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Premium Content available to London Teachers only |
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Life in Victorian London
Maps and reports of life on the streets of Victorian London, from the Charles Booth archives. |
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The past in Northern Ireland
Why is the past so important in Northern Ireland?
An e-learning module |
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Landmark
Landmark is an online database of photos, maps and pictures of South London. You can copy any image for free from a machine on LGfL. |
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Old Vic New Voices
Learning resources, video and lesson plans from the Old Vic Education section on using drama in other subjects. The first project is based around the battle of the Somme in 1916. Produced by theatre professionals and students from South London secondary schools. |
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George Bridgetower
This resource looks at the musical genius George Bridgetower, a Polish-born black Londoner who died in Peckham in 1860. It also examines other artists, writers and musicians who were working at the same time as Bridgewater, with a special focus on their relationship to the anti-slavery movement. |
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e-library
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Oxford dictionaries, Grove Art and Music databases and more reference resources for all ages. Available free, online 24/7, in schools, at home, provided by the People's Network. All you need is a membership card from your local library. Join now!! |
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Maps and Photos of old London
Websites with maps and photos of old London. What did your part of London look like 100 years ago? |
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Sainsbury's Virtual Museum
LGfL now hosts this fascinating site, with sections on Victorian shops and the effects of the 2nd World War on the status of women workers |
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British Pathe
3,500 video clips, 12m photos covering 1920-70.
Download for free - click here for details. |
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LGfL Local History projects
Maps, photos and census data, selected by teachers to support local studies. See if your LEA has done a project. |
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USEFUL LINKS |
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ITN News Archive
A downloadable collection of TV and newsreel resources from 1920 to 2000. At present only 66 clips, but they plan to have 3,000. |
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GENERAL RESOURCES |
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Planning your work
Smart Ideas, a mind-mapping & planning tool, is now available as a free download to all London secondary schools |
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