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Our experts have curated a collection of free resources for you to download and share, relating to our three stage response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Our home-learning activities now feature on the new BBC bitesize daily lessons programme.

We have a range of materials, for children aged 5-18 years, to support home learning activities, and all come with full parental guidance on how to run them! Each activity links to areas of the formal curriculum in the UK and gives your children the opportunity to learn about real world issues.

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