General Links

Need some extra information, or help with your school work?  Try some of the links below.

Sites we subscribe to...

There are activities and information for all subjects at Learnthings, as well as news and research tools.  Ask your teacher for the school username and password.

Sheffield City Council General Links

• National Curriculum in Action (Subject portfolios)
  A guide to the National Curriculum including samples of work with assessment notes and discussion forums.

• Superhighway Safety - Guidance from the DfES
  This site provides advice on all aspects of Internet safety for schools and Local Authorities. It includes advice on Internet filtering, the use of chat rooms and e-mail in education, the use of pupil photographs on school web sites and lots of case studies of good practice.  

• Kidsmart
  Kidsmart is an award winning practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies, produced by the children's internet charity Childnet International. 

• Teaching Ideas
  'Teaching Ideas' is for teachers who teach primary-age children (i.e. ages 5 to 11). Although it has been designed with UK teachers in mind, all ideas can of course be used by teachers around the world. The ideas, activities and worksheets are organised according to a number of subjects (those covered in the English National Curriculum). 

• Educate the Children
  Looking for a school? This site is the UK's most authoritative guide to UK schools.  

• BBC Learning
  Archive of BBC educational websites. Includes lesson plans, articles and other educational resources. 

• Primary Schemes of Work
  This site is home to the QCA/DfES schemes of work.

• The National Curriculum Online
  For every subject, this site has the programmes of study and non-statutory guidelines, attainment targets and notes and links to online teaching resources.  

• Fun with Spot
  This website is full of games and activities which entertain and educate. 

• Nature Grid
  A virtual tour of nature reserves in Kent, England supporting environmental education, teaching and research in schools and in universities. 

• Topmarks
  Topmarks Education aims to provide easy access to the best educational web sites, help teachers use the web in the classroom and help parents to support the education of their children.  

• School Websites (Becta Recommended)
  Government initiative promoting the use of information and communications technology. Site includes news, projects and resources. 

• Times Educational Supplement
  The TES website offers in depth teaching news, teaching & educational resources as well as many active forums. 

• Early Years Support Resources
  The material for this site has been created and developed by Early Years Practitioners with the support of Torbay Education Services and the Cornwall Early Years Development Partnership. It provides Early Years lesson ideas and resources. 

• Barnaby and Belinda (KS1)
  Welcome to the home of Barnaby and Belinda Bear, Quackers the Duck and Freddy T. Frog. This web site has been created as a learning resource for children aged between 5 and 9 years old.

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Please note: Links on this site are offered in good faith, and neither Ballifield Primary School, nor any of its staff, will be held responsible for the content on the sites to which links are provided, or the content on the sites to which those sites have linked.