• City Academy 466 pupils (oversubscribed) in Wakefield
• FSM: 32.9%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Education City reviews: 3.9/5

The programme meets our needs and provides us with a useful resource for revision and home learning.

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Good range of activities that support the curriculum and it can be used at home. We have found that the tasks are very engaging and child friendly. The science tasks match with the majority of our science lessons and the videos help the children to recall facts.

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.

Further support could be given to children who are working BARE. The tasks could be differentiated better and have more of a range of activities. The videos work well to support these children but the box but be explained better.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

They love the characters and finding out if they got the correct answers. Love that they can do it at home and school.

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

The children complete a task and it gives them a finally score that could be used for AFL

How well does it support planning?

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

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Brilliantly: We’d have very few reservations about using this extensively to support home learning

My class love completing the tasks for homework.

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

Could have different tasks for home and school to create more exciting about home learning tasks. The children could also compete against each other to motivate them to complete the tasks.

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 8/11

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