The fastest way to learn a language. Watch and learn real conversational language from native speakers. Get a personalised learning experience that gives you just the right level of challenge to keep you motivated. We use a variety of fun and proven memory techniques that will speed up your learni...
English National Ballet
English National Ballet has a long and distinguished history. Founded in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by the great English Dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, it has been at the forefront of ballet’s growth and evolution ever since. They are now offering Wednesday Watch Parties: Releasing fre...
What's on Stage
Stage shows, musicals and opera you can watch online now for free
Talk For Health
Talk for Health provides user-friendly, talk based routes to wellbeing. Talk for Health was set up by psychotherapist Nicky Forsythe to demystify therapeutic talk, making it more accessible, human and everyday. Our core programme teaches the skills of authentic talking, empathic listening and manag...
Nike Training Club
Turn staying in into your at-home advantage We may be stuck indoors, but that doesn't mean we can't be active. We can move, sweat, get stronger and thrive. It’s time to go all-in by working out with NTC live in your living room. Over the coming weeks, we’ll provide you with workouts, nutrition ad...
NASA App
The NASA app showcases a huge collection of the latest NASA content, including: over 18,000 images videos on-demand NASA Television Solar System Exploration feature podcasts news & feature stories ISS sighting opportunities and tracking mission information all the latest tweets Third ...
Exoplanet
The Exoplanet app is a highly visual and interactive catalogue of all known exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars beyond our own Solar System. It is frequently updated whenever new discoveries are confirmed. An amazing model of the Milky Way lets you explore our universe all the way fr...
Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation
Learn how to use the JavaScript language and the ProcessingJS library to create fun drawings and animations. Khan Academy provides free educational resources for all.
World Music Archive
Explore more than a decade of Radio 3 on-location recordings from 2000 to the present in our World Music archive, recording the life and musical traditions of countries ranging from Brazil to North Korea and Cuba to Turkmenistan.
Babbel
The Award-Winning Way to Learn a Language The Babbel app combines really cool technology with learning methods that work. Our team of language experts has perfected our program to get you speaking from the start — and to make sure that what you learn sticks with you. At Babbel, we obsess over craft...
Computer programming
Learn the basics, starting with Intro to programming on Khan Academy! Course summary Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation Intro to HTML/CSS: Making webpages Intro to SQL: Querying and managing data Advanced JS: Games & Visualizations Advanced JS: Natural Simulations HTML/JS: Making webpa...
Google Lit Trips
Lit Trips are downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. Along the way, placemarks with pop-up windows contain 'just in time' resources including relevant media, thought-provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary info...
The Macat series of philosophy explained videos
Macat's Analyses are definitive studies of the most important books and papers in 14 humanities and social sciences subjects. A powerful resource for students, teachers and lifelong learners everywhere, our analyses do much more than just summarize seminal texts. Using Macat’s videos, audiobooks, a...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Welcome to The Internet History Sourcebooks Project, a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Primary sources are available here primarily for use in high-school and university/college courses. ...
Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture is an online platform through which the public can view high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from partner cultural organizations throughout the world. Visit the link provided or download the app!
Open Culture: Free online courses
A list of 1,500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities. Take online courses from the world's top universities for free. You will find 1,500 online courses from universities like Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Oxford and more. You can use this collection of online courses to learn everything you...
BBC: Talk Italian
An introduction to Italian Ciao! A lively introduction to the language in nine short parts. Watch and listen to the clips and have a look at the key language and transcripts if needed. The Talk Italian TV series, from which these clips are taken, is repeated from time to time on BBC Learning Zone....
BBC: Real Chinese
A lively introduction to Mandarin Chinese in 10 short parts with video clips from the Real Chinese TV series. Each topic contains: a slideshow with the key language tips on pronunciation and grammar cultural notes a challenge videoclips from Real Chinese (broadband, UK only) a shorter videoc...
Ma France (BBC)
French video course for post-beginners. Bienvenue à Ma France ! Improve or brush up your basic French with the help of Stéphane Cornicard and 24 interactive video units. The films were shot around Lyons, the Alps and in Provence.
Open Culture: Foreign Language Collection
Learn 48 Languages Online for Free: Spanish, Chinese, English & More! This collection features lessons in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download audio lessons to your computer or mp3 player and you're good to go.
Audible: Free stories for youth
Audible are providing free stories for young people during the coronavirus crisis.
Women Who Code London
Women Who Code is the largest and most active community of engineers dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. We envision a world where women are representative as technical executives, founders, VCs, board members, and software engineers. Our programs are designed to get you th...
Ladies Of Code
Ladies of Code celebrates and supports women and non-binary coders across Europe via our meetups, workshops and hack nights.
Open Textbooks
Free, adaptable, openly licensed textbooks and supplemental resources. Textbooks & resources are available for all educational levels. Higher Education Open Textbook subjects include: Applied Science Arts and Humanities Business and Communication Career and Technical Education Education ...
Open Culture
Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your MP3 player or computer. You'll find great works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, by such authors as Twain, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Orwell, Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Austen, Shakespeare, Asimov, HG Wells & more. Also please see our relate...
LibriVox
Free public domain audiobooks. Read by volunteers from around the world. Read: libriVox audiobooks are read by volunteers from all over the world. Perhaps you would like to join us? Listen: LibriVox audiobooks are free for anyone to listen to, on their computers, iPods or other mobile device, or ...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently ...
Crash Course
Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube! With various witty hosts at your service, you won't even notice you're getting smarter. At Crash Course, we believe that high quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free. ...
Learn@Home
A resource for families with children of different ages & areas of interest As schools around the world close their buildings and families find themselves at home, we want to ensure that learning together continues. So we’re partnering with learning creators to bring parents & families reso...
cobar: Virtual workshops & online resources
codebar is a non-profit initiative that facilitates the growth of a diverse tech community by running regular programming workshops. Our goal is to enable underrepresented people to learn programming in a safe and collaborative environment and expand their career opportunities. To achieve this we r...
Adfam
Drug & alcohol use can threaten and ultimately destroy family relationships and wellbeing. We empower family members and carers, support frontline workers and influence decision-makers to stop this happening. Help for families: Understanding the issues You & your loved one Self-care &a...
UK Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services
Welcome to recovery.org.uk – Providing you with the best and most up-to-date advice on recovery sources across the United Kingdom. If you, or someone you know, is suffering from alcohol or drug abuse dependency call us today to find out more on the treatments options available to you. Addiction is ...
Step Change
Free debt advice online These are worrying times. We offer free, impartial advice to help.
Fearless
Know something about crime? Use our secure online form to give us any information about crime 100% anonymously. Fearless is a site where you can access non-judgemental information and advice about crime and criminality. What makes this site different is we also provide you with a safe place to giv...
MeeTwo
MeeTwo helps you talk about difficult things. MeeTwo. A Safe Social Media Solution To Improve Wellbeing MeeTwo is an award winning free fully moderated app for young people, which provides peer support, expert help, inbuilt educational and creative resources as well as in app links to UK charities ...
CEOP
Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online? If you have been a victim of sexual online abuse or you're worried this is happening to someone you know, let us know safely and securely. Visit our website to find out how to make a report to one o...
The Hideout
Women’s Aid have created this space to help young people understand domestic abuse, and how to take positive action if it’s happening to you. TeenSPEAK – have your say We have been inviting young people across the country to put their questions and suggestions about domestic violence to the most in...
IMAlive: An Online Crisis Chat
MALIVE is a service of the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC), a nonprofit organization. Our focus is suicide intervention, prevention, awareness and education. We provide help and hope through online crisis chat, college campus and high school events and other educational programs. Depression is t...
Stop It Now
You can find out more about the helpline and our secure messaging service through the link provided and follow us on social media for updates.
The confidential Stop It Now! helpline is available for anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse.
Callers do not need to give identifying information, ...
Missing People
Worried about another young person? #SaySomething If you’re worried about your friend or someone else you know, there is lots of information on this site that could help you understand what is going on for them. In hard times, everyone needs a good friend. Being a good friend, listening and support...
Refuge - National Domestic Abuse Helpline
National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 Supporting those who have experienced violence and abuse is at the core of everything we do. No matter what your experience – domestic violence, sexual violence, ‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage, FGM, human trafficking or modern slavery – we ar...
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
If you discover that you have a pregnancy that you feel you are unable to continue with, we will be here to support you to make a decision that is right for you. We are an independent healthcare charity which for more than 50 years, has been advocating and caring for women and couples who decide to ...
Marie Stopes
COVID-19 Guidance: We are open as usual and we are here if you need us (14 April 2020) Marie Stopes UK's priority is continuing to deliver care to the women who need us. Unless we have contacted to tell you otherwise, please be assured that your appointment is going ahead as normal. Brand-new TELE...
Respect Phoneline Covid-19 response
During lockdown or self-isolation, domestic abuse perpetrators are likely to escalate the abusive behaviours towards their partners. We understand this is a particularly challenging time and we are taking steps to ensure that domestic abuse perpetrators have access to our helpline support during the...
Switchboard
Welcome to Switchboard – the LGBT+ helpline – a place for calm words when you need them most. We’re here to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits, and we understand how anxious you might feel before you pick up the phone. The Switchboard Promise To talk things thro...
Nightline
Nightline Association is the charity for Nightlines and exists to support, promote and develop Nightline services. Nightlines are confidential, anonymous, non-judgmental, non-directive and non-advisory support services run by students for students. Find your institution's Nightline and other suppor...
Kooth
Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people On Kooth you can Chat to our friendly counsellors Read articles written by young people Get support from the Kooth community Write in a daily journal Visit our website to access these services and discover more mental health resources....
Barclay's Young People Hub
How LifeSkills can support you Are you ready to think about the areas you might like to develop in further? Spin the Wheel of Strengths and reflect on not only your skills, but your interests and personality traits, and how to develop them further to support your future. On our site you’ll find j...
Helping Your Child Deal With Death
When a loved one dies, children feel and show their grief in different ways. How kids cope with the loss depends on things like their age, how close they felt to the person who died, and the support they receive. Things parents can do to help a child who has lost a loved one are explained via the l...
Onside Youth Zone At Home
Young people need support now more than ever. In this new reality of self-isolation, young people need support now more than ever. OnSide Youth Zones across the country are reaching out to them, letting them know they still matter and we are here for them just as we were when our doors are open. To...
Calm Harm (App)
Worried about self-harm? Download the free Calm Harm app Featured on NHS Apps Library The urge to self-harm is like a wave. It feels the most powerful when you start wanting to do it. Learn to ride the wave with the free Calm Harm app using these activities: Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself,...
SANE
SANE provides emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers. Our mental health support services are confidential. We offer non-judgemental and compassionate emotional support. Our team of mental health professionals and tr...
Shout
Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, anonymous text support service. You can text from wherever you are i...
Mental health helplines & Websites
Whether you're concerned about yourself or a loved one, these helplines and support groups can offer expert advice. Please click the link provided for further details and contact information. Anxiety UK Bipolar UK CALM Men's Health Forum Mental Health Foundation Mind No Panic OCD Action ...
IBM Skills Gateway
The IBM training and certifications offers you the ability to earn credentials to demonstrate your expertise. It is designed to validate your skills and capability to perform role-related tasks and activities at a specified level of competence. IBM Learning Journeys: A learning journey is a curate...
IBM Skills
At IBM, we believe that curiosity is the foundation of learning. That is why our free online programs and courses give you the tools to explore new ideas, topics, and careers so that you can reach your full potential, anytime, anywhere.
Youth MOOCs and Free Online Courses
MOOC List is a website where you can find Free Online Courses and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) offered by the best universities around the world.
TED Ed
Teaching or learning from home? TED-Ed is working with expert educators and TED speakers throughout the world to create and share high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons on a daily basis, for free. You can browse our site to find talks on a wide range of topics.
Khan Academy
For every student, every classroom. Real results. We’re here for you with free resources to keep everyone learning. Join Khan Academy to get personalized help with what you’re studying or to learn something completely new. We’ll save all of your progress.
edX
Free Online Courses by Harvard, MIT, & more Access 2500+ Online Courses from 140 Institutions.
Reed: Free and £10 Courses
Taking a course doesn't have to be costly, and reed.co.uk features a wide range of Free courses, as well as courses that are currently reduced from up to £1000 down to £10 each as part of a government upskilling scheme, including classroom based courses, online courses and distance Learning courses. ...
Future Learn: Short online courses
Is coronavirus affecting your education or work? Explore online courses to continue studying, build professional skills, and connect with experts. Business & Management Creative Arts & Media Nature & Environment Politics & Society Literature Healthcare & Medicine Science...
OpenLearn
Free Online Learning from The Open University All our free courses: Health, Sports & Psychology Education & Development History & The Arts Languages Money & Business Nature & Environment Science, Maths & Technology Society, Politics & Law
Duolingo
The best new way to learn a language. Gamification poured into every lesson. Personalized learning: Duolingo lessons adapt to your learning style. Exercises are tailored to help you learn and review vocabulary effectively. Receive immediate grading: Instantly see which answers you get correct. W...
NHS Advice for Everyone
Visit our website to find information on the following: Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading How to stop infection spreading Looking after your health and wellbeing What to do if you need medical help Pregnancy advice
Redthread
At Redthread we work shoulder to shoulder with NHS colleagues. Since beginning our Youth Violence Intervention Programme at Kings College Hospital 15 years ago, we’ve been in emergency departments reaching young victims of violence and helping them to recover and turn their lives around. Covid-19 a...
Free 2 Learn: Online Courses
Free2Learn provides free training courses for those in unemployment to help them apply for, secure, and maintain employment. Free2learn is closely monitoring the advice given by the Government regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). At this point, although some of our centres will be physically close...
NAZ: Counselling for BAME Adults (Available via phone, Skype or video call)
NAZ provides counselling and psychotherapy to those experiencing difficulties with their sexuality, relationships and sexual health. We work with adults, and specialise in working with people from BAME communities. Our counsellors have a range of languages and backgrounds What we can offer Our co...
Movement to Work: Free Online Learning Programmes
Movement to Work offers two free online learning programmes to develop your employability skills. These programmes are free to join, easily accessible and can be used at any time. The Skills to Succeed Academy is a free, interactive, online employability training programme focused on building the s...
Al-Anon Family Groups
Al-Anon Family Groups offers free and inclusive meetings for the benefit of the relatives and friends of drinkers. Given the recent outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) we wanted to reassure you that Al-Anon Family Groups is still available to provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affe...
COVID-19 advice in 34 languages
Doctors of the World are really pleased to be able to share with you Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for patients in 34 languages, which were produced in partnership with the British Red Cross, Migrant Help and Clear Voice: The complete list: English, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bulg...
HOPELINEUK
HOPELINEUK advisers want to work with you to understand why these thoughts of suicide might be present. They also want to provide you with a safe space to talk through anything happening in your life that could be impacting on your or anyone else’s ability to stay safe. For children and young peo...
Self-Care for Young People
Self-care is about the things we can do to look after our own mental health Young people told us that when they are struggling they are usually told to see a professional. They don’t often get much advice about how they could help themselves. So, we spoke to professionals and looked at academic res...
Supporting Young People's Mental Health During Periods Of Disruption
There is much that each one of us can do to support the wellbeing of those in our lives, including children and young people who may already be vulnerable or suffering from mental health difficulties. We don't know whether the coronavirus situation will impact on children and young people's mental h...
The Brokerage
We’re a Social Mobility Charity, helping young people in London to learn about and access jobs in the financial, professional and related services (banking, insurance, corporate law, accountancy and related firms such as tech). To be eligible candidates need to be: Currently studying A levels (or...