Department for Education
The Department for Education in the UK was formed on 12 May 2010. This site has education news, information and statutory guidance for schools and parents.
First Aid Champions
First Aid Champions is a free online teaching resource from the British Red Cross aimed at helping primary-aged children learn how to keep safe and know what to do in an emergency.
Poetryclass
Poetryclass can help teachers wanting to bring poetry alive in the classroom. It has good ideas for teaching poetry.
Practical Action
Excellent geography teaching resources from Practical Action who use technology to challenge poverty in developing countries. There are videos, case studies, photos and more.
The Literacy Shed
The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources with teaching ideas suitable for use in the primary classroom. There are some fabulous animations to use as stimulus for writing.
Pics4Learning
Pics4Learning is free image library for education enabling teachers and students to use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms and any projects in an educational setting.
Wildlife Explorer
Wildlife Explorer is a fabulous resource with information about wildlife living in the UK. It covers: invertebrates, mammals, marine creatures, birds, reptiles, amphibians and plants too.
Happy Chinese New Year Song
An illustrated song with animation to welcome in the Chinese New Year.
Make a Snake Mobile
We show you how to make a simple snake mobile. This activity fits in well with a Chinese New Year topic as the snake is one of the zodiac animals.
Code.org
Free online courses on coding are meant for use in all settings and can be taught by teachers, parents or volunteers. The coding activities are top quality and well worth a look.
