Schools resources
Explorers EYFS pack
This teacher planning pack gives ideas for supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage learning goals with activities themed around Explorers using Northern people to inspire you and your children.
Transport and Journeys EYFS pack
This teacher planning pack gives ideas for supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage learning goals with activities themed around Transport and Journeys looking at how integral the North is to our past, present and future.
Seeing our world EYFS pack
This teacher planning pack gives ideas for supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage learning goals with activities themed around Seeing our World using Northern places to inspire you and your children.
Explorers KS1 pack
This teacher planning pack gives ideas for supporting the Key Stage 1 subject areas with activities themed around Explorers using Northern people to inspire you and your children.
Transport and Journeys KS1 pack
This teacher planning pack gives ideas for supporting the Key Stage 1 subject areas with activities themed around Transport and Journeys looking at how integral the North is to our past, present and future.
Seeing our World KS1 pack
This teacher planning pack gives ideas for supporting the Key Stage 1 with activities themed around Seeing our World using the creation of an animal in Northern habitats to inspire your children.
KS2 Innovate the North
Investigating transport and trains from the past, present and future whilst exploring a forces investigation.
KS2 Create the North
This topic will explore how our landscape has changed over time in our Northern towns and cities. From the industrial age to the digital and communication age. Focus will be on artists who either originate or reside in the North and draw inspiration from its surroundings.
KS2 Design the North
This resource pack will explore how homes and the technology within them have evolved over time. Students will be encouraged to evaluate a design scenario and use this to inform technology chosen for the homes of the future.
KS3 Create the North
This pack of resources will support your teaching of KS3 music looking at music technology. Through the manipulation of audio samples representing the North of England, it is hoped that students will be exposed to the best elements of Northern culture.
KS3 Design the North
This pack of resources will support your teaching using designers, products, and influences from across the North. In this lesson, students will become designers of future fashion. They will collage junk items to create their Northern designer inspired clothing linked to both Design and Technology and Art and Design curricula.
Virgin Money’s Make £5 Grow programme
Make £5 Grow gives young people the experience of starting a small business using a £5 loan from Virgin Money.
The programme gives pupils an insight into how business works and helps them to build skills for the future, such as teamworking, problem solving, leadership, money management and creativity.