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Links for teachers
We’ve assembled some links to web sites that students might find interesting. Plus you will find more links to web sites on specific topics within most of our exhibitions and snapshots.
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This site from the British Museum explores Egypt for KS2.
The BBC's history resource covers many topics. Click on the Kids section to see material aimed at the curriculum.
BBC History Magazine's website offers a variety of news, features and other articles.
This history site contains a selection of teaching and learning resources. Some of these are available for free and others can be bought.
Churchill Archives Centre's site offers online resources and exercises for the A level curriculum, from World War I onwards.
The Connections Project site documents the history and experiences of Asian, Black and Jewish people in modern Britain.
The Domesday Explorer website has information about all aspects of Domesday Book, including its history and value as a source.
Documents are presented from the Durham County Record Office which describe conditions found by the British Army when they took over Belsen in April 1945. There are teachers’ notes and suggested classroom activities.
This website uses a range of archive material relating to the Second World War from East Midlands collections and can used by teachers and pupils in the classroom.
A multimedia history of World War One, it includes sections on the battles, personalities and poets, plus a collection of personal memoirs.
A website aimed at developing access to women's history sources in the British Isles.
Greater Manchester County Record Office and Manchester Schools' Improvement Service have produced a series of education packs designed to fit in with the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stages 1-3, focusing on Victorian England and Local History.
A highly interactive site for primary school children that covers the Romans, Tudors, Victorians and World War Two. Children can also write their own stories, which they can publish on line.
Hidden Lives Revealed features a selection of archive material about poor and disadvantaged children cared for by The Waifs and Strays' Society (now The Children's Society) between 1881 and 1918.
The Institute of Historical Research in London provides information of use to the undergraduate and postgraduate student, as well as to the interested non-specialist. Reviews in History, the Institute's journal for reviewing major works in history, is online here. See also History in Focus, looking at particular themes in history for post-16 educational use.
Holnet's site focuses on London during World War Two.
Moving Here is a database of photos, maps, objects and documents recording the last 200 years of people’s experiences of migrating to England.
The education section of the USA’s National Archives and Records Administration site features primary sources, activities and training for educators and students.
The National Curriculum website includes links to relevant websites and schemes of work.
National Grid for Learning
The online handling collection of Islington Education Artefacts Library contains objects from the Romans to 20th century. It has images, information, rotating objects and interactive environments.
This is a local history project from The History Channel and English Heritage.
This website has been designed to help schools plan and teach innovative history courses, based on the national curriculum programmes of study
The Reading Museum Service website offers learning experiences for everyone from the serious student to the youngest child. The collections pages include the entire length of the replica Bayeux Tapestry online.
Mr Fields UK site offers relevant links as well as online resources.
Scotland's Secret Bunker is both a museum and a memorial to the Cold War. It can be used as a teaching tool for groups studying the post-war and cold war periods.
Silent Voices Speak is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the use of art in the education of the Holocaust.
The Spartacus site contains information on British History. It also offers a free weekly email journal for anyone interested in using the Internet to teach or study history. The journal includes online news, reviews of websites and articles on ICT and history.
The Schools History Project website features online resources and information.
This site by Ian Dawson provides activities that require history students to think, question and participate. It helps history teachers to develop active learning with their students.
This example of a school history website is from Weatherhead High School and provides downloadable resources for both pupils and teachers.
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