Activities and Resources for young people accessible from Home
Disclaimer: these are a list of possible resources, we are neither supporting or promoting any one individual to use
Winter wellness
The Governments ‘Keep Warm Keep Well’ service gives tips on how to keep warm and keep well. They also have a link to the MetOffice Cold Weather alert service which started on 1 November.
Barclays Bank have a Food4Heroes project. Click the link and you will be able to register to receive a Food4Heroes Christmas meal.
The British Red Cross have set up a Winter wellbeing support page. They have a free wellbeing pack is full of activities to build resilience, cope with worries, and connect with others. You can also download their winter wellbeing calendar, listen to their podcast, and find wellbeing cards in multiple languages.
Educational
BBC Bitesize: They have lessons and learning for Pre-School, Primary, Secondary and Post-16. You can also sign up to their newsletter.
Twinkl: some of the resources are free as a trial. Again they have resources for EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3, SEND.
Oak National Academy has been suggested to us as another website with lots of learning activities from EYFS through to Year 11.
get active
Sense Active have designed a range of activities for people with a wide range of complex disabilities and suitable for people with a range of mobility levels. Some are online, some are for you you try at home or outside. Take a look at the resource booklet or more information on their website.
Northampton Saints are starting ‘Project Rugby’, where they will be running weekly sessions. To register your interest, please click here.
Northamptonshire Sport have a vast range of activities on their website. Look under the headings ‘Getting Active’ and ‘Making Activity Happen’
Activity Alliance ran sessions in January and February 2021, and you can find all their videos on their YouTube channel.
British Blind Sport have a series of ‘Active at Home’ workouts and sessions to take part in - yoga, HIIT, weight/strength, pilates, children and young people.
WheelPower have weekly online zoom sessions on Tuesdays at 11am for a short 40 minute workout aimed at keeping you fit and active during this time. You will need to book online to gain access.
NAYC have selected a list of some great ideas, activities and resources for the young people please click here for links.
British Cycling has a campaign: Keep Local, Keep Riding, Come back smiling. On their website you can find cycling routes in your local area, remember Let’s Ride Local.
general
The Open University have a range of free online courses
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/sociology/working-the-voluntary-sector/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
The British Red Cross has created a Wellbeing support area on their website with lots of useful support and information, including loneliness, isolation and anxiety.
A free guide is available to support parents who have a child recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder https://www.joinsprouttherapy.com/studio/guides/parents-guide
If you are like me and my family, we are running out of reading books. One of our children’s schools has suggested myON reading library to continue their reading. You can choose their school age or school year to find books for them, and they can read an e-book.
The Reading Agency has a range of digital resources for use. You may need to sign up for free to access them. They have competitions and reading groups for all ages.
FutureLearn offer courses to boost your skills, or help you enjoy a hobby. Their course finder uses questions to suggest courses based on your skills and interests.
Reed have an area of their website dedicated to searching for courses and qualifications https://www.reed.co.uk/courses/
Blue Peter has gone online with videos, games, quizzes and makes and bakes. You can even earn yourself a Blue Peter badge.
NLive Radio Northampton is a community radio station for Northampton, both online and on 106.9FM. It has information on what’s happening, news and of course music!
Young Peoples Crisis Cafe are still operating every week, Monday in Northampton and Thursday in Kettering. The centre offers mental support for young people aged 10-18. Check out the timetable
Street Games have put together activity videos, guidance on using tik-tok, and ways to play tennis and ping pong at home.
Deaf Hub have started a new YouTube channel, and are now have their Interpretation Service open via Zoom and Teams.
The British Science Association has also done some fabulous online workbooks which are available in English, Welsh, Polish and Russian. Please click here for links. The ongoing COVID-19 situation has resulted in many families working from home, meaning parents are having to juggle new ways of working while engaging children throughout the day. CREST Awards are a fantastic opportunity to showcase ways your children can be engaged in science-based activities with very few resources.
Great Ormond Street Hospital, where some of you may have visited with your child(ren), have a dedicated Play team. The team have created ‘The Power of Play’ page where they have a range of activities and tips. There is also an ‘explaining the virus’ section.
Free2Talk has set up 2 broadcasting channels created by young people. The first goes live twice a week on Monday and Wednesday at 1pm https://www.free2talkcic.org/radio. The second channel is a gaming area with youth workers. Times vary as this launched last week so is early stages too. Young people can join by subscribing to Free2Talk's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Eo4T5hUV2z7a4Tnxecp4Q?fbclid=IwAR0QpkVgjYTOdEMkPUHlZy_CPyfc_I-mv_xwSFhTkjQmdX6M-yevfs7jyno they will support them to access apps for gaming and they will also be offered a mentor on joining. Free2talk have live streaming sessions Monday to Friday at 12pm and then the open access youth groups still run at their normal times either through google hangouts or discord.
The insurance group My Urban Jungle have completed a study with UNiDAYS to find out more about the concerns and aspirations of students and bringing together advice from employers and entrepreneurs on the best ways to succeed in work and business after an unpredictable year. https://myurbanjungle.com/explore/blog/how-students-can-get-ahead-post-covid/
They have tried to include; online courses, virtual sessions, resources and downloads for all of these groups. There is some great content out there, and all of it should in theory be inclusive of disabled people, but the ones in the disability section are all obviously designed with them in mind and in some cases impairment specific.