Parents are not expected to be home educators, but to provide opportunities for their children to learn using resources provided by school, those available online and activities that they want to provide for their children.
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Depression, anxiety and mental health
The NSPCC has put together advice for parents and carers about how to help children who may be struggling with depression or anxiety during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Information includes signs of depression and anxiety and what parents and carers can do to help a child or young person who may be struggling.
> See the NSPCC website for advice on depression, anxiety and mental health
Self-harm
This resource on the main NSPCC website provides information on why children and young people self-harm, how parents and carers can identify signs and how to support children who might be affected.
> Get more information about self-harm on the NSPCC website
COVID-19: guidance on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing
Public Health England (PHE) has released new guidance for parents and carers on how to support the mental health of children and young people during the coronavirus outbreak. Although this is published by PHE the guidance it provides might be helpful for people living in other nations. Information includes:
- helping children cope with stress
- supporting children who are accessing mental health services
- supporting children with additional needs and disabilities
- children who care for others
- bullying.
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- Thinkuknow Online Safety Home Learning activities
- A guide to sharing images – primary aged children
- Virtual Assembly with Ant and Dec
Visit our Online Safety page for further advice and help
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- www.Phonicsplay.com – use code on main website to use for free
- http://Litfilmfest.com – lots of literacy activities KS1 – KS3
- http://www.pobble365.com – different picture each day with activities to do around the picture
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https://www.booksfortopics.com/storytime-online – Storytime Online
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- www.Mathletics.com – All key stages/ages
- www.TTRockstars.com – also an app
- whiterosemaths.com – lots of free resources
- www.topmarks.co.uk – All key stages/ages
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- www.Allaboutstem.co.uk
- https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/?type=at-home – lots of resources for all ages
- https://www.opalexplorenature.org/kidszone – lots of games and puzzles about natural world
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- www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html for workbooks to print in a variety of subjects and age groups
- https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/kids
- https://code.org/hourofcode/overview – computing practice for all ages
- www.bbc.co.uk/teach – these are teaching resources but could give you some ideas
- www.purplemash.com – computing and digital skills KS1, KS2
- https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland – Interland – online safety
- https://www.twinkl.co.uk/ – Twinkl use code : UKTWINKLHELPS – excellent free sources used in schools
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies – lots of educational games and programmes
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize – Bitesize – educational resources for most subjects across all ages
- https://spellingframe.co.uk – set spelling tests for each year group
- https://www.familydaystriedandtested.com/ – 12 worldwide Museums with virtual tours and lots of resources and further websites
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- Joe Wicks on Youtube 9am every day
- Wildlife with Steve Backshall on facebook every day at 9.30am
- Science with Maddie Moate on Youtube – 11am
- Dance with Oti Mabuse on Facebook at 11.30am
- Maths with Carol Vorderman access to her site – www.themathsfactor.com
- Music with Myleene Klass on Youtube – twice a week
- Worldofdavidwalliams.com – 11am story every day but lots of resources
- Chester Zoo through facebook
