Academic Support

Reference Tools

Dictionary.com is the world’s leading online source for English definitions, spellings, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and word origins. Linked to Thesaurus.com for 550,000 synonyms and a suite of tools that simplify the writing process.

Explore the fact-checked online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images

Resources by Subject

Click the dropdown arrow on the right to see resources for each subject area.

Sixth form

Visit the Sixth Form page for databases and research tools

More subject-specific resources/tools found in the dropdowns below.

Art

Art UK: Art UK is the online home for every public art collection in the UK. View collections from across the country.

Masters of Photography: articles, resources and photographs from famous and influential photographers.

Design Museum: world’s leading design museum and the website highlights different exhibitions, items in the collection, and learning sessions

Museum of Computer Art: host to hundreds of world-class digital artists and thousands of their images, all available for viewing

Drama

GCSE Pod: revision tool, requires school logon

BBC Bitesize Drama: free online study support resource designed to help with learning, revision and homework. Requires a TV license to use.


Drama Online: digital library of over 1,700 playtexts, 350 audio plays and 150 hours of video. For remote access info, contact Ms. H Adams.

Digital Theatre +: access to productions, unique backstage insights, practitioner interviews and written analysis

National Theatre Collection: high quality recordings of 30 productions, plus a range of tailored learning resources

Globe Education: resources, courses & workshops for all ages

Bristol Old Vic


Podcasts:

Frantic Assembly: Hosted by Artistic Director Scott Graham and Practitioner Jonnie Riordan the Frantic Assembly Podcast provides an insight into the company, and welcomes a dialogue into theatre making and performance

Wise Children: Wise Children is the touring theatre company conceived, created and led by Emma Rice

Economics

A Level resources:

Tutor2U - Covers the whole A Level through short videos, essays and PowerPoints.

Studying Economics - Website geared towards university students, but could has helpful material for secondary. Lists of links to econ resources and study tips.

Sample/Past papers


Podcasts & Lectures:

Freakonomics – A podcast investigating the hidden side of everything.

Paj Holden - Covers the whole A Level through short videos.

The Story of Economics Radio series from the BBC. The Story of Economics Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to understand why economics goes wrong and whether it can ever go entirely right. Requires login.

Against the Rules with Michael Lewis Michael Lewis podcast, including one with Malcolm Gladwell"...through a combination of smart storytelling and Lewis's wry presenting style, it's accessible and entertaining." -- The Financial Times.

50 Things that Made the Modern Economy Podcast series from the BBC. Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world. Requires login.

Economics in Ten podcast Economics In Ten is your go-to podcast if you want to learn about the lives, times and ideas of the world's greatest economic thinkers. Each episode is a fun exploration of a famous economist using ten different questions.

English

BBC Bitesize English: free online study support resource designed to help with learning, revision and homework. Requires a TV licence to use.

Childrens Poetry Archive: listen to poems read out loud

The Poetry Society: features about poets and poetry, challenges and competitions to inspire your own writing, new writing from young poets, and advice and guidance from the rising and established stars of the poetry scene

A Level resources:

Massolit: curriculum-linked video lectures aimed at students 16-19

Mr Bruff Youtube Channel: videos from an English teacher about GCSE and A' Level English Language and Literature

Food

BBC Good Food: recipes and cooking tips

Food - a fact of life: lessons, recipes, and activities on food topics, scaled by age

British Nutrition Foundation: articles and information on health and nutrition

Tesco Real Food: recipes, videos, and food stories

ASDA Recipes: recipes of the week

Sainsbury's Recipes: recipes, meal plans, scrapbooks, how to videos

Waitrose Recipes: recipes including some featured collections like baking, store cupboard, in season, etc.

Better Food Recipes: recipes organised by special diets, including dairy free, grain free, etc.

M&S Food: Food news, recipes, nutrition information, and more

History

GCSE Pod: revision tool, requires school logon

BBC Teach Clips: video lessons


Royal Armouries: explore collections of the Royal Armouries museums

BBC Bitesize: free online study support resource designed to help with learning, revision and homework. Requires a TV license to use.

Johndclare.net: Modern World History GCSE revision site

BBC Bitesize GCSE Modern World History: free online study support resource designed to help with learning, revision and homework. Requires a TV license to use.

AQA History Assessment Resources: Past papers, mark schemes and example answers.

Maths

Corbett Maths: videos, worksheets, 5-a-day, revision cards, and more

Dr Frost: full sets of slides, worksheets, games and assessments

Maths Watch: contact your teacher if you need help logging in.

Music

KS3 BBC Bitesize: free online study support resource designed to help with learning, revision and homework. Requires a TV license to use.

AQA GCSE Music BBC Bitesize: free online study support resource designed to help with learning, revision and homework. Requires a TV license to use.

Physical Education

GCSE Pod: revision tool, requires school logon

Seneca Learning: free revision for GCSE & A Level exams

BBC Bitesize Edexcel GCSE PE

Kerboodle: - (all students have a log in)

        • When students sign in there is a username, password and institution code. This institution code is bt5. The username if they have forgotten can be reset by their subject teacher. If they haven't logged on before then username is their initial followed by their surname e.g jpascoe. The password would be the same as the username.

Sciences

Kerboodle - (all students have a log in)

        • When students sign in there is a username, password and institution code. This institution code is bt5. The username if they have forgotten can be reset by their subject teacher. If they haven't logged on before then username is their initial followed by their surname e.g jpascoe. The password would be the same as the username.

Seneca Learning: free revision for GCSE & A Level exams

GCSE Pod: revision tool, requires school logon

Free Science Lessons: video lessons


Biology


Chemistry

  • RSC Chemnet: Subscribe for current developments in Chemistry and Science, as well as loads of university information and seminars.

  • Chemistry at UCL: attend lectures and seminars on topics that interest you

  • Science Museum: check out special exhibitions and explore the collections

A level Chemistry


Physics


Psychology

GCSE Psychology

A level Psychology

  • Tutor 2 U: online lessons, quizzes, revision podcasts, study notes, etc. on a wide range of psychology topics

  • Psych Boost: 100+ free videos and resources on all topics

  • Simply Psychology: articles, student resources and revision materials