Nobody said teaching would be easy, but at least you can give yourself a head start. These sites are here to help, with coursework, lesson plans, ideas and printable worksheets they might just lighten the load.
Comment: This is your online resource database for primary education. All of the teaching resources available on this site have been produced by teachers who use the ideas in their own classrooms. The activities are designed to link to the QCA published schemes of work, and the Literacy and Numeracy Strategies. Subscribe for full access to the resources.
Comment: A website designed with the busy primary teacher or student teacher in mind, dedicated to providing resources for all areas of the National Curriculum. All resources are available to download. The site also features lots of useful FAQs, links to relevant websites, a guestbook and a discussion forum.
Comment: Whether you want to brush up on your science, maths, history, or your language skills the BBC's online education centre has learning for everyone. You will find revision and learning, and essential advice, for students. Teachers can access lesson plans and resources. There are also weekly articles for parents.
Comment: This is the Government's definitive Curriculum site for teachers. This site links every National Curriculum programme of study requirement to high-quality, relevant teaching resources. There are hundreds of great resources here, including QCA/DfES scheme of work units and QCA exemplification.
Comment: This is a service for schools professionals providing news, support for professional development and the facility to search quality-badged resources across the National Grid for Learning. Register to receive a customised service and receive email updates of new content and services relevant to your interests.
Comment: This NGfl approved site contains lesson plans, worksheets and activity ideas for primary school teachers. Their online activities are linked to the Literacy and Numeracy strategies and the new National Curriculum. The site is simple to use and holds a mass of information. Subscribe to their mailing list to receive updates.
Comment: Online learning resources for home and school. Help is here for all those involved in education from pre-school to age 16+. The site is broken up into four different age blocks where you will find great learning resources online, particularly at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
Comment: This site from Channel 4 is packed full of fun and learning and is for both teachers and students at pre-school, primary and secondary school levels. Select a section for learning online, get help with homework, or if you need some time out from the daily grind you can access all kinds of cool games.
Comment: An online library of free English teaching resources. Check out the Teachit website for photocopiable worksheets, lesson plans and schemes of work - everything you need for planning tomorrow's first lesson or next term's scheme of work . Visit the staffroom and join in the discussions. You can also search and apply for teaching jobs in UK schools.
Comment: An independent educational website providing free mathematics resources to the education community. MathsNet is not an online textbook. It is interactive, requiring the user to participate rather than be a passive observer. Subscribe to their online newsletter and keep up to date with resource development at MathsNet.