Educational websites

Browse our selection of links to high-quality educational websites for the classroom, homework and revision. You will find a wealth of information relevant to NQ subjects including classroom resources, factsheets, images and interactive activities.

Website of the month - http://scholar.hw.ac.uk

This month's spotlight falls on Scholar. Scholar provides high quality web-based courses and a 'virtual college' support network for students studying specific national qualifications. One of the latest resources to become available on Scholar is 'Simplified Mandarin'. This resource focuses on writing numbers in Mandarin, initially from one to 10 and then to 99.

Explanation is given regarding stroke order, and worksheets are provided for the learner with examples of how the strokes develop into characters. A reference sheet is also supplied for reinforcement. An audio resource is also available to allow the numbers to be heard and offers opportunities for practising the correct sound.

This is an interactive, engaging resource where the student listens to the sound; submits the number and is given a response regarding their accuracy.

Latest websites added:

1. BBC - Skillswise: Numbers: Handling data
A website dedicated to improving numeracy and mathematic skills. Printable pupil worksheets are provided.

2. BBC Bitesize - Maths: Handling data
Allows students to revise and test their data handling skills. It covers measures of average, comparing distribution, probability, collecting, recording and representing data.

3. Emaths
Emaths provides free classroom resources for teachers of mathematics, helping them to teach topics clearly and interactively. As this is originally written for the English curriculum, teachers should have an awareness of the content of Scottish syllabus to access suitable material.

4. Maths Mutt
An interactve maths resource covering algebra, calculus, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and several other topics. Suitable for S1 pupils through to Advanced Higher students.

5. Mathematics revision
This Scottish maths website assists the understanding and development of Mathematical knowledge. It caters for pupils studying secondary school maths at Level E, Level F, Standard Grade, Intermediate 1 or 2 and Higher. Lessons set out as learning intentions/success criteria.

6. Super Maths World
This colourful and attractive site has been designed similarly to an interactive computer game. Pupils can choose their character and gain a score as they progress through the activities. Super Maths World will engage a wide variety of abilities.

7. GoChinese
An award-winning, Chinese language learning platform. Based on text-to-speech modules, dictionary databases and linguistic engines, this platform provides course materials, instructor-created lessons and exercises as well as any content that students submit.

8. Humanist Academy
A collection of Teacher and Student Guides created by the Humanist Academy to accompany the NQ Free-Standing Unit in Humanism (F33F).

9. Clyde Waterfront Curriculum resources
A collection of over 200 lesson outlines and project ideas that will help young people see the relevance of their learning. The wide range of cross curricular themes includes bridges, Clyde community, tourism and leisure, transport and health.

10. SQA - Personal Development
Visit the Scottish Qualifications Authority website for NQ review updates, arrangements documents, standards and assessors reports on Personal Development.

Disclaimer

The links in this section have been carefully selected and evaluated by our team, and are checked periodically. Many have been recommended by teachers of NQs. However, the content of websites may change after we have visited them. If you find that any of sites listed have inappropriate content or links, or are no longer current, please contact us immediately using the feedback form so that we can remove them.

It must be emphasised that inclusion of these web links does not in any way represent endorsement by Learning and Teaching Scotland, nor are we responsible for the content of external websites.