Helpful Home Education Links

LIST OF SITES TO SUPPORT HOME LEARNING

Resources to support remote learning:-

https://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/

Here’s The Entire List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings

https://resources.wjec.co.uk

https://hwb.gov.wales/distance-learning/

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2020/03/15/how-to-teach-online/

French – https://www.frenchteacher.net/free-resources/samples/

Biology – https://www.kayscience.com/

Free activities at home – https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/

English – Young Writers competition – https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/

Home learning – https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html

Science — https://cogscisci.wordpress.com/resources/

Physics – https://www.gcsephysicsonline.com/

 

GoConqr: https://www.goconqr.com/en/a-levels/resources/  A-level Tools and Resources

Pass my exams: https://www.passmyexams.co.uk/index.html Fully animated & easy-to-follow revision notes for GCSE Physics, Biology and Chemistry. Providing FREE, comprehensive, fully illustrated and easy to follow revision notes with examples. Simply browse all the topics and study our high-quality material.

Physics & maths tutor: https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/ The weblink doesn’t only provide Phys and Math, but also Econ, Chem, and Bio.

Extremepapers: https://papers.xtremepape.rs/ a website that you can find all kinds of past papers. However, some of them are not updated to the latest version.

GCE guide: https://www.gceguide.com/ 100+ CIE Alevel subjects past paper.

Frank CIE: https://cie.fraft.org/ a free CIE past paper search engine

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/subject/alevel/ Some of our teachers have used this App for daily teaching. You may familiar with it.

Maxpapers: https://maxpapers.com/ another website for Alevel past-paper.

The student room: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/ it’s a UK domestic forum. The UK’s largest online student community.

 

Khan Academy

https://www.khan academy.org

Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the US grade system but it’s mostly common material.

 

BBC Learning

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/

This site is old and no longer updated and yet there’s so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision.  No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

 

Futurelearn

https://www.futurelearn.com

Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account)

 

Seneca

https://www.senecalearning.com

For those revising for GCSE or A Level.  Tons of free revision content.  Paid access to higher level material.

 

Openlearn

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/

Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some eg nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.

 

Blockly

https://www.blockly.games

Learn computer programming skills-fun and free

 

Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/

Creative computer programming

 

Ted Ed

https://www.ed.ted.com

All sorts of engaging educational videos

 

National Geographic Kids

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Activities and quizzes for younger kids.

 

Duolingo

https://www.duolingo.com

Learn languages for free.  Web or app.

 

Mystery Science

https://mysteryscience.com

Free science lessons

 

The Kids Should See This

https://thekidshouldseethis.com

Wide range of cool educational videos

 

Crash Course

https://thecrashcouse.com

You Tube videos on many subjects

 

Crash Course Kids

https://m.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids/

As above for a younger audience

 

Crest Awards

https://www.crestawards.org

Science awards you can complete at home

 

iDEA Awards

https://idea.org.uk

Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online

 

Paw Print Badges

https://www.pawprintbadges.co.uk

Free challenge packs and other downloads.  Many activities can be completed indoors.  Badges cost but are optional

 

Tinkercad

https://www.tinkercad.com

all kinds of making.

 

Prodigy Maths

https://www.prodigygame.com

Is in US grades, but good for UK primary age.

 

Cbeebies Radio

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio

Listening activities for the younger ones.

 

Nature Detectives

https://naturedetective.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/

A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest.

 

British Council

https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find

Resources for English language learning

 

Oxford Owl for home

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/

Lots of free resources for primary age.

 

Big History Project

https://bighistoryproject.com/home

Aimed at Secondary age.  Multi disciplinary activities

 

Geography Games

https://world-geography-games.com/world.html

Geography gaming

 

The Artful Parent

https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/

Good free art activities

 

Numeracy Shed

https://m.facebook.com/mathshed

A range of videos and resources for mathematics

 

Literacy Shed

https://m.facebook.com/literacyshed

A range of videos and resources for literacy