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BBC Teach Live Lessons
Explore a range of curriculum mapped interactive lessons
Bitesize Learning Zone
Bitesize Learning Zone is also where you'll catch new episodes of Bitesize Daily Primary, focusing on maths, English and (from spring term 2022), geography. These programmes will include lessons from teachers and will also see a dedicated wellbeing day, designed to encourage good mental and physical health.
Primary & Secondary School Educational Programmes
On TV, there are the following educational programmes available every weekday with all episodes available on catch-up, via BBC iplayer.
BBC Newsround
BBC Newsround keeps young viewers aged 6 to 12 up to date with the latest stories and events happening at home and abroad allowing you to stay up to date with current affairs. There are headlines and new words of the day building on your literacy skills. Click here to watch
BBC Bitesize
Below you will find details of how your child can learn using the online BBC Bitesize website and interactive resources https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Please find below a link to each of the key stages that will take you to a list of subjects. Each subject area has a list of topics that provide information, class clips, quizzes, educational games and practice tests.
- Key Stage 1 (Year 1 & 2) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z3g4d2p
- Key Stage 2 (Year 3 to 6) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
- Key Stage 3 (Year 7 to 9) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z4kw2hv
- Key Stage 4 (Year 10 & 11) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/z98jmp3
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Find tips and guidance to help improve your career prospects. There are interactive tools and resources to reflect on your skills and develop new ones - write your curricuium vitae (CV), prepare for interviews, virtual work experience and more. Look at the various links to each area below for more information.
Register
Barclays Bank require pupils to register and to set up an online account, but once registered it is free. Follow the link to get started. https://barclayslifeskills.com/sign-in/young-person/
Next Steps
- https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-choose-my-next-step/school/ - wheel of strengths, what career is right for you, advice map, job board
Virtual Work Experience
- https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-virtual-work-experience/school/virtual-work-experience/ - work experience
Preparing for an Interview
https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-prepare-for-an-interview/school/ - practice interview skills, types of assessment centres and interviews
Help Applying for Jobs
- https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-help-applying-for-jobs/school/ - cv builder, covering letter, skills assessment online practice test, job quiz
Seven skills that get you ahead at work
The ability to solve problems is the most desirable skill for UK employers, according to research from Barclays. Problem solving emerged as the most important of seven skills employers look for from job applicants, followed by creativity, leadership and adaptability. However, educators ranked the ability to analyse and solve problems using logic as unlikely to be as important as other skills, including communication, resilience and proactivity. Look at the following link for more information.
Finance & Money Skills
Find tools, tips and guidance to help you plan and steer clear of bad money habits. There are interactive tools and resources to reflect on your financial skills and develop new ones. Look at the various links to each area below for more information.
- Getting to grips with money https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-get-to-grips-with-money-and-my-payslip/school/
- Money Personality Quiz - how you behave with money and developing good money skills https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-get-to-grips-with-money-and-my-payslip/school/money-personality-quiz/
- Money Talks - Bank Accounts https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-get-to-grips-with-money-and-my-payslip/school/money-talks/
- 34 Ways to Save - savings https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-get-to-grips-with-money-and-my-payslip/school/34-ways-to-save/
- Make it Through the Month - managing your money https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-get-to-grips-with-money-and-my-payslip/school/make-it-through-the-month/ -
- Budgeting and How to Stay Out of Debt https://barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-get-to-grips-with-money-and-my-payslip/school/budgeting-and-how-to-stay-out-of-debt/
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ThinkUKnow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline. They have created resources to support parents during Covid-19 and the closure of schools.
You can either access it directly on their website https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/ or from the links below
If you feel someone acted inappropriately towards you online, or to a child or young person you know? It may be sexual chat, being asked to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable or someone being insistent on meeting up. Click on the CEOP image above to make a report.
Family Activities
Each of these family activity sheets have a selection of short conversation starters, practical tips and fun tasks to do as a family. ThinkUKnow Main Home Activity Page
Viewing Videos Online
Activity Sheet This activity sheet focuses on watching videos online. With a choice of 3 conversation starters, 3 online safety actions and 2 fun family tasks, you can learn together about watching videos safely online.
Cyber Security
Activity Sheet This activity sheet focuses on cyber security, and we have worked with the National Cyber Security Centre to help you be more Cyber Aware.
Social Media
Activity Sheet This activity sheet focuses on social media. With a choice of 2 conversation starters, depending on if your child is on social media, 3 online safety actions and a fun family tasks, you can learn together about safer social media use.
Sharing Images
Activity Sheet This activity sheet focuses on sharing images online. With a choice of 3 conversation starters, 3 online safety actions and a fun family tasks, you can learn together about safer image sharing.
Live Streaming
Activity Sheet This activity sheet focuses on live streaming. With a choice of 3 conversation starters, 3 online safety actions and a fun family tasks, you can learn together about how to be safer when live streaming.
Online Gaming
Activity Sheet This activity sheet focuses on online gaming. With a choice of 3 conversation starters, 3 online safety actions and a fun family tasks, you can learn together about safer online gaming.
Parents and Carers Resources
Parents and Carers Help sheets - there is one for primary and one for secondary. These contain key online safety advice and links to ThinkUKnow resources, as well as support services.
Short Videos
ThinkUKnow have also created short videos to help you with online safety at home on the following topics:
- Watching videos
- Online gaming
- Social media
- Sharing images
- Livestreaming
- Cyber security
Click here for the ThinkUKnow Short Videos
Activity Packs
These home activity packs have been created by ThinkUKnow to cover different areas of online safety for each age range, using ThinkUKnow resources.
Home Activity Packs - Children aged 4 to 5
Home Activity Packs - Children aged 5 to 7
Home Activity Packs - Children aged 8 to 10
Home Activity Packs - Children aged 11 to 13
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/11-13s/ open the presentation to complete the activities
Home Activity Packs - Children aged 14+
The John Muir Trust is a charity that was founded in 1983 - "We believe wild places are essential for the wellbeing of people and wildlife". https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/
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Pupils at Willow Bank School take part in the John Muir Award scheme as part of their outdoor classroom and Science curriculum. It is an environmental award scheme for people of all backgrounds – groups, families, individuals. It’s non-competitive, inclusive and accessible. Pupils at Willow Bank complete a variety of activities that contribute towards the time required to achieve their Explorer or Discovery Award.
To support our pupils and provide an alternative way of learning we will be uploading John Muir Award activities that pupils can carry out in their gardens or on their social distancing daily walks, either independently or with their families.
Discover Explore Conserve and Share.
John Muir Activities
John Muir Weekly Newsletter
A weekly newsletter is published each Tuesday which shares a mixture of articles, films and activities that pupils can engage with online. https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/wildinside.
John Muir Films
Follow this link to watch the John Muir Trust's powerful short films to find out more about a range of nature, envrionmental and outdoor topics. https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/latest/films
Jon Snow, journalist and Channel 4 News presenter, talks about his lifelong love for trees in the third of our The Wild in Me film series celebrating wildness and the relationships between people and wild places. https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/latest/the-wild-in-me-jon-snow
During the coronavirus lockdown, we asked six mountaineers to talk about past adventures - The Mountains Are Calling. https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/latest/films/the-mountains-are-calling
Below you will find details of how your child can learn using the online Oak National Academy website and interactive resources.
The Academy offers 180 video lessons each week for schools to use, across a broad range of subjects. The lessons cover children in Reception through to Year 10 and are free to use by both teachers and young people. Also a weekly assembly which covers a range of themes which you can watch live or play the video at a later date.