Links
Shetland Pages
Shetland Islands Council Home Page * Education Service * Intranet (password protected - staff only)
Fetlar Primary School we share a primary head teacher with Fetlar and they visit every week
Ferry Timetables
Nature in Shetland
Shetland Family History
Shetland Museum
Shetland News
Shetland Times
Unst: the island above all others
Visit Shetland
Educational Resources
The Shetland Library has provided Shetland schools with access to the following subscription services. Those marked * are also accessible outwith the school by inputting the number on the back of your library card.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
* Grove Art Online searchable database for art images and information
* Know UK reference books online
* News UK cross-searchable database of national and local newspapers
* Original Sources access to books and documents produced by some of the greatest minds throughout history
* Oxford Reference cross-searchable access to English dictionaries, foreign language dictionaries, illustrations, timelines and encyclopaedias
SCRAN digital images and information
The Statistical Account of Scotland for 1791-99 and 1845
World Data Analyst current and historical statistics on 217 countries of the world.
In addition, all schools have access to Scotland's People (censuses from 1861-1901; the statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages from 1855 to 1955; Old Parish Registers from 1553-1854; and wills from 1513 - 1901 - register on a school computer to get free access)
Choices for Life (survey link)
Education Scotland from BBC Scotland including Bitesize revision (standard grade) and Bitesize revision (highers)
Geography Geograph games * OS Mapzone * OS Map Fling the Teacher Quiz
French web links:
www.linguaprime.com - Primary
www.linguascope.com - S1/2
www.linguastars.com - S3/4
www.zut.org.uk - P5-S4
www.mgsonline.org.uk/learningzone/staffdev/mflteacher.htm - S1-4
www.languagesonline.org.uk P5-S4
Wikipedia The free encyclopaedia anyone can edit, and an independent study published by Nature found it very accurate. Wikipedia does have "adult" content, and may suffer from graffiti and vandalism, but unlike the schools version it has a search function.
Shetlopedia The Shetland version of Wikipedia; the same cautions noted for the full Wikipedia apply.
Educational Organisations and Initiatives
A Curriculum for Excellence - an initiative to improve learning, attainment, achievement, and not just in terms of examinations
Antibullying Network - a Scottish Executive network to enable teachers, parents and young people to share ideas about how bullying can be tackled
Assessment is for Learning - a national initiative co-ordinated by Learning and Teaching Scotland
Care Commission - a national organisation set up under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 to regulate and inspect care services
Determined to Succeed - the Scottish Executive’s strategy for enterprise in education
Eco Schools - an international scheme for greener schools
EEBL (Excellence in Education through Business Links) - a teacher placement programme and a key element of Determined to Succeed
Health Promoting Schools - a scheme to help schools take positive steps towards better health and well-being
HMIE - Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
Hungry for Success - a whole school approach to school meals in Scotland
Learning and Teaching Scotland - the main organisation for the development and support of the Scottish curriculum
National Priorities in Education - support to schools and education authorities implementing the National Priorities
Parentzone Scotland - a Scottish Executive site offering range of information for parents, carers and others responsible for school age children
Search Engines
All the Web from Yahoo
Ask Jeeves for Kids
RDN specialised information through 'subject gateways'
Yahooligans search engine for kids
Weather
Northern Isles Weather
Shipping Forecast
Synoptic Weather Charts
WeatherOnline