We often get questions from parents and carers about some of the resources and tools we use to support children and young people. We use the following resources regularly and the great thing about them is they are free and easy-to-use.
When a child or young person’s family feels confident using the technology as well it can feel a little less daunting.
Resources to support primary school maths
Doorway
A collection of free and highly accessible educational activities.
Learners will find them easy to use independently and each activity has a range of accessibility and difficulty options.
Numeracy – Activities including addition and subtraction, counting and odd and even numbers.
Time & Money – Activities to help with understanding of money and time.
Top Marks
Free Interactive Learning Games, Maths Worksheets & Teaching Resources
Games to help practice times tables, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square numbers and more.
Visit: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Maths Chase
The Maths Chase game at Tutor Hunt makes learning fun and helps children gain confidence in a fun and engaging way.
We have over 100 Maths tests ranging from Reception level to Year 4.
From times tables to balancing questions, we are frequently adding new skills to our question database.
Resources to support secondary school maths
Revision quizzes for KS3 & GCSE
Helpful Games
Practice and have fun at the same time! Learn smarter in school with our educational games. Find your new favorite among thousands of games in all school subjects – or why not create your own exciting challenges?
Revision World
Revision World is part of a group of revision websites, offering you thousands of free GCSE and A Level revision resources and study help advice. Use Revision World to create your own free study planner or revision timetable and download GCSE and A-Level past papers.
Visit: https://revisionworld.com/
Resources to support learning to type
Why learn to touch type?
- Touch typing becomes automatic, frees up working memory for thinking, spelling, and organising ideas rather than searching for keys.
- It builds speed and fluency, helping pupils get thoughts down before they forget them or become distracted.
- It creates consistent motor patterns (muscle memory,) and reduces cognitive load that can make writing exhausting.
Text Type
These touch typing games will take learners from the home keys to mastery of the whole keyboard and typing sentences. Each activity has a range of accessibility options.
Learn to Type: Touch Typing Practice
Learn to type easily with practice lessons for touch typing.
BBC Bitesize
Dance Mat Typing – KS2 Computing
Let’s practise our typing skills
Build and test primary Computing skills with different levels of touch type challenges.
Learn and practise:
- typing letters in rows
- typing keys on the home row
- typing capital letters, apostrophes, slashes and full stops
Visit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z3c6tfr#zn9s3qt
Microsoft Accessibility Tools
Did you know that Microsoft has many built-in accessibility features to support vision, hearing, neurodiversity, learning and mobility. We frequently use the following tools but there are lots more depending on the individual needs of the child or young person.
Microsoft Voice-to-Text
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows/use-voice-typing-to-talk…
Windows 11 Windows 10 With voice typing, you can enter text on your PC by speaking. Voice typing uses online speech recognition.
MS Immersive Reader
Use Immersive Reader in Microsoft Edge
Immersive Reader is a built-in tool that enables readers to customize how they read online for an easier, more accessible experience to fit your needs.
Visit: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/use-immersive-reader-in-microsoft-edge-1
Reading Coach
Reading Coach, a standalone Learning Accelerator, helps students improve reading skills through personalised learning practice. Designed to support both independent and guided learning, Reading Coach uses AI-generated stories with customisable characters to engage students and focus them on reading practice to strengthen reading fluency. Follow this guide to learn how to use Reading Coach to help build literacy skills.
With tools for tailoring reading instruction and extending learning beyond the classroom, Reading Coach empowers students to practice reading at their own pace.
More Microsoft Accessibility Tools
The following have built-in accessibility features to support vision, hearing, neurodiversity, learning and mobility. Click on each icon below to access the accessibility features.
