A guide to all of the FREE educational services by celebs during self-isolation

Including Maths, English and Music!

Author: Alex RossPublished 31st Mar 2020

If you have children at home right now and are struggling to come to terms with homeschooling during this self-isolation period, don't panic! Not only are there a number of amazing online tools to help out, a wide-range of celebs have also made their services free to use, in an attempt to help educate the nation whilst the schools are closed.

Whether it's daily PE lessons, maths tutorials, or more fun items like dance, magic and music, these celebs have got everything covered!

Maths with Carol Vorderman

Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman has made her online maths school 'The Maths Factor' free to use during self-isolation.

The service is usually £2 per week, but due to the current situation, Carol has made the decision to make the service free for all children between the ages of 4-11, until schools reopen.

English with David Walliams

Children's author David Walliams is releasing one of his books in an audio format for the next 30 days!

You can download the books right here.

PE with Joe Wicks

Fitness coach Joe Wicks is hosting a free online PE class for children and adults to get involved in. He's also donating any profit he makes to the NHS!

Joe's PE classes take place on his YouTube channel every morning at 9am, Monday-Friday.

Magic with Ben Hanlin

If you need to inject a bit of fun into homeschooling, magician and Dancing On Ice 2020 star Ben Hanlin is hosting daily magic lessons.

Ben is teaching children one magic trick everyday over on his Facebook and Instagram pages, Monday-Friday at 3.15pm.

Dance with Oti Mabuse

Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse and her dancer husband Marius Lepure are getting the nation dancing every day!

Oti and Marius are doing themed dance tutorials over on Oti's YouTube channel.

Nature with Steve Backshall

Naturalist and TV star Steve Backshall is offering live nature and wildlife lessons at 9.30am on his YouTube page.

Steve told fans, "From habitats to holotypes, parasites to pademelons, I'll do my best to bring the wild world into your living room, from... my living room!"

Music with Harry Judd

McFly drummer Harry Judd is holding a number of free drumming classes for beginners, getting his own children Kit and Lola involved.

Harry's lessons take place over on his Instagram page.

Geography with Ben Fogle

Broadcaster Ben Fogle is holding daily lessons at 4pm to teach kids in his 'The Adventure Class'. During the online lessons, Ben shares stories of adventure and the wilderness.

The lessons take place over on his Instagram page.

Food Tech with Jamie Oliver

Top chef Jamie Oliver has a brand new show on Channel 4 called Keep Cooking and Carry On, which is currently being shot on his mobile due to the Coronavirus.

The show, which airs on Channel 4 Monday-Friday at 5.30pm, shows Jamie cooking some amazing yet simple dishes, which are perfect to get the kids involved!

History with Dan Snow

TV presenter and historian Dan Snow is 'bringing the classroom to your front room' with daily videos documenting some of the biggest moments in history.

So far, Dan has covered topics like The Black Death and World World 2, with more expected in the coming days on his History Hit channel.

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