Resources

Periodically we look to provide downloadable information or services to support EHE children and young people. 

Please click on any item below for more information...

Free Ordance survey maps for Home Educators

Home educators free maps order request

Bookstart - free books

Bookstart aims to provide a free pack of books to every baby in the UK, to inspire, stimulate and create a love of reading that will give children a flying start in life.

This website provides parents and carers with information on receiving your packs, activities to do with your children, events happening in your area and a range of other resources to help you enjoy sharing books with your child more.....  Also check Booktrust for recommended books for other youngsters and learning and teaching ideas for some.

Cornucopia - museum , library Archive collection.Cornucopia, is an online database of information about more than 6,000 collections in the UK's museums, galleries, archives and libraries. Whether you are interested in painters or politicians, dinosaurs or space travel, the Romans or the Victorians, Cornucopia can tell you what is available and where to see it. click here for more information.

Bringing History to Life

Learning Curve is a free online teaching and learning resource, following the History National Curriculum from Key Stages 2 to 5.

Sources: see documents, photos and film from the National Archives

• History: unlock the meaning of these records
• Education: enjoy games and activities for thinking and learning about our past

Find out what people thought, said and did at the time of some of the most interesting events in history more....

Are you interested in Film Making?

Are you an adult interested in moving image education or filmmaking with young people?

If you are a parent, teacher or filmmaker who is watching or making films with children on then these pages are for you, more...

Travellers' Times

The only national magazine for Gypsies and Travellers Travellers' Times quarterly magazine features views, opinions, reviews, pictures and articles on and by Gypsies and Travellers and covers health, rights, learning, Europe and the world more...

OCR have recently published past examination papers - resource

click here OCR .

AccessArt

www.accessart.org.uk - visual arts learning resources for all ages, all abilities.

Join the brand new AccessArt Holiday Club! Aimed at children aged 6 to 12 who like making, the AccessArt Holiday Club delivers fun and engaging sculpture holiday activities straight to your email, throughout the year. Access to the Holiday Club members area with online workshops, making tips, materials information, gallery, ask the artist and more. Makes an ideal and creative gift: £28 per year. Find out more at: http://www.accessart.org.uk/membership.php

Staffordshire SETPOINT

Staffordshire Setpoint is a not for profit organisation providing enrichment and enhancement of the STEM curriculum. We design and deliver an evolving range of innovative activities for schools and colleges that are curriculum focussed. These activities reflect changes in society and the future skills agenda. In supporting Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) across the 4-19 year age range we work closely with industrial partners. We also support and broker a wide range of national schemes developed to meet the needs and interests of young people.  

Bug Hunt is now in its third year and there have been new exciting developments to the site. This website based activity is being offered to all Staffordshire Primary Schools and FREE to ELECTIVE HOME EDUCATION children in both KS1 and KS2 to encourage pupils to think about their environment and biodiversity in a fun and interesting way.

There are opportunities to:

• Survey a range of habitats for a range of invertebrates.
• Tally data, form graphs and interpret data.
• Participate in a Staffordshire Survey and compare data given in areas of Staffordshire.
• Use data from the survey to improve the school grounds by encouraging certain species of invertebrates. This in turn could introduce extra food chains!
• To compare surveys completed in school grounds to areas belonging to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
• Provides a wealth of local information supplied by participating schools via easily accessible links through maps. Helping children understand geographical locations.

To register for all downloadable resources and gain access to the website orto find out further information: View and/or apply on our newly developed website  www.staffssetpoint.co.uk    under KS1 & 2 Educational Activities.

• Alternatively contact Staffordshire Setpoint Tel: 01785 353348
• Fax: 01785 353363
• Email: setpoint@staffs.ac.uk