Teachers

Campaigning for Change: Social Change in Scotland 1900s – 79:
Changing patterns of employment since 1945.

This site has been designed to cater for students at Intermediate level.

The site complements two television programmes covering the same curriculum match, but is designed so that it can also be used as a stand-alone resource. For more details about the television programmes, see the Other BBC Resources section on this page.

• Site remit
• Learning outcomes
• Curriculum match
• Site structure
• Learning experience
• Site map
• Storytellers
• Essay style questions
• Quizzes
• Other BBC resources
• Technical help

Site remit

This site reflects the continuing decline of the heavy industries after 1945 and changing employment patterns in Scotland during the period, by highlighting what was happening in four key industries: shipbuilding; carpets; cars; oil.

The site is also to a large extent source-based and is designed to encourage students to develop their source-handling abilities by presenting the case studies of each industry in the form of primary and secondary sources, and through easy-to-use activities.

Learning Outcomes

While the site does not aim to cover all of the outcomes for the unit it aims to meet the following learning objectives:

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of historical developments and events;
• explain historical developments and events;
• evaluate historical sources;
• evaluate historical sources with reference to their historical context.

Curriculum match

Changing patterns of employment: the continued decline of the heavy industries; North Sea Oil; assessment of the effects of changing employment patterns. The site features quiz questions on the content of each case study and exemplars of exam style questions, appropriate for both Intermediate I and Intermediate 2 students.

Site structure

The main body of the site comprises four sections, or case studies, relating four important industries in Scotland since 1945:

• Shipbuilding
• Carpets
• Cars
• Oil

The story is revealed through primary and secondary sources. Each industry is placed in its own historical context. Workers' experiences feature in all four. In addition, the site focuses on how the industries have inspired artistic and cultural expression in Scotland and highlights special moments which capture the essence of the period.

Students are provided with a range of evidence on the effects of changing employment patterns in each of these industries. Treasure Chests hold additional source material that can be used by students and/or teachers to complement the original extracts in the main site.

Learning experiences

The following learning experiences are essential to the Intermediate course. This site encourages candidates to:

• interpret and evaluate historical source material;
• record systematically information derived from a variety of sources, such as notes and visual materials;
• make use of relevant historical terms and concepts take part in formal and informal discussion and debate based on and informed by historical evidence and knowledge, in order to develop the ability to think independently and make informed judgements;
• develop the skills of producing written (or oral) responses for a variety of purposes

Intermediate 1 and 2 candidates have been provided with sufficient primary and secondary source material to investigate the history each of these industries since 1945 and either take part in discussion or debate, and/or produce a written (or oral) report.

Intermediate 2 candidates have been provided with sufficient material in each of the case studies to produce an Extended Response on any or all of these industries using a wide range of source material.

Site map

An overview of all the pages within the site.

Storytellers
Additional source material.

Essay style questions

• Carpets
• Shipbuilding
• Cars
• Oil

Quizzes

• Carpets
• Shipbuilding
• Cars
• Oil

Other BBC resources

This site is part of an integrated learning package, and is accompanied by two television programmes. For more information or to order copies, please contact:

BBC Education Scotland (Information)
Room 230
Broadcasting House
Queen Margaret Drive
Glasgow G12 8DG
Tel: 0141 338 1528
Fax: 0141 338 2759
email: edscot@bbc.co.uk

Or visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/teachers/index.shtml for more information.

Technical help

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/help/