Support for out of School Learning
Introduction
This page will collate the SLA resources that are of particular use when working from home.
These are in addition to our usual provision of Online Courses, Publications, the CPD Library and the support resources and advice line.
The SLA office is still open, and we are on hand to maintain services.
You can find a list of resources and platforms which have been made freely available below, as well as information about upcoming events and plans in reaction to the closure of schools.
We will update this page as needed. Best wishes for you all at this time.
Books and working resources
Learning and Working From Home
Resources for educators/students/parents
Early years/primary
(See our 2nd page for book related resources)
Recently added Resources/Activities
Grammar Check - English spell checker
Penguin Publishers - Classroom activity starter author videos
Visuwords - visual interactive dictionary
Competitions
100 Great Black Britons - home school learning competition
Children's Bookshow - Letters from Lockdown Competition closing date 31/10
Resources for educators/students/parents
Early years/primaryCast of Thousands
Papercrafter Magazine - 100s of free crafty downloads including NHS heart & rainbow to colour
Disney Lion King - online children's theatre course
Disney Theatrical - free education resources
Don't Worry Little Crab - teachers notes written by CLPE
Juniper Education - Parent timetables for KS1 & 2 with free events for each day
Literacy Trust Premier League Primary StarsPapercrafter Magazine - 100s of free crafty downloads including NHS heart & rainbow to colour
Penguin Publishers - Classroom activity starter author videos
shared with permission from Amy Lloyd, Bacons CollegeInteractive PDF 'Help and Advice for Parents/Carers' - shared with permission from Amy Lloyd, Bacons College
Digital escape rooms
Twitter
Primary Stars maths year 1 & 2
Schoolzone - Free Headstart learning activity booklets for KS1 & KS2 Maths & EnglishEnglish
Barrington Stoke - Home School Help for Lockdown for dyslexic readers
BBC School Radio - English resources
Grammar Check - English spell checker
Historical Association - resource sharing hub for home learning
National Literacy Trust - Zone In activities for 13+
Our Corona Diary - author site encouraging children to keep a diary
The Reading Journey - Just Imagine
Humanities
Map crunch - random worldwide street views
Natural History Museum - resources and facts
What on Earth Books - Non fiction colouring sheets & resources
Maths
Southampton University - National Cipher Challenge
Media
BBC fake news - Coronavirus resource
Clickview - providing free access to a selected series of resources to assist teachers, students and also parents at this time. These include teaching resources to accompany the video content; topics include Ramadan, Wellbeing as well as subject content for primary and secondary levels. No login or passwords required. Any questions please contact Chris chris.woods@clickview.co.uk.
Guardian teaching resources - news journalism teaching ideas & activities
Guardian - news literacy teaching ideas for primary teachers/students/families
Guardian - primary news activity , finding the 5 Ws
Guardian - news and media teaching ideas for secondary teachers/students/families
Guardian - printable front page template
Microsoft Education/BBC Learning - Media literacy programme
Newswise - unit of work on news literacy
The Day Home - children's online newspaper , free at the moment
PSHE
British Red Cross - Power of Kindness calendar
British Red Cross - Coronavirus Newsthink
Smiling Mind - Digital care packs to support kids through Covid and beyond
Science
Big Bang Digital Live - Online event for young people (11+) taking and inspirational, uplifting look at the essential role of science and engineering in a pandemic
Getting ahead in physics - Tom Whipple, Science Editor at The Time, introduces the science of radiation without the boring bits!
James Dyson Foundation - engineering challenge cards
Northern Gas - Safety Seymour, resources for younger children on the topic of carbon monoxide safety
Stay-at-home with Tom Whipple - Science Editor at The Times and author of Get Ahead in Physics, introduces the science of electricity without the boring bits!
Technology
BT & ITV - tech tips videos
Girls Who Code - at home activities
Google 3D animals - on a mobile device go to google, search on an animal (e.g.tiger, penguin) then click on View in 3D
Think U Know - online safety
Cross Curricular
Aimhi - live, interactive online lessons
All Digital School - community of educators & directory of resources
Audiopi - free access to over 2000+ educational podcasts
BBC Bitesize - daily online lessons & activities
BBC Bitesize - 14 day sort your life out challenge
BBC Super Movers - active learning resources
Brittanica School Resources - schools can have generic trial access to the Britannica school resource here with this login:ID -digitallearning Password - research. Alternatively they can sign up for an individual school access here
Canva - create posters, booklets etc free educational account
Carel Press Spelling Challenge Quizzes - free to use at home on a single device
Council for Learning Outside the Classroom - learning resources list
Julieanne Devlin - Deputy Principal sharing daily tips & ideas
Education Platform - Copyright Licensing Agency, access to digital versions of books, allowing teaching staff to copy and share up to 5% of a book in line with the CLA copyright licence
Ed Tech Impact - list of companies with special offers
Elsa support - free resources
Exact Editions - have partnered with 8 publishers to offer schools free access to the digital archives of their magazines until the 1st Oct 2020. The participating magazines are: Chemistry World, New Internationalist, Geographical Prospect, The Biologist, Resurgence & Ecologist, BBC History Magazine, BBC Music Magazine, BBC Science Magazine, The World Today. To access these free resources email publisher@exacteditions.com
Farming STEMterprise- free online workshop
Football School - free download of Ultimate Puzzle Book
Get Creative 2020 - #GetCreativeAtHome
Government - Financial support for education, early years & children's social care
Government - Guidance for special schools, specialist colleges, local authorities & any other settings managing children/young people with complex special educational needs & disability
Homeschooling during Covid-19 - how one family is doing it
Ideas Roadshow's IBDP Portal - digital resources for students & teachers in the IB's Diploma Programme
Institute of Education - List of over 50 free online learning resources to help children continue their learning at home, organised by primary / secondary / subjectInteractive PDF 'What do you want to do today?' - shared with permission from Amy Lloyd, Bacons College
Library of Congress - including Dav Pilkey at home videos
London CLC - home learning: helpful links for parents
Oak National Academy - online lessons
Oliver are offering three months free trial of Wheelers ebooks to their customers - email sales@softlink.co.uk for details
On The Edge - conservation activities & teaching resources
Open Culture - list of free online courses , audiobooks & much more
Radioblogging - daily shows from Pie Corbett, Deputy Mitchell, Ian Rockey & Russell Prue
Teach from Home - temporary hub of resources & tools for teachers from Google
The School Trip - collection of resources by subject
Stonewall - free home learning packs
TedEd - sharing graduation videos , whether that be graduation from primary or secondary school or university
The Bestiary - drawing lessons & free downloadable nature images from illustrator Ben Rothery
Twinkl - use code UKTWINKLEHELPS
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction - resources
Digital escape rooms
Bespoke Classroom how to create using Google Forms
Classtime blog how to
Ditch That Textbook list
Youtube (lessons)
Reading Rocks at Home - lessons on YouTube
The Training Space - sentence stacker writing lessons
Write with Rachel - teen creative writing lessons
#storystarters
#freebookresources
Sir Patrick Stewart - reading a Shakespeare sonnet a day online
Home learning and online collaboration sites
CPD, Experiences & Leisure
The Shows Must Go On - streaming musicals each week, YouTube
Andrew Lloyd Webber - sharing a sing along video each day, Facebook
Bolshoi Ballet - ballet videos on Youtube
Cirque du Soleil - 60 minute special performance
Feverup - London experiences from home list
Just Imagine - free webinars
King's Cross at Home - recipes, live exercise sessions etc
Tate Kids - games and quizzes
Upgraded Points - 101+ virtual tours of popular tourist attractions around the world
I'm in school, but there's few pupils...
Webinars
We are running a series of webinars over the next few months, on topics from social media to library events, to hearing from international education and leadership speaker Richard Gerver. You can find out more about the webinars here: https://www.sla.org.uk/events
I'm sure there's no shortage of things on your to-do list that you never usually get time to do, but here's some suggestions:
- Weed - have a sort through; get rid of any old, tatty, out of date resources. Make space for displays. Put yourself in the shoes of a 13 year old - what would they find attractive and engaging?
- Do a stocktake - check what's in your system is accurate; it saves a lot of time in the long run!
- Write your annual report - there's still time to show what you have accomplished this year. You don't have to send it yet, but you can start pulling the data together.
- Change displays
There's a longer list available here from Sarah Pavey, care of SLG: https://slgtalkingbooks.com/2020/03/23/things-to-do-if-your-school-library-is-closed/
