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....

Films for Learning is a resource for extending and developing film making, supporting children as they reflect on the activity, the filming and their learning. Pupils can comment on each others films and exchange ideas in the forum area. There are teacher support materials and high quality examples...

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....

The River project is primarily aimed at providing teaching and learning resources to support the Geography curriculum at Key Stage 3. It will additionally enable teachers of key stage 2 to use materials to develop an understanding of the characteristics of a river. The project resources will directl...

Use this website to discover more about Victorian life and Kilve inlcuding Lilstock and Williton workhouse in Somerset. Also, find out about the history of Kilve Court and some of the activities which can be carried out there....

This web site has been created to complement the Local Studies Pack that was created by the Poole Museum Education Service in 1998. This was designed to be used either alongside a visit to the town, or completely in the classroom if a visit was not possible or planned. It provides a useful focus for...

A resource showing you all of the art collections in the Laing Art Gallery and Shipley Art Gallery....

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 ...

Beamish Museum online is a source of classroom activity packs, online museum collections: images, video, and audio. You can also find out about educational activities on site at the museum....

Celebrating Language has a number of aims: To use e-learning to raise awareness of and celebrate the diversity of language and cultures in this region. To promote an appreciation of language in both written and spoken forms. To exploit broadband and multimedia technologies so that learners can ...

Northern Grid for Learning, in partnership with the Friends of Chopwell Wood, has developed a new interactive educational resource for KS2/3. This features 18 locations around the Heritage Lottery funded forest trail. Educational questions, activities and projects that supplement the interactive a...

A one-stop shop for all climate change resources...

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 i...

An interactive story and games to help children aged 4 - 8 understand climate change....

Discovering Bewick is a website devoted to the works of the 18th century wood engraver Thomas Bewick, featuring collections from the Laing Art Gallery and the City Library in Newcastle upon Tyne.  ...

This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was...

A fun way to control an Eco home and make decisions to cut energy costs and carbon emissions to help reduce climate change. Spreadsheet modelling in the background allows you to learn to use spreadsheets to control the house....

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....

An interactive resource that promotes healthy eating whilst encouraging pupils to consider where the food comes from and its effect on communities and the planet Earth....

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, ...

Enquiry-based learning to explore flooding and its links with climate change. Pupils consider different opinions, possible solutions and the decision making process supported by video clips, photographs, and web links. Supporting notes for teachers included....

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 ...

Gain access to a huge searchable database of rocks, fossils and minerals with Geo Finder....

This resource is a multi-disciplinary activity intended, to aid the transition from primary to secondary school. By taking a topic which requires the application of different subject knowledge to achieve understanding and a group approach for successful delivery....

Explore Imagine, a website showcasing 15,000 images of objects and paintings celebrating North East culture....