Online Resources
Please see the below links to useful online resources during the school closure. We will update these regularly so please keep checking back!
Click here to access the new online learning resources published by the Department for Education
This is a suite of new, and some more familiar, resources to support children’s learning at home across the age range and across a range of subject areas. These focus on English, Maths, Science, PE, wellbeing and SEND.
General Learning & Resources
>> Ark Mastery Programme << English and maths four-week booklets
>> Audible Stories << has made all of its classic children’s stories free
>> BBC Bitesize << GCSE Art and Design
>> BBC Bitesize << Lots of free resources here with videos and quizzes, too
>> The Brilliant Club << Nottingham University links and videos for KS4 students
>> Century Tech << English, Maths and Science resources
>> Exact Editions << Library of educational magazines, past and present (use code 422350)
>> Daily Routine << FREE daily resources across a range of subjects
>> Day Dream Education << Covers a range of topics with visual summaries
>> Emile << All resources made free during school closures
Look at nature all around the world with >> Explore <<
>> Home Learning Hub << from Safer Schools
>> IBM << General learning resources
>> Into Film << 50 film guides for learning at home
>> Khan Academy << Free resources for children aged 2-18
>> Minecraft: The Education Edition << is popular with children already – these resources all have an educational purpose
>> North Lincolnshire Museum – Dudleys Takeaway << Craft activities
>> Pearson << FREE resources, tools, activities and workbooks
>> PebbleGo << You can find free packs for KS3 students
>> Performing Arts Community Group << Community group for thespians
>> Phonics Play << Free for the duration of the closure
Online >> physics demonstrations << for students of all ages
>> Pobble 365 << One free resource every day of the year
For music lovers, there is a 21-day free trial to learn an instrument with >> Prodigies Music <<
>> Progressay << is an online AI essay-marking programme for teachers and is free to use during school closure
>> Quaver Music << has free school closure activities for students learning at home
Watch >> science experiments << with Colorado University
>> Senaca Learning << English, Maths, Science, Geography & History
>> Teachit << Free resources for KS3 and KS4, all following the English national curriculum
>> TES resources << Everything from EYFS to KS5
>> The Girl with Curly Hair << Supporting people with autism
>> Think You Know << Online Safety and home activity packs released every fortnight
>> Twig and TigTag Education << Free resources for students aged 4-16
>> Twinkl << Get a month of free access using code 'CVDTWINKLHELPS'
>> 20-21 Visual Arts Centre ARTivities << Virtual art gallery
>> 20-21 Visual Arts Community Art Group << Community group for art lovers
Language Learning
>> Duolingo << A free app for your phone for students to work on their language skills, or try a new language
>> Memrise << Learn language through games and video clips on this online app
>> Rosetta Stone << Learn a language for FREE
Museums, art galleries, theatres and places of interest
>> The British Museum << has made its online collections free to the public
The >> Natural History Museum << has free virtual tours
The >> Tate Gallery << has a 360-degree virtual tour online
View the latest exhibitions at >> The National Gallery << virtual tours
Watch >> The Wind in the Willows << stage production online
>> The Vatican << has opened up its digital tours so the Sistine Chapel can be viewed
>> NASA Kids << is perfect for space fans. Learn all about the universe we live in by viewing these online videos
Podcasts and Radio
>> Pie Corbett Maths << for daily maths lessons at 9.30 am
>> BBC Teach << podcasts for ages 3 and up
>> GCSE podcasts << collected for you on a range of subjects
The >> Tes Podagogy series << for all your CPD needs
On Twitter, Patrick Stewart (@sirpatstew) is reading a sonnet a day
Julie Dawn Cole, who played the original Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (and Tes mental health columnist), is reading the book it was based on – Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – aloud one chapter a night at 6pm on her >> Facebook page <<
Online Video
Google has launched>> Teach From Home << in collaboration with the >> UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education << (UNESCO IITE). Teach From Home is a central hub of information, tips, training and tools from across Google for Education to help teachers keep teaching, even when they aren’t in the classroom.
YouTube has >> Learn@Home <<, a website with learning resources and content for families – from popular learning channels such as >> Khan Academy, Sesame Street and code.org << – for help with Maths, Science, History and Arts. You can also visit the >> YouTube Learning destination << for more videos and helpful resources.
>> BBC iPlayer << has many educational and arts and culture videos available for free.
Carol Vorderman videos and worksheets for >> maths lessons <<.
Cartoon lessons on YouTube with >> Pete McKee <<.
>> Read Write Inc << has its phonics videos on YouTube.
Live Lessons
>> PE with Joe << Daily workouts for students with Joe Wicks, The Body Coach
Mr Bruff's >> daily English lessons << for GCSE students
>> Coding for kids << daily lessons
Daily lessons including phonics on >> Twinkl TV <<
>> English National Ballet << with live ballet lessons
