Ofsted - Office for Standards in Education
This site summarises the key aspects of Ofsted's school inspection system and provides access to the Ofsted reports of the majority of UK schools in Adobe Acrobat format.
Shakespeare's Life and Times
Well worth visiting if you are studying Shakespeare's life, theatre and society in Renaissance times.
Bug Catcher
See if you can guess whether there are more bugs of one colour than another. Then catch the bugs to see if you were right before setting them free.
Why do Plants Grow in Spring?
Plants get what they need to grow in Spring. Here we explain what happens in easy language for young children to understand. Written at two levels of difficulty.
City Mouse and Country Mouse
A video of an updated story of the Town Mouse and Country Mouse.
Trenches on the Web - An Internet History of The Great War
Comprehensive reference library about World War 1. A timeline, biographies of important figures, first hand accounts, photographs and details of major battles are some of the excellent features here.
Life in an Iron Age Village
Just what was every day life in the Iron Age? This site from the BBC pieces together the evidence to give us a good picture of the agriculture, religion and lifestyle of the people of the time.
Design and Technology Online
This site uses text, pictures and animations to provide useful information on various topics such as packaging, electronics, food, pneumatics and mechanisms.
ISpot
iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. You need to register and then you can add an observation to the website and suggest an identification yourself or see if anyone else can identify it for you.
DfE Get Into Teaching
Thinking of becoming a teacher or returning to the profession? Here is advice on various career entry profiles, recommendations on how to return after a career break and also advice for teachers on managing their professional development.
