Remote and Home Education Support
The following pages contain information to support learning at home. These websites have been identified by some of the country’s leading educational experts and offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages.
The list includes subject-specific resources for: (click to follow each link)
Individual resources cannot replace a school’s properly planned curriculum, and the resources in this list are not intended to do so.
They may be useful for parents in considering how they could support their children’s education, but they should not be used in place of existing resources which school is using as part of their continued provision for pupils’ education at this time.
BBC BiteSize -Daily lessons for each year group
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
The BBC has its own education package across TV and online, featuring celebrities and some of the best teachers – helping to keep children learning and supporting parents.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
Reading for Pleasure
Click here to access a range of resources to support Reading for Pleasure
Look at the download below for lots of links to authors and ideas for developing reading at home.
Maths
Gareth Metcalfe I see Maths - this is used in school too
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfyh0qIIwTEV8ktNRI0x5-g/featured
White Rose Hub - Daily lessons for each year group. This is our main scheme for maths and highly recommended. A short video tutorial and activity.
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Instant streaming an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
Explore the collection, select a title and start listening.
Useful websites for children and parents
Phonics Play
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm there is a free section for KS1 pupils to use.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phonics-screening-check-2018-materials
Practice phonics screen materials for children in Year 1 and Year 2
English and Maths
SuperMovers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers the children enjoy going on here to keep active and learn – mainly for KS1 but good fun for everyone.
Oxford Owl
Each class has an Oxford Owl login. Enter the parent site and click on the Class login tab. You can then search the wide range of free e-books to read.
u/n missreeks u/n misscrumbleholme u/n mrsellisstansfield u/n misswoodward
p/w password (this is the same for each class)
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
To support with the English and Maths, CGP do a range of workbooks for each year group to practice these skills if this is something you would like to do. https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/
Other curriculum areas
National Literacy Trust - Family Zone
Free reading and writing resources, audiobooks, videos, competitions and reading challenges.
https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/?mc_cid=1a89f05f20&mc_eid=1bdb175d2eBBC Learning
Blockly
https://blockly.games
Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/
Creative computer programming
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
Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com
All kinds of making.
Cbeebies Radio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio
Listening activities for the younger ones.
Nature Detectives
https://naturedetectives.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/
A lot of these can be done in a garden.
British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find
Resources for English language learning.
Big History Project
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi-disciplinary activities.
Geography Games
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Geography gaming!
DK Find Out
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/?fbclid=IwAR2wJdpSJSeITf4do6aPhff8A3tAktnmpaxqZbkgudD49l71ep8-sjXmrac
Activities and quizzes.