Online resources

This is a list of online resources (organised by subject, alphabetically), however, some span several subjects, so I have just put them under ‘general’ which I have put first.

If you can add any more sites to the lists below, please get in contact. Like the rest of this site, this list will only ever be as good as the information and effort gone into it.

General

  • BBC Bitesize – Resources for all ages of school children.
  • British Library – Citizenship, English, history, and religious studies.
  • Crash Course – Something on everything for senior school aged children.
  • Crash Course Kids – For junior school aged children.
  • Duolingo – Learning languages for free.
  • Early Learning at Home – An American site created by a mom/kindergarden teacher. Has a strong 1990s feel to it, which is quite fun if you like a bit of nostalgia. It shares ideas and tips, and although it is clearly has a ‘Christian’ underpinning, that type of content appears to be limited to the ‘Bible and Moral’ section, so easy to avoid, if it offends.
  • Openlearn – By the Open University. Free courses and loads of reference material. You can also order free posters if you go to the ‘TV and radio’ section.
  • Sharing Parenting – I don’t normally like putting businesses like this on here, as I have never used them so cannot recommend their services, but they do have a few free online parenting resources which might be useful for some.
  • The School of Life – Youtube channel, predominantly philosophy and well-being, but other things too.
  • Ted Ed – Lessons and small clips on explaining pretty much anything to anyone.
  • Ted Talks – Lectures on the most interesting stuff. Billions of them. There really isn’t enough time in the day.
  • TES (short for the Times Educational Supplement) – You do have to sign up, but there are loads of great lesson plans written up by actual, real-life teachers. The free ones tend to be the best – you can find yourself paying a lot of money for very little if you don’t watch it.
  • Twinkl – Never really got on with it myself, but loads of HEors swear by it.
  • Znotes – Revision guides. Really, really helpful for those doing CAIE IGCSEs.

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Art

  • Art UK – Find art to support any project you could ever want to do.
  • Tate Kids – Games, quizzes, activities, information. It’s really quite fun!

Business studies & economics

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Classics, Greek & Latin

  • Ancient History Encyclopaedia – Lesson plans, information, museums etc. First stop for all things ancient.
  • Greek Mythology.Com – It’s not a pretty site, but it is very clear and does give you all the info on the who’s, why’s and where’s of Greek mythology.
  • Mr Donn’s Site for Kids and Teachers – I used to use this site a load when the kids were small. It has it’s limitations, but it is often a great place to start for projects for junior school-aged children.

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Current Affairs & Politics

  • Guardian email newsletter – Can sign up for emailed news. Much quicker to whizz through than a full paper.
  • Parliament – Some fairly good teaching resources. You can also sign up for UK Parliament Week resources for group sessions which are brilliant.

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English & english literature

  • Cambridgeshire Library ebook collection
  • Cliff Notes – The one that’s not Spark Notes. Handy for any pretty much any English Literature qualification.
  • Good Reads – Fantastic if you are looking for quotes to put in your English lit GCSE or A-level exam. Also good if you are looking for something to read…
  • In our Time, R4 – One of the best resources ever!
  • Like Maria – My daughter says they’re quite good. For A-level.
  • LitCharts – Made by the people who do Sparknotes, this is a site for those who take English literature seriously. It has poetry and literature guides, Shakespeare ‘translated into English’ and a couple of other bits and pieces. Probably of more use for those doing GCSEs/A-Levels, or for parents preparing to lead a session on a specific book, than anyone else. It’s not fun, but it is good.
  • Mr Salles Teaches English – An engaging man. GCSE.
  • NT Live, cinemas all over the UK – Wonderful!!! A real joy in my sad and pitiful life.
  • Poetry 4 Kids.com – Some cool bits a pieces, including some really good lesson plans.
  • Royal Shakespeare Company, school broadcasts – Can be watched from the comfort of your very own home… although timings can be annoying.
  • Shmoop – I use the study guides all the time. Massive range of literature!
  • Sparknotes – The one that’s not Cliff Notes. Handy for any English Literature qualification.

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Film & media studies

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Geography, environmental management & earth sciences

  • 3D Geography – I’ve never bought from them so cannot recommend their products, but they do have a lot of free content. It’s a fun looking website, if nothing else.
  • Guardian email newsletter – Can sign up for emailed news. Much quicker to whizz through than a full paper and it has a specific ‘Environment’ section, however, that is generally only has a couple of articles, so for a bigger list of environment related news sign up for the ‘Green Light’ news letter.
  • National Geographic – Some interesting articles and many other cool bits and pieces. Covers geography, animals, history, science and travel but on the kids site, there is also primary resources for English, maths, art & design and PSHE (personal, social and health education).
  • Owl and Mouse – Have used them 1000 times over for free map printouts. Their largest goes up to about 64 A4 pages – really handy for group sessions.

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History

  • Mr Allsop – Not the most exciting, but does the job if you are going history GCSE.
  • National Geographic – Some interesting articles and many other cool bits and pieces. Covers geography, animals, history, science and travel but on the kids site, there is also primary resources for English, maths, art & design and PSHE (personal, social and health education).
  • Study Tubers – No, they’re not potatoes that help you learn, as they already have a name – crisps. My daughter swears by them. I think they’re God awful. Here’s Jack Edwards, but my daughter prefers Eve Bennett. For GCSE+.

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Nature Studies

  • National Geographic – Some interesting articles and many other cool bits and pieces. Covers geography, animals, history, science and travel but on the kids site, there is also primary resources for English, maths, art & design and PSHE (personal, social and health education).

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Philosophy & religious studies

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Sociology

  • Sociology.org – Ok, so it’s not the prettiest site you will ever see, but its resources are really good for GCSE and A-level.

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Science, technology, engineering & maths

  • Maths Genie – Maths practice and video tutorials for KS2 SATS, GCSE and A-level.
  • Maths is Fun – Looks like it is just for junior school-aged children, but some of the content goes up to GCSE.
  • MEP – Mathematics Enhancement Programme – Free lesson plans, and worksheets that follow the national curriculum from reception right through to A-Level. A little dull to look at, but the content is all there. Great for anyone following a traditional approach to maths.
  • MME – Revision for KS1, 2, and 3 maths, as well as GCSE maths and science, and A-level maths, biology, physics and chemistry.
  • Mr Chalks Revision Tips – GCSE and A-level. Straight forward, easy to follow. I like it.
  • National Geographic – Some interesting articles and many other cool bits and pieces. Covers geography, animals, history, science and travel but on the kids site, there is also primary resources for English, maths, art & design and PSHE (personal, social and health education).
  • Periodic Videos – A periodic table made up of videos of the elements, and made by The University of Nottingham. A really fab resource.
  • Small Piece Trust – All about engineering. Activities/challenges you can do at home for free, but they also do courses you can pay for.
  • Stemettes – Events all over the country aimed at getting girls into science. The one we went to was really good, well organised and inspiring… but sadly, my daughter forgot to be inspired and claimed that she would “rather be dead than have a career in science”. Ho hum.
  • STEM.org – Fantastic resources that they have collected from all over the place. Junior level right up to A-level.
  • TLMaths – This one is for A-level. He’s really quite engaging, in a non-engaging kind of way.

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