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One Nation, Five Million Voices

One Nation, Five Million Voices

The One Nation, Five Million Voices Adult Learning teaching materials pack was produced as a result of a collaboration between National Museums Scotland and CLAN.

Teaching materials

One Nation Five Million VoicesThe pack offers resources for exploring many issues relevant to the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum Framework .

The resources provided an opportunity to develop critical awareness of language and culture, to encourage learners’ self determination by valuing their own identity and choices, and to celebrate difference and diversity.

  • language choices in speech and writing
  • concepts of identity and self image
  • cultural practices
  • stereotyping and prejudice.

The teaching materials included a DVD and transcript and suggested approaches and materials for working with individual learners and groups.

Scotland: A Changing Nation

One Nation, Five Million VoicesThe film, One Nation, Five Million Voices was produced in 2008 by National Museums Scotland. The film is a permanent feature in the Scotland: A Changing Nation gallery.

The gallery traces the varied experiences of people living and working in Scotland and explores five major themes affecting life in Scotland including war, industry, daily life, social change and immigration. The final part of the journey celebrates Scottish achievement in sport, culture, medicine, science and technology.

Download the resource pack

You can download a zip file containing the complete adult learning resource pack for One Nation, Five Million Voices here. To use the resource, open the Word document entitled 'Notes and Teaching and Learning.doc' This contains step by step instructions for using the resource and links to all the activities.

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