Curriculum for Excellence clip example
Our validated educational resources have contributed to this example which shows Sheila doing her washing in 1930s style. This clip can be directly linked to the Curriculum for Excellence for secondary stages. The main topic is the Victorians to the Elizabethans in North East Scotland. This time period was a very significant time of great great invention when step changes in how work was done. Moving away from labour intensive processes to more machines being used. Britain was a leading manufacturer and exporter and Steam ploughing engines like this was widely used in many parts of the world.
Links for education via Historic Environment Scotland’s digital educational portal
Our educational resources have been validated by Historic Environment Scotland as suitable for distribution to Scottish schools via their digital portal. All our other validated clips also have strong linkage to the Curriculum for Excellence. The clip features the Doric dialect of Aberdeenshire and pupils should be encouraged to use the dialect of their own region and the language of home within their educational journey.