Online Resources for Primary and Senior
Please click on the links below to open and download the documents. Internet providers are facing increased demand and their services are sometimes erratic. This may affect timescales for teachers communicating remotely from home.
Primary
Guide for parents, Reception to Year 4, for summer term
Guide for Parents, Year 5 and Year 6, for summer term
Home Projects By Year Group
Primary Supercurricular Activities
The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown
"Young Geographer of the Year" competition - challenge for junior children, entries to be sent to Miss Bailey abailey@derbyhigh.derby.sch.uk
BBC Mediacentre - daily support for the curriculum across the age ranges
Field Studies Council (FSC) - free #fieldworklive lessons for different age groups.
David Walliams free daily audio at 11am
Childnet Short Film Competition
Primary Wellbeing
Nosy Crow book for young children about Corona virus, illustrated by Alex Scheffler
Comic story book "Story about Coronavirus" for young children by Elsa Support
Mindheart.com childrens comic book, explaining the viris in a very child friendly way.
The Body Coach - Joe will be doing a work out every morning at 9am.
Derby County Community Trust, activities and resources daily – click here
Senior
Guide for parents and senior students for summer term 2020
Key Stage 3
View the Pineapple Project gallery
KS3 Supercurricular activities
Field Studies Council (FSC) - free #fieldworklive lessons for different age groups.
Key Stage 4
GCSE supercurricular activities
Hay Fesivals' Hay Levels - GCSE 3 minute lessons on subjects
Field Studies Council (FSC) - free #fieldworklive lessons for different age groups.
Key Stage 5
A level supercurricular activities
Preparing for University - a course which explores and develops key analytical skills that students need in order to succeed at univeristy.
Hay Fesivals' Hay Levels - A level 3 minute lessons on subjects
Field Studies Council (FSC) - free #fieldworklive lessons for different age groups.
Modern Languages: Student Life & Careers with University of Bristol - Home Webinar 6th May 1pm. For Year 12 students studying an A Level language.
Self-care and wellbeing
Self-care strategies for psychological and emotional wellbeing
Self-care and mental wellbeing ideas for the holidays
PE at Home Activities
The Body Coach TV (You Tube) - Joe will be doing a work out every morning at 9am.
Fitness Blender - videos featuring a range of exercises and workout.
General Workouts from Popsugar
Couch to 5k, week by week training
SoSweat - Bodyweight-based video workouts that don’t require any fancy equipment
FIIT - home workouts from top trainers
Useful Information for Students
Student guide to remote learning
Scanning documents on your mobile
BBC Mediacentre - daily support for the curriculum across the age ranges
Useful Information for Parents
Parent guide to remote learning
Guide to parents, "supporting teenages during lockdown"
GoZen, online anxiety programme for younger children, suggested timetable
Advice on how to talk to children about the Coronavirus https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/
Online safety activities you can do from home - from Childnet.com
HouseParty has just become the number 1 downloaded app for social interaction and you might find this guide to the app helpful in supporting your children in using social media safely - click here
HouseParty App - what parents need to know.
Moderating YouTube content video
National Online Safety useful guides and tips for parents to help keep children safe online
The National Crime Agency’s CEOP online safety guides for parents and students
Online Radicalisation Information Sheet
Internet Matters #StaySafeStayHome resource to help families make the best use of technology
Google tools to help families, including Family Link and advice on various platforms
Anxiety UK - blog on anxiety and coronavisrus
Mind.org.uk - Information and support on wellbeing
Government advice for parents and carers on keeping children safe online
Parent helpsheet for Primary and Senior aged children from ThinkUKnow.co.uk
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have identified a range of useful websites and information to help parents and children at this time. The website can be found here: https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/covid-19-resources-parents-carers
Resources and Articles for Families of Children with SEND
Help ensuring that work at home is manageable and helping students with organisation and time management. Special Needs Jungle and UCL (managing transition home schooling)
Video on YouTube; Help reading on a screen, using a visual dictionary and tinting the screen.
Intertesting Opportunities and Activities for Students
Easter School Competition Gallery
Empty Toilet Roll Challenge Gallery
U6 A Level Buisness Scrapbook Challenge Gallery
Co-Curricular Theme Week 1; Maths
Artful Maths - Mathematical Art Lessons
Arbitrarilyclose #MathArtChallenge
General Recommended Opportunities
Ted Talks - Wide range of educational videos.
BBC Sounds - New audiobooks from BBC Sounds
Derby Book Festival - Flash Fiction Competition
10 Minute Challenges - set by bestselling authors and illustrators (a new challenge is added every day!)
Ordnance Survey has launched "bring the outdoor in", map colouring, navigation skills and trig pillar drawing.
The Week:Junior - fun activities and recipes to keep busy and entertained
Artists pack: activities designed by famous artists, to keep you creative and entertained.
Childnet Short Film Competition - click here for full details
Bringing Hogwarts to you - Harry Potter at home hub
Free virtual museum tours including The Vatican and The Louvre
STEMettes online events: https://stemettes.org/onlineevents/
Learn how to solve cryptic crosswords
Routes into Languages - Language Immersion Challenge
Historical Association historical fiction competition
Royal Academy Young Artists' competition
Free online broadcasts from the Royal Opera House
Birmingham Town Hall Symphony Hall broadcasts
History in the Making - Journal Challenge
Free online courses from Open University
The Economist - Thinking through new coverage of the coronavirus pandemic excerise
The Economist - Numeracy in the News - exploring mathmatics in the news (target 9 to 13 year olds)
Childrens drawings needed for NHS Nightingale Hospital
Career stories and advice on employability skills
Caption competition from The Economist - deadline 24th April
Chatham Historic Dockyard - museum from home
Animal - Live Webcams - a list of zoos with live webcams
Minecraft - Education Edition with Challenges
The Guardian's Best Lockdown Dances
Unusual Musical Interludes:
Ever so slightly competitive musicians
Toccata and Fugue played on wine glasses