• Urban Academy 515 pupils in Kent
• FSM: 17.1%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Manga High reviews: 4.5/5

Great, engaging resource.

How well does it match the curriculum?

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

Great that it is game based so the children can access the curriculum in a fun way. It tailors to the age and the ability very well.

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

It does provide a good range for all pupils so there is no need to make an improvement in this area for my school.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

The children love the game and fun element of it. The children don’t see it as learning, but as just playing a game.

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Badly: There isn’t any / enough formative assessment or what there is, isn’t very useful

We do not use any formative assessment related to this. I am unaware of that is an added option as we don’t use it for that reason.

How well does it support planning?

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

We don’t use it to support planning. It is used as a way of making learning fun and for the children to access at home.

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

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

We do not set it to do at home but lots of the children choose to do it in their free time because they find it fun.

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 does what we want it to so this question is not relevant to my school and what we want from this product.

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

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