Ready-to-use materials for teachers, across many stages of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence – exploring nuclear weapons, peace, and global citizenship.
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This module explores how pressure groups operate in a democracy. Part of the “Nuclear Weapons: Yes or No?” series, it covers how organisations like CND campaign for change, and asks pupils to weigh up the rights and responsibilities of pressure groups. Activities include video, discussion, and creative challenges such as … [read more]
This is the first of four units in the series Nuclear Weapons: Yes or No, introducing upper primary and early secondary pupils to the core arguments on both sides of the nuclear weapons debate. The four units are: The Nuclear Weapons Debate, Nuclear Explosions, Trident and Pressure Groups. Each unit … [read more]
The UK’s nuclear weapons system, ‘Trident’, is based on the Clyde at Faslane, 25 miles (40.23 km) from Glasgow. It is the only nuclear base for all of Britain’s nuclear weapons. We have updated our ‘Trident’ module – FREE educational materials in Powerpoint/PDF/Word and a short video – a good … [read more]
Our new resource ‘Who Represents Me?‘ is designed to supplement schools’ material looking at elected representatives. It has two worksheets and accompanying PowerPoints for pupils to consider who they should contact about various issues. The first worksheet looks at some general issues which are dealt with at local or national … [read more]
On 27th January 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the metaphorical clock to 85 seconds before midnight – the point of annihilation. That is one second closer than it was set last year. Download our free resource for schools about the Doomsday Clock. The main factors influencing the … [read more]
🌿 Event – Wednesday 6th August 2025🌿 Our members joined Glasgow CND’s commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 11:30am on Wednesday 6th August in the Botanic Gardens Glasgow at the new peace garden ( 📍 located near the pond, just before the Kibble … [read more]
The 6th August 2025 is the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. At 8:15am on 6th August 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped a bomb on Hiroshima, killing up to 80,000 instantly. By year’s end, 140,000 had died from burns and radiation. Three days later, a second … [read more]
