To support learning and education at home during this hard time, whilst we are encouraged to self-isolate or social distance, we have complied a list of resources available online that can be done from home for young children to adults.
- Open University offer a range of free courses, these range from 1 hour to 50 hours covering Health, Sports, Psychology, Money, Business, Nature, History…
- Wiltshire College Distance Learning – courses are free but you can only enrol on one course at a time
- BBC Bitesize offers a range of courses across the ages; Primary (3 – 11 years) Secondary (11 – 16 years) Post 16 (Functional Skills)
- Future Learn choose from hundreds of online courses from top universities and specialist organisations
- edX a huge catalogue of free courses at various levels
- Coursera a range of courses with free elements
- James Dyson Foundation has devised 44 engineering and scientific challenges to keep you thinking
- Hungry Little Minds is for younger children up to 5 years old – simple and fun activities
- Virtual tours of museums – 12 famous museums are offering online free tours to keep children engaged!
- Share a Story corner – watch a wonderful range of famous authors and stars reading children’s books and short stories for kids of all ages
- Hungry Little Minds is for younger children up to 5 years old – simple and fun activities
- Seneca Learning – for those revising at GCSE or A level, free revision content
- TEDEd@Home – to support the millions of students, parents and teachers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, TED-Ed is working with expert educators and TED speakers throughout the world to create and share high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons on a daily basis, for free
- National Geographic Kids – quizzes and games all about animals to engage children
- TinkerCAD – free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It’s used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!
- Imagination Tree – planning, play and learning ideas with children
- Toy Theater – educational games for children
- Twinkl – home learning and school closure packs, introduced a new offer for all of them to be completely free
- TTS – curriculum-focused independent learning resource with over 40 home learning activities all planned and all prepared!
- STEM Learning – a selection of STEM resources Primary – Post 16