Parent Resource Finder

Your selections: Key stage 3 (11-14 years)

1. e Safety Games

   

   This set of fun, fast games makes it quick and easy for the whole family to test their knowledge of e Safety.

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2. Thinkuknow 11-16s

   

   Young people aged 11-16 can use this site to find out more about having a good experience online and what to do about a bad experience.

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3. Know IT All for Parents

   

   Childnet’s Know IT All for Parents helps the whole family learn more about using mobile phones and the internet more responsibly and safely.

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4. Kidsmart

   

   Kidsmart introduces the SMART rules of online safety and teaches children how to use different technologies more safely - from mobiles to music, from games to social networking. 

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5. SoundJunction

   

   SoundJunction lets people listen to, explore and discover music, musical styles, backgrounds and instruments. You can find out how music works, how people make music and how to create it yourself.

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6. NRICH

   

   NRICH aims to enrich the experience of all learners of maths through games, problems and articles designed to develop subject knowledge, problem-solving and mathematical thinking skills at all key stages.

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7. BBC Languages

   

   Brush up on modern foreign languages learnt in school or take a 12 week beginners’ course in something new via the BBC Languages site.

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8. Robots

   

   The Robot Constructor game, on the Channel 4 website, lets you try your hand at designing a virtual robot that you put to the test in one of the hazard-filled zones.

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9. Teach PE

   

   A large collection of interactive resources and quizzes for learners to study and assess themselves, great for students studying GCSE PE.  Learn all about physiology, performance, endurance and fitness.

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10. WebQuests

    

    WebQuests, from the National Museums Online Learning Project, offer high quality online educational tools for young people to use in ‘treasure hunt’ style investigations.

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11. Mission to Morecambe

    

    Mission to Morecambe is an online game that engages students in exploring some key philosophical ideas in RE, based on the notion that we don’t see things as they really are.

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12. Human Body & Mind

    

    BBC Science & Nature offers a set of interactive online games that help students get to grips with muscles, organs, the skeleton and nervous system.

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13. A Roman Murder Mystery

    

    How would you like to be a CSI investigator in Roman Britain? This website teaches young people about life on the Roman frontier of Hadrian’s Wall through the study of an archaeological murder mystery.

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14. Awards ceremony

    

    Awards ceremony is an online resource for ordering numbers, from single digits to numbers with two decimal places.

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15. Legula Adventure

    

    Learndirect is encouraging you to challenge your kids to a journey of fun and discovery.

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16. Tate Kids

    

    For your chance to practise art skills at home, try out the games at Tate online. Create an imaginary city, paint a masterpiece or become a virtual Banksy with on-screen street art.

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17. MapZone®

    

    MapZone®, from Ordnance Survey, is a fully interactive website that brings mapping skills to life for young people.

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18. Helping children to learn at home

    

    By supporting your child's learning and development at home, you can have a real impact on how well they succeed at school and beyond. This site contains a range of support kits for parents and carers, to help you get involved with your child’s education at home.

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19. Tootin’ Reindeer

    

    Tootin’ Reindeer is one of a number of free learning games to support literacy and numeracy that can be used with a range of assistive input devices, including switches, touch screens and pointing devices.

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20. One Switch

    

    The One Switch website offers a range of free games for download, each one adapted so that it can be played by a user able only to operate a single switch device.

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21. SENSwitcher

    

    SENSwitcher is an online switch-enabled suite of activities designed to help teach early ICT skills to people with profound and multiple learning difficulties. 

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22. Baa Baa Black Sheep

    

    Baa Baa Black Sheep on the CBeebies website has been specifically created by the BBC and parent-led charity, TreeHouse, for children on the autism spectrum.

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23. Big Calculator

    

    The Big Calculator can be downloaded for free from Sensory Software International Ltd who specialise in software to help disabled users do things that others take for granted.

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24. New Age Kurling

    

    New Age Kurling is a new game on the HelpKidzLearn website that encourages learners to improve their skills in using assistive technology switches by competing in this online sports game. 

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25. Oxfam

    

    The Oxfam site gives young people the opportunity to research and learn about some of the issues affecting the world today.

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26. Myths and Legends

    

    This site is for all those who enjoy stories and storytelling. The British Isles is rich in myths, folktales and legends.
    

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