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Encylopedia Mythica

Alphabetically arranged information on myths and legends from a wide range of different ancient cultures.

11-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

My Hideous Progeny: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Here are pages on Mary Shelley's life, family, friends and novels. There is a summary of Frankenstein, a description of the main characters, the full text and an explanation of the subtitle 'The Modern Prometheus'.

11-16 year olds
Pupils

King Lear Study Guide

A study guide from LitCharts which examines the plot summary and analysis, the themes, quotes, characters and historical context.

14-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

View the texts of Shakespeare's complete works.

14-18 year olds
Pupils

Project Gutenberg

A library of 20,000 free online books. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online.

14-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

The Ted Hughes Homepage

These essays on selected works by Ted Hughes were written as resources for teachers.

16-18 year olds
Pupils

Starfall Art Gallery

A delightful site for Key Stage 1 pupils about six famous artists and their work. It also promotes reading skills. There are literacy exercises. A good non-fiction text. More detailed biographies for Key Stage 2 pupils.

3-11 year olds
Pupils

ict games

A treasure chest of delightful, free numeracy and literacy games for 5 to 8 year olds.

5-7 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Shakespeare Schools Foundation

SSF is a biennial festival open to every secondary school, working with 11-16 year olds and their teachers throughout the UK. This unique arts-education initiative enables young people to perform Shakespeare's most famous plays in their local theatres.

11-16 year olds
Teachers

GCSE Bitesize - Drama

This website features useful video clips demonstrating drama techniques, a costume gallery which includes costume examples through the ages and more.

14-16 year olds
Pupils
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