Knowsley City Learning Centres

Knowsley CLCs - Free Content

Here is a taster of resources and activities that are available from the Knowsley City Learning Centres. The City Learning Centres also offer a wide range of mobile equipment and programmes for use in schools.

If you would like a full list of resources and activities please download our Resource Book, to book or discuss any of the activities, resources or support shown please do not hesitate to contact us.

BBC Bitesize

Revision website for all Key Stages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision/

BBC Primary Resources

Useful Documentation for BBC Content for learners between 4 and 11 years of age.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/

BBC Secondary Resources

BBC Content for learners between 11 and 16 years of age.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/11_16/

BrainPop

An extensive resource or high quality flash movies covering a range of topics on aspects of science and technology.

http://www.brainpop.com/

British Museum

On this page you will find links to the events and resources provided by the department.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/default.aspx

CC4g Computer Club for girls

Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G) is an awesome club full of great things to do… and it’s exclusively for 10-14 year old girls! The clubs are run voluntarily by schools whose facilitators and organisers kindly give up their time outside school hours.

http://www.cc4g.net/public/index.html

Challenge Rubix

Thought provoking challenges based on the infamous Rubiks Cube.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik's_Cube#Move_notation

Channel 4

Free learning resource site from Channel 4 covering all ages and subjects.

http://www.channel4learning.net/index.html

DFES Grid Club

GridClub is supported by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) education website for 7 to 11 year-old children.

http://www.gridclub.com/index.php

i-board

Iboard is a treasure trove of cross-curricular interactive activities and products for foundation stage and Key Stage 1. Here you can access the 'this months free' area where you can access a small number of resources, for free.

http://www.iboard.co.uk/thismonthfree/

King Henry VIII

This drama company headed by a retired Teacher with remarkable looks now has a huge following and over 200 booking per year. There are 100 free eKits to make, 200 downloadable History files with actual photographic evidence and then there's Henry cartoon series and his funny short stories in his daily column.

http://www.henrytudor.co.uk/index.htm

Engineering Interact

Free interactive web based science resource for Primary Schools

http://www.engineeringinteract.org/

Knowsley History Website

History of Knowsley website from the Knowsley Council Library Service.

http://history.knowsley.gov.uk/

Learning Curve From the National Archive

Learning Curve is a free online teaching and learning resource, following the History National Curriculum from Key Stages 2 to 5. Find out what people thought, said and did at the time of some of the most interesting events in history.

http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/

Living in the Blitz

One of the major tactics used by the Luftwaffe during The Second World War was to try a break the spirits of the British people. They tried to do this by launching heavy nighttime bombing raids on Britain’s cities.

http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/living_blitz/

Nasa Quest

A collection of video lessons and presentations online. Part of the NASA Quest Service.

http://quest.nasa.gov/space/teachers/liftoff/

North West Learning Grid

The North West Learning Grid is a consortium of nineteen local Education authorities working in partnership to improve the process and management of learning using the latest information and communication technologies.

http://www.nwlg.org/resources.html

NWLG DiDA Training

DiDa (Diploma in Digital Application) Training packages for teachers and pupils provided by NWLG.

http://www.dida-delivered.org/

NWLG General Resources

General learning resources from the North West Learning Grid.

http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/clicker/intro.htm

Oxfam Mapping Our World

Explore the Earth from a Unique Perspective Bring key geographical concepts to life with Oxfam's new free resource for teachers! Mapping our World helps pupils explore the difference between a map and a globe.