Useful Websites
- The Department for Education (DfE) have put together an initial list of online educational resources to help children to learn at home.
- Department of Education SEND specific online educational resources to help children learn at home.
- Northumbria Healthcare has developed a ‘Home Book of Feelings and Thoughts’ to help children to manage how they feel about the pandemic.
- The Sensory Projects have also collated a list of useful resources/websites for use at home.
Click on the tabs below to see resources and ideas for each area
| 9.00am Daily P.E. @thebodycoach or The Body Coach TV |
| 10.00am Daily Play ideas for children – Facebook |
| 10.30am Daily Singing Hands – Twitter |
| 11.00am Daily fine motor skills – Facebook or YouTube |
| 11.00am Story time with David Walliams |
| 11.30am Daily Dance with Oti Mabuse – Facebook or YouTube |
| 1.30pm Daily Dance with DDMix – Facebook |
| 2.00pm [Tues/Sat] Musical Fun with Soundabout –Facebook |
| 2.00pm [Mon/Thurs] Sensory activity sessions with Sensory Spectacle –Facebook |
| 2.00pm [Tue/Thurs] Massage Stories –Facebook |
| 4.00pm [Mon/Wed/Fri] Stories with Positive Eye – Facebook |
| All day, every day! – Edinburgh Zoo Web Cams |
| TACPAC are offering set 5 for free please go to and at the checkout add the code 8Q7A3TXS |
| Home learning activity ideas for sensory learners |
| Story Massage |
| Sensology example |
| Sensory Play Activities |
| Sensory ideas/recipes |
| Fun Little Foodies – Download a free activity cookbook |
| BBC Good Food– A range of fun recipes for families and children |
Some more easy recipe ideas to try at home…(Click to enlarge)
| SENICT – Lots of free and accessible resources |
| Help Kidz Learn |
| Crick Software – Free access to schools to Clicker Software |
| 50 ideas for simple switch and low tech |
| Twinkl – Twinkl is opening its website up to parents for free during the school closures. Codes for access: CVDTWINKLHELPS or UKTWINKLHELPS |
| Mrs Mactivity |
| Primary Stars Education – Free learning resources for maths KS1 and KS2 |
| Teacher’s Pet – They have created a range of free home learning packs for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 |
| Oxford Owl – A great range of free online resources – You can access a range of free online E-books |
| Phonics Play – Free online phonics resources and games |
| Alphablocks and Number blocks – Educational videos, games and resources online to help with learning numbers and letters |
| Teach Handwriting – Handwriting resources including: videos, printable worksheets, games and information |
| Teach your monster to read – Covers everything from letters, sounds and reading full sentences. Free on the computer – Small charge for the App. |
| Topmarks – A great range of free online games |
| CBeebies Bedtime Stories |
| National Council for Special Education |
| Sunningdale School – Home activities |
| Chatterpack |
| TTS – Activity Packs |
| Driver Youth Trust – At home activities |
| World Book Online |
| Oxford University Press – Oxford Owl for Parents |
| SEN Resources Blog – Ways to learn through play at home – YouTube videos |
