A collection of eight comics about different aspects of the Scottish Parliament, co-produced with young people from schools around Scotland. Ar Facail Sgeulachdan Pàrlamaid Stories from the beginning of our new Scottish Parliament and the building. Ar Facail Sealladh Seabhaig Peer in the windows with our pigeon-scaring hawk, and find out what happens in different areas of the building. Includes CfE L2 lesson resources. Ar Facail Sealladh Seillein Follow one of the Scottish Parliament’s bees around to find out about how we try to reduce our impact on the environment. Includes CfE L2 lesson resources. Ar Facail Balla a’ Chanongate Explore the Canongate Wall, some of its quotes and poems, and what they mean to the young people who visited. Includes a resource with full list of Canongat wall quotes. Ar Facail - Ceistean a’ Phrìomh Mhinisteir How do MSPs use FMQs to hold the Scottish Government to account, raise issues, and represent the people in their area. Ar Facail Obair Chomataidhean Exploring the work of committees, how they scrutinise legislation, and public consultation. Ar Facail Cànan sa Phàrlamaid Two linked comics, exploring the importance of language and good communication in the Scottish Parliament - MSPs and public speaking, SPICe and research, the Official Report, and the writing legislation.

Use this resource from the Scottish Parliament to teach your students about the people that work in the government and the work that they do. Available in both English and Gaelic. Curriculum Guide: Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education, Citizenship, Literacy, Language Teaching Levels: 1, 2 and 3 (P4-S3) Citizenship Themes: Human Rights, Political Awareness

Use this resource from the Scottish Parliament to educate students about democracy.

Scots language versions of our fun, colourful educational comic created by pupils for pupils, designed for teaching about the Scottish Parliament in P4-7. Oor Wirds: Pairlament Tales - From the story behind the architect’s designs to the 20p stuck in the concrete ceiling, this comic explores the Scottish Parliament through stories from its early days, and odd snippets about the building. Oor Wirds: The Canongate Waw - With pupils from St Serf’s Primary School as our guides, this comic explores the quotes carved into the Canongate Wall, picking out favourites and explaining what the quote means to them.

Use this resource from The Scottish Parliament to teach your students about elections. Available in both English and Gaelic. Curriculum Guide: Social Studies, Numeracy, Religious and Moral Education, Citizenship Teaching Levels: 1, 2 and 3 (P4 - S3) Citizenship Themes: Political Awareness, Media Awareness

Part of the ‘Holly’ range of resources for primary pupils. An MSP guides us through a typical week, using their diary as a guide to the different jobs of an MSP in the Scottish Parliament and in the area they represent. Available in English and Gaelic.

A collection of worksheets and activities in English and Gaelic to support pupils in using the Scottish Parliament building as inspiration for art and design projects: Art Activity Cards Design a Building Skylines and Silhouettes Stained Glass Pop Art A Gift to a Parliament Travelling the Distance

Part of the ‘Holly’ series of resources for primary pupils. Explore devolved matters with Holly as she discovers all the parts of her daily life that are part of the work of the Scottish Parliament. Available in English and Gaelic

Part of the ‘Holly’ range of resources for primary pupils. Holly and her class tour the Scottish Parliament building, learning about some of its main features, including the Debating Chamber, the mace, and Queensberry House. Available in English and Gaelic.

Use this resource from The Scottish Parliament to teach your students about committees. Available in both English and Gaelic. Curriculum Guide: Social Studies, Health and Wellbeing, Religious and Moral Education Teaching Levels: 1, 2 and 3 (P4 - S3) Citizenship Themes: Political Awareness, Enterprise, Diversity, Equalities

A fun, colourful educational comic created by pupils for pupils, designed for teaching about the Scottish Parliament in P4-7. From the story behind the architect’s designs to the 20p stuck in the concrete ceiling, this comic explores the Scottish Parliament through stories from its early days, and odd snippets about the building. The comic and resources are available in English, Gaelic and Scots. For teachers, there is a panel by panel powerpoint version of the comic. There is also a large print PDF version with alt-text suitable for pupils with visual impairments or who use screen readers.

Learn a little about the Scottish Parliament through maths, or practice a bit of maths while learning about the Scottish Parliament. Three pages of maths problems at varying levels of difficulty. Separate answer sheet included. English and Gaelic available

Following on from the Our Words: Bee’s Eye View and Our Words: Hawk’s Eye View comics, this resource supports learning about the work of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament and in representing the people of Scotland. It includes: vocabulary challenges investigating the role of the Presiding Officer a debate with a PO script to role-play being the Presiding Officer Advertising challenges to plan and create a poster or video about FMQs

Take your bill on a journey through the Scottish Parliament. Cards will throw up barriers or help your bill on its way. Learn about the kinds of events that can help or hinder a bill at each stage of its passage. Suitable for P6-7, but also a fun introduction to lawmaking for secondary pupils.

Help your pupils use their reading skills with these Scottish Parliament themed worksheets These worksheets are suitable for CfE L2 and ESOL. They are available in Gaelic (for Gaelic medium or Gaelic learners), French, German, Spanish and Italian.

First in a series of resources looking at the Scottish Parliament and sustainability. A PowerPoint covering some background on COP 26 & 27, youth activisim on environmental issues, the role of food sustainability in reaching Net Zero, and an example of the Scottish Parliament legislating to improve food sustainability in Scotland - the Good Food Nation bill. What is food sustainability? What can we do to improve our national and individual carbon footprint through the food we eat? Includes a Kahoot quiz on food sustainability and the Scottish Parliament, a Diamond 9 resource, and a debate on the idea that ‘school meals should include at least one meat-free day’

Use these audio resources from The Scottish Parliament to teach your students about different elements of parliament. Each powerpoint has one of the audio sound files embedded in it. Episode 1 - Developing Democracy Episode 2 - Parliament Buildings Episode 3 - What is Democracy? Episode 4 - How laws are made Episode 5 - A Day in the Life of an MSP Episode 6 - Getting Involved

Use this resource from The Scottish Parliament to teach your students about debates. Available in both English and Gaelic. Curriculum Guide: Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education, Language, Literacy, Expressive Arts Teaching Levels: 1, 2, 3 and 4 (P4 - S4)

These resources from The Scottish Parliament displays the election results from 1999-2021 and shows how the make up of the Parliament has changed over the years at different elections. These would make great display resources around the classroom, or a teaching resource used on a whiteboard. Available in both English and Gaelic.

Printable display materials summarising important information about: Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government Scottish Parliament Committees Devolved and Reserved matters

Part of the ‘Holly’ series of resources for primary pupils. Holly’s school sets up a new school council - Holly compares the work and roles of the pupil representatives with the work and roles of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. Available in English and Gaelic.