Online Resources
Information about Covid19
- You can find general information about COVID-19 on the Scottish Government website. https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/
- The NHS Inform website has the latest updates on COVID-19 https://www.nhsinform.scot/coronavirus
- Young Scot has some great information for young people https://young.scot/campaigns/national/coronavirus
General resources
Education Scotland have some great resources on their site and you can sign up for their weekly newsletter. https://education.gov.scot/improvement/scotland-learns/
The National Parent Forum of Scotland has some excellent activities and resources on their website. https://www.npfs.org.uk/2020/03/19/activities-and-well-being-resources/
ParentZone has some good information about home learning. https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/learning-at-home/
Learning
The SQA has plenty of information regarding all the national qualifications in Scotland. https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/93678.html
Scholar also has some excellent online learning for pupils studying for qualifications. https://scholar.hw.ac.uk/
E.Sgoil offer live early-evening study support webinar lessons and pupils can access subject specific resources in advance of the webinar lessons http://www.e-sgoil.com/.
The BBC has prepared resources for Lockdown Learning – find out more at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0934ly5. Learning resources for different subjects at all levels are also available on BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize.
Bright Red Publishing have content on the Bright Red Digital Zone covering most subjects at National 5 and Higher. https://www.brightredbooks.net/subjects/
The Open University have pulled together some of their top courses and content across a range of subjects, including Maths, English, Literature, Science, Languages and Finance to help learners aged 13+ to continue learning at home. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/learning/free-courses-and-content-school-study
Future Learn also have some courses which might be of interest to our senior students https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/study-skills-courses
Other Resources
The North Lanarkshire Young Scot team have listed 50 things to do while in lockdown: https://young.scot/get-informed/north-lanarkshire/50-things-to-do-while-in-lockdown
CultureNL – Libraries: If you live, work or study in North Lanarkshire, you can join online at https://libraries.culturenl.co.uk and get instant access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and online information sources. If you already have a library card you only require a password which you can request here https://www.culturenl.co.uk/passwordrequest/
The Scottish Book Trust have set up a home activities hub for all year groups. https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/home-activities
The British Library also has some fun activities, such as creating your own super hero and a miniature book. https://www.bl.uk/childrens-books/themes/all-activities#
The National Museum of Scotland has some wonderful online resources which bring Scottish history alive. https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/?theme=13113
You can also find learning resources created by the National Galleries of Scotland. https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/home-where-art-creative-curriculum-kids
The Glasgow Science Centre has some brilliant videos to share on their site https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/gsc-at-home
Check out the resources on the Dynamic Earth site (highly recommended for Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Geography activities) :https://www.dynamicearthonline.co.uk/
Pupils can learn all about the world on the National Geographic Kids’ site or read and watch more in-depth features on the Learn at Home page: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/classroom-resources/learn-at-home/
STEM Learning has plenty of Science, Maths and Technology related resources available https://www.stem.org.uk/
Animal lovers will enjoy watching the live feed from Edinburgh Zoo and why not try identifying birds using the RSPB site? https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/ and https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/identify-a-bird/
Google Arts and Culture has some beautiful virtual tours including museums, libraries, galleries and world famous sites (and many other activities too) https://artsandculture.google.com/project/street-view
The Tate Galleries have some fun art activities at https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
Khan Academy is an American site which offers free learning resources in a myriad of subjects, including maths, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. https://www.khanacademy.org/
Audible Books are offering free audio books for children and young people – there is a good selection of audio books for children and young people and some great classics https://stories.audible.com/
The World Book Day site also has a range of audio books that you can download for free at https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/
The publisher Dorling Kindersley has some good resources for pupils: https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/parents/
Educational videos and animations from TedEd – it’s straightforward to create cutomised lessons and pupils might even be persuaded to create their own Ted Talk! https://ed.ted.com/lessons
Yoga classes especially for teenagers can be viewed at Yoga for Lily (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMc56LiNrX_AK0knB-qsPg)
Barrington Stoke, the dyslexia friendly publishers, have also created a very helpful “Homeschooling Help Guide for Lockdown” for dyslexic young people and you can download this here: https://www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/books/homeschooling-help-for-lockdown/
