FREE Resources to use whilst you're at home during isolation

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So, you're at home for an undisclosed period of time wondering how to support your family AND work. To help you get on and do what you do best, we've compiled a list of FREE resources you can use so you make it through the other side both happy and healthy.

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For the family

Amazon Prime Video - Family & kids shows 

Audible - Free books for kids

ArtBasel - Timed exhibitions from 233 participating galleries

BBC Bitesize - Learning and revision tools

BBC Teach - Curriculum based videos

Blockly - Computer programming skills

BP Educational Service - Cool experiments

Crickweb - Loads of different lessons

David Walliams Elevenses - Listen to one of DW books every day at 1100

DKFindout! - Find out about anything from space to dinosaurs to transport

Duolingo - Learn a language

EquineDistanceLearning - Identify your Pony

Gareth Metcalfe Maths - Primary maths tuition

Get Body Smart - Human anatomy

ICT Games - English & maths games

Joe Wicks - P.E session every morning at 0900

LearnEnglishKids - Games, songs and stories from the British Council

MathsFactor - created by Carol Vorderman - free as long as schools are closed

Mystery Science - Science lessons

Natural History Museum - Free tools and information from the NHM

Newsround - News for children

Oti Mabuse - Facebook live kids dance classes

Pobble - Daily writing activities

Poetry Zone - Get a poem published!

Science Museum - Science based games and activities

Scratch Games - Creative computer programming

Steve Backshall - YouTube channel for wildlife, biology & conservation

Tate Kids - Craft tutorials from The Tate

Ted Ed - Educational and engaging videos on mutliple subjects

Ten Pieces - Music from the BBC

The Vatican Museums - Virtual tours from the Sistine Chapel to the Raphael Rooms

Twinkl - Loads of eductional resources 

Wildlife Watch - Learn about the environment and animals

Zoo Cams - Edinburgh Zoo live web cams

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Apps for mental & physical health

Aaptiv

Calm

Crokker

Daily Burn

Everymindmatters

GloYoga

Live BIG

Luminosity

Overdrive

Peloton

Sessions

Smiling Mind

StandUp!

Streaks

Tabata Timer

Yummly

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For Business

BoardroomAdvisors.co.uk - A new service to help SMEs, tech and scaleup companies in uncertain times - free until end June

Buyer Persona Institute - Online Buyer Persona Masterclass (use code PositiveAction at checkout)

Facebook Blueprint - All you need to know about using Facebook features

Google Skillshop: Google ads, content, analytics

Hubspot Academy: Marketing trainings and videos

Linkedin Learning: Though this isn't a free platform, you can leverage the first month of premium (which is free) for Learning.

Microsoft Learning lab - Lots of courses from general marketing and digital to content creation and beyond

The Institute of Ecommerce - A series of regular webinars on key topics, to give you up to date information (Free in Scotland)

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Working from home

Chat; Slack

Collaboration Tools; Trello, Google Docs/sheets, Google Teams

Video Conference; Zoom, Facetime, JoinMe, Skype, WhatsApp 

Creativity; Canva, Pexels, Unsplash 

Payments & Invoicing; Quickbooks, BeamIt

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We're all in this together, so let us know if there's anything we can add and let's share!