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Resources
Our resources provide content in support of Curriculum for Excellence and National Qualifications.

Schools Programme
We offer a wide range of opportunities for teachers and pupils to work with original sources that bring the past to life. Join us in Edinburgh or, if your school is too far away to visit us, we can deliver sessions directly into your classroom by web conference.

Teachers
Join us for a workshop or twilight CPD session via Glow Meet to develop skills in using archives creatively.

Image shows pupil participating in workshop at National Records of Scotland. Crown copyright: National Records of Scotland.

Welcome to the National Records of Scotland Education Service.

Our service, Scottish Archives for Schools, sets out to connect and engage teachers and pupils with Scotland’s history, heritage and culture.

Archives tell stories and our fascinating collections of documents, dating from the 12th to the 21st centuries, provide insights into the growth of a nation through good times and bad. We draw on these written records, created by people from every walk of life, from kings and queens, lawyers, businessmen and ministers to teachers and children, to reveal Scotland's history.

News

The Year of Natural Scotland 2013

Throughout 2013 we will be publishing a series of mini resources in support of the Year of Natural Scotland 2013. Each mini resource will feature one or two documents from our holdings which will enhance your knowledge of and interest in Scotland's wildlife, landscape and environment.

Image shows students participating in a Study Skills workshop, Crown copyright: National Records of Scotland.

Schools Programme, 2013-14

We are currently developing our programme for 2013-14. We offer sessions to support Curriculum for Excellence and each of the Higher History -Scottish Units. All sessions can be delivered as workshops in General Register House or by web conferencing. If there are particular topics or themes that you would like us to prioritise as we develop new sessions, particularly in the light of the new National 4 and 5 Qualifications, please let us know by emailing: education@nas.gov.uk.