Primary parents
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Discover a world of free support, guidance and tried-and-tested resources, including our award-winning Power Maths programme.
Maths
The Maths Factor - free trial
The Maths Factor has helped hundreds of thousands of children to boost their maths confidence whilst learning from home and continues to be a hugely popular resource. This fun maths learning site, with videos and games, helps children from Years 1 to 7.
New customers can take advantage of a 21-day free trial. We've even halved the price to only £4.99 per child per month to help as many children as possible.
You can take a tour of The Maths Factor with Carol Vorderman in these short YouTube videos
Tackling Maths Anxiety
We have worked with teachers and experts in education to understand how we can best support children to overcome the obstacles to learning maths. These guides for parents have lots of useful information and tips to tackle maths anxiety and build confidence.
Best-selling Maths Workbooks
Our maths workbooks, as used by schools across the UK and loved by millions of children, are now available for you to buy online from Amazon.
Ideal for supporting children learning from home during lockdown to fill in gaps in their learning and help them to feel confident when they return to school.
Literacy and English
Home Phonics Packs
Ideal for home learning, our new Bug Club Phonics Packs are designed to help your child gain a strong foundation in reading, writing and spelling, and get ready for the Year 1 phonics check.
There are five packs, covering phonics phases 2-5 for Reception and Year 1. They follow the same methodology that has made Bug Club loved by millions of children around the world.
Help your child to read
How do you help your child to read? What are phonics and how are they taught? To help you understand more about about phonics and how you can support your child with literacy, we've created some free guides and support.
You can also read more about helping your child to develop a love of reading and advice for helping struggling readers.
Supporting children With SEND
We're aware that school closures will have particular concerns for parents of children with special education needs (SEND). We have created a guide for supporting children with SEND, with strategies to help you support your child at home and guidance on using our Rapid series for struggling readers.
Science
Free Scientist Workbooks
For every month in 2020, the Pearson science team has chosen a different scientist to talk about and celebrate. Your little ones can now enjoy our Scientist of the Month series with our new, custom-designed workbooks that are engaging, educational and fun!
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Young scientists on YouTube
We've partnered with EduTuber and BAFTA-winning presenter Maddie Moate to produce some amazing science videos to help children learn about the world surrounding them in an engaging and active way. There's lots of practice, so fun is guaranteed!
Videos are available on YouTube for free:
Year 6 transition to secondary
Our free Future Projects: KS2/KS3 Transition resource will support science learning in preparation for KS3, while giving students new knowledge and allowing them to develop independent research skills. Designed to develop the skills needed for independent learning at secondary level, and to help bridge the gap between home and school learning.
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