Maundy Thursday
Find out about the history and traditions behind Maunday Thursday when Christians remember the Last Supper of Jesus.
Department of Education, Northern Ireland
The Department of Education site for Northern Ireland which outlines the aims of and plans for the education service. Relevant to teachers and parents alike.
The Story of Africa - Slavery
Here this BBC site examines the history of the slave trade from its roots to the time when it ended.
National Association of Head Teachers
A comprehensive site for this organisation. Registration is needed to access the wide range of resources.
Seeds and Plant Growth Discovery Pack
This activity pack designed for 5 to 12 year olds can be used to encourage children to care for and appreciate living things and to think about the world around them. It looks at seed dispersal, germination, growth, parts of a plant and more.
Teeth and Eating
An interactive website all about teeth, their uses and structure, how you should look after them, the different types of teeth. You can build a mouth in a drag and drop activity. Great on an interactive whiteboard in full-screen mode.
Co-ordinates - Reasoning about Position and Shape
An interactive site where you find the missing coordinates on a given shape, reflected in a mirror line, or the midpoints of straight lines. You can choose to find coordinates in the first quadrant, or all four quadrants.
Science Teaching Resources for Interactive Whiteboards
Six PowerPoint or Smartboard Notebook teaching resources for KS4 Science. Topics include balancing equations, chemical reactions, formation of crude oil, fractional distillation, industrial uses of enzymes, the Atom, the Halogens and the Periodic Table.
Greenfield History Site
A super schools history site with essential facts for a GCSE Modern World history course which includes coursework topics, exemplar essays, revision sheets and advice for students on sourcework.
How to Make Chinese New Year Firecracker Decorations
Here we show you how to make firecracker decorations similar to those that are hung up in homes at Chinese New Year to warn off the monster Nian in Chinese mythology.
