Secondary resources

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
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.

Burns Night
An online interactive guide to celebrating Burns Night, with performances of a couple of the poems, information about Robert Burns and menus for Burns Night, including modern recipes with Scottish ingredients.

Celebrating Burns - an enterprising approach
A range of enterprising ideas and activities to help you celebrate Robert Burns's birthday in your school.

Channel 4 - Lost Generation
A website packed with information about the First World War including a database of the names of those who died.. The website is aimed at pupils aged between 11-16 years old and offers a tour of a typical trench, timelines of events including the Somme and reflections by contemporary teenagers.

Channel 4 modern languages - Chez Mimi and Hennings Haus
Link to Chez Mimi and Hennings Haus, interactive games and fun for learners. There are also teachers' notes and useful vocabulary lists.

CIA World Factbook
Up-to-date information and maps for every country in the world. Includes facts on population, economy, government, transport and communications.

Citoyens Du Monde
Citoyens Du Monde is a global citizenship resource produced for teachers of modern languages, designed to support Curriculum for Excellence in the French classroom.

Classical Net
A comprehensive collection of information and news on classical music subjects including reviews, composers and their music, the basic repertoire, recommended classical music recordings and a CD buying guide.

Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Community Food and Health (Scotland) aims to enhance the impact and influence of local activity on the national effort to promote social inclusion and tackle health inequalities through improved food access. The website has information and advice as well as a discussion forum, a searchable database of community food initiatives and featured case studies of community food initiatives. Community Food and Health (Scotland) is the new name of the Scottish Community Diet Project.