Teacher Guide
Further resources
Topics
If you'd like to research some of the topics mentioned in the leagues, try these sites:www.wikipedia.org: an encyclopaedia written and edited by users: extremely useful, but you should always check the facts against another source.
www.britannica.com: the Encyclopaedia Britannica. You have to pay a subscription to access the encyclopaedia content, but there are also features that are freely available online.
www.bbc.co.uk/sn: the BBC's science site.
www.bbc.co.uk/learning: the BBC has an extensive range of factual articles on educational topics, including religious studies, history, personal development and English.
www.citizen.org.uk/: citizenship resources.
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk: resources from the Citizenship Foundation.
www.cewc-cymru.org.uk/Free_downloads/899: useful ideas for exploring issues to do with the European Union, such as religion and human rights.
www.actionaid.org.uk/1545/africa_resources_for_schools.html: information on African countries.
www.plan-edresources.org/: useful resources about children in other countries, including pictures and case studies.
www.plan-edresources.org/: educational charity promoting democracy and participation.
www.equalityhumanrights.com: Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Images and Information
If you are looking for images and information to support the items you are adding to your leagues, try these sites:
www.wikipedia.org: an extremely useful resource for both information and images to use in your leagues, but you should always check the facts against another source.
photography.nationalgeographic.com: a resource of high quality photographs covering areas such as the natural world and peoples and cultures.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk: the National Archives: contains valuable historical records, as well as articles about different historical periods.
www.planet-science.com: science resources for Key Stage 3 and 4.
www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/: geography resources for KS 1–3
www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/resourcematerials/Resources/index.cfm: lesson plans and teaching resources in a range of subjects.
openlearn.open.ac.uk: Open University's course materials. Mostly aimed at undergraduate students, but some of the material can be adapted for use with A–level students.
dgfl.medialab.nl/: search engine tailored for use by schools. Searches only sites that have relevant educational content.
www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/tvcitizenship: British Film Institute resources on teaching television in the context of citizenship.
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