• Urban Academy 196 pupils in Wiltshire
• Ofsted rating: Requires improvement
• FSM: 7.7%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Historical Association reviews: 4.3/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Reasonably: It’s good enough for the money, but needs some additional resources

Has some great ideas and the planning is sound

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

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

It has some good motivating ideas

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

How well does it support planning?

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

We adapt it to our format but this is generally easy to do.

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Well: Pupils could be expected to use this at home or independently, with a minimum amount of support or additional resources

We haven’t used it in this situation

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

It is very reasonable as you also have a magazine which is full of ideas

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

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