History KS2/3 – A Local Study of South Shields during WW2.  The teaching programme is focused through a fictional story set over 3 generations.

Sutton Hoo burial site

The material in this section  supports the following sections of the QCA Scheme of Work for History unit 6b ?Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? An Anglo-Saxon case study?:

• What was in the Sutton Hoo grave?
• Whose grave was it?

First produced for BECTA, this activity consists of a range of tasks based on pupils searching an NGFL approved Internet site for information on historical artefacts. The British Museum web site contains the Compass database with over 3000 entries including the Sutton Hoo artefacts used in this investigation.

Pupils work through, individually and collectively, a number of tasks:

• Use an online database to find out about the past
• Examine in detail a range of artefacts
• Collect information about an artefact
• Make inferences about artefacts
• Sort artefacts into categories
• Interpret and present the results of their investigations
• ? Summarise the general characteristics of artefacts from one historical period

The activity supports the development of generic research processes

The Audio Network Education Licence has been developed to provide Schools with world-class music recordings over the National Education Network and the UK's national education broadband networks.  It is hosted at London Grid for Learning and delivered to schools throughout the UK over the NEN.

Schools have FREE access to the same high-quality music resource that is used by professional film, television and media producers. Just right for ICT and digital video projects across the curriculum. Works for Primary, Secondary and FE. Ideal for vocational courses and developing a sense of the world of work.

The service enables the FREE download of Audio Network music files for use in school and college projects including ‘synchronisation’ use in audio-visual productions together with general guidance on music copyright.

Summary of benefits

Ease of use: digital and on-line over the education broadband networks. Standard file type.
Free: school and connected college users do not have to pay.
Choice: huge range of types of music.
Quality: industry quality recordings.
Clean: no viruses...non pop-up advertising.
Legal: all rights cleared for education use in school/college.
Creative Licence: resources can be used creatively.
Restrictions: can’t be distributed or performed outside school/college or on the WWW without additional licences...but...
Additional licences: provide a one-step process for public performance/distribution.
Curriculum relevance: meets the needs of e-learning and 'Harnessing the Technology' and supports many areas of the curriculum in Primary, Secondary, Further and Higher Education.
Examinations: meets requriements of examinations and the new generation of e-assessment.
World of work: uses industry procedures and supports of vocational courses.

Britain and London haven’t always been so diverse. Taking a look at history can help us understand how our population has changed over time and the reasons for this. People have been moving to and from Britain for hundreds of years. This is called immigration and emigration.

Jewish people are one of the many immigrant groups that has contributed to the richness of our society both now and in the past. This group of people is the focus of our local study.

It includes the personal story of Bertha Leverton, a Kindertransportee from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. She came to England from Munich at the age of 15years with her brother and sister. Bertha dedicated a large part of her life collecting stories about other kindertransportees. For this work she was awarded the O.B.E. from her Majesty The Queen in 2005.

Old Vic, New Voices

Under Kevin Spacey’s direction, the Old Vic Education section has employed professional directors, writers and actors to work with pupils and students from South London schools on a variety of projects to encourage them to think about the creative use of drama in other subjects. The first project was a joint collaboration with the Imperial War Museum around the theme of the first day of the battle of the Somme in 1916.

The topics covered include Signing up, Women at Home, Training, the Battle, Back Home and Consequences.

the web-site includes six easy to followlesson plans for 13 to 18 year olds. the emphasis is on using drama techniques to encourage debate. Each lesson plan focuses on key issues relating to the battle of the Somme and contains scenes filmed during the performance. all of the learning materials are designed to encourage teachers to replicate the project as a Drama in History project in their own school.

A national, interactive history resource to deliver the KS1 History topic on 'Toys' in an interesting and engaging way

Visit and explore a virtual version of the National Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green.

Lots of online activities to support individual and whole class work.

This resource looks at the impact of the Blitz on London from the 111 continuous nights of bombing raids in 1940 to the use of V! and V2 rockets in the later stages of the war. It contains a host of photos and other resources form the Imperial War Museum on the impact of the Blitz, sheltering from the raids, evacuation of London children to the countryside and the impact of rationing. Many of the photos included were taken by Bill Brandt.

There are downloadable worksheets to support all age groups in KS2

Split screen interviews with 1880 and 2008 footballers. Filmed at the National Football Museum, Preston.

Charterhouse has a long and interesting history, which this website brings to life. Charterhouse through the ages is discovered; medieval, victorian and roman charterhouse periods. There are lots of excellent resources to help you visualise Charterhouse past and present, and some activities as well.

The Digital Storytelling site is a place where learners can publish video and animations. It is similar to YouTube. However, all videos and animations and any comments added to published materials are viewed by an administrator before publication thus ensuring that the site is free  from inappropriate material.

CookIt is more than an online recipe book. Learners can submit their own recipes, watch short videocast programmes, find out about food in the past and link recipes to festivals and seasons.

Dorset's dramatic ties with the sea are revealed in museums across the county. This web site enables you to view the collections and enjoy the real-life adventures they represent.

This resource uses streamed video to compare and contrast life in Essex between 1914 and 1953 with life in the 21st century. It uses material from the East Anglian Film Archive and new material produced by five Essex schools.

Resources produced by Northern Grid to support the Folk Archive Resource North East archive.

FlashMeeting is an application based on the Adobe Flash 'plug in' and Flash Media Server. Running in a standard web browser window, it allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Typically a meeting is pre-booked by a registered user and a url, containing a unique password for the meeting, is returned by the FlashMeeting server. The 'booker' passes this on to the people they wish to participate, who simply click on the link to enter into the meeting at the arranged time.

During the meeting one person speaks (i.e. broadcasts) at a time. Other people can simultaneously contribute using text chat, the whiteboard, or emoticons etc. while waiting for their turn to speak. This way the meeting is ordered, controlled and easy to follow. A replay of the meeting is instantly available, to those with the 'unique' replay url.

FlashMeeting users belong to one of three account types; Guest, Sign In and Booker.

This project focuses on the development of tourism in Torbay and in Bournemouth. The site explores a series of themes, and many of the sources have been catergorised to make it easier for you to get a more complete idea of particular aspects of Victorian life in seaside towns.

Gàidhlig Air-loidhne is a website for Gaelic teachers. Because it is aimed at the Gaelic community, there is no English version of the site. However, we recognise that non-Gaelic-speaking Head Teachers and others have an interest in Gaelic education. Therefore, a section of the site provides summaries of the main site and a small selection of dedicated pages designed for those people who are connected to Gaelic education but do not have a strong command of the language.