• Target Keystage(s): Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4,
• Curriculum Subject(s): Art and design, Citizenship, Cross-curricular (all), History,
• Who Do We Think We Are Theme(s): History/Settlement,

Above: Heritage Explorer website home page.

Heritage Explorer is an image-based resource for teaching history, citizenship and many more subjects.  Teachers can access classroom-ready materials at the click of a button.  Choose from over 360,000 pictures, including historic views of daily life, aerial photography, and modern shots of listed buildings. Images are accompanied by accessible information and a range of teaching ideas.

The website has a keyword search facility to look for something specific, or separate sections where the database content is grouped according to subjects, themes, teaching activities for different key stages and interactives.

Particularly relevant teaching activities linked to the Who Do We Think We Are? themes are listed and linked below:

• Art and Design - Identifying Emotions (Key Stage 2)
• Art and Design - Portraying Relationships (Key Stage 2)
• Slavery - Using Memorials as Evidence (Key Stage 3)
• Slavery - Investigating the Legacy of a Slave Trader (Key Stage 3)

A range of case studies and 'How to' guides have also been drafted to provide useful information on how to get the most out of Heritage Explorer and tailor the resources to suit specific teaching and learning needs.

Regular users of the Heritage Explorer database can also use the 'My Favourites' section of the site and create a 'Heritage Passport' for saving links to images and text from the site. 

Material can be freely download from the site, provided that the intention is to use the images for  private study, non-commercial research or instructional and educational purposes only. A full set of terms and conditions of use are provided at http://www.heritageexplorer.org.uk.

For further infoirmation, please select http://www.heritageexplorer.org.uk, or write c/o:
Email: heritage.explorer@english-heritage.org.uk

English Heritage
Heritage Explorer Project Team
NMRC
Swindon
SN2 2GZ