Mapping Change in Place and Society

The site is designed to link historical information to the present-day problem of smuggling. It is intended to provide access to archival material which can be used to stimulate both interest in and ask questions about the issues which smuggling poses in the past and today. The material is designed to be used by teachers within class situations which they manage. It is not designed to provide detailed lesson plans but is intended as a resource that can be drawn from to suit individual needs.

It has the following structure, comprising five sections:

Section 1. Introduction to the site's aims and objectives and how it can be used.

Section 2. Smuggling Resources outlines the types of material which are available and provides links to it.

Section 3. Exemplars from the DCDA of smuggling archival material and how it might be used.

Section 4. Sample Learning Activities for National Curriculum KS3

a) Citizenship b) History c) Geography
These highlight possibilities for cross-curricular work

Links are given to additional material, other sites and source materials for Learning Activities.

A set of key questions are used to provide a structure with specific questions highlighted before the Section which addresses them.These may provide guidance for PLENARY sessions or the framework for a series of lessons

Where original documents are provided, a transcript is also provided. This will usually be in a link alongside the original text. You may print any of the material for educational purposes, provided that the DCDA is acknowledged as the source.

If you have come directly to this part of the DCDA site, you may find it helpful to visit the Introduction to the Learning Packages.

Section 1 - Introduction

Smuggling is a major present-day social, moral and legal issue, involving amongst other things the smuggling of people and drugs. Smuggling in some form has existed in Britain since the 14th century and was often a very important part of local economies. Poetry, novels, myths and legends surround it. It has often involved all levels of society in illegal activities and corruption. This raises very important questions about

What the resource does

This resource explores ways in which the Dorset Coast Digital Archive (DCDA) can be used to investigate an important present-day social and legal issue, SMUGGLING , through investigating smuggling in the past and how smuggling is dealt with today. There are many small local museums around the British coast which include smuggling material and identify individual smugglers. There are also a number of national websites that describe smuggling, including H.M. Customs and Excise

This Learning Package provides access to the archival materials and through them stimulates exploration and discussion around the contemporary record, reporting and debate about smuggling. Past and present events have many similarities in the conflicts, dilemmas and effects that are reported. Past events provide a stimulus for further investigation of how attitudes have since changed or remain the same. For example, when do we see smugglers as ‘good' or ‘bad'? Archival materials provide descriptions of historical activities and prompt further exploration of these activities both today and in the past. Museums and archives help us understand the present.

The Smugglers Inn, Osmington, is said to date back to the 13th century and to have been used by a notorious smuggler known as French Peter or Pierre Latour.

National Curriculum and Objectives

The Learning Package supports many areas of the National Curriculum, but particularly Citizenship, Geography and History. There are

•  direct digital links to images
•  cross-references to learning objectives
•  information about the images and
•  references to other source material, available through partnership links.

These resources are designed to lead pupils through an enquiry-based learning process, whereby evidence is presented and pupils respond to it. Allowing children to express their opinions and understanding of issues at a range of scales (local, national and international) are core components of developing important geographical enquiry and skills. Similar approaches are suggested for historical studies, which also focus on citizenship and diversity objectives.

The materials, links and activities are intended to develop the spirit and skills of enquiry by

•  developing an understanding that historical archives provide a route into debate about contemporary issues
•  demonstrating how specific archival materials can prompt questions which are not only about historical, social and economic activities,
•  developing comparisons with present-day attitudes and approaches to citizenship and responsibility