A-Z: Educational Resources for Teachers, Parents & Carers
Key Resources
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Newly updated and so much available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.
BBC Teach is home to thousands of free curriculum-mapped videos, arranged by age-group and subject.
Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.
If you have a stamp and a nearby post box.
Resources for English language learning.
Listening activities for the younger ones.
Instant access to English, maths and science resources. Powered by the world’s leading AI teaching and learning platform, resources are suitable for Years 3-11 and aligned to the national curriculum.
You Tube videos on many subjects.
As above for a younger audience.
Science awards you can complete from home.
Learning resources for pupils aged 11-14.
Activities and quizzes.
Learn languages for free. Web or app.
Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).
Geography gaming!
Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.
Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it's mostly common material.
The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources that we have collected over 10 years as a primary school teacher.
Maths explained in easy language, plus puzzles, games, worksheets and an illustrated dictionary. For K-12 kids, teachers and parents.
Microsoft has made many of its its Minecraft Education games available for free due to school closures.
Free science lessons.
Activities and quizzes for younger kids.
Bundle of resources including lesson plans, maps, curated collections and more.
Features a comprehensive web portal for parents with resources split into age groups to improve reading, writing and language development.
Toolkits, lesson plans and activities for Key Stage 1-5.
The National Theatre Collection makes the best of British Theatre available worldwide to libraries, schools, universities and the wider education sector, presenting high quality recordings of 30 world-class productions.
A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!
Lesson plans and activities to assist learning about Natural History, from the Museum itself.
Government-backed initiative; online resources and lesson plans provided by teachers. 180 lessons a week across a broad range of subjects from maths, art and languages, for every year group from Reception through to Year 10.
Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.
Lots of free resources for Primary age.
Free challenge packs and other downloads. Many activities can be completed indoors. Badges cost but are optional.
Is in U.S. grades, but good for UK Primary age.
Easy arts and crafts for little ones.
Free online resources for Early Years and Primary.
Rocket Rounding is a multiple-choice maths game which focuses on rounding numbers to tens, hundreds and whole numbers.
Free teacher resources to help bring Shakespeare to life.
Spellingframe includes all the words - both statutory and the example words - from the National Curriculum for Spelling for Year 1 to Year 6. Choose a spelling rule and each word is read aloud and provided within a sentence for context.
Science lessons for KS2&3, 4&5 from Swansea University.
Creative computer programming.
For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.
Spelling activities for Year 1-6.
Online resources to assist teaching of science from Primary to A-Level.
Interactive art games, activities and quizzes for all ages!
All sorts of engaging educational videos.
Free art activities!
For parents and teachers to use with children at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 focused on teaching Black history.
Creative art and craft activities for the very youngest.
Wide range of educational videos.
Free activities to assist learning at home inspired by children’s favourite David Walliams.
All kinds of making.
Educational online games
Teacher-created resources provide entire schemes of work, lesson planning and assessments right through to online educational games, augmented reality and so much more.
A wide range of highly-recommended Maths resources, included printed work books, for Early Years to Post-16.