Childcare and Working from Home
Supporting your Child's Education whilst Working from Home
- Gov.uk - Supporting your children's education during Covid-19: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/supporting-your-childrens-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19
- Department of Education: List of online education resources for home education: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-online-education-resources-for-home-education
- Department of Education: What parents and carers need to know about schools, colleges and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers
- Childrens Commissioner Resources for parents: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/coronavirus/resources/
- BBC bitesize: Education support for Primary, Secondary school children and those aged 16+ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
- Parenting during the covid-19 outbreak: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus/parenting-during-coronavirus-outbreak
- Harvard Business Review, A guide for Working (from home) parents: https://hbr.org/2020/03/a-guide-for-working-from-home-parents
- NSPCC Covid-19 and parents working from home: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/coronavirus-parents-working-from-home/
- Save the Children - week-by-week schedules to help plan at-home lessons and activities for children up to Key Stage 6: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/coronavirus-outbreak/resources/weekly-schedules-at-home-learning-grades-pre-k-6#youngchildren
Childrens Guide to Coronavirus
Activity and Learning Resources
- Audible: hundreds of children's stories have been released for free as audiobooks on Audible: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
- Royal Academy 'Family How to ...' series: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/articles/tag/family-how-to
- Scouts: Indoor activity suggestions: https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/
- Hungry Little Minds campaign, activities for children up to age 5: https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk
- Rossetta Stone: Three months of free language learning: https://www.rosettastone.com/freeforstudents/
Covid-19: 24/7 Parenting
Supporting Child Mental Health
- MindEd: a free educational resource on children and young people's mental health for all adults. https://www.minded.org.uk
- BPS: Talking to children about coronavirus. https://www.bps.org.uk/sites/www.bps.org.uk/files/Policy/Policy%20-%20Files/Talking%20to%20children%20about%20coronavirus.pdf
- Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families - Supporting Young People's Mental Health during periods of disruption. https://www.annafreud.org/coronavirus-support/coronavirus/
- Positive Parenting: A new set of resources for Caregivers: https://www.end-violence.org/articles/new-resource-pack-positive-parenting-covid-19-isolation
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