Study Skills and Online Learning
Useful Resources for Year 11s: Keeping sane whilst revising and taking GCSEs
Health and Diet whilst revising
Study Skills, avoiding fake news, plagiarism and internet safety
Research Skills - Use these worksheets to help you plan your project
These worksheets are particularly relevant for Key Stage 4, but can be used by Key Stage 3 too, if you really want to step up and improve in your study and exams
Why do I need to research my topic?
How to protect your ideas: Creative Copyright
How to make the most of google
Link your Project to what your end user needs
Researching a new topic requires patience and resilience
How to write an effective questionnaire
Referencing your research: why and how
Critical Literacy Discussion Cards for Secondary School Students
Use these discussion cards to help plan your project
Using pictures in your projects and homework
Did you know that not all images are free to use? If you need to use images in your homework and projects, it is not as simple as picking a google image and pasting it into your work. Other than using your own photos (which is a really great way to enhance your work and practise your photography skills), the simplest way of sourcing photos which you will be legally permitted to use is to search on one of the excellent picture-sharing sites which provide copyright free images. You do not have to check the licences or give credit to the artist. Try these for starters:
Revision and well-being
Here are some resources and links for various subject areas to enhance your learning:
Cross-curricular Resources:
CrashCourse Educational Videos
National Geographic Kids: for science and geography
50 things that made the Modern Economy: BBC podcast
Art and Photography
Take a tour round some museums of the World
Google Arts and Culture: High quality coverage of the world's best museums and galleries
National Gallery: Take a tour of the country's flagship gallery
AccessArt: Free Resources to use at home
Draw every day with JJK: Drawing Tutorials
Art Jumpstart: Art projects from recycled materials
Iplayer Arts: All the BBC TV programmes about Art, Theatre, Dance and more
Music and Drama
Culture in Quarantine: Resources from the BBC brought to your home
Iplayer Music: All the BBC TV shows about music in one place
CrashCourse: Fun educational videos including a section on Theatre and Drama
Soul Music: BBC Radio 4 Podcast about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Technology and Computing
BBC Good Food: Recipes and Ideas for all occasions
99% Invisible: A podcast about Design and Society
English:
Live Lessons and Resources from the Royal Shakespeare Company
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation
Authofy: Videos about books, reading and writing from well-established and up and coming authors
Author Masterclasses from World Book Day Authors
World Book Day Secondary Resources
Poetry Foundation including modern and classic poems
Iplayer Literature: All the BBC programmes about books in one place
Litcharts: Study Guides for set texts
British Library: Information and activities about children's books
Word of Mouth: BBC Radio 4 Podcast about Language
In our Time - BBC Radio 4 programme about Romeo and Juliet
History:
iPlayer History: All the BBC TV programmes about history in one place
History Today: Quality history articles available to read without subscription
Stuff you missed in History Class: A podcast about less discussed history topics
You're dead to me: A fun history podcast from the BBC
Churchill Archive for schools: 20th Century history
Maths:
Weekly Maths Puzzle Challenges
More or Less: BBC Podcast with Tim Harford exploring the facts behind statistics
A Brief History of Mathematics with Marcus du Sautoy: BBC Podcast
The Maths Show: Matt Parker's short videos to help with GCSE Maths
Science:
Brainscoop: Science and Natural History Videos
The Infinite Monkey Cage: BBC Comedy Podcast about science
The Life Scientific: BBC Radio 4 Podcast about individual scientists
Science Friday: General science Podcast
Iplayer Science: All the BBC Programmes about science in one place
Geography
Time for Geography: Educational Videos
From our own Correspondent: Top quality radio reporting from all over the world
World Mapper: Collections of interesting world maps including some mapping the COVID Pandemic
Geography Fieldwork for GCSE and A Level
The True Size: compare countries by size
Google Earth Tours: virtual tours of the oceans, famous landscapes and more
Ask the Geographer: A podcast from the Royal Geographical Society
Geography at home: Resources and links from the Royal Geographical Society
Follow the things: website about where products we use come from
Business and Politics
Parliament TV and Parliament UK — keep up to date with the UK government
MP for a Week — get a taste of life as an MP in this quick, free game
Andrew Heywood — free resources shared by a key author of books about politics
Politics Review Extra — free downloads of quality articles and resources
More or Less: A BBC Radio 4 podcast about statistics
Planet Money: A podcast about economics
Religious Studies, Psychology and Sociology
All in the Mind — BBC podcast about psychology
Thinking Allowed — a BBC podcast about new sociological research
Languages
Duolingo — interactive site and app for learning languages
Read short news articles in French
Read short news articles in Spanish
Memrise: A free app for language learning
LingQ: A free app for language learning
The Allusionist — a podcast about language and communication