Useful Links

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

PHONICS REVIEW

I.T. USEFUL GUIDES

Caring for Vulnerable children and young adults online information

resources and support
We realise that during the Coronavirus pandemic, many of you will have worries and concerns for caring for vulnerable children and young adults, there are lots of online resources and organisations that provide support and information;

Carers UK - https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/health/looking-after-your-health/coronavirus-covid-19
Mind - https://www.mind.org.uk/
The Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/
Wellchild - https://www.wellchild.org.uk/2020/03/11/covid-19-information-for-parents-and-carers/
National Autistic Society- National Autistic Society (autism.org.uk)
Mencap - https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/health/coronavirus
Place2Be – https://www.place2be.org.uk/about-us/news-and-blogs/2020/march/coronavirus-information-for-children/
Young Minds - https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/  
Covibook – https://www.mindheart.co/descargables
Amaze - https://amazesussex.org.uk/faqs-about-the-coronavirus-for-parent-carers-of-children-with-send-brighton-hove/

Local Authority Schools' Website:-

http://www.essex.gov.uk/education-schools/Pages/Default.aspx

Department for Education :-

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

Ofsted Parent View - https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

If you would like further information, or resources and games to use with your children, then you may find the following   websites helpful:

BBC Schools on-line: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools

Channel 4’s learning site: http://www.channel4learning.com/

Nrich; challenging maths for all abilities:  http://nrich.maths.org.uk

General information for parents:

• Internet Matters – a not-for-profit organisation set up to empower parents and carers to keep children safe in the digital world. Their support for parents includes a range of downloadable guides covering subjects such as transition to secondary school, Vlogging & livestreaming, online gaming and cyberbullying

• NSPCC - includes a range of resources to help parents keep children safe when they're using the internet, social networks, apps, games and more

• Parent Info - from CEOP and Parent Zone, Parent Info is a website for parents covering all of the issues amplified by the internet. It is a free service which helps schools engage parents with expert safety advice, endorsed by the National Crime Agency’s CEOP command. This website provides expert information across a range of online harms

• Parent Zone - offers a range of resources for families, to help them meet the challenges of the digital age, including parent guides on the latest digital trends and platforms.

Resources for pupils:

• BBC Own It - support for young people to take control of their online life, including help and advice, skills and inspiration on topics such as friendships and bullying, safety and self-esteem

• Childline – includes information for pupils on sexting, gaming, grooming, bullying, porn, relationships.

Change4Life https://www.nhs.uk/change4life

Change4Life Food Labels https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/food-facts/food-labels

NHS Fussy Eaters https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/fussy-eaters/

Essex Child and Family Well Being service Family Hub https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/service/healthy-family-service/family-hubs/

Sleep Council https://sleepcouncil.org.uk/30-day-better-sleep-plan/

Parents on-line: http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/parents-online

Parent Centre: https://www.gov.uk/search?q=parents+centre

Child-net International: http://www.childnet-int.org

Direct Line Guide to Car Seatbelts:  https://www.directline.com/car-cover/child-seat-laws

Children's Health Guide:Newborn to Preteens: http://www.drugwatch.com/health/children/

Children Society Parent Advice https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/cce-advice-for-parents.pdf

Best 4 Kids Well being for life https://www.best4kids-uk.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/catherine4kids/

TV shows to teach the kids from Virgin Media

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv-edit/tv/educational-tv-shows-for-kids

Trainline 

https://www.thetrainline.com/trains/great-britain/family-train-tickets

A guide to booking family train tickets to help people find out how to get to your place as we've included ways they can save money on train tickets and child fare information.

Internet searching:

www.google.co.uk has an option to ‘safe-search’ in preferences, filtering out any pages that contain material unsuitable for children; why not set this up as your default search engine

Maths sites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html

http://www.mathszone.co.uk/

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/

http://www.mathschase.com

Literacy Sites:

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/

http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1literacy.html

Phonics Sites:

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ (some free games)

http://www.familylearning.org.uk/phonics_games.html

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/

Other useful sites:

www.mashlogin.com/ccc

Active Learn (formally Bug Club) school ID rqrx

TT Rock Star

Whilst every effort has been made to check the suitability of the content of the websites above, The Cathedral School cannot accept any responsibility for the content of the sites or material contained there within