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BBC Bitesize and Oak National Academy expand Covid support

Both BBC Bitesize and the Oak National Academy are expanding the support they are offering to schools for remote education and lesson planning during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Five Steps to Mental Health and Wellbeing

A “Five Steps” framework to help develop whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing has been published.

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Covid-19: A guide to teaching and learning this term and beyond

In this 12-page, free-to-download guide, we consider what teaching and learning should look like in schools this term and beyond as all pupils return following the Covid-19 lockdown...

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Guide to remote education & technology

In this 12-page Back to School Guide we consider what the technological legacy of the Covid-19 lockdown will be for schools, including the teaching and working practices that will continue, and advice on effective remote education.

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Covid-19: Staff wellbeing and support this term & beyond

In this 12-page guide, we consider how lockdown has affected the wellbeing and mental health of school staff and offer practical advice and ideas for promoting wellbeing and supporting colleagues

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Back to School Guide: Supporting student wellbeing

In this 12-page Back to School guide, we consider how the lockdown will have affected young people’s wellbeing and mental health, what challenges we expect to see as more pupils return, and how schools must respond...

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Literacy resources for parents and teachers

Teachers and parents are being offered support for developing the literacy of those children most adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Parent Talk service offers crucial lockdown support

More than one in three parents admit to feeling overwhelmed or “out of their depth” when it comes to supporting their children’s wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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PE and Sport Premium underspends can be rolled over to September

Any PE and Sport Premium funding that went unspent by schools because of the coronavirus lockdown can be rolled over to the next academic year, it has been confirmed, but must be spent by March.

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Back-up 10,000-lesson remote learning curriculum plan published for schools

The government-funded Oak National Academy has published its curriculum plans for the next academic year so that schools can begin planning how they might make use of the free resources.

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Safe home science experiments

A “Science at Home” STEM education resource aimed at six to 12-year-olds has been launched.

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Key stage 2: Environmental design challenge

The final deadline in Headteacher Update's environmental design challenge for key stage 2 has been extended until August 7 to allow pupils to work up their entries during the summer holidays.

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Digital strategy in an age of remote learning

A free guide to creating a digital strategy for your school has been updated and republished taking into account the new landscape of remote learning.

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Around 10,000 curriculum video lessons offered to schools for free

Around 10,000 lessons covering most of the national curriculum are to be created and recorded by the Oak National Academy and will be made freely available to schools next year.

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From David Attenborough to Shakespeare: BBC unveils Bitesize plans for June and July

The BBC has unveiled details of its educational programming for the second half of the summer term for pupils in years 1 to 10, including specific themed weeks.

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Coronavirus: Mental health support for students and staff

A number of mental health, wellbeing and anti-bullying charities have been given government funding to support school staff and students as the coronavirus lockdown begins to ease.

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Reimagining teaching and learning: A blended approach

The coronavirus lockdown has inspired a new blended approach to teaching and learning for the primary schools of the Unlimited Teaching School Alliance. Executive headteacher Andrew Truby has produced a short resource for other primary schools outlining some of the research and thinking behind ...

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Mental health resources: Back to school

National mental health and wellbeing charity Place2Be has published resources to help schools support pupils as they return from the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Shakespeare-inspired crafts, activities, resources and lessons

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has launched a number of resources to support students learning from home during the lockdown.

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Weekly puppet workshops until July 12

A series of puppetry workshops are being made available by the Beverley Puppet Festival, which is being held online this year amid the coronavirus lockdown.

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Post-lockdown mental health resources

A free online toolkit has been launched to help primary schools support the mental health of their pupils as they adjust to a new school environment post-lockdown.

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SEND fund offers grants to support families during lockdown

Low-income families with seriously ill or disabled children can access grants worth around £500 to cover the costs of educational and other equipment.

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Nature in Your Neighbourhood: Film-making challenge

A film-making competition has been launched challenging pupils to capture “Nature in Your Neighbourhood” during their daily excursions from home while under lockdown.

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Oak National Academy publishes SEN lessons and resources

Lessons and resources for pupils with additional needs have been published by the Oak National Academy to support home education during the lockdown.

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Home education: Resources for schools, teachers and parents: Part 3

This is the third edition of the SecEd compendium of home schooling and remote education resources for schools, teachers and parents. We cover a range of subjects, as well as exercise and keeping fit, mental health and wellbeing, cultural and arts activities, and whole-school support

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