To enhance classroom learning, the Ministry for Heritage has expanded its local history educational resources to cover topics frequently taught in primary schools. 

A statement from the Government follows below:

The Ministry for Heritage has long supported primary schools with educational visits to Gibraltar’s  historic sites, including the Moorish Castle, Northern Defences, Landport Defences, Trafalgar  Cemetery, the Victorian Walk, Gibraltar’s Street Signs, and the World War II Tunnels. 

To enhance classroom learning, the Ministry has now expanded its local history educational  resources to cover topics frequently taught in primary schools. Each lesson is accompanied by  carefully designed worksheets. In addition, educational visits and curated video materials are now  included as part of the learning package. 

Currently, the following topics are available online: 

• The Battle of Trafalgar 

• Victorian Gibraltar 

• The Great Siege of Gibraltar 

• Gibraltar During World War II 

Additional topics, including Moorish Gibraltar and the Pirate Raid on Gibraltar, will be uploaded in  the coming months. 

Work in promoting knowledge of Heritage in our schools has included a recent INSET session by  the Ministry’s Keith Sheriff, and visits of the Northern Defences led by Carl Viagas. 

The Minister with responsibility for Education and Heritage, John Cortes, said: “We can never do  enough to promote knowledge of our Heritage, in particular among our children, so that they can  develop a sound knowledge of, and interest in, our past. This online material is a fantastic resource  for teachers and learners to use, not just in Gibraltar, but elsewhere too, wherever there is an  interest in our history”. 

The new local curriculum material can be accessed via this link: 

https://www.ministryforheritage.gi/heritage-and-antiquities/category/education-73