Supporting parents and learners with remote learning and the ongoing impact of COVID-19
Free activities and resources to support learning at home
To help support parents and carers who are looking after children and young people during school closures or periods of remote learning, we have put together a range of free support, activities, tools and advice which you may find useful. This includes sample home school planners, primary reading and maths support and much more.
Primary parents
We know how important it is to continue learning when children can’t be in school. However you’re planning to approach homeschooling or remote learning, we have free tools and activities to help you.
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Your homeschool planners for Reception to Year 6**
Access your weekly homeschool timetable planners with links to relevant activities and games for your child's specific year group. They are designed to fit around your daily routine to help you with your child's home learning!
Free ActiveLearn Primary access
Free access for parents to our ActiveLearn Primary website, with exciting activities and games matched to your child’s year and ability ended on 23 July 2020. Please check with your school to find out what resources they can / will allocate to keep your child’s learning on track after this time.
Download our free home school planner for all Primary year groups (PDF | 551 KB) for you to use at home.
The Maths Factor
The Maths Factor continues to be a hugely popular resource during school closures. Free access to this fun maths learning programme for children from Years 1 to 6 ended on 5 July 2020 but you can now subscribe for only £4.99 per month.
The Maths Factor is also available for a free 21-day trial. Take a tour in these short YouTube videos with Carol Vorderman.
Read our useful Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety (PDF | 1.68 MB)
This blog post has some useful tips to help you teach maths at home.
Bug Club
Our school reading programme, Bug Club, is proven to raise attainment – and loved by more than a million children worldwide.
Download and print the Bug Club Reading Record (PDF | 33.02 MB) to use with your child at home.
Read our useful Guide to supporting phonics (PDF | 132.95 MB)
Secondary parents and learners
We're committed to helping every learner to achieve their full potential. We know that the school closures and changes to the exam system this year have been unsettling and we're working hard to keep you up to date with the latest support and advice.
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Support and tips for difficult times
Feeling a certain amount of concern or worry is natural when we encounter difficult or unsettling times. We've pulled together a number of resources including mindfulness practices and blog posts to support parents and learners.
Five resources for practising mindfulness
10-minute introduction to mindfulness guided practice
How to talk to children about scary news stories
Being kind, being thankful (PDF | 189 KB)
Staying connected (PDF | 389 KB)
Look for the silver lining (PDF | 198 KB)
Latest qualification updates
Our priority is to support teachers and students as they prepare for exams during these times of uncertainty.Our intention is that exams will take place and that students who have worked hard on their qualifications will have the opportunity to sit their examinations. We know how important this is to help students to progress with their next steps. As such, we are continuing with the published timetable, and have steps in place to support any students affected by the recent circumstances.Read moreOur priority is to support teachers and students as they prepare for exams during these times of uncertainty.
Our intention is that exams will take place and that students who have worked hard on their qualifications will have the opportunity to sit their examinations. We know how important this is to help students to progress with their next steps. As such, we are continuing with the published timetable, and have steps in place to support any students affected by the recent circumstances.
Customer support
Visit our Qualifications website for the most up-to-date information or get in touch with our customer services team
If you have any unanswered questions or need to talk to us about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the effect on your centre and students, you can call our hotline on +44 (0) 120 4770 696.