Resources
The resources section is still developing, so if you have any links to sites you feel other parents would find useful, please contact us.
Health
NHS 5 A DAY website Heaps of ways to get your 5 portions of fruit & veg a day into everyday meals www.5aday.nhs.uk
Food Standards Agency Advice and tips to help you eat more healthily www.eatwell.gov.uk
SmallSteps4Life For primary and secondary school pupils, helping them to take their own small steps to improve their health, by setting themselves lifestyle challenges. smallsteps4life.direct.gov.uk
NHSC live well Tips and info on keeping you and your family healthy. www.nhs.uk/livewell/
School Food Trust – Eat Better Do Better Promoting the education and health of children and young people and improve the quality of food in schools. www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk
Education
Spelling City - Fantastic resource for those parents looking to make learning words for spelling tests a bit more fun for their kids. www.spellingcity.com
BBC Bitesize Primary http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesizeprimary
Teaching Time
Learn Your Tables
BBC Skillswise Times Tables
Multiplication.com
Literacy
Jolly Phonics
Childcare
Bestbear.co.uk is a unique and independent service, vetting and listing recommended childcare and nanny agencies in London and throughout the UK.
They offer researched information on all areas of parenting and childcare, a comprehensive database of nurseries, plus parenting forums and an ‘ask the experts’ service for specialist advice.
Best Bear also offers a parents classified ads service and a searchable database of childcarers’ CVs, together with a nanny reference checking service.
Activities
RSPB kids – http://www.rspb.org.uk/youth
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
Dan The Gardener is a character based Children’s Gardening and Environmental website with the aim of teaching children about the natural world in fun and exciting ways, giving them a sense of responsibility and respect for their surroundings.
