Home Learning

Home working information booklet

In the event that a student finds themselves working from home due to self-isolation or a tier 2 lockdown, information in the ‘Home Working Booklet’ relating to accessing online resources may prove useful to them & their parents/carers. The booklet also contains information on who to contact should students experience problems when working from home. Click the link below to download a copy of the booklet.

18x18AR Home working information booklet 18x18AR

In light of school closures, Harborne Academy is dedicated to ensuring students receive stimulus material to encourage them to continue learning. As a result, we would like you to use the following links to access resources and material online.

Show My Homework

Available as a link at the bottom of the Academy’s homepage. Staff will update this with weekly activities for students to complete in each subject area.

GCSE Pod

A range of lessons across a variety of subjects that students can access online.

Audiopi

https://www.audiopi.co.uk/

Podcasts for all the GCSE texts studied in English are available for students to listen to and revise/study from.

Username: harborne@audiopi.co.uk

Password: harborne

Further to this, Harborne Academy would suggest the following links for students to use and learn from.

Audible

https://stories.audible.com/discovery

Free audiobooks from a range of titles.

Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org

Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it's mostly common material.

BBC Learning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/

This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

Futurelearn

https://www.futurelearn.com

Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).

Seneca

https://www.senecalearning.com

For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.

Openlearn

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/

Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.

Blockly

https://blockly.games

Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.

Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/

Creative computer programming

Ted Ed

https://ed.ted.com

All sorts of engaging educational videos

National Geographic Kids

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Activities and quizzes for younger kids.