Shared Resources

Pre-school resources


  • 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 Pathe Film Archive
    British Pathe Film Archive
    Contains 3500 hours of film footage and 12,000,000 still images of key social history, sport and entertainment events from 1896 to 1970. A rich source of material for many subject areas in the curriculum, the Archive can be used by young people to create materials which demonstrate their own understanding of a given issue.

  • Community Food and Health (Scotland)
    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.

  • Early Stages Foreign Language Learning and Culture - French
    Early Stages Foreign Language Learning and Culture - French
    This resource is designed to help staff introduce young children to the French language and culture.

  • Early Stages Foreign Language Learning and Culture - Gaelic
    Early Stages Foreign Language Learning and Culture - Gaelic
    This resource from East Ayrshire Council is designed to help any nursery staff introduce a language and accompanying cultural information to their classes.

  • Early Stages Foreign Language Learning and Culture - Spanish
    Early Stages Foreign Language Learning and Culture - Spanish
    Resource produced by East Ayrshire Council to help staff introduce young children to the Spanish language and culture.

  • 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.

  • Fairtrade
    Fairtrade
    Find out about the Fairtrade movement, why it should be studied, and use our helpful links and resources for teaching and learning.

  • Food Fitness
    Food Fitness
    Friendly and easy-to-use website featuring the Activater and Dolittle families provides lots of good advice for a healthy lifestyle and tips on how to improve diet and fitness.

  • Gàidhlig air-loidhne
    Gàidhlig air-loidhne
    A Gaelic medium website containing information and resources for Gaelic language educators. Duilleag-dhachaigh aig gàidhlig air-loidhne: goireas do luchd-teagaisg na Gàidhlig far am faighear stuthan-taic, fiosrachadh mu fhoghlam is mu thidsearan eile, agus bùird-brath mu ghnothaichean a bhuineas dhaibh.

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Early Years resources

Illustrations, websites and publications to support early years learning.

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