Secondary publications

Learning to Write, Writing to Learn

Learning to Write, Writing to Learn has been written to support teachers in teaching imaginative, functional and personal writing.

The publication consists of three booklets which provide practical advice and examples to help effective policy, planning and implementation of the writing curriculum in schools.

MusicWorks with the RSAMD: Performances for Students of NQ Music

The DVD and audio CD present performances of a range of works by students of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, together with a series of interviews. The musical works exemplify different styles, genres and instrumental groupings.

MusicWorks 2 with the RSAMD: Performances

The DVD and audio CD show performances of a range of jazz and traditional works by students of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Tommy Smith’s Youth Jazz Orchestra. There is also a series of interviews with performers.

History: In the Shadow of the Bomb: The Cold War 1945-1985

A bi-level support pack for this European and World History option, studying the relationships between East and West in the aftermath of the Second World War, examining the reasons for the tensions, and the attempts to resolve them.

Lifeskills - Traveller's Cheque (CD Rom)

This CD-ROM helps students learn about the processes involved in selecting, booking and saving for a holiday. Along the way they will learn essential life skills including opening and running a bank account as well as vital organisational and administration skills. All activities have been designed to appeal equally to older students with special educational needs and children at the later stages of primary and early secondary.

Technology Education in Scottish Schools: A Statement of Position

This paper sets out in broad terms some of the characteristics technology education needs to exhibit in practice if pupils are to develop technological capability in a progressive way throughout their school years.