11-16 Years
Outdoors and Active
Street Tag is a fun, free smartphone app that turns physical activity into a game and rewards you for moving. Users run, walk or cycle and collect virtual tags through the app, giving them Street Tag points and then help their team or school move up the Primary school or Community leader board for Bedford Borough. It’s great to get you moving, improving your mental and physical health, improve your knowledge of green spaces and make memories with friends and family! You can also keep up with all the local events on their Facebook page.
Monkey and Mouse’s blog lists 50 things to keep bored tweens and teens off their screens and get them outdoors and active!
Maths
White Rose Education have a range of useful videos for years 7-11which can help guide you in supporting your young person with their maths learning across a the curriculum.
NRICH offer rich mathematical activities which aim to nurture curious, resourceful and confident learners of mathematics through challenges and problems solving activities linked to the secondary curriculum. They also have family activities to work on together, live problems you can attempt to challenge yourself and recommended reading if you want o improve your mathematical knowledge.
BBC Bitesize have a collection of guides to support different aspects of the mathematics curriculum.
English
BBC Bitesize have a collection of book study guides, tips for reading a writing and guide to support essay writing.
School Reading List have compiled lists of recommended reads for young people in each year of secondary school.
Bloom Library provide a huge range of free online eBooks available in over 800 different languages on many different subjects. These can be read via the website or by downloading the Bloom Reader app.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
STEM Learning have a whole collection of resources which you can use to inspire your young person to learn more about the STEM subjects. These are curriculum linked and include guides for parents, activities, investigations and even pre-recorded lessons where you and your young person can learn together.
Fuse School have a collection of over 800 videos on every aspect of the secondary and GCSE maths and Science curriculum.
General Curriculum
Oak Academy have a range of lessons to support young people across all secondary National Curriculum areas.
BBC Bitesize have games, videos, information and activities to support every area of the Secondary and GCSE curriculum to engage and support your young person in their learning.
Topmarks have a searchable collection of websites, activities and ideas to support learning in every subject at every developmental level.
HMRC have produced a series of useful videos and information packs to help children and young people aged 8-17 understand tax. You can find the full playlist of videos on YouTube and download the Tax facts learning packs from the government website.
Studying and Exams
Bitesize Study support is the go-to place to support you through your studies and other life challenges. With tips and advice to help with revision, exam stress, bullying and more…