East Reading Schools
For discussion on local schools visit the Parents for Education in East Reading (PEER) group on facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/peer.reading/?fref=ts
Anyone considering getting their children should read the Reading councils admission documents, lots child in the school catchment do not get in if other children live closer to the school, or have priority. http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/EducationandLearning/Schools/Admissions/
Details of Reading Primary school allocations for Sept 2013 , How places have been allocated at Reading community primary schools see document link on this page
A similar situation exists in Wokingham schools, check their admissions process here http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/schools/admissions/arrangements/
Details of Wokingham Primary and Infant Schools school year 2013 to 2014 allocations see link, document dated 16/04/2013
Ofsted School Dashboard http://dashboard.ofsted.gov.uk/index.php
Exam results, Attendance, Progress, Narrowing the gap, All projects
Primary Schools
? Denotes unknown
Aldryngton Primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=187917Sept 2012 The Sept 2012 last child allocated under criterion G lives 0.339
After School club Yes see below Aldryngton & St Peter's After School Club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes 1 of 45 children
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109850
Dec 2011 Grade 1 Outstanding
Feb 2007 Grade 2 Good
Aldryngton & St Peter's After School Club ofsted http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/EY236704
Alfred Sutton Primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1072158
After School club - No
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes 2 up to 2011, then 3 of 30 children
sept 2010 60 admissions
Sept 2011 60 admissions
Sept 2012 90 admissions
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 16.2%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109776
Oct 2012 Grade 2 Good
Oct 2009 Grade 3 satisfactory
Sept 2006 Grade 3 satisfactory
Earley St Peter's C.E. primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=162834
After School club Yes see above Aldryngton & St Peter's After School Club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 7.9%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110009
Nov 2011 Grade 3 satisfactory
Mar 2009 Grade 3 satisfactory
Nov 2005 Grade 3 satisfactory
Earley St Peter's Breakfast Club ofsted http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/EY410514
George Palmer Primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1087811
After School club ?
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 44.8%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/133423
Jan 2013 Special measures monitoring inspection of George Palmer Primary School
Sept 2012 Grade 4 inadequateSept 2010 Grade 3 satisfactory
Jan 2008 Grade 3 satisfactory,
High Wood Primary School https://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupId=64558
After School club ?
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 30.8%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/131689
Nov 2011 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Mar 2009 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Katesgrove Primary school http://www.katesgrove.reading.sch.uk/
After School club Yes Waterloo meadows after school club
Playground space ?Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 28.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109920
Nov 2012 Grade 2 Good
Sept 2009 Grade 3 Satisfactory
June 2008 Grade 4 Inadequate
New Christ Church C of E primary school http://www.newchristchurchprimaryschool.org.uk/
After School club Yes Waterloo meadows after school club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 20.4%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/132109
Jan 2013 our interim assessment shows that the school’s performance has been sustained and that we can defer its next full inspection.
Mar 2010 Grade 2 Good
Apr 2007 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Newtown Primary School http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1092914
After School club Yes East reading after school club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Sept 2010 30 Admissions last Category 4 0.385 miles
Sept 2011 30 Admissions All preferences allocated
Sept 2012 30 + 30
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 30.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109785
Oct 2010 Grade 3 satisfactory
May 2008 Grade 2 Good
Redlands Primary School http://www.redlandsschool.co.uk/
After School club - No
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 14.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109787
Nov 2012 Grade 2 Good
St John's Newtown http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1087818
After School club Yes East reading after school club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 12.2%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110001
Sept 2008 Grade 1 Outstanding for Reduced tariff school inspection report
Oct 2005 Grade 1 Outstanding
Compare primary schools in your area via BBC web Site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/education/school_tables/primary/12/html/870.stm
Home Education
Reading Home education group meet up at East Reading Adventure playground (London road side of Palmer Park)
Fridays 1 -4 pm term time 07966215976
Muslim Home Education 'SEEN' group meet up at East Reading Adventure playground (London road side of Palmer Park)
Mondays 1.15 - 3.15 every 2 weeks in term time kchechi@gmail.com 07816665629
Welcome to Community Education Trust CET is an educational charity operating throughout Greater Reading. Its prime aim is to help the local community to help itself and become self-reliant. It aims to promote education and achieve its objectives through awareness and educational activities and campaigns. Its motto is to ‘Seek Knowledge From The Cradle To The Grave.’ http://www.cetuk.org/
Secondary Schools
A high % of Reading secondary school children go to schools outside Reading, Please read the reading councils Moving on to Secondary School - A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School found currently on
http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/educationandlearning/schools/admissions/secondary-school-admissions-september-2012/ The map of designated secondary Schools for Reading postal addresses is on page 60
Information leaflet explaining Wokingham secondary school allocations for Sept 2013 see pdf documents 1 and 2 in links on this page http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/schools/admissions/secondary/
Information leaflet explaining Reading secondary school allocations for Sept 2013 see pdf documents on the links on this page
http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/educationandlearning/schools/admissions/secondary-school-admissions-september-2012/
Bulmershe School in Wokingham, http://www.thebulmersheschool.com/
Redlands and Newtown in designated area
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 25.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110062
May 2012 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Oct 2010 C&D survey report
Oct 2008 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Maiden Erlegh School in Wokingham http://maidenerleghschool.co.uk/
Alfred sutton School in the designated area
Distance from school in designated area to get in for Sept 2012 = 0.944 miles
Distance from school in designated area to get in for Sept 2013 = 1.030 miles
The area of Park ward, south of London road is in the designated area
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136637
Admissions here http://maidenerleghschool.co.uk/information/admissions/
A map of the likely hood of getting in http://www.maidenerleghcatchment.co.uk/
Forest School (boys) in Wokingham Business and Enterprise College http://www.forest.wokingham.sch.uk/
Children from East Reading have got in for Sept 2013 entrance
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110061
Sept 2011 2 Good
Nov 2010 C&D survey report
Mar 2009 2 Good
Jun 2008 C&D survey report
Mar 2006 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Reading Girls School http://www.readinggirlsschool.co.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1Number of children on roll: 690
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 39.2%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110096
Jan 2012 Grade 2 Good
Oct 2008 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Jun 2006 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Reading University Technical College opening Sept 2103 http://www.utcreading.co.uk/Specialism:Computer Science and Engineering
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013
Ofsted reports
Limited intake based on allocation of places from each post code in the catchment area.
East Reading School
A new Free school in East Reading hoping to open in Sept 2015
First entry children will be currently in year 5.
The East reading free School survey is at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S52HSZK would you like a new secondary school in East Reading. Saying yes does not commit you to sending your children to the school.
Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/376185385802895/?fref=ts
Highly Selective Secondary secondary schools
Local children are in the designated area, but large designated area and selection via testing, means that only about 1 or 2 of the brightest per local school class get in to them.
Kendrick School for girls http://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/Pages/Default.aspxThe designated area covers post code
districts and sectors wholly or partly within a 15
mile radius of Kendrick School
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 3.0%
Ofsted reports post academy http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136448
Ofsted reports before academy http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110042
Oct Reduced traffic school inspection report Grade 1 Outstanding
Oct 2005 Grade 1 Outstanding
Reading School for Boys http://www.reading-school.co.uk/Number of children on roll: 890
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 1.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC054201
May 2010 Grade 1 Outstanding
Other Reading Secondary schools
Highdown School http://www.highdown.reading.sch.uk/page/?title=Home&pid=1
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136307
Specialist School Status for Mathematics and Computing
Number of children on roll: 1350 designated area - most of Caversham
Number of applications (all preferences)
2010 : 466, The last distance offered was 1.112 miles
2011 : 481, The last distance offered was 1.121 miles
2012 : 496 The last distance offered was 1.033 miles
Admission Number for September 2013: 220
Prospect School http://www.prospect.reading.sch.uk/
Specialist School Status for Sport and ICT.
Designated area - most of west Reading
Number of children on roll: 1164
Number of applications (all preferences)
2010 : 473,
2011 : 547, Tie breaker used in category 4 last distance offered 1.544 miles
2012 : 496
Places allocated in 2012 : 240
All preferences allocated
The John Makejski Acedemy http://www.johnmadejskiacademy.co.uk/
Specialism - Sport
Number on Roll 2011: 895
Applications (All preferences)
2010 : 301, The last distance offered 0.959 miles
2011 : 339,
2012 : 278
Sept 2012 All 165 Preferences allocated (assume 15 spaces?)
Admission Number for September 2013 : 180
Number on Roll 2011: 895
Designated area - most of North Reading
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School http://www.hughfaringdon.org/
Designated area for baptised Catholic looked after children or previously looked after children see school web site for more details
Other secondary schools outside Reading which children may or may not get into.
The Forest School, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NE (Community - Boys) 0118 978 1626
The Piggott School, Twyford Road, Wargrave, Reading RG10 8DS (Church of
England Academy - Co-educational) 0118 940 2357 note moving towards a community schools so unlikely future C of E children will get in from reading area after the next couple of years
Waingels College, Denmark Avenue, Woodley, Reading RG5 4RF (Community
Co-educational) 0118 969 0336
Oak Bank School, Hyde End Lane Spencers Wood Reading RG7 1ER 0118 902 1504
Free School – Academy – Co-educational
Bursaries and free places at private schools
Exceptionally academic able children can win places at most public schools for a no fee place. Eton has 40 places. http://www.etoncollege.com/fundedplaces.aspx …
Christ's Hospital School in Horsham,
has Bursaries for Reading children Children in Year 5 expected to achieve level 5 and above in their Key Stage 2 SATs can apply.Call 01403 211293 or email: enquiries@christs-hospital.org.uk for more information about applying for a bursary.
A proportion of the West bequest is specifically available to Reading children
Private Schools
Who inspects private schools
Different organisations - www.isi.net - monitored by Ofsted - for schools part of the independent schools council
This tells you what happens before, during and after an independent school inspection.
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-all-other-users/inspecting-schools/inspecting-independent-schools
www.elevenplusexams
A number of grammar schools and particularly independent schools around the country publish “sample papers” that are helpful in seeing the standard required for the 11+, and in some cases they provide valuable free practice material.
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/advice/sample-11-plus-papers
The Abbey Primary school
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/133280
Jun 2012 Grade 2 Good
Jan 2012 Grade 1 Outstanding (Interim assessment)
Apr 2008 Grade 1 Outstanding
The Abbey School http://www.theabbey.co.uk/
Ofsted reports
St. Joseph's College http://www.st-josephs.reading.sch.uk/
Ofsted reports
Leighton park School http://www.leightonpark.com/
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC011035
Reading Play run after school clubs see http://www.readingplay.co.uk/after-school-clubs/
PTA+ Support all PTA's and friends
The ultimate directory for fundraising suppliers and resources for school, (plus these ideas can be used for other fundraising organizations too of course) see https://admin.ptaplus.co.uk/public/supplier-directory.action
School Governor
You could be School governor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnm6BV5ft-8&feature=youtu.be
Like to be a school governor why not registrar https://www.gov.uk/become-school-college-governor … You’ll hear back when there’s a vacancy in your area.
Ofsted Good practice case studies http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/goodpractice
Pupil Premium Calculator, find out how much your school gets in pupil premium
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’).
This calculator shows your school's Pupil Premium allocation for 2012-13 (when the Premium was worth £623 for each eligible child) and provides an estimate for 2013-14, when the value of the Premium will rise to £900.
The Pupil Premium
How schools are spending the funding successfully to maximise achievement http://www.moderngovernor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/The-Pupil-Premium-How-schools-are-spending-the-funding.pdf
How to choose a school.
What matters ultimately is how well a school will do for your child, which means time for some homework for you. http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/help-and-advice/your-child-education-advice/curricula-and-exams/84/what-school-league-tables-do-not-tell-you
What do the National Curriculum Levels mean?
National Curriculum levels
At Key Stages 1, 2, and 3, the National Curriculum is accompanied by a series of eight levels. These are used
to measure your child's progress compared to pupils of the same age across the country, for more detials see
http://www.staveley.cumbria.sch.uk/documents/NCLevels.pdf
Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP): Assessment guidelines http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110202093118/ http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/20683
Good Educational web sites for helping your children education online
TES Teaching Resources is where teachers (and parents can registrar free ) share and download free lesson plans, classroom resources,revision guides and curriculum worksheets. Whether you are looking for SEN teaching strategies and approaches, VCOP activities, or secondary classroom activities, you can choose from 1000s of teacher resources, download them for free and adapt them to suit your classroom activities. http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/
Like to understand more about teaching phonics to children? Here's a detailed handout - http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcedetail.aspx?storycode=6326608
BBC Words and Sounds for children learning to read
Build a sandcastle by clicking on the sandpie with the correct spelling to fill in the gaps in the words written in the sand.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/sandcastle/flash/game.shtml
Phonicbooks
Decodable Reading books for children http://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/product.php?catid=1&subcatid=10
www.letters-and-sounds.com -
Free resources for Letters and Sounds phonics http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html
Welcome to Activity Village!
We have thousands of colouring pages, kids crafts, educational resources, puzzles, printables of all sorts, worksheets, sudoku for kids and lots more fun, free activities for kids! Please stay a while and explore... we love to help you keep kids busy! http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/
Cursive Handwriting Worksheets http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/cursive-handwriting-worksheets.htm
Kidspell
The Custom Spelling list feature allow you to create spelling lists for your students and use those spelling lists throughout the games and activities on this website.
http://www.kidsspell.com/custom_spelling_lists.php
How to make a fake hand children love this, use sellotape in place of glue its quicker, and also use 5 longer straws at across the palm of the hand as it works better, can use string in place of wool too!
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Fake-Hand
Animated Movies Made Easy! Xtranormal instantly turns your words into a 3D animated movie.It’s that simple. http://www.xtranormal.com/
Ambleside Primary school Web site,,Teaching tools, tests, games and much more...
At Ambleside we involve children in all parts of the process of designing and creating content for our website. Many of these games have been designed by, or with children. http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm
Practice your tables with this great Table trees activity designed by Tarn & Alex in Year 4 http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html
Sumdog a http://www.sumdog.com/
On Sumdog, children learn maths and English by playing short games against friends. Children work hard to earn coins to buy gear for their avatar.
Numberbonds http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html
IXL maths
Commerical maths web site, would be ok if you have lot sof children to share costs.
http://uk.ixl.com/promo?partner=google&phrase=display%20audiences%20banner%20UK&gclid=COKBxoK6ybQCFXDLtAod_F0AeA
Welcome to Plus magazine the living maths magazine
http://plus.maths.org/content/
Numbers on Numberphile on youtube
Problems with French Numbers - Numberphile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1FFhaWj9w
MathsMaster.Org!
We believe a brilliant education should be free to everyone. We make great maths videos available to the world for free. Choose what you’d like to learn about… http://www.mathsmaster.org/
The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners.
Maths related problems for children of all ages to solve
http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage
Plaited Origami Polyhedra http://nrich.maths.org/6806
Primary posters of maths problems http://nrich.maths.org/8113
Suffolk Maths
My name is Mark Greenaway and I am an AST in Suffolk. I established this site in 2004 with the aim of providing up to date resources and documents to support the high quality teaching of Mathematics and information on the latest developments.
http://www.suffolkmaths.co.uk/pages/1Practical_Activities.htm
Funbrain an Arcade of educational type arcade games
http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/brain/
Moonrocks a Math arcade game
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/Games/Game.html?GameName=MoonRocks1&Brain=math&Grade=6&Language=en_us&GameNumber=2&Color=000000&HardCoded=false&ReturnTo=kidscenter&partner=MMU
QAMA calculator
The revolutionary calculator that shows the answer only when you also enter a suitable mental estimate.
http://qamacalculator.com/
The National STEM Centre houses the UK’s largest collection of STEM teaching and learning resources, in order to provide teachers of STEM subjects with the ability to access a wide range of high-quality support materials.
http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/resource/88/gaim-activities-practical-problems
The Mathematical association
Each year we run the Primary Maths Challenge, which attracts schools from across the country, enabling their pupils to take part in a mathematical contest which is both motivating and engaging. http://www.m-a.org.uk/jsp/index.jsp
bbc bite size web site learning resources for KS1 , KS2 and above
Bug Club is an online reading programme with an immersive online reading world of fantastic print books and comics packed with kid-friendly characters like Doctor Who, Wallace and Gromit, Ben 10, Star Wars, etc! http://www.bugclub.co.uk/
Scholastic
A number of teaching aid and a spelling wizard, which mixes up a word.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm
SwitchZoo
Play animal games and make new animals at this virtual zoo! http://www.switchzoo.com
Yourgenome.org Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's http://www.yourgenome.org/
is a website intended to help people understand genetics and genomic science and the implications for us all.
On this site, you'll find answers to questions like 'What is a genome?', 'How do you sequence the DNA of an organism
The 'general' information sections were created for the intelligent non-expert (such as lay readers and school students under 16 or students of non-science subjects). The 'detailed' sections are designed for those with some science background (such as science students aged 16 and above) who are looking for in-depth coverage of the science and processes.
Activities for children to understand genomes http://www.yourgenome.org/downloads/activities.shtml
J2Webby is a free educational creative platform. http://j2webby.com/
This facility allows parents and friends of the school to take a giant step inside the classroom to see the kind of interesting and exciting work/events which are happening in our school.
Children here have the opportunity to share their thoughts, examples of work, etc with the wider school community. Teachers, children and parents alike all have the facility here to comment and view children's posts, in line with the school's e-safety policy.
Teachers can use this facility to set homework and challenges for the children to complete online. Children access these pages by using their JIT/J2E username and password.
List of Helpful sites for Homework
http://satspapers.org/
http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
http://www.math-drills.com/
http://havefunteaching.com/worksheets/
http://www.tes.co.uk/primary-teaching-resources/?gclid...
Go-Givers helps primary school children become caring, concerned citizens. It gives them the skills and confidence to make a positive contribution to their communities. http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/page.php?327
Parents page and resource http://www.gogivers.org/parents.cfm
Welcome to TeAch-nology.com For over a decade, TeAchnology has been providing free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students. http://www.teach-nology.com/
What do the National Curriculum Levels mean? http://www.staveley.cumbria.sch.uk/documents/NCLevels.pdf
CHoas Science, doing science road show around England and at the Cambridge science festival. If you're a teacher and would like CHaOS to visit your school, see the Schools page http://www.chaosscience.org.uk/
5 Science Infographics Everyone Should See http://blog.visual.ly/5-science-infographics-everyone-should-see/
Oxford university press
To access the free audio files that go with the First Words series, simply click on the covers below.
lanuages http://www.oup.com/oxed/children/firstwords/
Counting German numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9t9VXxZSRo
La Jolie Ronde
Has been at the forefront of French & Spanish language Primary Languages since 1983. A leading provider of French & Spanish language learn http://www.lajolieronde.co.uk/
Educational toys
Learning Resourses for children suitable for parents and School's
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers.do
Maths Fraction toys
Fraction tower http://www.maththings.net/FractionTowers.htm available from Word Play Caversham
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers/shop+by+subject/numeracy.do?code=TC-NUM11
Smart Kids Children's educational toys http://www.smartkids.co.uk/lister.asp?isAdv_search=1&attribute=4&category=5&subcat=127&isCat=false
Techniques to get your boys reading
Boys’ underachievement in reading is a perennial problem for our schools and teachers. The NFER’s
Liz Twist and Rebecca Clarkson examine recent test results and look at what the evidence tells us about
the kind of literacy activities which boys – and girls – tend to perform better at http://www.nfer.ac.uk/schools/techniques-boys-reading.pdf How about asking your school for a book swap - Just set up a small bookshelf, near the entrance and place a few books on it and tell parents and children to swap books!
Word Play Reading independent shop toy in Caversham, with lots of children's books, Toys and educational toys
http://www.wordplayshop.co.uk/ Specialist dyslexic books etc, if you don't see what you want ask the owner!
Is your child having difficulties reading
Why not try http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ a book written and used in Schools and prisons by prisoners to help each other read for the first time, why want until prison for your child to have to read? As praised by Ofsted http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ofsted-reports.htm
The ACE Spelling Dictionary includes a clear step-by-step guide to effective teaching with the dictionary, over 20,000 words, a comprehensive list of commonly misspelt words and further learning strategies for spelling http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/a-c-e-spelling-dictionary-3rd-edition.html
Stareway to Spelling The methods described in this book will ensure that the 300 most used words can be committed to long-term memory and recalled at will by the student. These words cover three-quarters of all that we read and write, giving students the confidence to tackle writing on any subject, and strategies to continue improving their spelling generally. http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/stareway-to-spelling.html
The Dyslexia Shop
Specialist online shop for dyslexic and other children having problems reading and writing
http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/dyslexia-books/reading-writing-and-spelling.html
The international dyslexia association
Dyslexia books etc
http://www.interdys.org/ONSCategory.aspx?catid=13
Crested Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils http://www.crested.org.uk/
We act as a source of school names which parents can use as their first step towards making a placement decision which will be critical to their child’s educational future.
Dance mat typing from bbc bite size http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Woodlands Primary school literacy zone http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/literacy/index.htm
TheFaculties.org provides you with free, short films of university lecturers speaking on topics taken from the A-level curriculum http://thefaculties.org/
Poetry by heart
A number of free poems and if you what to a poetry speaking completion http://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/?page_id=54
Mini Bridge
Minibridge first appeared in Holland as a method for introducing children to the wonderful world of bridge. All bridge players know that there are two phases to playing a hand – the auction and the play. http://www.ebu.co.uk/minibridge/
Great Maths Teaching ideas
http://www.greatmathsteachingideas.com/
Australian Mums school zone
http://www.kidspot.com.au/schoolzone/
The Bulmershe school toolkit
http://www.bulmershetoolkit.blogspot.co.uk/
A list of useful education webs site created by Bulmershe school
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai6Ol1JmInNjdENTNE9YTTJDNEVJZzVUeTdHNm0zVlE#gid=0
Lots of Origami objects to make
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-boat.html
Music
Classroom music teachers can download and print 300 music theory worksheets from http://musicteachingresources.com
Secondary Schools
The Bar National Mock Trial Competition gives young people in years 10 -13 an exciting and innovative insight into the workings of the legal system. http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/comps.php?21#1
How to improve your understanding of grammar and punctuation? http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/index.htm
Welcome to the Guide to Writing Correctly.
The Guide has been designed to support your progress in University of Aberdeen courses. Its aim is to help you to become a more skilful and effective writer. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/writing/
School Holiday Clubs
GCSE Tutoring and revision courses held at Reading School in Easter holidays check
http://www.justincraig.ac.uk/
Acedemysport in Whitley hold school holiday activities http://www.academysport.co.uk/
University SportPark
Multi- sports camp fro children aged 5-7 and 8-13 Easter and summer holidays at the university SportPark 8.15 am -5.15 pm £24.50 per day
St Joseph's College Preparatory School
Due to a high level of demand, a Holiday club is held at St Jospeh's College Preparatory School and grounds managed by Reading Borough Council and is open to all children. The Holiday Club is managed and run by a team of fully qualified Practitioners and includes some exciting activities to keep all children entertained and active including sport, arts and drama and ad-hoc events from visiting entertainment specialists.For further information and to reserve a place for your child, please contact Reading Borough Council: http://www.reading.gov.uk/holidayplayclubs
The holiday club is for children aged 4 to 12 years. Timings 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., in two sessions. Cost £8.75 for half day and £17.50 full day, if booked in advance. http://www.st-josephs.reading.sch.uk/prep-holidayclub/
Reading council half term school holiday play schemes St Josephs , Highdown and Waterloo meadows open to all
http://www.readingplay.co.uk/playclubs-after-school-clubs/
Supercamps at Bearwood college http://www.supercamps.co.uk/camps/bearwood-college#
Leighton park
Holiday club open to all lots of events http://www.leightonpark.com/getdoc/24a5b98b-f64e-4d52-88b0-fd689c5e1c5b/HolidayActivities.aspx
Waingels College in Woodley KOOSA Kids Holiday Club http://www.koosakids.co.uk/newsarticledetails.aspx?article=124
The holiday club is a natural follow on from the already very popular after school club that runs at Waingels College and provides an after school childcare service to children from Willow Bank Infants, Willow Bank Juniors and Woodley Primary Schools.
Children Holiday events
Local museum hold events at most school hoildays
Anyone considering getting their children should read the Reading councils admission documents, lots child in the school catchment do not get in if other children live closer to the school, or have priority. http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/EducationandLearning/Schools/Admissions/
Details of Reading Primary school allocations for Sept 2013 , How places have been allocated at Reading community primary schools see document link on this page
A similar situation exists in Wokingham schools, check their admissions process here http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/schools/admissions/arrangements/
Details of Wokingham Primary and Infant Schools school year 2013 to 2014 allocations see link, document dated 16/04/2013
Ofsted School Dashboard http://dashboard.ofsted.gov.uk/index.php
Exam results, Attendance, Progress, Narrowing the gap, All projects
Primary Schools
? Denotes unknown
Aldryngton Primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=187917Sept 2012 The Sept 2012 last child allocated under criterion G lives 0.339
After School club Yes see below Aldryngton & St Peter's After School Club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes 1 of 45 children
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109850
Dec 2011 Grade 1 Outstanding
Feb 2007 Grade 2 Good
Aldryngton & St Peter's After School Club ofsted http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/EY236704
Alfred Sutton Primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1072158
After School club - No
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes 2 up to 2011, then 3 of 30 children
sept 2010 60 admissions
Sept 2011 60 admissions
Sept 2012 90 admissions
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 16.2%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109776
Oct 2012 Grade 2 Good
Oct 2009 Grade 3 satisfactory
Sept 2006 Grade 3 satisfactory
Earley St Peter's C.E. primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=162834
After School club Yes see above Aldryngton & St Peter's After School Club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 7.9%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110009
Nov 2011 Grade 3 satisfactory
Mar 2009 Grade 3 satisfactory
Nov 2005 Grade 3 satisfactory
Earley St Peter's Breakfast Club ofsted http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/EY410514
George Palmer Primary school http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1087811
After School club ?
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 44.8%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/133423
Jan 2013 Special measures monitoring inspection of George Palmer Primary School
Sept 2012 Grade 4 inadequateSept 2010 Grade 3 satisfactory
Jan 2008 Grade 3 satisfactory,
High Wood Primary School https://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupId=64558
After School club ?
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 30.8%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/131689
Nov 2011 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Mar 2009 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Katesgrove Primary school http://www.katesgrove.reading.sch.uk/
After School club Yes Waterloo meadows after school club
Playground space ?Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 28.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109920
Nov 2012 Grade 2 Good
Sept 2009 Grade 3 Satisfactory
June 2008 Grade 4 Inadequate
New Christ Church C of E primary school http://www.newchristchurchprimaryschool.org.uk/
After School club Yes Waterloo meadows after school club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 20.4%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/132109
Jan 2013 our interim assessment shows that the school’s performance has been sustained and that we can defer its next full inspection.
Mar 2010 Grade 2 Good
Apr 2007 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Newtown Primary School http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1092914
After School club Yes East reading after school club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Sept 2010 30 Admissions last Category 4 0.385 miles
Sept 2011 30 Admissions All preferences allocated
Sept 2012 30 + 30
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 30.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109785
Oct 2010 Grade 3 satisfactory
May 2008 Grade 2 Good
Redlands Primary School http://www.redlandsschool.co.uk/
After School club - No
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes ?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 14.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109787
Nov 2012 Grade 2 Good
St John's Newtown http://www.school-portal.co.uk/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=1087818
After School club Yes East reading after school club
Playground space ?
Number of intake classes?
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 12.2%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110001
Sept 2008 Grade 1 Outstanding for Reduced tariff school inspection report
Oct 2005 Grade 1 Outstanding
Compare primary schools in your area via BBC web Site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/education/school_tables/primary/12/html/870.stm
Home Education
Reading Home education group meet up at East Reading Adventure playground (London road side of Palmer Park)
Fridays 1 -4 pm term time 07966215976
Muslim Home Education 'SEEN' group meet up at East Reading Adventure playground (London road side of Palmer Park)
Mondays 1.15 - 3.15 every 2 weeks in term time kchechi@gmail.com 07816665629
Welcome to Community Education Trust CET is an educational charity operating throughout Greater Reading. Its prime aim is to help the local community to help itself and become self-reliant. It aims to promote education and achieve its objectives through awareness and educational activities and campaigns. Its motto is to ‘Seek Knowledge From The Cradle To The Grave.’ http://www.cetuk.org/
Secondary Schools
A high % of Reading secondary school children go to schools outside Reading, Please read the reading councils Moving on to Secondary School - A guide for parents and carers on admissions to Secondary School found currently on
http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/educationandlearning/schools/admissions/secondary-school-admissions-september-2012/ The map of designated secondary Schools for Reading postal addresses is on page 60
Information leaflet explaining Wokingham secondary school allocations for Sept 2013 see pdf documents 1 and 2 in links on this page http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/schools/admissions/secondary/
Information leaflet explaining Reading secondary school allocations for Sept 2013 see pdf documents on the links on this page
http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/educationandlearning/schools/admissions/secondary-school-admissions-september-2012/
Bulmershe School in Wokingham, http://www.thebulmersheschool.com/
Redlands and Newtown in designated area
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 25.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110062
May 2012 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Oct 2010 C&D survey report
Oct 2008 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Maiden Erlegh School in Wokingham http://maidenerleghschool.co.uk/
Alfred sutton School in the designated area
Distance from school in designated area to get in for Sept 2012 = 0.944 miles
Distance from school in designated area to get in for Sept 2013 = 1.030 miles
The area of Park ward, south of London road is in the designated area
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136637
Admissions here http://maidenerleghschool.co.uk/information/admissions/
A map of the likely hood of getting in http://www.maidenerleghcatchment.co.uk/
Forest School (boys) in Wokingham Business and Enterprise College http://www.forest.wokingham.sch.uk/
Children from East Reading have got in for Sept 2013 entrance
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110061
Sept 2011 2 Good
Nov 2010 C&D survey report
Mar 2009 2 Good
Jun 2008 C&D survey report
Mar 2006 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Reading Girls School http://www.readinggirlsschool.co.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1Number of children on roll: 690
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 39.2%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110096
Jan 2012 Grade 2 Good
Oct 2008 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Jun 2006 Grade 3 Satisfactory
Reading University Technical College opening Sept 2103 http://www.utcreading.co.uk/Specialism:Computer Science and Engineering
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013
Ofsted reports
Limited intake based on allocation of places from each post code in the catchment area.
East Reading School
A new Free school in East Reading hoping to open in Sept 2015
First entry children will be currently in year 5.
The East reading free School survey is at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S52HSZK would you like a new secondary school in East Reading. Saying yes does not commit you to sending your children to the school.
Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/376185385802895/?fref=ts
Highly Selective Secondary secondary schools
Local children are in the designated area, but large designated area and selection via testing, means that only about 1 or 2 of the brightest per local school class get in to them.
Kendrick School for girls http://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/Pages/Default.aspxThe designated area covers post code
districts and sectors wholly or partly within a 15
mile radius of Kendrick School
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 3.0%
Ofsted reports post academy http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136448
Ofsted reports before academy http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110042
Oct Reduced traffic school inspection report Grade 1 Outstanding
Oct 2005 Grade 1 Outstanding
Reading School for Boys http://www.reading-school.co.uk/Number of children on roll: 890
Percentage of pupils eligible for the deprivation pupil premium 2012-2013 1.5%
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC054201
May 2010 Grade 1 Outstanding
Other Reading Secondary schools
Highdown School http://www.highdown.reading.sch.uk/page/?title=Home&pid=1
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136307
Specialist School Status for Mathematics and Computing
Number of children on roll: 1350 designated area - most of Caversham
Number of applications (all preferences)
2010 : 466, The last distance offered was 1.112 miles
2011 : 481, The last distance offered was 1.121 miles
2012 : 496 The last distance offered was 1.033 miles
Admission Number for September 2013: 220
Prospect School http://www.prospect.reading.sch.uk/
Specialist School Status for Sport and ICT.
Designated area - most of west Reading
Number of children on roll: 1164
Number of applications (all preferences)
2010 : 473,
2011 : 547, Tie breaker used in category 4 last distance offered 1.544 miles
2012 : 496
Places allocated in 2012 : 240
All preferences allocated
The John Makejski Acedemy http://www.johnmadejskiacademy.co.uk/
Specialism - Sport
Number on Roll 2011: 895
Applications (All preferences)
2010 : 301, The last distance offered 0.959 miles
2011 : 339,
2012 : 278
Sept 2012 All 165 Preferences allocated (assume 15 spaces?)
Admission Number for September 2013 : 180
Number on Roll 2011: 895
Designated area - most of North Reading
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School http://www.hughfaringdon.org/
Designated area for baptised Catholic looked after children or previously looked after children see school web site for more details
Other secondary schools outside Reading which children may or may not get into.
The Forest School, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NE (Community - Boys) 0118 978 1626
The Piggott School, Twyford Road, Wargrave, Reading RG10 8DS (Church of
England Academy - Co-educational) 0118 940 2357 note moving towards a community schools so unlikely future C of E children will get in from reading area after the next couple of years
Waingels College, Denmark Avenue, Woodley, Reading RG5 4RF (Community
Co-educational) 0118 969 0336
Oak Bank School, Hyde End Lane Spencers Wood Reading RG7 1ER 0118 902 1504
Free School – Academy – Co-educational
Bursaries and free places at private schools
Exceptionally academic able children can win places at most public schools for a no fee place. Eton has 40 places. http://www.etoncollege.com/fundedplaces.aspx …
Christ's Hospital School in Horsham,
has Bursaries for Reading children Children in Year 5 expected to achieve level 5 and above in their Key Stage 2 SATs can apply.Call 01403 211293 or email: enquiries@christs-hospital.org.uk for more information about applying for a bursary.
A proportion of the West bequest is specifically available to Reading children
Private Schools
Who inspects private schools
Different organisations - www.isi.net - monitored by Ofsted - for schools part of the independent schools council
This tells you what happens before, during and after an independent school inspection.
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-all-other-users/inspecting-schools/inspecting-independent-schools
www.elevenplusexams
A number of grammar schools and particularly independent schools around the country publish “sample papers” that are helpful in seeing the standard required for the 11+, and in some cases they provide valuable free practice material.
http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/advice/sample-11-plus-papers
The Abbey Primary school
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/133280
Jun 2012 Grade 2 Good
Jan 2012 Grade 1 Outstanding (Interim assessment)
Apr 2008 Grade 1 Outstanding
The Abbey School http://www.theabbey.co.uk/
Ofsted reports
St. Joseph's College http://www.st-josephs.reading.sch.uk/
Ofsted reports
Leighton park School http://www.leightonpark.com/
Ofsted reports http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/CARE/SC011035
Reading Play run after school clubs see http://www.readingplay.co.uk/after-school-clubs/
PTA+ Support all PTA's and friends
The ultimate directory for fundraising suppliers and resources for school, (plus these ideas can be used for other fundraising organizations too of course) see https://admin.ptaplus.co.uk/public/supplier-directory.action
School Governor
You could be School governor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnm6BV5ft-8&feature=youtu.be
Like to be a school governor why not registrar https://www.gov.uk/become-school-college-governor … You’ll hear back when there’s a vacancy in your area.
Ofsted Good practice case studies http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/goodpractice
Pupil Premium Calculator, find out how much your school gets in pupil premium
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to schools to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years (known as ‘Ever 6 FSM’).
This calculator shows your school's Pupil Premium allocation for 2012-13 (when the Premium was worth £623 for each eligible child) and provides an estimate for 2013-14, when the value of the Premium will rise to £900.
The Pupil Premium
How schools are spending the funding successfully to maximise achievement http://www.moderngovernor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/The-Pupil-Premium-How-schools-are-spending-the-funding.pdf
How to choose a school.
What matters ultimately is how well a school will do for your child, which means time for some homework for you. http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/help-and-advice/your-child-education-advice/curricula-and-exams/84/what-school-league-tables-do-not-tell-you
What do the National Curriculum Levels mean?
National Curriculum levels
At Key Stages 1, 2, and 3, the National Curriculum is accompanied by a series of eight levels. These are used
to measure your child's progress compared to pupils of the same age across the country, for more detials see
http://www.staveley.cumbria.sch.uk/documents/NCLevels.pdf
Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP): Assessment guidelines http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110202093118/ http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/20683
Good Educational web sites for helping your children education online
TES Teaching Resources is where teachers (and parents can registrar free ) share and download free lesson plans, classroom resources,revision guides and curriculum worksheets. Whether you are looking for SEN teaching strategies and approaches, VCOP activities, or secondary classroom activities, you can choose from 1000s of teacher resources, download them for free and adapt them to suit your classroom activities. http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources/
Like to understand more about teaching phonics to children? Here's a detailed handout - http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcedetail.aspx?storycode=6326608
BBC Words and Sounds for children learning to read
Build a sandcastle by clicking on the sandpie with the correct spelling to fill in the gaps in the words written in the sand.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/sandcastle/flash/game.shtml
Phonicbooks
Decodable Reading books for children http://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/product.php?catid=1&subcatid=10
www.letters-and-sounds.com -
Free resources for Letters and Sounds phonics http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html
Welcome to Activity Village!
We have thousands of colouring pages, kids crafts, educational resources, puzzles, printables of all sorts, worksheets, sudoku for kids and lots more fun, free activities for kids! Please stay a while and explore... we love to help you keep kids busy! http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/
Cursive Handwriting Worksheets http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/cursive-handwriting-worksheets.htm
Kidspell
The Custom Spelling list feature allow you to create spelling lists for your students and use those spelling lists throughout the games and activities on this website.
http://www.kidsspell.com/custom_spelling_lists.php
How to make a fake hand children love this, use sellotape in place of glue its quicker, and also use 5 longer straws at across the palm of the hand as it works better, can use string in place of wool too!
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Fake-Hand
Animated Movies Made Easy! Xtranormal instantly turns your words into a 3D animated movie.It’s that simple. http://www.xtranormal.com/
Ambleside Primary school Web site,,Teaching tools, tests, games and much more...
At Ambleside we involve children in all parts of the process of designing and creating content for our website. Many of these games have been designed by, or with children. http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm
Practice your tables with this great Table trees activity designed by Tarn & Alex in Year 4 http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html
Sumdog a http://www.sumdog.com/
On Sumdog, children learn maths and English by playing short games against friends. Children work hard to earn coins to buy gear for their avatar.
Numberbonds http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberbond.html
IXL maths
Commerical maths web site, would be ok if you have lot sof children to share costs.
http://uk.ixl.com/promo?partner=google&phrase=display%20audiences%20banner%20UK&gclid=COKBxoK6ybQCFXDLtAod_F0AeA
Welcome to Plus magazine the living maths magazine
http://plus.maths.org/content/
Numbers on Numberphile on youtube
Problems with French Numbers - Numberphile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1FFhaWj9w
MathsMaster.Org!
We believe a brilliant education should be free to everyone. We make great maths videos available to the world for free. Choose what you’d like to learn about… http://www.mathsmaster.org/
The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners.
Maths related problems for children of all ages to solve
http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage
Plaited Origami Polyhedra http://nrich.maths.org/6806
Primary posters of maths problems http://nrich.maths.org/8113
Suffolk Maths
My name is Mark Greenaway and I am an AST in Suffolk. I established this site in 2004 with the aim of providing up to date resources and documents to support the high quality teaching of Mathematics and information on the latest developments.
http://www.suffolkmaths.co.uk/pages/1Practical_Activities.htm
Funbrain an Arcade of educational type arcade games
http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/brain/
Moonrocks a Math arcade game
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/Games/Game.html?GameName=MoonRocks1&Brain=math&Grade=6&Language=en_us&GameNumber=2&Color=000000&HardCoded=false&ReturnTo=kidscenter&partner=MMU
QAMA calculator
The revolutionary calculator that shows the answer only when you also enter a suitable mental estimate.
http://qamacalculator.com/
The National STEM Centre houses the UK’s largest collection of STEM teaching and learning resources, in order to provide teachers of STEM subjects with the ability to access a wide range of high-quality support materials.
http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/resource/88/gaim-activities-practical-problems
The Mathematical association
Each year we run the Primary Maths Challenge, which attracts schools from across the country, enabling their pupils to take part in a mathematical contest which is both motivating and engaging. http://www.m-a.org.uk/jsp/index.jsp
bbc bite size web site learning resources for KS1 , KS2 and above
Bug Club is an online reading programme with an immersive online reading world of fantastic print books and comics packed with kid-friendly characters like Doctor Who, Wallace and Gromit, Ben 10, Star Wars, etc! http://www.bugclub.co.uk/
Scholastic
A number of teaching aid and a spelling wizard, which mixes up a word.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm
SwitchZoo
Play animal games and make new animals at this virtual zoo! http://www.switchzoo.com
Yourgenome.org Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's http://www.yourgenome.org/
is a website intended to help people understand genetics and genomic science and the implications for us all.
On this site, you'll find answers to questions like 'What is a genome?', 'How do you sequence the DNA of an organism
The 'general' information sections were created for the intelligent non-expert (such as lay readers and school students under 16 or students of non-science subjects). The 'detailed' sections are designed for those with some science background (such as science students aged 16 and above) who are looking for in-depth coverage of the science and processes.
Activities for children to understand genomes http://www.yourgenome.org/downloads/activities.shtml
J2Webby is a free educational creative platform. http://j2webby.com/
This facility allows parents and friends of the school to take a giant step inside the classroom to see the kind of interesting and exciting work/events which are happening in our school.
Children here have the opportunity to share their thoughts, examples of work, etc with the wider school community. Teachers, children and parents alike all have the facility here to comment and view children's posts, in line with the school's e-safety policy.
Teachers can use this facility to set homework and challenges for the children to complete online. Children access these pages by using their JIT/J2E username and password.
List of Helpful sites for Homework
http://satspapers.org/
http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
http://www.math-drills.com/
http://havefunteaching.com/worksheets/
http://www.tes.co.uk/primary-teaching-resources/?gclid...
Go-Givers helps primary school children become caring, concerned citizens. It gives them the skills and confidence to make a positive contribution to their communities. http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/page.php?327
Parents page and resource http://www.gogivers.org/parents.cfm
Welcome to TeAch-nology.com For over a decade, TeAchnology has been providing free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students. http://www.teach-nology.com/
What do the National Curriculum Levels mean? http://www.staveley.cumbria.sch.uk/documents/NCLevels.pdf
CHoas Science, doing science road show around England and at the Cambridge science festival. If you're a teacher and would like CHaOS to visit your school, see the Schools page http://www.chaosscience.org.uk/
5 Science Infographics Everyone Should See http://blog.visual.ly/5-science-infographics-everyone-should-see/
Oxford university press
To access the free audio files that go with the First Words series, simply click on the covers below.
lanuages http://www.oup.com/oxed/children/firstwords/
Counting German numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9t9VXxZSRo
La Jolie Ronde
Has been at the forefront of French & Spanish language Primary Languages since 1983. A leading provider of French & Spanish language learn http://www.lajolieronde.co.uk/
Educational toys
Learning Resourses for children suitable for parents and School's
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers.do
Maths Fraction toys
Fraction tower http://www.maththings.net/FractionTowers.htm available from Word Play Caversham
http://www.learningresources.co.uk/category/teachers/shop+by+subject/numeracy.do?code=TC-NUM11
Smart Kids Children's educational toys http://www.smartkids.co.uk/lister.asp?isAdv_search=1&attribute=4&category=5&subcat=127&isCat=false
Techniques to get your boys reading
Boys’ underachievement in reading is a perennial problem for our schools and teachers. The NFER’s
Liz Twist and Rebecca Clarkson examine recent test results and look at what the evidence tells us about
the kind of literacy activities which boys – and girls – tend to perform better at http://www.nfer.ac.uk/schools/techniques-boys-reading.pdf How about asking your school for a book swap - Just set up a small bookshelf, near the entrance and place a few books on it and tell parents and children to swap books!
Word Play Reading independent shop toy in Caversham, with lots of children's books, Toys and educational toys
http://www.wordplayshop.co.uk/ Specialist dyslexic books etc, if you don't see what you want ask the owner!
Is your child having difficulties reading
Why not try http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ a book written and used in Schools and prisons by prisoners to help each other read for the first time, why want until prison for your child to have to read? As praised by Ofsted http://www.toe-by-toe.co.uk/ofsted-reports.htm
The ACE Spelling Dictionary includes a clear step-by-step guide to effective teaching with the dictionary, over 20,000 words, a comprehensive list of commonly misspelt words and further learning strategies for spelling http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/a-c-e-spelling-dictionary-3rd-edition.html
Stareway to Spelling The methods described in this book will ensure that the 300 most used words can be committed to long-term memory and recalled at will by the student. These words cover three-quarters of all that we read and write, giving students the confidence to tackle writing on any subject, and strategies to continue improving their spelling generally. http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/stareway-to-spelling.html
The Dyslexia Shop
Specialist online shop for dyslexic and other children having problems reading and writing
http://www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk/dyslexia-books/reading-writing-and-spelling.html
The international dyslexia association
Dyslexia books etc
http://www.interdys.org/ONSCategory.aspx?catid=13
Crested Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexic Pupils http://www.crested.org.uk/
We act as a source of school names which parents can use as their first step towards making a placement decision which will be critical to their child’s educational future.
Dance mat typing from bbc bite size http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Woodlands Primary school literacy zone http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/literacy/index.htm
TheFaculties.org provides you with free, short films of university lecturers speaking on topics taken from the A-level curriculum http://thefaculties.org/
Poetry by heart
A number of free poems and if you what to a poetry speaking completion http://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/?page_id=54
Mini Bridge
Minibridge first appeared in Holland as a method for introducing children to the wonderful world of bridge. All bridge players know that there are two phases to playing a hand – the auction and the play. http://www.ebu.co.uk/minibridge/
Great Maths Teaching ideas
http://www.greatmathsteachingideas.com/
Australian Mums school zone
http://www.kidspot.com.au/schoolzone/
The Bulmershe school toolkit
http://www.bulmershetoolkit.blogspot.co.uk/
A list of useful education webs site created by Bulmershe school
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai6Ol1JmInNjdENTNE9YTTJDNEVJZzVUeTdHNm0zVlE#gid=0
Lots of Origami objects to make
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-boat.html
Music
Classroom music teachers can download and print 300 music theory worksheets from http://musicteachingresources.com
Secondary Schools
The Bar National Mock Trial Competition gives young people in years 10 -13 an exciting and innovative insight into the workings of the legal system. http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/comps.php?21#1
How to improve your understanding of grammar and punctuation? http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/index.htm
Welcome to the Guide to Writing Correctly.
The Guide has been designed to support your progress in University of Aberdeen courses. Its aim is to help you to become a more skilful and effective writer. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/writing/
School Holiday Clubs
GCSE Tutoring and revision courses held at Reading School in Easter holidays check
http://www.justincraig.ac.uk/
Acedemysport in Whitley hold school holiday activities http://www.academysport.co.uk/
University SportPark
Multi- sports camp fro children aged 5-7 and 8-13 Easter and summer holidays at the university SportPark 8.15 am -5.15 pm £24.50 per day
St Joseph's College Preparatory School
Due to a high level of demand, a Holiday club is held at St Jospeh's College Preparatory School and grounds managed by Reading Borough Council and is open to all children. The Holiday Club is managed and run by a team of fully qualified Practitioners and includes some exciting activities to keep all children entertained and active including sport, arts and drama and ad-hoc events from visiting entertainment specialists.For further information and to reserve a place for your child, please contact Reading Borough Council: http://www.reading.gov.uk/holidayplayclubs
The holiday club is for children aged 4 to 12 years. Timings 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., in two sessions. Cost £8.75 for half day and £17.50 full day, if booked in advance. http://www.st-josephs.reading.sch.uk/prep-holidayclub/
Reading council half term school holiday play schemes St Josephs , Highdown and Waterloo meadows open to all
http://www.readingplay.co.uk/playclubs-after-school-clubs/
Supercamps at Bearwood college http://www.supercamps.co.uk/camps/bearwood-college#
Leighton park
Holiday club open to all lots of events http://www.leightonpark.com/getdoc/24a5b98b-f64e-4d52-88b0-fd689c5e1c5b/HolidayActivities.aspx
Waingels College in Woodley KOOSA Kids Holiday Club http://www.koosakids.co.uk/newsarticledetails.aspx?article=124
The holiday club is a natural follow on from the already very popular after school club that runs at Waingels College and provides an after school childcare service to children from Willow Bank Infants, Willow Bank Juniors and Woodley Primary Schools.
Children Holiday events
Local museum hold events at most school hoildays
