Working from Home
Throughout this year, there may be times when your child is required to work from home. This is like to be due to isolation caused by the current COVID restrictions or the possibility of Year group or whole school lock downs. We can split working from home into two sections, home learning and homework.
Home Learning
Home learning is when your child is required to continue with their classwork from home. Providing your child is well enough to work, they can find the work they need to carry on with in Microsoft Teams. All students have been taught how to access work from Teams, they need to start by heading to this website: https://portal.office.com/.
This video goes through the process of logging in to Microsoft Teams and finding assignments set by your child's teacher:
Homework
Homework is work completed outside of school by your child while they are still attending school on a daily basis. The aim of homework at QKA is to reinforce learning and encourage independent working skills. All homework at QKA is assigned on ShowMyHomework, but external websites may be used for them to actually complete the work. ShowMyHomework is the main hub for your and your child to see what homework they need to complete and it is important that they are able to access it from home.
You can access ShowMyHomework on any internet enabled device by heading to https://qka.satchelone.com/ and clicking 'Sign In with Office365'. The Satchel One app can also be downloaded on smartphones/tablets using Android/iOS for an easy place to find your child's work. The video and guide below have been created to help with the login process:
Mobile: https://youtu.be/14ucHgOYP7Q
Desktop: https://youtu.be/GUkQFeaxksI
Illustrated sign-in guide for desktop and mobile: ShowMyHomework - Sign in guide
Useful Smartphone/Tablet Apps
iPhones
ShowMyHomework (to see your assignments)
Microsoft Outlook (for emails)
Microsoft Word (to open and edit Word documents)
Microsoft PowerPoint (to open and edit PowerPoint presentations)
Microsoft OneDrive (to manage your cloud storage)
Android Phones
ShowMyHomework (to see your assignments)
Microsoft Outlook (to send and receive emails)
Microsoft Word (to open and edit Word documents)
Microsoft PowerPoint (to open and edit PowerPoint presentations)
Microsoft OneDrive (to manage your cloud storage)
Essential Tools
Office365 Portal https://portal.office.com/
Emails https://portal.office.com/and then click Outlook
Word Online https://portal.office.com/and then click Word
PowerPoint https://portal.office.com/and then click PowerPoint
OneDrive https://portal.office.com/and then click OneDrive
Department Websites - Click here for detailed login support
Some of our department use subject specific websites to help you child in their homework or home learning. Below is a list of these websites organised by subject, and login instructions for each one. If you are having difficultly, please email your child's class teachers for support.
Accelerated Curriculum
Bedrock
https://app.bedrocklearning.org/
Go to the website https://app.century.tech/learn/
Enter your details given to you by your teachers, contact them if you have forgotten
Click Sign In
Linguascope
Go to the website https://www.linguascope.com/
Go to log in and type qkatharine
Go to password and type catalina
Click Login
Art
All files needed are attached to ShowMyHomework assignments
Video links needed available in ShowMyHomework and emailed to students
Beauty and Massage Therapy
PivotPoint
https://eu1.pivotpointlab.co.uk/login/index.php
Go to the website https://eu1.pivotpointlab.co.uk/login/index.php
Click My Courses and work through workbooks set
Drama
All files needed are attached to ShowMyHomework assignments
Video links needed available in ShowMyHomework and emailed to students
Computer Science
QKA Tech YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9hKrG-pc2XFZYigBGWpY2w?view_as=subscriber
Tutorials will be posted here. Be sure to like and subscribe!
Live lessons will be taking place from 27th April so be sure to turn on the notification bell for notifications of when they are going to start!
Scratch
Codecademy
https://www.codecademy.com/learn
CodeCombat
Economics
Quizlet
The revision Quizlet's for each Unit can be found at:
https://quizlet.com/gb/400495150/economics-unit-1-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/gb/400552980/economics-unit-2-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/gb/401527986/economics-theme-3-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/gb/404886572/theme-4-flash-cards/
Useful Websites
https://www.economicsonline.co.uk/
Links to lots of data about the UK and world economy at the bottom of homepage
https://www.economicshelp.org/
Useful study notes and Economics related articles and data
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/economics-topic-study-notes
Useful study notes for each unit
Enterprise & Marketing/Business
BusinessEd
https://www.businessed.co.uk/index.php/home/theory/camnat-public/camnat-theory-notes-public
https://www.businessed.co.uk/index.php/home/revision
Use these websites to help with your work and revision for R064. The second link is purely revision whereas the first has activities as well as theories. No need to register or log on.
English/English Literature
Century
https://app.century.tech/learn/
Go to the website https://app.century.tech/learn/
Enter your details given to you by your teachers, contact them if you have forgotten
Click Sign In
Geography
Useful Websites
http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zrw76sg
BBC KS3 BiteSize Geography
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zy3ptyc
BBC KS4 (AQA exam board) Geography
Loads of excellent interactive map focussed games, great fun!
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/map-skills
Ordinance survey map skills and games
https://geographyrevisionalevel.weebly.com/
Revision site for P16 Geography (AS and A Level)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Always full of inspiring and wonder inducing pictures and articles
https://world-geography-games.com/world.html
Loads of interactive geography games
https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/
Loads of great free activities to try, like making model volcanoes
History
History Homework
Go to the website www.historyhomework.com and click on 'login' (in the top right hand corner)
Enter your school the user and password your teacher sent you
Click Login
Seneca
https://app.senecalearning.com/login
Go to the website https://app.senecalearning.com/login
Enter your school email address (firstname.surname@qka.education)
Enter your password (Click Forgot Your Password? Or email oliver.moore@qka.education if you have forgotten)
Click Login
Find the following courses, depending on the work your teacher has set:
History: OCR B GCSE Living Under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945
History: OCR B GCSE The People's Health c.1250-present
History: OCR B GCSE The Elizabethans, 1580-1603
Languages
Active Learn
https://www.pearsonactivelearn.com/app/Home
Go to the website https://www.pearsonactivelearn.com/app/Home
Enter your username (given by your teacher)
Enter your password (given by your teacher) Or email your Spanish teacher if you have forgotten
Click Login
Vocab Express
https://www.vocabexpress.com/login/
Go to the website https://www.vocabexpress.com/login/
Enter your username (given by your teacher)
Enter your password (given by your teacher) Or email your Spanish teacher if you have forgotten
Click Login
Language-Gym
Go to the website https://www.language-gym.com
Scroll to the bottom, finds "Join a classroom”
Create an account with the invitation code that your teacher sent you.
Click Login
Linguascope
Go to the website https://www.linguascope.com/
Go to log in and type qkatharine
Go to password and type catalina
Click Login
Linguascope
Go to the website https://quizlet.com/en-gb
Create an account with the invitation code that your teacher sent you by email.
Maths
Mathswatch
https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/
Students will need to ask class teacher for individual logins and passwords.
White Rose Maths
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/
No login required
Science
Year 7/8 - Doddle
https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/
DoddleLearn will provide you with your weekly Science lessons through PowerPoints and homework as quizzes.
Year 9 - Century
Century will provide you with your weekly lessons for Biology, Chemistry and Physics as PowerPoints and assessment as homework. Please make notes from the PowerPoints before you complete the assessments. Your Science teacher has set you a target percentage. Keep retrying the assessment until you reach your target, once you have learnt the information from your notes.
Year 10 - Century/Kerboodle
https://www.kerboodle.com/users/login
Century will provide you with your weekly lessons for Biology, Chemistry and Physics as PowerPoints and assessment as homework. Please make notes from the PowerPoints before you complete the assessments. Your Science teacher has set you a target percentage. Keep retrying the assessment until you reach your target, once you have learnt the information from your notes.
For your revision tests will be set on Kerboodle as in the previous weeks. Revision sheets will be provided through Show My Homework.
Year 11 - Century/Kerboodle/Doddle
https://www.kerboodle.com/users/login
https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/
You are now in your revision period for Science. Your Science teacher has given you a Progress Report Card with the areas you need to revise. Please check the websites above to find your personalised revision work. Your teacher will monitor your progress and inform your weekly tasks on Show My Homework.
Year 12 /13 - Doddle
https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/
You are now in your revision period for Science. Please check your email address for the QKA for the past exam questions worksheets and feedback. You will have access to resources and PowerPoints on DoddleLearn.