Edexcel Students and Learners
A great new site where you can find all the information you need to help you prepare for Edexcel exams. There's everything from practice exam papers that you can download to information on how the exams are marked.
Words for Life
Words for Life’s aim is to inspire more people to read, more regularly, for both pleasure and personal advancement. Useful booklists especially chosen to appeal to less confident readers. Free resources matched to books.
Holy Week
The last week of Lent is known as Holy Week. Find out about the history and traditions of the days which make up Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Classics for Kids
A lovely site which is designed to help children learn about classical music. It can help teachers use classical music in the classroom. It has audio files, information on composers and tips for parents on helping children get started with music lessons.
Learning Curve - Civil War
A unit designed for year 8 children about the Civil Wars in the seventeenth century. It features a range of historical sources from the National Archives which teachers can use to promote an enquiry based, stimulating approach to learning.
Celebrations and Festivals Printable Resources from Early Learning HQ
Super, free printable resources on celebrations and festivals such as: Christmas, Chinese New Year, Easter, Eid, Diwali and more.
Votes for Women
Tracing the history of the struggle for equality for women, this excellent website has fifty biographies of the personalities who played an import part, details of pressure groups and useful background information to the topic.
Shabbat Symbols and Objects Explained for Kids
Shabbat is the period in the life of Jews from twilight on Friday to nightfall on Saturday evening. This page explains the symbols and objects connected to this time that you would find in Jewish homes.
Optics for Kids
The science of light and lenses explained.
Roald Dahl Day
A super website centred around Roald Dahl's books and his wonderful characters. There are ideas also to get creative yourself.
