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Resources for home education are sourced and funded by parents.
Full curriculum resources
Free to access:
- BBC Teach - educational videos for all ages
- BBC Bitesize - full curriculum coverage for all ages
- Oak National Academy - full curriculum coverage with videos for all ages
- Khan Academy - wide range of subjects for all ages (American site)
- Anton - educational app with many subjects from reception to secondary age
Paid websites:
Literacy resources
Free to access:
- Twinkl - suitable for primary and secondary school age, mostly paid for but some free resources
- Poetry 4 kids - offers funny poems, classic children’s poetry, poetry activities and a rhyming dictionary to support poetry writing
- Literacy shed - aimed at primary-aged pupils and provides high quality films and animations to stimulate reading and writing skills
- Literacy Trust - offers resources for children from early years to secondary
- British Library - offers a range of fun online activities from storytelling videos to craft and play ideas
- BBC 500 Words Young Writing Competition - a national writing competition from Radio 2 for 5 to 11 year olds
Numeracy resources
Free to access:
- Enriching mathematics for all learners from the University of Cambridge – fun and games with maths for all ages, including lots of practical maths ideas.
- Twinkl - suitable for primary and secondary school age, mostly paid for but some free resources
- Corbett Maths Primary - collection of resources for all ages
Paid websites:
- Mathletics - suitable for primary aged children
- Mr T's Math Videos - for secondary aged pupils
- Times Table Rock Stars - times tables practice
Other learning resources
This includes:
- James Dyson Foundation - introduction to engineering, design and problem solving.
- Coding for younger children from Create and Learn – coding for younger children
- Roots and Shoots - environmental science
- ABC Education - great for primary age with fun activities (Australian site)
- National Geographic - resources for history and geography
- Music Mark - home learning resource for music
- Open Education - free learning with the Open University, including forensic science and finger printing, aquatic mammals, stars and planets.
- Pawprint Family - Free challenge packs for all ages, including craft, games and food ideas.
- RSPCA education - All about animals for all ages, including ideas for projects and research
- National Curriculum - government guidance
Online safety
Read keeping children safe online from the NSPCC website
Other curriculum areas and project ideas
This includes projects that are practical and allow children to learn in different environments - for example:
- caring for a pet, learning about its biology, habitats and exercise routines
- planning and budgeting a weekly menu and learning about bills
- cooking and baking
- growing veggies and caring for the vegetable patch
- visiting museums, theatres, art galleries, castles
- art portfolios and scrapbooks for hair and beauty ideas
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