Alongside the use of our Dojo app, we have prepared the list below of additional resources for students and parents to support remote learning.
These have been saved below under each curriculum area and, where possible, detail the appropriate key stage which should access the resource.
The list has been compiled by our subject leaders and teachers but also includes various resources recommended by the Department for Education as well.
If you have any questions about the resources below, please contact your child’s teacher or email Mr Knaggs.
Maths
Bloomsbury Early Years
Website: https://www.bloomsburyearlyyears.com/coronavirus-free-access
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: activity ideas for children aged 0 to 5.
Registration: is required
Mathematics Mastery
Website: https://www.mathematicsmastery.org/free-resources
Key stages: early years foundation stage, key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: downloadable guidance and resource packs for parents and pupils.
Registration: not required
Maths with Parents
Website: https://mathswithparents.com/teachers/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: videos and activities for home-based learning, with resources for both parents and teachers.
Registration: is required
Nrich
Website: https://nrich.maths.org/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 4
Description: a range of activities and articles aimed at students, parents and guardians, and teachers, categorised into age groups.
Registration: not required
Numberblocks
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths
Key stages: early years foundation stage and key stage 1
Description: videos for numeracy development, with fun activities that can be applied to everyday life and play.
Registration: not required
Top Marks
Website: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 3
Description: a range of interactive maths games categorised by age group, suitable for parents and students to work through.
Registration: not required
White Rose Maths (home learning)
Website: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 3
Description: presentations and downloadable workbooks which are easy to use for parents. New material is being released each week.
Registration: not required
Big Maths
Website: https://www.BigMaths.com
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: maths resources to support teachers and parents with interactive challenges and games aimed at making maths fun.
Registration: not required
Effective Maths
Website: https://www.effectivemaths.com/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: teacher professional development resources as well as some quizzes for children to complete at home.
Registration: not required
My Maths
Website: https://www.mymaths.co.uk/
Key stages: key stage 1 to key stage 5
Description: animated lessons with accompanying homework.
Registration: school registration is required
NCETM (National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics)
Website: https://www.ncetm.org.uk/primaryvideolessons
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: video lessons for primary age children.
Registration: not required
Numberblocks
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths
Key stages: early years foundation stage and key stage 1
Description: videos for numeracy development, with fun activities that can be applied to everyday life and play.
Registration: not required
Oxford Owl
Website:
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: activities and support for learning at home.
Registration: not required
Pearson – The Maths Factor
Website: https://www.themathsfactor.com/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: games and daily sessions for parents and students to work through at home.
Registration: not required
CENTURY Tech
Website: https://www.century.tech/
Key stages: key stage 2 to key stage 4
Description: courses and micro-lessons covering a range of topics. Sections for schools, parents and carers and pupils.
Registration: is required
Click View
Website: https://www.clickview.co.uk/free
Key stages: key stage 1 to key stage 4
Description: videos for students, with accompanying resources including teacher packs and activities.
Registration: not required
Maths Genie
Website: https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/
Key stages: key stage 2 to key stage 5
Description: past papers and mark schemes for a range of key stages.
Registration: not required
English
Audible
Website: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: all children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.
Registration: not required
Authorfy
Website: https://authorfy.com
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels.
Registration: is required
BookTrust
Website: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, including fiction and non-fiction. Family activities are included in the ‘Home Time’ section.
Registration: not required
Classroom Secrets
Website: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: downloadable resource packs which cover a range of subjects, including reading and writing.
Registration: not required
Literacy Counts
Website: https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: downloadable resource packs which cover a range of subjects, including reading and writing.
Registration: not required
Love Reading 4 Kids
Website: https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, covering fiction and non-fiction.
Registration: not required
Love Reading 4 Schools
Website: https://www.lovereading4schools.co.uk
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 5
Description: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, covering fiction and non-fiction.
Registration: not required
National Literacy Trust
Website: https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 3
Description: a range of family activities to support literacy.
Registration: not required
Purple Mash
Website: https://2simple.com/purple-mash/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: free during the school closure period. Each week, a selection of daily activities is produced on different subjects, including comprehension and grammar.
Registration: is required
Rising Stars
Website: https://my.risingstars-uk.com/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: books and reading resources available online.
Registration: is required
Storytime with Nick
Website: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDe74j1F52zQ51fqNpKV07E71knNl8HFn
Key stages: early years foundation stage and key stage 1
Description: films of well-loved stories read by Nick Cannon, a trained actor, teacher and trainer available Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2pm.
Registration: not required
The Children’s Poetry Archive
Website: https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: an archive of spoken poetry recordings. Children can listen to poems read out loud.
Registration: not required
The Reading Agency
Website: https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: the Summer Reading Challenge takes place during the summer holidays. This year, our challenge features extra special characters designed by the award-winning author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson.
Registration: is required
Emile Education
Website: https://www.emile-education.com/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: game-based resources covering phonics, grammar and spelling. Schools need to register and distribute log-ins to pupils.
Registration: is required
English Mastery
Website: https://www.englishmastery.org/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: downloadable resource books providing 8 weeks of activities.
Registration: not required
JMB Education
Website: https://www.jmbeducation.com/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: 3 months free access available to game-based resources covering reading, writing and grammar
Registration: is required
Literacy Counts
Website: https://literacycounts.co.uk/
Key stages: early years foundation stage, key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: free home learning packs for parents covering reading and writing. A school offer is also available.
Registration: is required
Literacy Shed
Website: https://www.literacyshedplus.com/en-gb/browse/free-resources
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: downloadable resource packs with tasks based on video clips on YouTube.
Registration: not required
Pobble 365
Website: https://www.pobble365.com/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: a new image is published each day as a basis for creative writing. Story starters, questions and drawing ideas are provided.
Registration: not required
The Day Newsletter
Website: https://theday.co.uk/subscriptions/the-day-home
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: a daily newsletter for parents and carers at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-world knowledge and skills.
Registration: is required
Century Tech for Schools
Website: https://www.century.tech/
Key stages: key stage 2 to key stage 5
Description: courses and micro-lessons covering a range of topics. Sections for schools, parents and carers and pupils.
Registration: is required
Poetry by Heart
Website: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/
Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4
Description: A wide selection of poetry covering different topics.
Registration: not required to view poems, but it is required to access teaching resources.
Seneca
Website: https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
Key stages: key stage 3, key stage 4 and key stage 5
Description: a range of downloadable resources covering the GCSE curriculum, categorised by examination board.
Registration: not required
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Science
PE
Boogie Beebies
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvsc
Key stages: early years foundation stage
Description: videos that get younger children up and dancing with CBeebies presenters.
Registration: not required
Disney 10 Minute Shakeups
Website: https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: 10-minute activities based on Disney films that count towards a child’s 60 active minutes per day.
Registration: not required
Lawn Tennis Association
Website: https://www.lta.org.uk/tennis-at-home
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: videos, activity cards and resources giving children the chance to explore key character qualities demonstrated by tennis players.
Registration: not required
Super Movers
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: videos which help children move while they learn. They support curriculum subjects, including maths and English.
Registration: not required
#ThisIsPE
Website: https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/
Key stages: key stage 1 and key stage 2
Description: videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube.
Registration: not required
UK Active
Website: https://ukactivekids.com/movecrew/
Key stages: key stage 2
Description: resources and videos produced to help pupils perform 60 minutes of daily recommended activity.
Registration: not required
Youth Sport Trust – Complete PE
Website: https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-primary
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: online planning and assessment resources, providing teachers with lesson plans and resources to support the delivery of physical education.
Registration: not required
Mental Wellbeing
This list of mental wellbeing resources has been collected and assured with support from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.
It is designed to provide guidance on how to support the wellbeing of children and young people being educated remotely.
Children’s Society
Website: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/coronavirus-information-and-support
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: information and support on different aspects of mental health and wellbeing.
Rise Above
Website: https://riseabove.org.uk/topic/my-mind/
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: videos with tips on gaining confidence, dealing with anxiety and coping strategies from other young people.
Mental Health Support in Cumbria
Website: https://primary.cleapss.org.uk/Resource/Home-learning-practical-activities-for-children-and-their-families.aspx
Key stages: key stage 1 to key stage 3
Description: practical science activities for children and their families to complete at home with guidance on safely conducting practical activities in the home environment. Suitable for teacher and parent use.
Registration: not required
