The Scottish Archives for Schools website is run by the National Archives of Scotland as our separate education website for schools and colleges. It aims to promote a greater knowledge and understanding of Scottish history, to provide learners with access to original sources and to support learning and teaching across the Scottish curriculum.

The National Archives of Scotland (NAS)
The NAS, based in Edinburgh, exists to select, preserve, and make available the national archives of Scotland. We hold historical records dating from the 12th to the 21st centuries that have been created by businesses, landed estates, families, churches, government and other corporate bodies. They include medieval charters, seals, wills, letters, diaries, business records, official reports, records of crimes, photographs, maps and plans.

Scottish Archives for Schools project (SAfS)
The National Archives of Scotland set up Scottish Archives for Schools in 2002 with support from the Scottish Executive and Learning and Teaching Scotland. In May 2005, we launched a series of five resource packs and CD-ROM for schools to support the teaching of Scottish history. For details, visit the publications page.

Find out more about the National Archives of Scotland.