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Distance Learning – Additional recommended Resources

The links on the website home page will take you to the work set for our pupils to do remotely each week due to the Coronativus restictions and we recommend that you do these first.  However,  we have discovered some very good additional resources to help students –  please see links below:

 

The National Literacy Trust – links to activities that support literacy 

Don’t let your older children be put off by the age range – the activities up to age twelve are suitable for all.
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Link to Free Audible Stories:

audible.com Free Titles for Schools

 

Hundreds of maths games

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Jane Goodall Institute/Roots and Shoots

Jane Goodall is the renowned scientist and conservationist who transformed our understanding of chimpanzees.  The mission of Jane Goodall Institute, incorporating Roots and Shoots, is to empower young people to affect positive change in their communities.  Roots and Shoots provide tools and resources that develop students’ 21st-century learning skills, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and a spirit of collaboration.
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for a virtual tour of The National Geographic Museum’s current exhibition “Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr Jane Goodall” please follow link below:

 

P.E. with Joe Wicks

Joe will be taking over from Mr Pritchard and Ms Macready if you’re at home.  Joe is streaming live Monday to Friday at 9am on his you tube channel P.E. with Joe/The Body Coach.com

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The Princes Trust

The Trust has pulled together some helpful online resources for teachers, tutors and parents on how to support children and young people through this challenging time.

princestrust.org/Coronavirus response/resource centre

 

The Oak National Academy Online Classroom and Resource Hub 

This online classroom is a collaboration between teachers and organisations across the country to provide lessons while schools remain closed for the majority of pupils. (Pupils should already be familiar with these daily activities when completing their weekly work from home).

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BBC Bitesize

Three new lessons every weekday with videos, activities and more. You might like to see David Attenborough teaching Geography for a change but remember your teachers are still here for you and work is being set weekly. (Pupils should already be familiar with these daily activities when completing their weekly work from home).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

 

Careers advice and resources for years 10 and 11

The Start Programme offers free activities and careers resources: Home Learning Activities

You will need a Start account to login, but you can easily self-register when you start the activities. If you have any questions, please contact support@startprofile.com

 

Panoramic views of iconic locations, cultural events and space exploration

http://www.panoramas.dk/

 

Bear Grylls’ list of 100 things to do indoors.

https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/

 

Get the free 30 day trial to make your own amazing comics

http://comiclife.com/

 

Free craft printables for kids

https://www.dltk-kids.com/

 

Lots of activities and free audiobooks

http://www.openculture.com/free_k-12_educational_resources

 

Panoramic views of iconic locations, cultural events and space exploration

http://www.panoramas.dk/

 

Create stories, games and animations on this site

https://scratch.mit.edu/

 

Allows you to draw on and annotate google maps

https://www.scribblemaps.com/

 

Free activities during school closure

https://www.studyladder.co.uk/?lc_set=

 

A virtual zoo where you can play games, solve puzzles and build your own animals

https://switchzoo.com/

 

A dictionary like no other. Type a word into the top bar to see it visualised in a brand new way.

https://visuwords.com/

 

Wikipedia, just easier to understand

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

 

Life Skills- Learn about the workings of Parliament

https://learning.parliament.uk/outreach/online/

 

Play What’s it like to be an MP?

Learn about the work and role of MPs, and how they balance their time between the House of Commons and their constituency in this fast paced online game.
Play the game

Visit UK Parliament online with our 360° virtual tour. Explore the Palace of Westminster and see where key events take place.

Stand at the despatch box in the House of Commons, find out about the House of Lords and explore Central Lobby.

Take a virtual tour

 

Free e-book access from Pearson UK

To help you continue learning while the schools are closed, Pearson UK are giving  free access to  e-books for KS3 and GCSE student books.

pearsonactivelearn.com/app/library

 

Links to Learning Pages from Edgehill University

The resources shared  below have come from a range of sources. Some will have been shared by lecturers or schools and others by parents. They are offering them  in the spirit of supporting learning in lots of different ways. These are suggestions and you will be able  to select what works for you.

Edgehill University – links to learning