Home Learning

Home learning expectations

Microsoft Teams is the main point for accessing homework. Teachers will use this platform to communicate with their classes and for uploading relevant lesson resources. On Microsoft Teams, students should regularly check ‘activity’ and ‘assignments’ to ensure that they are up to date with the work set by class teachers.

In the event that a student finds themselves working from home due to self-isolation or a lockdown, information in the ‘Learning from home booklet’ relating to accessing online resources may prove useful to students parents and 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.

 Home working booklet 

Here is a guide on how to check your child's home learning through Microsoft Teams: Home Learning Guide

Microsoft Teams will be the main point for accessing work. Teachers will use this platform to communicate with their classes and for uploading relevant lesson resources.

Along with Microsoft Teams, we would like students to use the following links to access additional resources and material online.
 

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

GCSE Pod

https://www.gcsepod.com 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 studies in English are available for students to listen to and revise/study from. Username: harborne@audiopi.co.uk Password: Harborne

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision.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.

Future Learn

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.

Other resources