Below are links to our School Resource packs. Each pack includes a pdf document that can either be displayed digitally or printed and given to students. Along with each pdf document (except the Sir Alan Ayckbourn pack) you will also find high-quality copies of the images that are found within the packs.
This resource pack is aimed at KS3 Art students, and focuses on illuminated initials and doodles found within medieval documents in the Borthwick's collections.
Medieval Initials and Doodles (PDF , 487kb)
Images:
Source 1 (Reg 5A f446v) ( 56kb download)
Source 2 (Reg 5A f672r) ( 2,027kb download)
Source 3 (Reg 5A f623r) ( 2,185kb download)
Source 4 (Reg 17 f1r) ( 674kb download)
Source 5 (Reg 26 f1r) ( 8,790kb download)
Source 6 (Reg 27 title page) ( 38,760kb download)
Source 7 (TAK 1/25) ( 1,002kb download)
Source 8 (TAK 1/28) ( 1,325kb download)
Source 9 (TAK 3/5) ( 287kb download)
Designed to tie in with the KS3 and KS4 English curriculum, this pack focuses on the language and images used within Rowntree's adverts in order to appeal to a particular audience.
Advertising at Rowntree (PDF , 5,397kb)
Images:
Source 1 (Guard Book N2) ( 9,997kb download)
Source 2 (Guard Book N4) ( 15,055kb download)
Source 3 (Guard Book A1) ( 2,620kb download)
Source 4 (Guard Book B13) ( 10,625kb download)
Source 5 (Guard Book B32) ( 23,987kb download)
Source 6 (Guard Book B32) ( 40,549kb download)
Source 7 part 1 (Guard Book B13) ( 8,500kb download)
Source 7 part 2 (Guard Book B13) ( 6,954kb download)
Source 8 (Guard Book H33) ( 4,393kb download)
Source 9 (Guard Book H33) ( 21,603kb download)
This pack uses the history of Heslington Hall, an old manor house on the outskirts of York, as a springboard for creative writing. It is designed for KS2 and KS3, but could also be used for KS4.
Heslington Hall (Creative Writing) (PDF , 1,517kb)
Images:
Source 1 (JHOR 4/2/4) ( 34,273kb download)
Source 2 (JHOR 4/2/6) ( 23,183kb download)
Source 3 (VDER 7/1/4) ( 518kb download)
Source 4 (VDER 8/1/4/1 ii) ( 773kb download)
Source 5 (VDER 3/1/2) ( 13,359kb download)
This pack considers changes in the British class system (especially over the 20th Century) and the importance of preserving history, through a specific case study; the case of Helsington Hall. It is designed to tie in with the KS3 and KS4 History curriculum.
Heslington Hall (History) (PDF , 2,535kb)
Images:
Source 1 (YM/MP/37) ( 19,071kb download)
Source 2 part 1 (YM/MP/29) ( 38,009kb download)
Source 2 part 2 (YM/MP/30) ( 35,137kb download)
Source 2 part 3 (YM/MP/31) ( 36,675kb download)
Source 3 part 1 (JHOR 4/2/6) ( 23,183kb download)
Source 3 part 2 (JHOR 4/2/4) ( 34,273kb download)
Source 4 (VDER 7/1/4) ( 518kb download)
Source 5 (VDER 8/1/4/1 ii) ( 773kb download)
Designed to tie in with the KS3 History curriculum, this resource pack looks at British involvment in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. It also considers the abolitionist movement, and looks at the debate around this topic.
Slavery in the West Indies (PDF , 3,889kb)
Images:
Source 1 (Lascelles 3/23) ( 2,985kb download)
Source 2 part 1 (Lascelles 3/11) ( 25,114kb download)
Source 2 part 2 (Lascelles 3/11) ( 25,042kb download)
Source 2 part 3 (Lascelles 3/11) ( 6,963kb download)
Source 2 part 4 (Lascelles 3/11) ( 21,852kb download)
Source 3 part 1 (Lascelles 2/8/4c) ( 24,935kb download)
Source 3 part 2 (Lascelles 2/8/4c) ( 24,383kb download)
Source 4 part 1 (RET 8/9/3) ( 3,381kb download)
Source 4 part 2 (RET 8/9/3) ( 3,545kb download)
Source 5 (Lascelles poster 51) ( 29,311kb download)
Source 6 part 1 (RET 8/9/5) ( 4,490kb download)
This pack is designed to provide English, Drama and Performing Arts teachers with lesson plans and detailed background information on the work and written plays of Sir Alan Ayckbourn. While it was designed for KS4 students, it could be adapted for students of any age.