The National Theatre Collection for Schools brings the best of British Theatre free to stream into schools, universities and the wider education sector. Included in the collection, are a wide range of high quality filmed theatre productions from the National Theatre and other leading venues. Alongside the productions to stream,Read More →
Get your class moving to Trolls Band Together. To celebrate the release of the film this October, Into Film have produced an exclusive resource channelling the film’s themes of friendship, teamwork and creativity. The resources are suitable to use with pupils aged 7-12 with links to PE, maths, English/literacy andRead More →
I recently saw a really interesting post about how AI has been used in the primary classroom. Posted on the Book Creator blog, Holly Clark talks about how ChatGPT was used to ignite children’s imagination and ignite their storytelling journey. It is important to note that no students actually usedRead More →
There are some exciting STEM Learning Resources on offer for you to have a look through. Green Careers Week for Secondary Schools is an opportunity to familiarise young people with careers that will change the world for the better. Green Careers Week runs from 6th – 11th November 2023. LearnRead More →
Download a free Activity Book from Book Creator. Originally created during lockdown, for home-schooling, this brilliant book designed by the people at Book Creator is just brilliant! It is packed full of activities and really shows off the power of Book Creator. The book is completely free and you canRead More →
Do you struggle to teach the intricacies of how the news is generated and reported to your students? Then The Guardian Foundation may just have the answer. They provide a whole range of resources and free workshops for both Primary and Secondary schools. Primary Schools – NewsWise This is anRead More →
I have used Book Creator on the iPad many times, but had never taken the time to have a look at Book Creator on the web. I have to say I was surprised to find how much more versatile and feature heavy it was compared to the App and willRead More →
There is a new series of 8 BBC Teach Live Lessons for primary schools. The new series of lessons for 7-11 year olds includes programmes to mark: You can access the programmes and accompanying resources by visiting BBC Teach – https://bbc.in/3GXt5XdRead More →
World Book Day is an annual charity event, every child in full-time education is given a voucher to spend on whatever book they want. All the resources, including school/early years packs, posters and activities can be found on the Celebrate World Book Day 2023 page and the 2023 events canRead More →
Celebrate the power of reading aloud with World Read Aloud Day. 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 LitWorld and is sponsored byRead 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 →
Here are 6 fantastic writing prompts just in time for Halloween. Pobble365 have provided a list of 6 prompts to get your students in a creative and spooky mood! They’re designed to help children start writing with ease and creativity. Each incredible image is accompanied by a story starter, grammar/punctuationRead More →
Christmas is a great time to explore making soundscapes with students. Here is a simple poem which you can use for students to record and add in appropriate sound effects. Students should record the poem first without sound effects, save, publish, listen and evaluate. When they are happy with theirRead More →
There are so many benefits to using pictures in the classroom. This collection of exciting pictures will help to stimulate the imagination and promote creativity. They help students, who are often reluctant writers, to engage in a discussion about the picture and share their ideas. Teachers can use them asRead More →