Resources for home education

A list of resources from external organisations that can help educate your child at home.

We are not responsible for the content of external websites.

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:

  • Ed Place - full curriculum coverage
  • UK ixl - Maths, English and Science for all ages

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:

Paid websites:

Other learning resources

This includes:

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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