Educational websites

BBC - Education Scotland - Bitesize revision
The website produces manageable 'bitesize' pages on key topics, concentrating on material which students find particularly difficult. The material is written by examiners and teachers and reflects key areas of the examination syllabus.

BBC Education Scotland
The secondary school section is packed with subject materials for learners and teachers. See Standard Grade Bitesize for revision help with 12 subjects and Higher Bitesize for nine subjects, now including Gàidhlig. There are also plenty of interactive resources in the 14+ section for English, history, modern studies and geography.

BBC Learning
Wide range of subject areas and resources for schools, colleges and adults, with online learning courses in many areas and plenty of useful web links.

British Council - MontageWorld
MontageWorld is a global web-based programme of curriculum projects which encourages international communication between young people in the UK and young people in other countries.

Channel 4: Homework High
A Channel 4 website offering help with homework, subjects covered are English, Maths, Science, Geography, Languages and History. The site includes a Study Skills section as well as a team of experienced teachers to help solve homework problems..

Creative Thinking and Goal Setting
A new resource for teachers, lecturers and Scottish educationalists on creative thinking and goal setting. Find out about reversal thinking, the six thinking hats, lateral thinking, brainstorming, and dreams and goals. To access this site you need a password available from customer services at enquiries@LTScotland.org.uk.

GTCS: Supporting and Guiding Probationer Teachers
Support and guidance for Scotland's probationer teachers.

Intute
Free online service created by a network of UK universities and partners. Web resources for education and research in the database are evaluated and described by subject specialists.

Scottish Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (Scottish CILT)
This organisation promotes the teaching of modern foreign languages. The website has details of publications and events, as well as useful web links. It has a database of statistics about learning and teaching languages in Scotland.

Study Skills and Strategies (Leckie & Leckie)
A publication providing information about brain compatible learning, study environments, study techniques and time management.

The Open University: Openlearn
Free and open educational resources for learners and educators around the world from The Open University.

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.