English

Key Stage 1 / Key Stage 2 / Key Stage 3 / Key Stage 4 / Age 5 - 11+

School Radio offers a number of teaching resources to support the primary English curriculum at KS1 and KS2 and a new abridgement of the original text of Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for KS3 and KS4. Programmes target the key learning objectives of the curriculum and all resources for English also have this purpose in common: to exploit the magic of audio and stimulate the imagination of the listener.

New resources

New Resource Packs for KS1 and KS2 English

Discover our new Resource Packs for KS1 and KS2 crammed with activities suitable for learning at school and at home.

Full versions of animated series for English KS1/KS2

Full versions (all episodes combined) of the animated series below - this may be useful for those parents/carers working with children at home.

NEW - Beowulf

The Anglo-Saxon story of Beowulf is told in 3 short animated episodes

KS1 video resources / Age 5 - 7

Jack and the Beanstalk

Age 5 - 7. A video animation of the popular traditional story for KS1 pupils.

Little Red Riding Hood

Age 5- 7. The traditional story is told in 7 fun video animations for KS1 pupils.

Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman

Age 5 - 7. The traditional Hindu tale is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

Age 5 - 7. The Afro-Caribbean traditional story is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.

Tiddalik the Frog

Age 5 - 7. The Aborigine story of Tiddalik the Frog is animated in two episodes for KS1 pupils.

KS1 audio resources / Age 5 - 7

The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Age 5 - 7. A collection of Beatrix Potter's best-known stories, read by famous voices.

Aesop's Fables

Age 5 - 9. 40 of Aesop's best known fables told by famous voices in 5 minute episodes.

Audio stories

Age 3 - 11+. A growing collection of audio stories for all age groups.

Stimulus Sounds Library

Age 9 - 11. A collection of 16,000+ sound effects from the BBC to stimulate a range of activity.

KS2 video resources / Age 7 - 11

Macbeth

Age 9 - 11. An animated version of Shakespeare's powerful drama for KS2 pupils.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Age 9 - 11+. Shakespeare's play of love, magic and mayhem in 8 video episodes.

The Tempest

Age 9 - 11. An animation of Shakespeare's tale of wizards magic and revenge.

Viking Sagas

Age 7 - 9. Watch stories from Norse mythology told in a fun but faithful style.

Treasure Island

Age 9 - 11. Robert Louis Stevenson's famous tale of pirates and treasure is told in 10 video clips.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Watch the exciting story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in six short video clips.

KS2 audio resources / Age 7 - 11

Carrie's War

Age 9 - 11. Nina Bawden's classic story set during WW2 is told in 10 episodes.

The Wind in the Willows

Age 7 - 11. Bernard Cribbins reads Kenneth Grahame's classic story abridged in 10 episodes.

War Horse

Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's classic WW1 story about Joey the horse is told in 10 episodes.

Private Peaceful

Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's moving story about brothers Tommo and Charlie in WW1.

Friend or Foe

Age 9 - 11. Michael Morpurgo's story about evacuation and friendship during WW2.

The Machine Gunners

Age 9 - 11. An abridgement in 10 episodes of Robert Westall's popular WW2 story.

Talking Poetry

Age 7 - 11. Some of today's leading children's poets introduce and read some of their works.

Tales from Ancient Greece

Age 9 - 11. A collection of some of the best-known stories from Ancient Greek mythology, including King Midas, the Minotaur, Medusa, Persephone and the Cyclops.

A Christmas Carol

Age 9 - 11. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story is told in 9 episodes.

Shakespeare Retold

Age 9 - 11. Stories by leading children's writers inspired by plays by Shakespeare.

Oliver Twist

Age 9 - 11. A full-cast dramatisation of Dickens' famous story set in Victorian London.

Audio stories

Age 3 - 11+. A growing collection of audio stories for all age groups.

Aesop's Fables

Age 5 - 9. 40 of Aesop's best known fables told by famous voices in 5 minute episodes.

Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Age 5 - 9. Adaptations of some of Andersen's best-known stories, read by famous voices.

Meet the authors

Age 9 - 11. Leading children's writers answer questions from school children about their work.

KS3 / KS4 audio / video resources

Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

KS3/KS4. Age 13+. Abridged original text read by John Sessions, with Julian Rhind-Tutt as Dr Jekyll.

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