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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

IXL

A subscription maths practice site for reception to year 10, for schools or the home. Activities are matched to the National Curriculum and the site provides pupil tracking.

3-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

World Book Day

Packed with teaching resources, information, ideas and inspiration you’ll find everything here to make your World Book Day celebrations a success and encourage reading for pleasure all year round.

3-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

HyperHistory Online

Lifelines, People Index, timelines and maps give a general perspective of 3000 years of World History.

11-18 year olds
Pupils

Better World Detectives

Better World Detectives uses the theme of travel and holidays to engage children from 7-11 years in the role we can all play to protect the environment. Includes flexible lesson plans and a range of free multimedia resources and worksheets.

7-11 year olds
Teachers

Seeds and Plant Growth Discovery Pack

This activity pack designed for 5 to 12 year olds can be used to encourage children to care for and appreciate living things and to think about the world around them. It looks at seed dispersal, germination, growth, parts of a plant and more.

5-12 year olds
Teachers

Explore Ancient Egypt

Find out what life was like 9000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. Study heiroglyphs and ancient mummies and see what they tell us about Egypt both long ago and today. Great on an interactive whiteboard using full screen option.

7-11 year olds
Pupils

Story Maker 1

You can make your own story here by choosing the characters and setting. Make either a fairy story, horror story or science-fiction story. After you have made your story you can read it online or print it out. For 6 - 8 year olds.

5-11 year olds
Pupils

The Bug Club

A website for children who are interested in bugs. Some useful information if you are doing a minibeasts topic in school. Aimed at 5 - 15 year olds.

5-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Science Explorer

Aimed at 9-12 years olds, this site provides hands on experiments on subjects such as sound, light, colour and static electricity using everyday materials. Scientific explanations are provided.

7-14 year olds
Pupils, Parents
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