: It’s worth the money and effort to introduce – more so than many similar resources I’ve seen

We like it

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 11/11

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