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CLEO Cross Curricular Resources

Subject: Cross Curricular
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4
http://cleo.net.uk
Select resources by Key Stage from the subject grid. Each subject area has video-rich,; innovative materials.


CLEO Video Conferencing

Subject: Cross Curricular
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4,; KS5
http://www.cleo.net.uk/index.php?category_id=60
CLEO offers a wide range of Video Conferencing sessions through Lancashire Museums service and Cumbria Museums and Collection,; including the National Football Museum and the Wordsworth Trust. Sessions are supported by project packs and pupil-focused Discover e-boxes.


Climate Change

Subject: Geography,; Science
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4,; KS5
http://www.wmnet.org.uk/22.cfm
A collaborative approach to investigating and learning about climate change,; with opportunities for learners to 'ask the experts' and contribute through blogs and by giving feedback. Support for teachers includes curriculum links and supporting scientific evidence.


Discovery Box

Subject: History,; English,; Cross Curricular
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4,; KS5
http://discoverybox.e2bn.org/
Discovery Box allows pupils to build up an argument; a description of an event,; person or even a historical period by placing evidence (movies,; sound,; web links or graphics) in a virtual box. View Discovery Boxes submitted by other users.


First and Second World Wars

Subject: History,; English,; Literacy,; Citizenship,; Thinking Skills,; MFL,; ICT
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4
http://www.northerngrid.org/ngflwebsite/new_resource_area/ww_home.html
Resources to support the teaching of World Wars 1 and 2,; including an Infantryman's diary from World War 1,; interviews with survivors from World War 2 and a collection of resources from the RBC community.


Loc8

Subject: Geography,; History,; Enterprise Education,; Citizenship
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4,; KS5
http://loc8.yhgfl.net
Maps of various types and scales plus high-resolution overhead photos of the whole region can be combined and overlaid. With some maps,; the application provides the ability to drill down through multiple layers to select an area right down to the smallest detail. Although Loc8 is only available to schools in the region,; there will be additional resources developed which can be used with other similar resources such as InfoMapper.


Making the News Support Site

Subject: ICT,; English
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4
http://content.swgfl.org.uk/mtn/
A comprehensive support site,; full of ideas to help pupils submit really high-quality writing,; with technical tips to help schools get started.


Sainsbury's Virtual Museum

Subject: History
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4
http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/accounts/sainsburys/museum/museum.htm
This resource,; developed in collaboration with Sainsbury's Archives,; includes sections on the nature of the business in both the Victorian era and the Second World War. Based on exclusive primary resources,; the site explores not only the nature of shopping but also the life and experiences of the people who worked in the stores. The KS1 and 2 sections focus on what shops were like in the Victorian era; users can explore an old Sainsbury's and meet Harry Webb,; an Edwardian delivery boy. Some sections are also available in Welsh. For KS3 and 4,; there are video interviews with Sainsbury's staff recalling their experiences during air raids in the Second World War and a database of company memos showing how senior management dealt with the 'problem' of employing women in their stores during war time. For each section there are age and curriculum relevant worksheets. The site contains no company advertising.


Screenonline

Subject: Cross Curricular
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4,; KS5
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/
Screenonline is an on-line encyclopedia of British Film and Television featuring hundreds of hours of film and television clips from the vast collections of the BFI National Archive. The site also features the BFI Screenonline Education Zone,; a free resource to help all subject teachers make the most out of the use of moving images in the classroom.


Special Educational Needs

Subject: All
Key Stage: KS3,; KS4
http://www.northerngrid.org/ngflwebsite/sennew/index.html
This area includes SENswitcher,; an application created for PMLD students. There is also support,; information and documentation for teachers of SEN students in all key stages.