We provide workshops and resources for Scottish primary and secondary schools.
They are designed to support Curriculum for Excellence and National Qualifications.
School workshops
We can deliver workshops for Scottish primary and secondary school pupils. These are in General Register House, Edinburgh.
These are designed to support a wide range of Scottish Curriculum areas and National Qualifications. For information on school visits and workshops, please contact us.
Scottish Archives for Schools (SAfS)
Learners of all ages can access online resources created from NRS archives. Topics covered include:
- Scottish identity
- letters and diaries
- Victorian life
- the world wars
Access these on the Scottish Archives for Schools site.
Scottish Archive Network Education modules
We're a partner in the Scottish Archive Network (SCAN) which links more than 50 participating archives across the country. Together we have produced an education micro-site that features the following modules:
- Using Sources
- Coal Mining in Scotland
- Public Health and Housing
- Women's Suffrage in Scotland
Access these on the SCAN Education site.
Go Forth! Digital learning resources
Designed to raise awareness and knowledge of the three Forth Bridges and their place in Scotland’s history, these educational resources utilise 3D digital documentation of the bridges to support the teaching of STEM subjects and the Curriculum for Excellence.
The teaching packages incorporate:
- lesson packs
- practical resources
- games
They are available to Scottish schools through the Glow network. They can be accessed by all teachers and learners through the Forth Bridges website.
These were created by the Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation LLP. This is a partnership between Historic Environment Scotland and The Glasgow School of Art. They had help from a digital learning consultant from Dundee City Council, and National Records of Scotland.
Declaration of Arbroath
More resources on the Declaration of Arbroath can be found through our resources and packs.
The Declaration of Arbroath: An illustrated activity booklet
This booklet explains the link between the Declaration of Arbroath and Arbroath Abbey. It explores how this record fits in Scottish history and identity.
You can download the booklet and resources.
Learners can find out about the Declaration and use their imaginations to draw, design and create. They can also colour in the illustrations.
Created as part of a partnership project between NRS and Historic Environment Scotland (HES), featuring illustrations by the writer and artist Andrew Redmond Barr.
Investigating the sealants of the Declaration of Arbroath
This resource allows P7/S1 pupils studying the Scottish Wars of Independence to investigate the individuals who attached their seals to the Declaration of Arbroath.
You can download the information sheets and task sheet.
Produced in partnership with HES, with original research provided by University of Strathclyde’s genealogical postgraduate programme.
More about the Declaration of Arbroath
For those who wish to explore the history of the Declaration further, visit our Declaration page. Here you can:
- read about its history
- read a transcription and translation of the text
- view other illustrations showing how the document changed over time
