Can’t use the labs because of lockdown and distance learning? There are lots of interesting and exciting websites that offer science learning experiences – virtual biology labs, animations, videos, simulations. This is part of a series of virtual labs - chemistry, physics, general science. Involve your students in REAL science through citizen science experiences. Citizen science biology Citizen science chemistry Citizen science physics Citizen science bundle

Enrich your curriculum during uncertain times. As part of a global experience as we return to school, open your classroom door. Can’t plan for trips at the moment but virtual visits offer all sorts of possibilities. Use the resource to find place to visit. Build these trips into your curriculum. In the future you can use them to do pre-visit preparations. A number of the places listed have teacher resources available. Suitable for students of all ages and schools across the world.

Teachers have been amazingly creative using software for distance learning! All the software listed on the spreadsheet is being used in classrooms during the pandemic lockdown. It has transformed learning and many teachers will continue to embrace the benefits of using the new technologies to improve the learning experiences for young people when they return to the classroom. But in the meantime, there are many various and exciting ways to provide asynchronous and synchronous learning. The spreadsheet is a tools for school leaders, middle managers and teachers, It has four tabs: software suitable for early years and primary schools; for secondary schools; across the age range and a range of teacher tools. There is a wealth of knowledge here that can be spread across schools and communities. Using a range of software will help school capitalise on five key benefits from distance learning. Learning can take place anywhere/anytime The management of the control of learning has changed There is an increased diversity of learning opportunities More parental involvement is easily achieved Students are working in a grownup world Other resources available can help schools build on these benefits Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown International learning opportunities SEN modifications for distance learners Family projects Audit knowledge Audit student Audit parents Audit teachers

One post pandemic lesson we have learned is that learning online can be a global experience. We are all experiencing the same difficulties and have all had to adjust the way we learn and teach. Back at school we can capitalize on the benefits of distant asynchronous and synchronous learning. The spreadsheet provides a huge range of international opportunities for students across the age ranges. There is a guidance sheet for use provided. These ideas can be incorporated into a catchup curriculum! Think in terms of bridging courses between years and independent research projects over the school holidays or weekends. See also Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown SEN modifications for distant learners Family projects Knowledge audit Audit student Audit parents Audit teachers

What is post pandemic teaching going to be like when we are back to school? What have your students learned without you? Where have they learned it from? Use this tool to find out. The resource is a knowledge audit. Finding out where students actually learned from during lockdown. Use this knowledge to help you: plan your catch up curriculum, reflect on learning in a post pandemic world and update your knowledge about what information sources actually appeal to your students. Other resources to help Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown SEN modifications for distance learners Family projects3 Audit student Audit parents Audit teachers

During lockdown families benefited from engaging in family projects. Once back at school teachers can encourage them to continue. This resource provides a list of ideas across a range of subjects and age groups that teachers can use to do this. Topics include art and crafts, drama, music and science. Build on the increased awareness that parents have of their children’s learning. Other useful resources: Advice to parents

Distance learning has many benefits but students in mainstream classrooms may have additional needs to help them succeed. This resource is designed to help teachers find ways of supporting children with auditory needs, autism, dyscalculia, dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, physical and visual needs.

As Senior Leaders prepare to return to their school buildings and get ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems these documents are designed to help understand what has been happening to learning. The documents are based on current monitoring of over fifty Distance Learning lessons in a wide variety of schools, across all ages and abilities. The resource consists of a series three audits; one for parents, one for students and one for teachers. These will help you to identify some problem areas and some positive areas on which to build! This one is for students. One for teachers. One for parents, Further help is available Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown

As Senior Leaders prepare to return to their school buildings and get ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems these documents are designed to help understand what has been happening to learning. The documents are based on current monitoring of over fifty Distance Learning lessons in a wide variety of schools, across all ages and abilities. The resource consists of a series three audits; one for parents, one for students and one for teachers. These will help you to identify some problem areas and some positive areas on which to build! This one is for teachers. To find audit for parents. To find audit for students. Further help is available Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown

As Senior Leaders prepare to return to their school buildings and get ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems these documents are designed to help understand what has been happening to learning. The documents are based on current monitoring of over fifty Distance Learning lessons in a wide variety of schools, across all ages and abilities. The resource consists of a series three audits; one for parents, one for students and one for teachers. These will help you to identify some problem areas and some positive areas on which to build! This one is for parents. One for teachers; one for students Further help is available Advice to parents Benefits of distance learning – after lockdown Catch up after lockdown

Preparing to return to your school buildings? Ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems? This document is designed to help senior leaders devise strategies for helping students catch up and consolidate their learning. There are three strategies listed: Independent Research Projects Cross curricular projects Collaborative learning projects By setting simple research project teachers can help students to learn a lot about a subject very rapidly. Independent research opportunities are one of the best chances students can be given to deepen and widen their knowledge. Students who have been given opportunities to study topics of particular interest to them have on occasions gone on to do a doctorate in those areas! Knowledge does not exist in little compartments and nor does learning. Cross curricular learning is important for students enabling them construct their understanding of the world. As we seek ways to help students catch up, CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES HELP TIME CONSTRAINTS – MORE CONTENT CAN BE COVERED. Collaborative learning is a much under-used technique in schools. . By talking and writing at the same time students can cross-fertilise ideas and produce much better material than any single student could do. When consolidating learning these experiences will provide opportunities to fill the gap in learning. If students are asked to produce a paragraph on a particular topic, then each student may have accessed different information during their home studies. By putting together three different collections of information, the students are able to share knowledge. • Why not use the checklist to see which strategies your school is using to help students catch up and consolidate their learning? • Ask different stake-holders to complete the document and compare their scores. • Complete the audit when school re-opens, then at the beginning of the next two terms. What does the result tell you?

Preparing to return to your school buildings? Ready to address and solve Post pandemic problems? These documents are designed to help senior leaders. Distance learning has catapulted teachers into the 21st century. As in many other professions, teachers have had to rapidly learn new skills and adjust their approaches in a few short weeks. School leaders have discovered many benefits of distance learning which must NOT be lost when schools return to their buildings. These advantages are listed here and need to be discussed by senior, middle and aspiring leaders to ensure they are not swamped by the practicalities of social distancing and virus eradication. There are five main benefits of distance learning seen during the lockdown: possibility of learning anywhere/anytime; students can take control of their own learning; there is an increase in the diversity of learning opportunities; greater involvement of parents in the learning process; real life experiences of working in the world of work. • Why not use the checklist to see how far your school has journeyed into the world of distance learning? • Ask different stake-holders to complete the document and compare their scores. • Complete the audit when school re-opens, then at the beginning of the next two terms. What does the result tell you?

For some children writing is a nightmare. Imagine their joy, if you can offer A PROJECT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THEM TO WRITE ONE WORD! This resource does just that. This is one of a range of guides for teachers supporting young people with a variety of Special Education Needs, especially those in mainstream classrooms. For example, autism, dyspraxia, visual and auditory impairment, moderate, severe and specific learning difficulties. Although the activities will also be useful to teachers in special schools. There are templates and teaching guides for primary and secondary pupils. There are six guides in the series:  Primary -Independent Research Projects using pictures (suitable for pupils with reading and communication difficulties) ****** THIS RESOURCE *****************  Primary -Independent Research Projects using sound apps to speak and listen (suitable for pupils with difficulties reading and writing)  Primary - Independent Research Projects using kinaesthetic activities (suitable for AHDH, autism etc )  Secondary - Independent Research Projects using pictures (suitable for students with reading and communication difficulties)  Secondary- Independent Research Projects using sound apps to speak and listen (suitable for students with difficulties reading and writing)  Secondary - Independent Research Projects using kinaesthetic activities (suitable for AHDH, autism etc ) There are also primary and secondary BUNDLES available. These can be used as a whole school resource.

This is one of a range of guides for teachers supporting young people with a variety of Special Education Needs, especially those in mainstream classrooms. For example, autism, dyspraxia, visual and auditory impairment, moderate, severe and specific learning difficulties. Although the activities will also be useful to teachers in special schools. There are templates and teaching guides for primary and secondary pupils. There are six guides in the series:  Primary -Independent Research Projects using pictures (suitable for pupils with reading and communication difficulties) ** Primary -Independent Research Projects using sound apps to speak and listen (suitable for pupils with difficulties reading and writing)**  Primary - Independent Research Projects using kinaesthetic activities (suitable for AHDH, autism etc )  Secondary - Independent Research Projects using pictures (suitable for students with reading and communication difficulties)  Secondary- Independent Research Projects using sound apps to speak and listen (suitable for students with difficulties reading and writing)  Secondary - Independent Research Projects using kinaesthetic activities (suitable for AHDH, autism etc ) There are also primary and secondary BUNDLES available. These can be used as a whole school resource.

Differentiation tool with teachers’ guide. This resource aims to encourage independent research skills. Ideal for learning during the lockdown or catching up when schools return! This is one of a series of three blank templates, for Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. Year 6 - the differentiated template mark scheme that helps pupils and their teachers focus of what is required for a research task. The basic document shows that the teacher expects: a title page; fifteen fun facts in their own words, (teachers can train pupils NOT to copy and paste); three website or books used to be listed; ten questions to be designed; a date for completion. Plus advice for pupils with additional needs and cross curricular ideas. This a one of many differentiation tools available to teachers. Research topics can be done at home, in class, with books, in libraries, in rooms with computers or tablets. Research could be published in a school newsletter, the school website or blog with appropriate permissions.

Differentiation tool with teachers’ guide. This resource aims to encourage independent research skills. Ideal for learning during the lockdown or catching up when schools return! This is one of a series of three blank templates, for Y4, Y5 and Y6. Year 5- the template is a differentiated marking scheme that helps pupils and their teachers focus of what is required for a research task. The basic document shows that the teacher expects: a title page; ten fun facts in their own words, (teachers can train pupils NOT to copy and paste); three or more books used to be listed; five questions to be made up; a date for completion. Plus advice for pupils with additional needs and cross curricular ideas. This a one of many differentiation tools available to teachers. Research topics can be done at home, in class, with books, in libraries, in rooms with computers or tablets. Research could be published in a school newsletter, the school website or blog with appropriate permissions.

Differentiation tool with teachers’ guide. This resource aims to encourage independent research skills. Ideal for learning during the lockdown or catching up when schools return! One of a series three blank templates, one each for Year 4. **Year 4 **- the template is a marking scheme that helps pupils and their teachers focus of what is required for a research task. The basic document shows that the teacher expects: a title page; five fun facts in their own words, (teachers can train pupils NOT to copy and paste); two books used to be listed; three questions to be made up; a date for completion. Topics can be chosen by pupils to fit in with their interests and could be used to provide independent learning experiences. In addition to writing points, pupils could take digital photos, record their information, draw pictures or use pictures from a google image search. ‘Pictures save a 1000 words! Plus advice for pupils with additional needs and cross curricular ideas. This a one of many differentiation tools available to teachers. Research topics can be done at home, in class, with books, in libraries, in rooms with computers or tablets. Research could be published in a school newsletter, the school website with appropriate permissions.

This simple worksheet explains to students (and possibly their teachers) how to make a creative word cloud using text relevant to a topic, lesson or series of lessons. It can be used as a differentiated activity for a whole range of students. More able can import text from an essay, a SOW, a curriculum document. Suitable for all curricula e.g. UK, USA, IB Word clouds can be used for displays, section dividers in folders. Images can be simple clouds or a whole range of shapes which are seasonal, topical or just attractive.

This document gives advice to parents having to home school their children during the corona virus pandemic. The information is in two sections. There are ideas for free activities that engage young people such as on-line art, CAD, cartoon design, game design, music and painting. There is also a list of places to find resources.