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Rosetta Stone - Free access - Wide range of languages
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KooBits - 10 Free websites for language learning
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Open Culture - learn 48 different languages online - FREE
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Learn 10 useful things to say in...
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Milan Presse - French magazines available to download
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TeachIt - KS3, KS4, KS5 resources / Home learning packs
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FrenchTeacher.Net - Secondary French free study packs
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One Third Stories - Free resources for learning French & Free digital story box
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Fluent in 3 months - French
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One Third Stories - Free resources for learning Spanish & Free digital story box
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Duo Lingo - A fun way to learn a range of languages
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Make a Coronavirus Time Capsule - to record this moment in history
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BBC - Free curriculum mapped videos
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Gelligaer Roman fort - Teaching resources
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TeachIt - KS3, KS4, KS5 resources / Home learning packs
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Historical association - 20th Century history
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University of Alabama - Free online archaeology and Egyptology Uni courses (create an account to log on)
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Museums from around the world - Virtual, online tours
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British Museum - Free videos
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BBC Radio 4 - The History of the world - podcasts
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50 things that made modern economy - Podcasts
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Access to 500 Museums & Art Galleries - Free, online
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Explore the architecture and history of Rome, walking around a 3D digital model of the ancient city, with this free online course.
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165 History resources - By Karen Knight
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Teaching history - 100 objects from museums across the UK with resources, information and teaching ideas to inspire interest in history
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Open Culture - 6000 digital history books for children to read online
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Arctic Travel Experts created 'virtual lights over Lapland' tour
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Interactive earth science lessons - Explore the landscapes in Oklahoma
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Tutorful - Top Geography websites, YouTube videos, and resources
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Online film festival - Resistance in the Rainforest
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Reach out reporter - news and information about nature
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Virtual Tours / Aquarium - Virtual online tours - including zoos, landmarks in foreign countries, etc.
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BREEF - Coral reef virtual tour
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National Geographic - Information and games for children
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Seterra - Free world geography, online quizzes
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TeachIt - KS3, KS4, KS5 resources / Home learning packs
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National Gallery Scotland - Creative thinking and art practice
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Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals - streaming free online
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Free Photography Challenge - YouTube
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Teach yourself to draw - Advice / Where to start? / Sketching-basics / How to get the proportions right - faces / How to draw faces / Drawing tricks!
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Teach yourself to sing: 14-day free trial
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Teach yourself to dance - Tap dance / Salsa dance
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Art for Kids Hub - YouTube videos
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Glued to my crafts - lovely simple ideas for creative artwork
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Quality assured Art resources - KS2 resources / KS3 resources / KS4 resources
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Expressive Arts resources - Riverside school
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Drama resources - KS2 resources / KS3 resources / KS4 resources
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Marquee TV - streaming arts and culture
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Concerts online - Various concerts held without audiences to stream online for people having to stay at home - list of live streaming concerts
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National Theatre - Streaming shows on YouTube every Thursday
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76 free Musicals and theatre productions streaming online
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J P Brewer - View classic paintings online
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Walter's Museum - houses the highest artistic achievements from nearly every corner of the world
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Red Ted Art / Crafts for Kids / Art Bar - Craft activities for children and young people
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Facebook Virtual Choir - Duet with a choir online - Choral resources - Promenade Choirs
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Rob Biddulph an artist posting draw-along videos via Twitter here
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Google Arts and culture - Learn something new every day!
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UK parliament - Politics, history, citizenship, etc
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Silver cross - Junk modeling ideas
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Black history - Telling the story of the black British experience
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Get creative with Digital Making at Home - New videos each week for 3 levels of experience
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Tinkercad - Free software tools that help you to think, create and make 3D models online. MineCraft, Lego, and others
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Learn to touch-type - Free access
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ICompute - I.T. Learn Programming and Computational Thinking resources
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Codecademy - learn to code - free trial
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Tynkler - Coding for kids - Free premium access
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Purple Mash & Serial Mash - Free for all schools & also Free resources
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Blocky games - Games to help beginners learn computer programming skills
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Scratch - Beginners computer programming games/projects
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Education Minecraft - Learning activities
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Music Gurus - Free resources that everyone can use for the next 30 days
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Music resources in English: KS2 resources / KS3 resources / KS4 resources
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Music resources in Welsh: KS2 resources / KS3 resources / KS4 resources
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@musicwithdrew - Free, daily music lessons for children on Instagram
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Rotterdam Philharmonic musicians team up online to play Beethoven's 9th
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Access Sport - Inclusive home activities - DOWNLOAD PDF HERE
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Active bingo cards - ideas for movement breaks
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PE with Joe Wicks - YouTube videos
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Dance Syndrome - plans to provide inclusive online dance lessons during this period
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Gnoodle - Energetic education - Fun, exercise ideas
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iMoves - Free, fun activities to get children moving
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Cosmic Kids - Yoga videos for children
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Take dance classes with Oti Mabuse - Facebook
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ChatterPack
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A list of FREE Speech, Language, communication, Occupational therapy, and SEND resources for schools and parent/carers
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Free downloadable resources to support transitions, emotional regulation, attention to tasks and many more - on the homepage
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An A-Z information directory of SEND information/advice/support
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Resources with step-by-step instructions and tips on how to individualise - to aid attention, foundation skills and positive behaviour support
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ADHD and Me - a book for children and young people to help them understand what ADHD means to them as a unique individual
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Latest Coronavirus information for SEND parents - Lots more information in the articles on the left-hand side of the page (via the link to Special Needs Jungle)
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Simpson Millar - are holding a daily SEND Q&A session to answer any questions in the Education Matters group on FaceBook
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A video by Steve Broach, Public Law Barrister, explaining the coronavirus bill and the implications for disabled children
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Education and Learning foundation - Teaching, learning and assessment resources for young people with SEND
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CrickerSoft - Reading and writing software for all abilities - Free during this period
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Down Syndrome - A list of resources to support learners with Down Syndrome and their families
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Inclusive teach - FREE downloadable resources
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Kim Griffrin, Occupational Therapist - Daily fine motor activities families can follow along to at 11am on Facebook - the videos will also be available on Griffin OT-YouTube
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SEN resources blog - Advice, learning activities and recommended toys, books, and resources for children with SEND
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GoBoardmaker - Free resources
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Tobiidynavox 10 weeks of free content, leveled and thematic units created with Boardmaker - books, communication supports, speech/language activities for students with communication difficulties and SEND
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Accessibite - Free apps to support students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, have reading difficulties
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BrailleWeek - Worksheets in Braille
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Visual impairment - Resources
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Journey for peace - An online project with a visual impairment awareness focus through the medium of comics
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SENDcast - Podcasts on sensory processing and dyslexia
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ALN Home School - Resources for parents of children with additional needs
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EasterSeals - Free visual timetable resources - to help with school closures
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Autcraft - A modulated and monitored, online site for autistic children and young people
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Reader Pen - A pen scanner for those with reading difficulties - that reads text out aloud in English/Spanish/French - Free 14 day trial - Sign up here
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Sensory Project - List of online, sensory learning resources
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APD support - Information and links about Auditory processing disorder
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Brain Parade
Website: http://www.brainparade.com/products/see-touch-learn-free/
Description: a visual instruction app, including flash cards and picture-choosing games, for children with autism and special needs.
HelpKidzLearn
Website: https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/
Description: a collection of games and resources designed for a range of educational needs and stages. It includes provision for school closure.
Sensory App House Ltd
Website: https://www.sensoryapphouse.com/
Description: a range of apps are available for pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) or Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). All are interactive and many do not require significant coordination abilities.
Visuals2Go
Website: https://www.visuals2go.com/
Description: an all-in-one app created to support people with communication and learning difficulties. For verbal and non-verbal learners.
Fitness Blender
Website: https://www.fitnessblender.com/
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: videos featuring a range of exercises and workouts. You can choose exercises by: degree of difficulty, type, gender and whether equipment is needed or not.
ThisIsPE
Website: https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/
Key stages: key stage 3 and key stage 4
Description: videos delivered by teachers focussing on the PE curriculum which are accessible on YouTube.
BPS
Website: https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-blogs
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: advice on dealing with school closures and talking to children about COVID-19.
Children’s Society
Website: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/coronavirus-information-and-support
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: information and support on different aspects of mental health and wellbeing.
MindEd
Website: https://www.minded.org.uk/
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: an educational resource for all adults on children and young people’s mental health.
Rise Above
Website: https://riseabove.org.uk/topic/my-mind/
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: videos with tips on gaining confidence, dealing with anxiety and coping strategies from other young people.
The Child Bereavement Network
Website: http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/covid-19.aspx
Key stages: key stage 3 to key stage 5
Description: advice on supporting grieving children during the coronavirus outbreak.