Languages
“Everyone smiles in the same language” George Carlin
Resources
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Oak National Academy delivers free lessons in all subjects, supporting the national curriculum from early years to KS4. Their resources are intended to be used to compliment learning and help to support closing any gaps. They offer lessons in French, Spanish, German and Latin.
A free resource of short lessons and games that support the national curriculum from early years to GCSE. They cover a number of different languages from KS2 through to GCSE, including French, Spanish, Mandarin, German, English (second language) and Welsh (second language).
Singing Hands is a YouTube channel teaching Makaton signing. They teach using nursery rhymes, stories, games and pop songs so there is something for every age learner. They also have a number of DVDs and other products available to support your learning.
Commanding Hands is a YouTube channel teaching British Sign Language. He has a large library of videos to explore and his videos are very clear to understand.
Learn Polish with Fun Kids. There is a series of videos to get you started learning Polish, covering lall sorts such as language to use at the supermarket, cooking, nature, colours, travel, sport and music plus many more.
Learn simplified and traditional Chinese with Little Chinese Learners by watching their video lessons, listen to stories, songs and play games on their YouTube channel. They also have additional free and paid for resources to support learning on their website.
Babbel teaches language online via their online classes or app. There are also other ways to support your learning with podcasts, short stories and games.
LearnLaughPlay offer weekly interactive classes for ages 3-16. They offer a very wide range of classes including French, Spanish and Italian.
£2 Tuition Hub offers live and recorded lessons in a wide range of subjects. Lessons cost £2 and are available in half termly blocks. For primary and secondary age they offer Spanish, French and BSL (British Sign Language).
Rocket Languages is an online language learning website. Learn the language, learn correct pronunciation using voice recognition software and learn about the country's culture also. You can do a free trial and if you buy one of the language courses you get lifetime access.
Thinkers Meet Up was set up by Oxford graduates to offer class that allow learners to broaden and deepen their knowledge. There are a number of classes from KS2 to iGCSE including Spanish, German and Latin. Their classes are scheduled on set days so take a look at their calendar.
Oxbridge offers iGCSE French and Spanish. These courses can be purchased as the course alone or with the exam included.
Products
Singing Hands have a number of DVDs and other products available to support your Makaton learning.