Cool Apps for Schools
A great site which features excellent educational apps for the primary age range, across the curriculum. The reviews can help you choose apps for home or school. Many are free too!
Chinese New Year
We have produced these pages on Chinese New Year. Find out about the customs and legends surrounding this important Chinese festival.
The Peel Web
Written for A Level history students, this comprehensive web site covers many social, political and economic issues in the period of British history from 1830 to 1850. It has biographies of major personalities and key events.
Coal Mining and the Victorians
This feature looks at the lives of children working in coal mines in Victorian England. It includes extracts original sources which help to highlight the working conditions.
Schools and College Performance Tables
Find schools and colleges in England and view performance data.
Eric the Engine
Listen to and watch the animated story of Eric the Engine. The site works well on an interactive whiteboard.
Teeth and Eating
An interactive website all about teeth, their uses and structure, how you should look after them, the different types of teeth. You can build a mouth in a drag and drop activity. Great on an interactive whiteboard in full-screen mode.
Brian Cox School Experiments
These free resources support six experiments across the primary science curriculum, and each written resource is supported by videos.
Music for Orchestras, Bands and Ensembles
Help, advice and suggestions for teachers who are interested in developing an orchestra or band in their school.
Normans
What did the Normans do for us? Here the BBC give us an insight into the events surrounding the Norman Conquest and the changes it brought about.
