Learning Zone - Resources for Schools Using Archive Sources

Life in Ashington c.1900

This learning resource explores the lives of families in a colliery village in NE England (Key Stage 2).

This learning resource explores the lives of children who were evacuated to rural Northumberland during WW2. (Key Stages 3 & 4)

Northumberland Communities

This learning resource contains a range of source material relating to the history of 76 communities in Northumberland. (Across the Key Stages).

Primary Sources

This learning resource uses archive content to enable teachers to develop pupils' literacy and numeracy skills in more imaginative and creative ways. (Key Stage 2).

At the Seaside

This learning resource was developed for very young children to introduce them to concepts such as 'then and now' and going on holiday, using images from the archives. (Early Years Foundation Stage).