4. Home education and schooling
Homeschooling and teaching resources for primary and secondary school children
GSCE pod
For awarding-winning content and assessments for 28 GCSE subjects take a look at GCSE pod. It has resources for teachers, children and parents.
- GSCE pod - website
Oxford Owl
Oxford Owl provides teaching resources for schools and for homeschooling, including advice and support for parents, educational activities and games and a free ebook library for 3–11 years olds.
- Oxford Owl - website
Ruth Miskin Phonics
Get reading and keep reading with Ruth Miskin’s phonics lessons.
- Ruth Miskin Phonics - website
Joe Wicks
For P.E. lessons check out Joe Wicks’ YouTube channel.
- The Body Coach - You Tube
National Literacy Trust
Learn and play with the National Literacy Trust “Words for Life” resources. For ages 0–12.
- National Literacy Trust - website
The Education Endowment Foundation
The Education Endowment Foundation has some top tips for parents to help with home learning.
- The Education Endowment Foundation - website
White Rose Maths
Let White Rose Maths help with teaching primary and secondary school level maths with their range of workshops.
- White Rose Maths - website
BBC bitesize:
- Learning at Home - lessons, videos, quizzes and practice activities to help you with home learning.
- Primary - age 3 - 11
- Secondary - age 11 - 16
- Post -16 - age 16+
Oak National Academy
10,000 free video lessons, resources and activities, covering most subjects, from Reception to Year 11
Tiny Happy People
Simple activities and play ideas to develop your child's communication skills.
- Tiny Happy People - BBC website
StarLive
Weekly programme to support parents with home learning.
Literacy expert and author, Alex Quigley shares simple insights into how parents can support their children to develop their reading, writing and vocabulary whilst learning at home
The Skills Toolkit
Free online digital and numeracy courses to build skills and help progress in work and improved job prospects.
Hungry Little Minds
For simple, fun activities for children aged 0–5.
- Hungry Little Minds - website
BBC Early Years resources
The BBC have been busy putting together lots of Early Years resources for learning at home. From counting to literacy skills, it’s never too early for your little ones to start learning.
- BBC Early Years resources - website
LuCiD
Free resources on child language development for parents with young children.
- LuCiD - webpage
P.E. with Greater Sport
It's important for all children, from birth to eighteen, to keep moving to help with their physical development, wellbeing and mental health. Greater Sport have pulled together a number of different resources that are freely available online to help you and your children keep moving.
- Greater Sport - website