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Category: KS4

  • The Voices Foundation

    The Voices Foundation is an award-winning national charity which use the power of singing to improve the lives of children and young people in the UK. Their aim is to improve musical, educational and personal outcomes for children aged 0-18 through singing. The charity has adapted to utilise YouTube as a platform to deliver music…

  • School Bulletin

    This week’s edition of our school bulletin is the ‘Summer Special’. It is full of insightful messages from teachers and contains 7 pages of information about exciting activities you can engage in during the 6 weeks you have off school. Swanlea’s 14th Weekly Bulletin  

  • Learn with the Royal Museums Greenwich

    The Royal Museums Greenwich have teamed up with their Astronomy Education Team to produce online activities and videos. There is plenty to keep budding space enthusiast entertained at home with resources designed by real astronomers, who are also professional science communicators. Activities cater for early years to Key Stage 5, whilst their school holidays link…

  • The Pecking Order- Top Trumps Game

    Harewood House was built in the Eighteenth Century and sits in the heart of Yorkshire. It is a place to explore exhibitions of contemporary art, rare bird gardens, farm experience and over 100 acres of gardens to explore. While they have been closed they have created a brand-new ‘Top Trumps’ game called the Pecking Order, so that families…

  • Help the Victoria and Albert Museum build a collection

    The V&A is collecting signs that have been created by individuals and communities in response to the coronavirus outbreak. This rich portrait of life during lockdown could range from rainbow drawings, handwritten notes and shop signs. Submit images of any homemade signs to homemadesigns@vam.ac.uk or share images on social media using #homemadesigns. V&A Exhibition >>

  • School Bulletin

    Read our School Bulletin to keep up to date with the latest messages from teachers and news about Swanlea. This week you can find out what happened behind the scenes of a live video shoot that took place on Wednesday 8th July. Swanlea’s 13th Weekly Bulletin

  • Compass for Key Stage 4

    Compass also have a range of other videos created by young people, for young people, on all matters relating to mental health. Whilst these have been created around specific topics, they are free and accessible to all children and young people and can be used within professional workforce training.

  • Half Moon Theatre LIVE

    A selection of recent, much-loved productions for young people, are available online for free from Half Moon Theatre, situated in Limehouse. Shows include Need a Little Help (ages 2-7), When Spring Comes (ages 3-7), Butterflies (ages 3-8) and Boys Don’t (for ages 8-12). A new production is added every week on Wednesday to www.halfmoon.org.uk/live, alongside…

  • A New Direction (plus resources)

    A New Direction works with partners across education, culture and the creative industries – along with local government and business – to support children and young people to be creative. They have also developed a range of online and remote support for teachers and members of the cultural sector. They provide experiences which help identify…

  • Minute of Listening

    Minute of Listening is a digital platform on which there are several hundred one-minute tracks of music or sound, photos, text, and three questions to generate discussion – currently free of charge. How to use: create a free trial account, if you don’t already have one, and then start exploring exciting sounds and teaching resources from the collection. Learn more>>