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Abolition - The British Slave Trade and its Abolition 1770-1807
The campaign to abolish the British Slave Trade generated a national movement. How were Scots involved? Research the facts and learn the campaign tactics. Gather your evidence, prepare your arguments and fight your own campaign. |
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Free at Last?
From Jim Crow to Black Power, this site explores the history of race relations in the USA, 1918 – 1968. Examine, interpret and evaluate a wide variety of sources on key areas such as Freedom Summer and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. |
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Immigrants and Exiles
Get a taste of life as a 19th Century Irish/Scots immigrant with extracts from newspapers, letters, official documents, photos and songs. Learn how to interpret and evaluate these historical sources. |
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Mary Queen of Scots and the Scottish Reformation
Explore some key dates from the dramatic life of Mary Queen of Scots and practise your source handling skills using the interactive exercises. |
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Social Change: Employment 1945 to 1979
Discover how life and work has changed in Scotland with a look at four key industries: carpets, oil, cars and shipbuilding. Meet the workers, see and hear their history and share the inspiration. |
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Wallace and Bruce
Assume the role of a medieval Scots noble and decide how you will survive the Wars of Independence. Should you fight beside Wallace at Stirling Bridge? Should you switch sides and support King Edward when it all starts to go wrong? |
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Bitesize Revision
Revision websites for Standard Grade and Higher subjects. Includes database of answered Ask a Teacher questions. |
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Blast
Blast aims to inspire young people across Scotland to make the most of their creative and hidden talents, be it in music, art, film, dance or writing. |
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Pupils
Have a look to see what other BBC websites may be useful for students of all ages. |
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