Resources for home education
- Sky Learning From Home collections - available on Sky Kids, there are collections of educational programmes ordered by UK school Key Stage (Foundation, 1, 2). And there’s also the Sky Kids app as well. National Geographic Kids - younger kids will love the activities here. BBC Learning - it’s an old site, but there’s still a lot of good material. And, of course, iPlayer Kids has plenty of educational content. BBC Bitesize is also great for revision. Futurelearn - Free access to loads of courses. Blockly - free access to learn basic computer programming skills. Likewise check out Scratch. The Kids Should See This - Educational videos, also check out Crash Course Udemy - These free maths courses are created by professionals working at the cutting-edge of their field and have been taught to over 5 million students, including staff at top companies. Khan Academy - a comprehensive learning resource. It’s US based, but a lot of the topics can be used in the UK. Especially good for maths and computing Prodigy Maths - another that’s more US-based but is decent. Duolingo - Learn new languages for free Mystery Science - check out these free science lessons Seneca - lots of great summary content or GCSE or A level. Some access needs to be paid for. Oxford Owl for Home - free primary resources Openlearn - free adult courses intended for those considering Open University, but it can be used by anybody. Paw Print Badges - free packs and downloads. Nature Detectives - activities for the garden! Big History Project - secondary-level history Geography Games - does what it says on the tin Red Ted Art - arts and crafts for vbery small people Twinkl - one of the best resources for worksheets. It’s usually paid-for, but is free at present.
