Shared Resources

Primary - Expressive arts


  • ArtisanCam
    ArtisanCam
    ArtisanCam is a free interactive website which introduces young people to the world of contemporary visual art. The Artists Zone contains a variety of classroom-based activities, whilst the Activity Zone hosts numerous games and fun interactive activities, designed to encourage children to continue their learning at home.

  • British Library - Learning
    British Library - Learning
    Learning website from the British Library contains wonderful multimedia resources for teachers and students to explore online. This website has interactive movies, discussion points and worksheets useful in many subject areas, from history and English to the sciences.

  • British Library - Turning the Pages
    British Library - Turning the Pages
    This online gallery contains some of the most significant books in history. It ranges from the oldest printed book, to the first atlas of Europe and the original 'Alice in Wonderland'. By clicking, holding and dragging the computer mouse, the reader is effectively able to turn the pages as if reading the original manuscript.

  • Create-A-Scape
    Create-A-Scape
    Designed to help teachers and students create mediascapes as easily as possible and to find all the resources they need to make them in one place. Has everything you need to create mediascapes, including all of the software, step-by-step guides, and inspiration to get you started in using them in school.

  • Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
    Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
    Part of the Edinburgh, UNESCO City of Literature website which has information, teachers' and librarians' resources and activities for pupils, all related to the novel 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson, the focus of the 2008 reading campaign.

  • Drama in the MFL classroom
    Drama in the MFL classroom
    Discusses how drama can be used in the classroom to encourage and develop pupils' knowledge of modern foreign languages. Contains a lesson pack and example plays that can be used.

  • Drama in the primary school
    Drama in the primary school
    Background material on one day 5-14 drama support courses for primary teachers - includes suggestions for drama activities across the primary curriculum and lesson planning.

  • DSO Kids
    DSO Kids
    The Dallas Symphony's magical doorway to a world of musical fun and learning for students, parents and teachers. This website offers classroom programs and website activities.

  • Early Years Illustrations and photos
    Early Years Illustrations and photos
    A collection of downloadable images for use in education. Topics include: minibeasts; children; nursery signs; transport; birthdays; seasons; numbers; animals; people who help us.

  • Genre Posters
    Genre Posters
    A series of literacy genre posters which aim to highlight the main traits of different genres. The posters are available for download in A4 and A3 size.

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Primary resources

Resources on the 5-14 Curriculum website including illustrations, websites, lesson plans, project outlines and pupil worksheets.

Early Years resources

Illustrations, websites and publications to support early years learning.