The Government have brought together an initial list of online educational resources to help children to learn at home. These websites have been identified by some of the country’s leading educational experts and offer a wide range of support and resources for pupils of all ages. The list includes subject-specific resources for English, Maths, Science, PE, Wellbeing and Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

They are currently being offered for free.

Individual resources cannot replace a school’s properly planned curriculum, and the resources in this list are not intended to do so.

Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

Oak National Academy is a new collection of high-quality lessons and online resources. Backed by the Government, it has been created in response to the coronavirus lockdown. The online classroom offers free access to great teachers, delivering video lessons, quizzes and worksheets. Teachers may point students at this site, as part of their online learning.

Oak National Academy was built at speed; at present our resources are for pupils who usually access their schools’ curriculum in mainstream education, from reception through to year 10, without significant support or adaptation. We’re currently working on providing support for teachers working with pupils with additional needs, and teachers based in specialist settings. Next week we hope to launch materials for pupils not able to access all aspects of our current offer.

Using an iPad and the Camera in OneDrive

Using the camera in OneDrive enables you to take more than one photograph and store them in one file automatically. This is particularly useful when you need to upload a test you have completed, or some work you have finished in your book that covers more than one page. You can find the instructions here.

Using Office Lens to scan and send written work

Sometimes your teachers may need you to send them a copy of written or hand drawn work that you have done so that they can assess and mark it for you. You can find instructions for how to use Office Lens to do this here.

Mental Health Advice - Apps, website & podcasts

Podcasts

player.fm/podcasts

Google podcasts (for Android)

BBC podcasts

Apple podcasts (on your iPad or iPhone)

Audible (are currently releasing free audiobooks on Audible stories. or a 30 day free trial)

Stitcher

Mental Health Advice - Mindfulness ideas

Mental Health information

Understanding Young People's Mental Health - a resource from Mental Health First Aid to help you understand mental health issues for people under the age of 24 and signs to look out for.

Sources of Stress for Young People

A collection of resources - a list of websites and resources to support parents and young people during this time.

Self Care Strategies

Self care and Support - advice from Mental Health First Aid.

Anxiety and Stress - advice from our Pastoral Team.

Who can I speak to in school?

You can talk to any of these members of staff about any mental health concern no matter how big or small. If you are concerned as a parent or carer, email info@princehenrys.co.uk and mark the email for the attention of the relevant member of staff.

Your Head of Key Stage  

KS3 - Mr Day

KS4 - Mr Knight

KS5 - Mrs Willis

Your Year Manager

KS3 - Miss Crosby, Mrs McQuire, Mrs Lee

KS4 - Mrs Torgerson, Mrs Wells

KS5 - Mrs Robinson-Junni

Mental Health First Aiders and Pastoral Support Staff

Mrs Thomas - History Teacher 

Mrs Hunter - English teacher and Assistant Head of KS3

Ms Morris - Pastoral Support Officer 

ANY OTHER TEACHER

REMEMBER - If you don't want to speak face to face, then use the SPEAK UP option on your Firefly page.

Who else can I get in touch with?

Something to Read?

Click on the link to go to our Library "Shelf-help" page on Firefly (you might need to log in on the way). Here you will find recommendations for books to read to support with a whole range of mental health issues. Or you can contact Miss Wyss here wsr@princehenrys.co.uk

Use your phone to help

Use your phone to help

Sane Textcare is a free service designed to provide emotional support and connection at the times you need it most. We provide bespoke one-way messages directly to your mobile phone.

This is a confidential service for those aged 16 and over, and each message sent will be individually written for you based on the information you give us in the sign up form. For this reason, you need to submit your request a minimum of 72 hours before the time you would like to receive a message, and we can’t send you more than one message in a seven day period.

Textcare is not a crisis service, and we can only respond to requests by the person who wants to receive the texts, not to ones sent on another person’s behalf.

We may on certain occasions call you to clarify what support might be helpful for us to include in our Textcare service to you.

You can choose if you would like one, three or five messages. If you would like to continue the support beyond this time, simply make another request.

A range of free children and adult classics can be found on iBooks. Just locate the app (Orange square with a white open book) and search for any the following titles, which are all free to download.

Key stage 3: Wind in the Willows, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, The Secret Garden, The Railway Children, Little Women, Black Beauty, Grimm's Fairy Tales.

Key Stage 4: A Christmas Carol, Jekyll and Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Time Machine, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Emma, Pride and Prejudice.

There are also many documentaries and historical dramas that can be viewed on iPlayer, NowTV, Netflix, Amazon, FreeView and on YouTube. Simply do a search based on the topic that you are studying.

KS3 and KS4 students have a username and password for this and will be set tasks on this, but they can access the whole of the book / Key Stage activities as well, in addition to set tasks.

Vocab learning - search for specific courses to match the text books or courses being studied. Some staff have set up groups for this already for students. Useful for students in Years 7 to 13. There are also learning sets on here for the films and books studied by students in KS5. (downloadable app).

Suitable for all language at GCSE and Key Stage 3 French and Spanish. Some teachers may set up classes for their students to join to monitor progress.

Lots of online exercises on different topics and grammar points in all 3 languages for KS3 and KS4.

Online language learning courses (and downloadable app) to develop language skills in all languages for KS3 and KS4.

Lots of online exercises in different languages on different topics and grammar points in all 3 languages for students in Years 7 to 13. (Free AFTER 4pm)

Key Stage 5 students have a username and password. Students can access exam style questions and additional activities from the text book without being set them.

Particularly useful for Year 9 as it links directly to their Philosophy schemes.

For developing and exploring religious beliefs and practices. Good for both KS3 and KS4.

Log in using your username and password to access the quizzes set by your class teacher. You can also browse a range of other quizzes for Christian and Muslim beliefs.

Great for animated videos and easy to access information on Christian beliefs and practices for GCSE.