We provide free access to Britannica School for all of the following children and young people:
- Essex children in care (CiC)
- previously looked after children (PLAC) who attend an Essex education setting​
- all children that have or have had a social worker who attend an Essex education setting
Benefits of Britannica
Britannica is safe, easy to use and provides a variety of content linked to school subjects. It saves time on homework and projects and can be translated into many languages.
Image Quest is also a time saver providing safe, royalty-free images which can be copied and used for all sorts of things.
For more information about how Britannia can help and a guide to getting started download the following documents:
- How Britannica supports Looked After Children document (Word, 68KB)
- Three ways that Britannica Digital Learning can make your lives easier (Word, 436KB)
- Guided Tour: A guide to getting started with Britannica (PDF, 8.36MB)
Register and login
For details on how to register and login download the following documents:
If you’ve already registered, use our Essex Virtual School Britannica Digital Learning link.
We are not endorsing the purchase of Britannica. Schools and settings should use their own judgement as to the benefits before purchasing.
Guidance and support
For more information and help with using Britannica School and Image Quest download the following documents:
- Designated teacher guidance and support (PDF, 60KB)
- Foster carer guidance and support (Word, 216KB)
- Student guidance and support (Word, 232KB)
- Social worker guidance and support (Word, 1.3MB)
- Home Learning eBook (PDF, 9.67MB)
- Raising Resilient Kids: Promoting mental health through social and emotional learning (PDF, 1.38MB)
- Black History Lesson (PDF)
- Black History Lesson Worksheet (PDF)