Tombstones and Tales Teachers Pack

Tombstones and Tales at Dunfermline Abbey Churchyards. A learning resource aimed at upper primary and BGE S1-S3 history students. It includes background information, learning activities and additional support materials.

Kelsae Archaeology Project

The Kelsae Archaeology Project – a case study. An archaeology project developed and delivered by young people working alongside archaeologists and members of their communities.

Stories in Stone

Within every historic graveyard, behind every gravestone there are fascinating stories from the past. Stories in Stone, a new learning resource for Greyfriars Kirkyard, explores some of these stories. Stories that uncover Scotland’s links to colonialism and the trade in enslaved African people.

Archaeology in Schools: Exploring Local Heritage

Take an archaeological approach to exploring local heritage, from graveyards to high streets and pick up some practical tips and inspiration for your next project. The talks in this webinar recording will not just help you and your learners uncover stories from the past but will also highlight how the past can impact on our present and future lives.

Learning Resources in Action

Forestry and Land Scotland Learning Resources in Action. Using Into the Wildwoods in an informal learning setting.

Archaeology and Outdoor Learning

A short introduction to the free resources available from Forestry and Land Scotland and their application across different learning settings.

To Build a Broch

To Build a Broch describes the building of a broch over two thousand years ago. It presents an illustrated narrative populated by a cast of cool characters

Chatterpast

The Chatterpast education resource, part of the Co-Producing Tolerant Futures through Ancient Identities project, promotes a more nuanced and less binary interpretation of the Iron Age and Roman past at heritage venues and in primary school classrooms.

Attainment through Archaeology

Archaeology Scotland’s Attainment through Archaeology programme aims to engage and connect young people with their local heritage, raising aspirations for work and further learning, developing new skills and knowledge while improving health and wellbeing within a supportive, outdoor learning environment. Find out more in this blog post.