Links and Resources

Why a links and resources page?

However hard we might try we can never hope to answer every question about education! For that reason we hope that you will find our suggestions for further reading to be of interest.

What criteria do you use for choosing links?

For inclusion here we must believe that the link will be of genuine value to students and/or their parents. As a general rule we don't link to websites that are newly established or sites that do not have a credible domain authority. If you know of a site that you think deserves a place then please do let us know.

Click any of the links immediately below to be taken to that section.

• General Resources for Students
• Exceptional Educational Resources
• For Parents
• For Teachers
• English Resources for Students
• 11-Plus
• Geography Resources for Students
• History Resources for Students
• ICT Resources for Students
• Maths Resources for Students
• Religious Education Resources for Students
• Science Resources for Students
• Special Needs
• Government Resources
• Puzzle and Quiz Sites

• General Resources for Students

  • BBC Bitesize

    Unlike BBC iWonder (see above for details) this section of the BBC website focuses on the UK school curriculums - KS2, KS3 and GCSE.Probably the most valuable educational website in the world and a wonderful resource for all schoolchildren. How lucky we are in the UK to have the BBC.

  • How Stuff Works

    HowStuffWorks explains hundreds of subjects, from car engines to lock-picking to ESP, using clear language and tons of illustrations.

  • English Maths Science Tuition & Education Centre

    Tuition for several different maths and science courses including for Key Stage 1, KS2, KS3, SATs, 11+, GCSE, AQA, OCR and Edexcel. 

  • Exam Solutions

    AS and A2 A-level Maths revision site with over 900 free maths video tutorials. There are past papers and video worked solutions for the Edexcel exam board too.

  • Free Printables

    Thousands of FREE printables including calendars, cards, activities, worksheets, games, colouring pages, crafts, and more at FreePrintable.com!

  • GCSE.com

    Award-winning tutorials, tips and advice on GCSE English, French, German, ICT maths, and physics

  • revisionworld

    Free GCSE, AS, A2 (A-Level) revision resources.

  • Justin Craig Education

    Justin Craig offer planned and structured revision with individual tutoring for GCSE, AS and A2 exam courses. With 21 centres throughout the UK, they are a well-established and well-recommended service which cater a wide variety of subjects.

  • Kids' Money

    A great site to learn all about managing money. Contains sections for kids, parents, teachers, teens, college students and other organizations. Money sense for everyone!
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• Exceptional Educational Resources

  • Wikipedia

    Literally millions of articles written by tens of thousands of different people - often ordinary people who happen to have a passion for a particular subject.  Wiki encourage their authors to be bold and assure them that articles are "allowed to be imperfect" because they can always be improved later.  There was a time when the articles had a reputation for inaccuracy but all the significant areas have now been reviewed and amended by so many experts that errors are a rarity.

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• For Parents

  • Smart Parent Advice

     The website provides information on the things we all crave - tips and advice to mothers and fathers so that they can raise kids with confidence and spend more time enjoying life!

  • Autism Parenting Magazine

    A wonderful resource for parents of children with autism that gives you access to expert advice from a team of respected professionals

  • Exam Papers Plus

    This is a great site on which to purchase offline resources to prepare children for examinations to independent and grammar schools.

  • Family Lives

    The leading national charity providing help and support to anyone caring for children.  Listening, supportive and non-judgemental.

  • The Exam House

    The Exam House is a GCSE and A Level exam centre across the boards. Including AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Cambridge International. Providing exam services for private and outside exam candidates .

  • NSPCC Helpline

    Are you worried about a child?  You may be their only hope. Don't wait - call the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) Helpline now on 0808 800 5000. 

  • Rhythm TIme

    This is a wonderful way to introduce young children to the joys of music. Over 10,000 children enjoy Rhythm TIme classes every week. There are a range of different classes so If you have a young baby, older baby, toddler or Pre-school child then this is the place to be! 

  • The Tutor Pages

    Here you will find over 5,000 articles written by UK tutors to help enthusiastic parents with the educational needs of their children. it's also a great place to start if you are thinking of employing a tutor.

  • Care for the Family

    A national charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown or bereavement.

  • Acting The Party

    If you are planning a children's party then this is a great place for ideas.  Let your child’s imagination take centre stage!

  • Mabels . . . For the over 50s

    Includes articles, news, humour, financial and retirement advice, money saving tips, nostalgia, health & mobility and more for the over 50s.

  • Slippery Snake

    Educational site full of information on various subjects, education tools and free online school search database for children, parents and teachers.

  • The Naughty Seat

    Positive Parenting & School Products. Our child behaviour products include a Time Out range, and large selection of reward charts, star charts, behaviour charts, reward stickers, certificates and badges to encourage good behaviour and healthy eating.

  • Tutorhub

    Connects children (and parents) to UK based and CRB checked tutors online. In addition students can ask tricky homework questions and get great answers from other students for free.

  • Just Parents

    Advice, information, friendship for parents and parents-to-be.

  • Third Age Press

    An independent publishing company dedicated to providing books for people enjoying life after full-time employment and the responsibilities of bringing-up a family.
    

  • Homeschool Curriculum

    An honest appraisal of the rewards, challenges and problems associated with home schooling in the USA. The website owner shares the wealth of experience gained from educating her ten children at home for the past 20 years!

  • Topmarks

    An educational search engine that also features a series of articles aimed at parents.  Gives advice on how to help children in positive ways and how to support them in their education.

  • First Tutors

    First Tutors is a private tuition service providing access to the widest range of home tutors and private tutors across the UK. Find private tutors in your area for all levels from primary, GCSE, A-level to University and beyond.

  • The Tutor Website

    Provide free access to a list of tutors in the UK. Also provide practical advice to students, parents and tutors on many aspects of private tuition, with the emphasis on secondary education.

  • Eleven Plus Academy

    An organization consisting of qualified teachers who provide out of school tuition specifically to help children succeed at the 11-Plus in Kent and Medway.  Mid lesson treats and brightly coloured materials help create a club-like atmosphere.

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• For Teachers

  • Imaginative Creative Education

    In-School presentations that are designed to increase students confidence as well as their personal responsibility and accountability.

  • A.T.L.

    The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is an education union that supports 160,000 members across the UK. Offers advice and representation on a range of professional and employment issues and training courses which can lead to Masters qualifications.

  • N.U.T.

    The National Union of Teachers (NUT) is both a professional association and a trade union. It is the largest and most influential teachers' organisation in Europe.

  • N.A.H.T.

    The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) is a professional association serving all heads and deputies in all sectors of Education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  • informED

    A great resource for teachers.  Based in Australia but with infographics, study tips and trainer talks that are of value to teachers everywhere.

  • Teachers TV

    Watch and download educational videos. Thousands of classroom videos and teaching resources online.

  • Teachable.net

    Teachers can browse and search thousands of resources by subject, topic, age group and ability level. “Less than the price of a coffee per downloaded lesson”!

  • Schoolzone

    Provides free resources for teachers - 50,000 of which are reviewed by teachers.

  • Sites for Teachers

    Lists hundreds of websites all devoted to teacher resources and all rated by popularity.

  • Softschools

    Free maths and phonics worksheets and online activities

  • Priceless Teaching Strategies

    Written by a Canadian teacher with over 30 years of practical experience.  Provides hundreds of teaching strategies for primary (elementary) school teachers on topics such as classroom management, student motivation, teacher to parent communication and classroom games.

  • ZigZag Education

    A Bristol-based UK educational publisher, which publishes excellent photocopiable and digital teaching resources for schools and colleges - written by a community of over 6,000 teachers, examiners and freelance subject specialists.

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• English Resources for Students

  • English Grammar Basics

    Straight-forward explanations on the basics of  grammar and all free of charge.

  • Learn English Kids

    English has never been more fun! Many free, online games to help children learn effortlessly.

  • The Effortless English Blog

    The site contains a wealth of free resources including videos and podcasts.

  • News in Levels

    This site is mainly for students learning English as a second language.  It is also interesting to children in U.K. schools who want to compare news articles written in English with varying levels of complexity. 

  • Englishbiz.co.uk

    Specialist site for GCSE and A-Level English and English literature with media studies.

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• 11-Plus

  • Learning Together

    We recognize the importance of this crucial stage in a student's schooling and the more practice they get the better!  Learning Together offers excellent offline resources that are an invaluable aid to passing the 11-Plus

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• Geography Resources for Students

  • Geoaffairs Blog

    This blog gives you unique insights into the world's most beautiful rivers.  Learn about cultural, historical and natural wonders from a writer with a deep love of the subject.

  • Geography-Revision

    A range of human and physical geography subjects presented in an extremely interesting way.  Includes YouTube videos and hand drawn diagrams.

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• History Resources for Students

  • SchoolHistory.co.uk

    An excellent history site that contains lessons and revision for all age groups.  Also contains interactive games and quizzes along with downloadable resources.

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• ICT Resources for Students

  • ReviseICT.co.uk

    A colourful and highly informative site exclusively devoted to ICT.  As you might expect from a high tech. website there are many entertaining and humourous graphics!

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• Maths Resources for Students

  • Math Worksheets Land

    Julia, the owner of this website, has over 30 years experience teaching maths in the South Eastern USA and she has put together over 4,000 math worksheets.  All absolutely free and well worth a look!

  • Math is Fun

    A great website for learning maths right from year 1 to year 10.  As the name of the site suggests, it is interesting and fun as well as being educational.

  • Tutor Fair

    This is an excellent place to find tutors for maths and science as well as many other subjects at varying levels. The company adopt a very ethical approach and "For every student who pays, we give free tutoring to a child who can't "

  • GCSE Maths Tutor

    For KS3 students who want to see what comes next, this is a good place to start!  Includes sections for maths GCSE and A Levels.

  • A-Level Maths Tutor

    A-level Maths Tutor - a FREE revision guide

  • Online Scientific Calculator

    Free calculator with PI and Log buttons. Features include exponents, trigonometry, matrices and statistics.

  • White Group Mathematics

    An advanced mathematics site that teaches maths with both a passion and a sense of humour.  A breath of fresh air in a world that many people find incomprehensible.

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• Religious Education Resources for Students

  • REonline

    An excellent resource for everyone who shares an interest in religious education and the most authoritative site in this subject area.  Funded by the Association of Church College Trusts (ACCT) the website features up-to-date news items along with sections for teachers, students and life long learning.

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• Science Resources for Students

  • Experiland

    A fun, scientific website for the American audience but great ideas that might well be used by students and teachers in the UK.  Over 300 projects that are verified safe.

  • iGCSE Science Courses

    A fabulous resource for students of iGCSE Science.  Complete suites of videos for both Biology and Chemistry.  The videos can be used stand-alone to teach yourself or alternatively to compliment what you are being taught at school.

  • Jim Bakers Online Learning

    Views on teaching and learning combined with useful links from this inspirational retired teacher.  'The One-Stop Site for All your Learning Needs. Rated 5* by Schoolzone and recommended by Revision World.  Many useful Links to KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5, teacher training and more.  Used world-wide by teachers, students and parents.

  • Aviation for Kids

    Fun science projects for kids based on the aviation technology. Parents, teachers and students can find here some ideas for fun projects based on interdisciplinary learning as well as many links to free flight simulators, robotics, artificial intelligence and other educational web sites.

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• Special Needs

  • Discover Autism Help

    The site offers excellent advice to help a child with autism learn new skills.  Kay, the author and owner of the site, has a son with autism and her first-hand knowledge is invaluable to parents in a similar position.

  • Learning Disabilities Reading Tutor

    A site for parents who want to teach their child(ren) how to read. Not exclusively for parents with children who have learning disabilities - equally suitable for children struggling with reading, comprehension and fluency.  Rene, the educational therapist, gives helpful advice and also provides one-on-one sessions with the child and parent.

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• Government Resources

  • Department of Education

    The home page of the vast site belonging to the Department of Education.  Provides links to all the main subject areas along with the latest news stories.

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• Puzzle and Quiz Sites

  • IQPied

    If you enjoy Internet games and puzzles you are sure to like this fascinating website.  As well as games of skill, the site also provides logic games, Mahjong and Sudoku.

  • UK Jigsaw Puzzles

    A great place to browse and shop for any number of jigsaw puzzles.  Listings include all the popular makes as well as puzzles that are difficult to find elsewhere.

  • BrainBashers

    Many interesting subjects including puzzles, games, brain teasers and optical illusions.

  • IQ Test Experts

    Have queries about IQ, IQ Tests, IQ Scores?  Want to know if you are a genius or what it takes to be a genius?  Get all your queries answered here on IQ Test Experts.com

  • Archidemes' Lab

    Discover, learn, train your brain & have fun with puzzles!

  • IQ Test

    Take a PhD certified IQ test. Also a wide selection of PhD certified aptitude and other self-assessment tests. 

  • Trivia Hall of Fame

    One of the best websites for interesting trivia questions on a weekly basis.  The site keeps track of your scores and tells you how well you are doing against fellow players.

  • Quiz Biz

    Over 2.000 quizzes in many different subjects.  Also the ability to create your own quizzes.
    

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