Despite only emerging in 2016, TikTok is now the fastest-growing social media platform around. As a result, understanding how it works and how to use it safely really matters for families. However, it’s one thing wanting to find out more about functionality, reporting or privacy settings. Having the time toRead More →
Resources and support for teachers of Early Years through to Post 16. There is something for all teachers on the NRICH site. If you are an Early Years practitioner, you will find activities, articles and useful documents and well as support for your own professional development. If you are aRead More →
Have You Ever? activities from Explorify get children talking about their common everyday experiences. There are a total of 60 Have you Ever? activities aimed at ages 5-11, many of which start at just 15 minutes so a perfect to slot into the day, use as a lesson starter orRead More →
Taking place on 7th February 2023, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’. All of the resource are tailored for each Key Stage, with the Education Packs including lesson plans, assemblies, posters and much more. This yearRead More →
A valuable tool you can share with parents and carers, offering free services and resources to parents, families and professionals. Parent Zone is a social enterprise with a library of digital guides, including the most popular online platforms and games together with a regularly updated blog and advice to navigateRead More →
Celebrate the power of reading aloud with World Read Aloud Day on 1st February 2023. Its aim is to encourage children and adults to take a book, find an audience and read aloud. This event is now celebrated in over 173 countries around the world. It was created by LitWorldRead More →
The Literacy Shed contains a wealth of visual resources with teaching ideas and prompts ready to use. The majority of the resources are suitable for KS1 and KS2. The resources can be used in stand alone literacy lessons, or support planning you may already have in place. There is aRead More →
360 Degree Safe is a free, award-winning online safety self-review tool for schools. It has been developed to allow those responsible for online safety within a school or trust to gain a complete provision of their online safety policy and practice. It is divided into four main sections: Within theRead More →
A series of podcasts about Online Safety has been produced by South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL). They have produced a new podcast series called Interface. The podcasts will be hosted by online safety experts and they will cover some of the most talked about online safety and safeguarding topicsRead More →
Thousands of free-to-access resources are available from STEM Learning. If you have not recently checked the STEM Learning resources sections, it is well worth revisiting and having a look at the free-to-access resources available to support the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Within thisRead More →
This certification builds on the skills learned in the Level 1 certification and moves into advanced technology integration. Just like Level 1, this certification also has a corresponding Advanced Training course which is highly recommended to increase the chances of passing the exam. Advanced Training is also self-paced and requiresRead More →
This is the fundamentals level certification and focuses very much on proficiency in Google for Education products. In addition to product knowledge, you will be expected to also have an understanding of the Google for Education ethos and vision as these aspects do come into the exam. It is highlyRead More →
The Naace Self-Review Framework (SRF) was first developed over 20 years ago as a collaboration between Naace, Becta, Ofsted and other partners. It has established itself as the most commonly used technology review framework with over 16,000 schools having used it. Schools using the SRF are able to assess theirRead More →
A vast array of free maths resources to suit most areas. I love this website! There are so many resources to support your teaching, all of them free. You will find all the resources categorised into areas like The Place Value Shed, The Multiplication Shed, The Maths SATs Shed etc.Read More →
Inspiration for teaching and learning mathematics through stories and creative writing. There are book recommendations, lesson ideas and suggestions on how to create your own mathematical story picture books. Inspired by this website, I purchased ‘How Big is a Million’, a picture book from Usborne to help children understand theRead More →
If you are looking to get your class active, then these dance tutorial videos hosted on You Tube, are just the thing! I use them all the time and my class clearly has a set of favourites that we use time and time again. DJ Raphi has produced easy toRead More →
A You Tube channel called Curious Maths with a playlist called ‘I love maths stories’ . In these videos, Primary Maths Consultant Sara Tilley shares her favourite maths story books, and others, which spotlight individual maths books and suggested activities that you can do from it. There are some wonderfulRead More →
The Digiworld website consists an interactive game which helps children develop skills and resilience online and a range of teaching resources for 5-16 year olds that accompany the interactive game. All of this is available free of charge. It has been developed in partnership between Parent Zone and Telenor andRead More →
Tech We Can is a programme of free learning resources to inspire students about the world of technology. I was really inspired by this website and the resources available. Recently published is a new series of animated lessons for students aged 5 and above. All the resources are aimed toRead More →