Home Learning
Another online teaching tool for Reception to year 10. This is backed by the current education secretary. The lessons are suitable for children who usually access their schools’ curriculum in mainstream education without significant support or adaptation. The lesson covered are English, Maths and some foundation subjects like Geography. It can be used alongside of the BBC Bitesize.
BBC Bitesize has launched their online lessons for Primary, Secondary and Post 16. Looks great. It has videos and activities – easy to use at home. Have a look.
Hackney Learning Trust – Home Learning
These resources help parents with home learning activities, such as timetabling, choosing appropriate topics and finding useful online resources.
Exercising with Joe Wicks
It is also vitally important that children keep active and exercising which can be hard to do indoors. ‘’The body coach’’, Joe Wicks will be doing live 30 minute PE sessions for children of all ages every morning at 9am Monday – Friday on his YouTube channel. No equipment is needed.
Live lessons for primary schools but parents / carers can use too.
Online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more.
A complete math curriculum for ages three to thirteen
Live interactive online classes for ages three to eighteen
A hub of documentaries to feed your curiosity
A playful and reflective trusted learning resource supporting core and supplemental subjects
For as long as schools are closed, all stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
YouTube Channels:
- Science Channel
Learn about outer space, leading scientific exploration, new technology, earth science basics and more with science videos & news from Science Channel. - National Geographic Kids
Nat Geo Kids makes it fun to explore your world with weird, wild, and wacky videos! Videos featuring awesome animals, cool science, funny pets, and more, are made just for curious kids. - Free School
FreeSchool is a safe and friendly place to expose children to famous art, classical music, children’s literature, and natural science in an age-appropriate and kid-accessible way. - Geography Focus
This channel includes profiles of countries and regions, descriptions of important landmarks and geographical features (both natural and man-made), and discussion of international issues. Get to know planet Earth and how mankind interacts with it. - Science Max
A series that turbocharges all the science experiments you’ve done at home.
This will require you to mostly printout work and are usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.
You can access to thousands of enhanced digital books
You can continue to read and take quizzes from home.
Year group packs for numeracy and literacy can be accessed for free from here.
You can also practise your multiplication table from this website.
BBC brings you daily content that supports kids as schools close across the UK. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.
Learn computer programming skills – fun and free.
Creative computer programming – fun and free and used at Holmleigh so pupils should be familiar with this.
Listening activities for the younger ones.
All sorts of engaging educational videos
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Free science lessons
Wide range of cool educational videos
You Tube videos on many subjects
You Tube videos on many subjects for a younger audience
Science awards you can complete from home.
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.
All kinds of making.
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!
Resources for English language learning
Lots of free resources for Primary age
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.
Geography gaming!
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
Good, free art activities
Easy arts and crafts for little ones
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Educational online games
Activities and quizzes
Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it’s mostly common material.
Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).
For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.
Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.