Resource Round up is Back: Ideas for Winter

At the start of the summer holidays I shared some easy ideas about the things my family had planned to enjoy our summer break.  Summer feels long ago now, and although we are still in autumn it very much feels that winter is upon us, so it seemed like a good time for an update.  […]

Resource Round Up: Summer Holidays

Today I am taking over the resource round up. As well as working at City, I am the mother of two girls aged 6 and 8. Like many I have struggled my way through lockdown whilst trying to provide my children with some form of education.  It has been difficult, oh so difficult, but what I […]

Resource Round Up: British Archaeology Week

There’s more stuff than ever out there to do at home and online, but with more and more added every day it’s getting tough to find useful, interesting and helpful resources. Right! That’s enough of the introduction out of the way! Ben here, completely taking over resource round up because it’s the Festival of Archaeology […]

Resource Round Up – Learning on your Own!

There’s more stuff than ever out there to do online and at home to support learning at home, but with more and more added every day it’s getting tough to find useful, interesting and helpful resources. That’s where we’re coming in with our top three picks of what we’ve found each week to help you […]

A wonderful Opabinia drawing

Crazy Creatures For Parents and Teachers

Exploring the weird and wonderful creatures of the past! Crazy Creatures is a series of worksheets and activities designed for Key Stage 2 students learning in a home or virtual classroom setting. Dinosaur-crazed, insect-fascinated and bug-obsessed students will be able to independently explore oddest, weirdest and sometimes cutest animals in the fossil record! Each sheet […]

Moving on from Primary School

Talking to younger children about transition into secondary school Moving from primary school to secondary school is an important moment for year 6 pupils and is also something their younger schoolmates experience alongside them.  As we move into the summer term you would normally hear younger children asking questions, feeling sadness or curiosity as some […]