Wiltshire Council Newsletters:

Issue 5 - 1st May

Issue 6 - 7th May

Issue 7 - 15th May

Issue 8 - 22nd May

Issue 9 - 29th May

Online Lectures Series:

https://www.speakersforschools.org/inspiration/vtalks/upcoming-vtalks/

Health and Wellbeing:

• Cre8tive Resources

https://cre8tiveresources.com/categories/free-resources/

Free resources to challenge individuals 

• Scouting UK

https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors

Tim Peake, UK Astronaut, is promoting The Scouting Groups free, fun activities that you can try at home with your family.

• Think Ninja

https://healios.org.uk/services/thinkninja1

Empowering children and young people to build resilience, manage their emotional health and to fulfil their potential.

•  Playstation Schools Cup

https://playstationschoolscup.com/psnextlevel-chain-challenge/?fbclid=IwAR24CUWTWbzpNUq0qc3iv7uyomG4373UStsI6GwOK7Nk5axonbWjFjm60Y0

Weekly challenges and competitions 

• #CompassForLife, Tim Henman Foundation and the Smallpeice Trust have launched the #THFOnline2020 campaign

https://thfonline.org

The website is offering weekly challenges that will be updated every Wednesday

• Online safety at Home 

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/

Support packs for parents and carers and information for young children and adults

• Kooth

https://www.wiltshirehealthyschools.org/partnership-projects/past-projects/kooth/

Your online mental wellbeing community - available until end of June 2020.

Science:

• Plantnet

https://identify.plantnet.org/

A website to help identify flora/fauna

• Science Fun

http://www.sciencefun.org/

A science page with lots of different links which are all science related

• Crest Awards

https://www.crestawards.org

Science awards you can complete from home.

• Mystery Science

https://mysteryscience.com

Free science lessons

• Nature Detectives

https://woodlandtrust.org.uk

A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!

English: 

• David Walliams

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com

David Williams has published 30 e-books for free which are available every day at 11 am

• British Council

https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources/find

Resources for English language learning

• RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company)

https://www.rsc.org.uk/education/about-rsc-education/home-learning-with-the-rsc?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JL-EDU-Live-Lesson-Full-EdDatabase&utm_content=version_A&fbclid=IwAR3UcA7WbKTyIQVMXGoY1mphP8ReZApMHiI0bdpXh1Mq1wryUZG11qtRRmk

Resources and activities relating to the works of Shakespeare: Macbeth 

• Pobble

https://www.pobble365.com

One picture. One teaching resource. Every day.

Maths:

• Carol Vorderman

https://www.themathsfactor.com

Carol Vordemann is offering maths tutition

• Corbett Maths

https://corbettmaths.com

Especially good for maths for all ages/levels. 

ICT:

• Blockly

https://blockly.games

Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.

• Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu

Creative computer programming

MFL:

• Duolingo

https://www.duolingo.com

Learn languages for free. Web or app.

History:

• Big History Project

https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home

Aimed at Secondary age. Multi disciplinary activities.

Geography:

• Geography Games

https://world-geography-games.com/world.html

Geography gaming!

Arts and Crafts:

• Tinkercad

https://www.tinkercad.com

All kinds of making.

• Arts related resources for our students to look and and try out.

https://www.chatsworth.org/your-visit/learning/learning-resources/resources-for-ages-11-14/  

•  Roche Court

http://rochecourteducationaltrust.co.uk/online-resources/

Roche Court have collated some educational activities for our budding artists to try out. This link will also be added to our school website under the link for ''Links to external resources for home learning

General Learning Links:

• Futurelearn

https://www.futurelearn.com

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).

• Seneca

https://www.senecalearning.com

For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.

• Openlearn

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/

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. 

• iDEA Awards

https://idea.org.uk

Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.

• Rightchoice

http://rightchoice.wiltshire.gov.uk/Page/16934

Online teaching resources for children of all ages and abilities