Ideas & Resources

Our Sporting Life project: get your school involved

Our Sporting Life is a travelling celebration of the nation's sporting achievements in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics. Find out about exhibitions and how you can get involved in the project.

Citizenship and History news: Africans in Roman York?

Archaeological tests on the skeleton of a 5th century socialite in York have revealed the high-flyer was of high status North African descent.

Yinka Shonibare's Nelson's Ship in a Bottle on Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square

The next commission for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square would make an excellent discussion point for Citizenship and History.

Site we like: ArtisanCam's art interactives and videos

ArtisanCam website is perfect for KS1 and beyond arty interactives and videos for you and your class.

The British Museum's new Young explorers website has Time explorer game and more

The new kids' site from the British Museum, Young explorers, has our latest favourite game on it - Time explorer.

Ironbridge launches unique scheme called ADVANCE to help young entrepreneurs

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust has launched the first training programme of its kind called ADVANCE aimed at 18-25 year old entrepreneurs to build practical skills for business and creativity.

Drawing the Buddha and making Ganesh: cross-curricular resources from CLEO

Two free web materials from Cumbria and Lancashire Education Online, CLEO, allow your pupils to create both the Buddha and Hindu elephant deity Ganesh.

The Royal Albert Hall's new Showtime interactive promotes secondary Maths, English and ICT skills

The Royal Albert Hall has launched Showtime, a free online resource to support secondary Maths, English and ICT learning using the inspirational backdrop of the Grade I listed building.

Teaching resources round-up: Victorian classic Alice in Wonderland

We've gathered together some really useful resources from UK museums and archives to help your class find out more about the Victorian children's literary classic Alice in Wonderland.

Teaching resources: 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

Culture24 takes a look at the wealth of online resources on offer for International Year of Biodiversity 2010.

Pablo Picasso: resources and teaching ideas

With the exhibition Picasso: Peace and Freedom coming to Tate Liverpool, May 21 - August 30, 2010, here's a round-up of Picasso works in UK museums and galleries, including online learning resources...

AccessArt is looking for school involvement in its creative Studio Project

Access Art's Studio Project offers schools support and expertise to set up community-based creative projects.

National Science and Engineering Week 2010 for teachers

National Science and Engineering Week, the nation's largest celebration of science runs from March 12 until 21, 2010 and there are some great resources to engage your pupils with science.

Teaching resources round-up: Henry Moore

There's a major exhibition of sculptor Henry Moore's work at Tate Britain between February 24 - August 8, 2010 but if you can't get your class to London, read on to find a Henry Moore piece near you...

Competitions for kids: round-up spring 2010

We have a selection of great art and story writing competitions that your class or kids might be interested in entering.

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