Thursday 12 March 2020

Coronavirus Planning - FREE GCSE and A level podcasts

Leading UK audio education service, Audiopi, is offering schools free access to their GCSE and A Level podcast tutorial service for two months to help mitigate the possible impact of Coronavirus.

Created by subject experts, and used by schools globally, Audiopi’s podcasts cover a wide range of GCSE and A-Level subjects, providing a perfect distance learning solution.

Produced to exam board standards and specifications, the podcasts can be easily accessed at home or on the move via the Audiopi website or app.www.audiopi.co.uk

David Piggins, CEO and Founder of Audiopi said: ‘This is a crucial time for students in the UK with exams just around the corner.

"If schools do need to close it is very important their students have an effective way to continue with their studies and revision programmes.

"We are offering schools access to our podcast tutorial service for free to ensure that this can happen.

"It's to be hoped that this will be prove to be unnecessary but, quite rightly, schools are putting in place their contingency plans now.

"If the worst does come to the worst, we suspect things will happen quickly.”

Any school wanting to access Audiopi’s service can secure instant access by contacting Audiopi here: https://www.audiopi.co.uk/contact or via email at info@audiopi.co.uk

Should parents find it necessary to provide direct and additional support to their children Audiopi also offers its service directly to students and parents on a monthly subscription basis.


(Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay)

Tuesday 3 March 2020

British Science Week: Award-Winning Blogger Launches Free Resources for Parents and Schools

A digital campaign to provide parents and teachers with free learning resources is being launched ahead of British Science Week – 6-15 March 2020.

31 Days of Learning will give schools and families free access to a range of fun learning activities, bringing the wonder of science and creative subjects into classrooms and homes.

Hosted by the UK’s No.1 Parenting Blog Kiddycharts.com, this special digital event will provide parents and teachers with exciting experiments, crafts, projects and games to bring STEM and STEAM learning to life.

From making rainbow slime to growing fruit and vegetables, the activities will help children to get hands-on with science, and to see the links between art and STEM subjects.

Launched on 1st March, a new activity will be made available on the KiddyCharts website every day throughout the month.

Covering Science, Maths, Languages, Literacy and Art, the free resources include activities to boost awareness around mental and physical health. One project encourages children to create a journal to help them to recognise their emotions, while another looks at healthy eating.

Ranked as the leading UK Parenting Blog by Rise Global, Kiddycharts.com is the only UK Blog that's also a registered social enterprise, with most profits going to charity.

For example, all proceeds from the 31 Days of Learning campaign will go to Reverence for Life, a charity that supports local UK and International charities in their work to help homeless, disadvantaged and vulnerable people and children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Helen Neale, KiddyChart’s creator said: “31 Days of Learning will give parents and teachers access to fantastic free resources just in time for British Science Week. We’ve recruited some of the UK’s best-known bloggers to help us, and each day they’ll provide an exciting new activity for kids, helping them to learn about the world around us while raising money for a really important cause.”

Teachers and parents are encouraged to visit www.kiddycharts.com from 1st March to start downloading the free resources. The content will also be available via Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #31DaysOfLearning.

When did Helen Neale set up KiddyCharts? Almost 10 years ago, with the aim of sharing free resources and advice for parents and schools.

It now reaches over thousands of kids and parents every month, with an offering of everything from free colouring to learning based activities to do in school and in the home.

Helen is an IDM-qualified digital marketer, who also works with Channel Mum.

Helen can be found on all forms of social media including:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/kiddycharts
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kiddycharts
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/kiddycharts
Instagram: instagram.com/kiddycharts

Pictured is a fun science experiment blows up a balloon using baking soda and vinegar. This free activity will be available on Day 1 of the campaign provided by blog: Daisies and Pie  https://daisiesandpie.co.uk/