Useful Links

This page contains links to good quality websites sites that parents, pupils and visitors may find useful. The sites give information and advice to parents and students on many different issues.

Bullying Online A UK registered charity website which offers practical help and advice for children and parents tackling school bullying.

Get Net Wise Internet safety and security site for parents and families. Contains information about keeping childeren safe online, stopping unwanted e-mail and spam, keeping your personal information private and protecting your computer from hackers and viruses.

Family Lives A UK registered charity website which offers support to anyone parenting a child.

Parents Online UK Department for Education and Skills (DfES) website to promote home school links by helping parents understand the role of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in learning.

The Parent Centre Department for Education and Skills (DfES) website for all parents and carers who want to help their child or children to learn. It offers support, information and advice about your child's learning and the English education system.

Wired for Health A series of websites managed by the Health Development Agency. Provides health information for a range of audiences that relating to the National Curriculum and the National Healthy School Standard.

Other School Webpages:

• GEMS Education UK

Government and Regulatory Bodies:

• Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
• Independent Schools Council

Communication, Language and Literacy

• www.starfall.com - Interactive books and phonics games
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac - Little animals activity centre – letter sounds and blends activities
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures -Poems and games to help with reading and writing

Mathematical development

• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac - Little animals activity centre – number games
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime - Counting activities
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/numeracy - Lots of activities covering addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, ordering, sequences, place value, money and shape

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

• www.naturegrid.org.uk/children.html - A variety of activities for children interested in nature
• www.welltown.gov.uk - Learn about being healthy and how to stay safe
• www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo - Select Dynamo’s Lab to match the animals to the place that they live
• www.kew.org/climbersandcreepers - Learn about lots of different plants and insects
• www.crickweb.co.uk/Key-Stage-1.html - A variety of quizzes including a drag and drop matching quiz based on descriptions of objects from around the home, fruit labelling and grouping animals

Creative Development

• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/music/ - Visit the Virtual Orchestra and see and hear over 60 musical instruments
• www.shaunthesheep.com - Music games
• http://wsgfl2.westsussex.gov.uk/aplaws/intergames/play/Arcumboldo.swf - Create fruit and vegetable art!
• www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html - Colour matching games

I.C.T

• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/ict/ - Lots of activities to help develop mouse skills
• www.starfall.com - Practise mouse skills by creating a gingerbread man / snowman / pumpkin and more

General

• Kidsmart
• Get Safe Online
• Know IT All
• Parents Centre
• Think U Know