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TheSchoolRun gives you all the tools you need to understand what and how your child is learning at primary school.

Download English worksheets, maths worksheets and science worksheets to support your child's schoolwork at home, find out all about KS1 SATs and KS2 SATs (and download free SATs past papers), get to grips with new educational techniques and get free homework help and information.

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If you want to support your child’s learning at primary school with some extra practice at home, TheSchoolRun has thousands of resources for you to choose from. Use our Worksheet finder and select subject and year group to find the resources you need for your child.

Our free English worksheets cover phonics, spelling, handwriting, grammar, reading comprehension and more.

Our free maths worksheets for Reception, KS1 and KS2 offer activities and games to help with multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, times tables and all other areas covered in the national curriculum.

Our free primary science worksheets will help you revise key science concepts with hands-on experiments.

Find maths worksheets, English worksheets and science activities to support your child's learning at home. Filter your search by year group, subject (English, maths, science, SATs) and category.

We have hundreds of free worksheets and free SATs papers to download, plus subscriber-only learning packs, practice papers and activities for primary school children.

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Brand-new! We've just launched interactive tutorials. So far we've added maths tutorials, with English to follow. In each tutorial, our teacher will explain the method, show you examples and then give you a chance to practise what you've learned. Use the filters below to search by year group and category.

Tutorials are available to TheSchoolRun subscribers only but here are three you can try for free: Learning the 4 times table tutorial, Long multiplication tutorial and Finding multiples

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Baffled by bar charts? Confused by CVC words? Foxed by food webs? Puzzled by phrases (and programs!)?

TheSchoolRun's primary-school glossaries explain all the maths, English, grammar and science terms you need to know to support your child's learning at home. Find the term you want to read in our comprehensive list, then click through for a plain-English, parent-friendly guide packed with examples, teachers' tips and step-by-step explanations.

Need some help with a homework project?

From essential information to weird (but true!) facts, picture galleries, videos and more, TheSchoolRun’s Homework Gnome offers your child a fantastic launching pad for learning about the history, geography and science topics they’re covering in school.

Each national-curriculum area has been researched and presented in child-friendly language to help your child with at-home research.

The official SATs past test papers on TheSchoolRun can be downloaded for free and used to help with SATs revision. Parents' information and advice will improve your child’s chances of success in their exams and help you understand SATs and SATs results.

Free KS1 SATs past papers, advice and information for Year 2 parents
Free optional SATs past papers for Y3, Y4 and Y5
Free KS2 English, science and maths SATs papers (2003-2019), including the new KS2 Grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Free Level 6 past SATs papers (2012-2015) for English and maths (Y6 very able children)

Subscribers have access to exclusive TheSchoolRun practice papers for KS1 SATs, KS2 SATs and optional SATs.

Fractions? Punctuation? Telling the time? Handwriting?

If there’s a specific area of learning your child needs support with, our packs offer information, advice and plenty of engaging practical activities to help you. Written by teachers and experts and exclusively available to TheSchoolRun subscribers, learning packs (each 50+ pages long) are fun as well as practice-packed.

Browse all our learning packs or find out more about our subscriber offering.

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Featured topic: Secondary school applications

Your guide to choosing a secondary school

The move to secondary school is a big turning point in your child's life. Here are our tips on making the right choice of school.

13 things you must look for during a secondary school visit

Starting the secondary school application process and feeling a bit clueless? We quizzed the experts (and the parents who’ve been there and done it) to find out what you should look out for when touring schools.

The parents' guide to secondary school: types of school

Not sure whether your child would do best at an academy, free school or grammar school? We explain the different types of secondary school.

Selective and super-selective schools explained

What are selective and super-selective schools?

Places at selective and super-selective schools are highly sought after, with many applicants for every place – but what's the difference between these types of school, and how does the application process work?

What are secondary school banding tests?

They’re used to ensure schools admit pupils across a range of abilities, but how do banding tests actually work?

Moving house for school places: what the law says

Considering moving house or renting a property to secure a place at your first choice of school? We have the facts you need to know.

Secondary school performance measures explained for parents

The parents' guide to secondary school: performance measures

Every parent wants their child to go to a secondary school that will help them reach their potential. We explain how to interpret the league tables.

What is the 12+/13+ late transfer test?

If your heart is set on a grammar school place for your child but they didn't pass the 11+ you could consider late transfer test. We explain the process for entry at 12+ or 13+.

School admissions appeals forms: a step-by-step guide

If you’ve just found out that your child hasn’t got a place in the school they wanted, the good news is that you can appeal the decision. Read our comprehensive guide on how to write a good appeals form and what information you need to include.

What is the equal preference system?

How do schools take your rankings into account when you apply for a place? We explain how equal preference works.

10 common secondary school application mistakes

Applying for a job is a walk in the park compared to choosing, applying for and getting your child into your preferred secondary school. In the next few frantic weeks, half a million families will be putting pen to paper – so make sure your application form doesn’t contain any of their common mistakes.

The parents' guide to secondary school: KS3 and KS4 explained

What will your child learn at school in KS3 and KS4? We take a look at the secondary school curriculum from Year 7 up.

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Your questions answered: choosing, applying to and appealing secondary school places

We invited education author Dr Kim Thomas to talk to TheSchoolRun’s parents about navigating secondary school choices. Read on for her top tips.

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