• Urban Special school 191 pupils in Blackburn with Darwen
• Ofsted rating: Requires improvement
• FSM: 39%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Education City reviews: 3.9/5

Education City is a motivating resource that supports learning and enables children with SEND to work independently at times.

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Motivating to learners with SEND. Facilitates access to a range of curriculum areas through the wide variety on offer

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

Brilliantly: There is a wide enough range of resources to provide a good range of options for all pupils

We find it is easy for our SEND pupils to engage at their level and there is enough stretch for our most able, although our children are working at a low level

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Brilliantly: Pupils love using and are excited when they know they are going to do so

Nice graphics and rewards for correctly completing an activity means that they engage and persist with the work until it is completed

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Reasonably: There is some formative assessment included, but its usefulness is a bit limited

It would be good to see it linked to engagement scales and if we could tag any assessment through our Evidence for Learning app

How well does it support planning?

Reasonably: Mostly we can use it without an unreasonable amount of effort or additional resource requirement

We use it as an additional resource so planning is done, then we look to see if anything links on it, rather than the other way round

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

Children can have a home login

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

Reasonably: It represents about the same value for money as similar resources I’ve seen

We all want more for our money and school budgets are tight, so more resources for SEND would make it for us

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 9/11

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