National Qualifications

History

An image of Neville Chamberlain clutching the Munich agreement

The History page on NQ Online provides support materials and external web links for teaching and learning.

News, events and feature articles are included to assist professional development.

Resources

NQ Online resource database

Go to the resource database for teaching materials at a range of levels (including NQ Curriculum Support titles), many of which can be downloaded free.

NQ Online subject web links

Go to NQ Online's directory of educational websites for a selection of subject web links for help with coursework, homework and revision.
  • SQA - History
    Go to the Scottish Qualifications Authority website for NQ review updates, arrangements documents, standards and assessors reports.
  • Advanced Higher History - advice to centres
    See a summary of advice from principal assessors' reports on improving performance at Advanced Higher History.
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Latest resources

Guide to the new Higher History for teachers

Support for the revised arrangements document,effective from 2010/11.

Guide to the new Higher History for students

Introduces study topics and explains assessment, effective from 2010/11.

Higher Scottish History

Uncover a wealth of resources for the new Paper 2 Scottish History unit.

Mary, Queen of Scots and the Scottish Reformation

Focuses on students' knowledge and understanding and enquiry skills. For Access 3.

The origins and development of the Cold War, 1945-85

Learn about the motivations and events of the Cold War between 1945 and 1985. For Higher.

Free at last?

A series of activities examining race relations in the USA (1918-68). For Access 3.

The Road to War 1933–39

This resource looks at the events and actions that led to the Second World War.

Useful links

History videos

Watch classroom clips on the BBC Learning Zone.

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