Learning Platforms
Many subjects use Microsoft 365 One Drive or SharePoint to provide resources and course content to students. The internet is also an incredible resource for learning, but it can be difficult to know where to start. There are great online resources that contain notes, exercises, revision guides and clips broken down by subject and exam board.
The Westgate School subscribes to various online learning platforms that can support our students’ understanding and progress across many different subjects, please find the log in information below:
Sparx Reader
Sparx Reader is an online reading program that helps young people improve their literacy, reading comprehension, and vocabulary skills by encouraging regular, careful reading of a diverse range of books.
It works by assessing a student's reading level and recommending books from its digital library, then regularly checking their understanding with short comprehension questions.
Seneca Learning
Seneca Learning is a free online platform for students to revise and study a wide range of subjects using an interactive and adaptive approach. The platform provides summaries, notes, videos, and practice questions to make studying more efficient and effective.
Kerboodle
Kerboodle is used by a range of different subject area at The Westgate School to provide access to digital textbooks, mini-lessons, and revision resources.
MyMaths
The Maths department offer a variety of online resources to help students revise and progress in the subject.
MyMaths offers online video lessons and homework for a huge range of topics. Students from The Westgate School may log in with the details below at the following location:
Login: westgateschool
Password: maths
Mathswatch
Mathswatch is an additional online resource highly recommended for use by The Westgate School students. Individual log in details are issued by the Maths department directly to students.
Learndojo
Learndojo is a free revision website for A-level and GCSE students. You can get help with your subjects here:
Languagenut
The Westgate School subscribes to Languagenut – an industry leading product which supports students with language learning in French and Spanish. This resource is ideal for developing exam skills. Students who learn French or Spanish at The Westgate School will regularly be directed to Languagenut to familiarise themselves with key vocabulary and spellings required for upcoming lessons.
Individual log in details are issued by the Languages department directly to students.
The Day Newsletter
The Day is an online newspaper written for students with stories presented at different reading levels (L2 to L5) enabling access for all.
The Day is full of news that you should know – sometimes it is exciting, sometimes it is inspiring, sometimes its fascinating, sometimes it is sad; but every time, it is helping you to learn.
The Day helps you to learn by improving your literacy, you will develop your vocabulary and you will be able to link what you learn in school to real life events happening in the world around you.