Tourism and leisure

Tourism is important to the development of Clyde Waterfront. The waterfront is a place people will want to visit from near and far.

New attractions such as the Titan Crane at Clydebank which opened in 2007 and Riverside Museum in 2011 add to the existing venues such as the Glasgow Science Centre. Xscape already provides a huge range of leisure facilities in one complex at Renfrew Riverside. New eating places and hotels are planned to accommodate the growing number of visitors. Riverfront walkways are being created and improved to make the waterfront a more attractive place to walk and cycle. Clyde Cruises now provide regular trips on the river in the summer months.

With Glasgow growing in popularity as an international tourist destination, this theme includes marketing Glasgow as a tourist destination and developing translation skills in order to communicate successfully in different settings.

Lesson/project ideas

Title Short description Related curricular areas Age group
Clyde Waterfront celebrates Plan a corporate event for the Clyde Waterfront board to celebrate the development and success of the Clyde waterfront regeneration. Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Technologies Upper Primary, Lower Secondary
Clyde-inspired flag design By using k/u of 2D design processes and taking inspiration from the Clyde waterfront learners will produce a festival flag design which will be judged by a local festival organiser; flag designer or manufacturer; local authority personnel (culture/leisure/arts). Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies All Secondary
Clyde-opoly Enterprising approach to computer aided graphics, manual graphics for display, applying knowledge and understanding of layout, lettering, creating and editing images to produce a game board & packaging.
Expressive Arts, Social Studies, Technologies		 Lower/Middle Secondary
Craft design on a tourism theme Applying learning about plastics to design and make a plastic artefact based on a tourism theme. Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Technologies Upper Secondary
Create an advertising leaflet for community amenities Applying skills in desk top publishing/computer aided graphics to create a leaflet advertising local amenities to the local community. Science, Social Studies, Technologies Lower/Middle/Upper  Secondary
Creating a tourist leaflet for Glasgow Learners will use their language, presentation, art, ICT and social skills to create a tourist leaflet in a foreign language. Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary
Creation of a mini phrase book Using all their knowledge and language structures gained in the tourism section, the learners will create a phrase book for foreign visitors. Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Technologies Lower Secondary
Design and waterfront logo Produce a CW logo, using k/u of 2D graphic design that will be judged for use on tourist merchandise. Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary
Development of Glasgow - tourism leaflet Project in travel and tourism to design a tourism information leaflet. Languages, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary
Gift bag printing inspired by the Clyde By using k/u of 2D design processes and taking inspiration from the Clyde waterfront, learners will design and create a 'waterfront gift bag' which will be presented to a panel of tourism business, local designer and tourist board. Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies Lower Secondary
Glasgow tourism marketing challenge Learners work in groups to design and present a campaign to attract visitors and tourists to Glasgow with a focus on the Clyde waterfront. Expressive Arts, Languages, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary
Guided visit of Glasgow The learners welcome foreign visitors and provide a guided visit of Glasgow in the foreign language Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Religious and Moral Education, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary
Holidays, then and now Learners will work in teams to plan a holiday 'Doon the Watter' around 1908 and contrast that by creating a marketing campaign for one in 2008. Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies Upper Primary
ICT advertising leaflet Using ICT - Microsoft Publisher and applying research skills to create an advertising leaflet using an enterprising approach. Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Technologies Lower Secondary
Leisure fact file Produce a fact file on local area leisure facilities for use by other pupils and their families using an enterprising approach in the project Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Technologies Upper Primary
Making a radio advert Creating radio adverts to promote tourist attractions on the Clyde waterfront by creating an advertising spiel and producing a jingle. Languages, Technologies Lower Secondary
Mapping the view from the Glasgow Tower Using knowledge on 'bearings' to map out the landmarks viewed from the Glasgow Tower and design a leaflet for tourists. Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary
Making a tourism advert Apply knowledge and understanding gained in school to market the attractions around the Clyde in a project to create an advertisement using video equipment. Expressive Arts, Languages, Technologies Upper Primary
Promoting waterfront tourism and leisure attractions Create a day-out itinerary of the Clyde waterfront area which would appeal to young visitors/residents, including cost and travel plans for local tourism and leisure facilities Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies Upper Primary
Tourism quality services Leaners act as market research team and organise to participate in an open top bus tour to assess the quality of the product and feedback their findings to the company (agreed brief with company). Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies Lower Secondary
Tourism on the River Clyde - 19thc. to today Applying knowledge of tourism and leisure on the Clyde since 19th century to present day through project based learning involving model making and marketing campaigns.

Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Social Studies, Technologies		 Lower/Middle Secondary
Translating menus for restaurants Learners use their language skills to translate authentic menus into a foreign language and work with local businesses. Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Languages, Mathematics, Religious and Moral Education, Technologies Lower Secondary
Translation for business Learners use their language skills and previous knowledge from the tourism project to translate relevant documentation for hotels. Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies, Technologies All Secondary
Understanding 'Glaswegian' A light-hearted booklet on Glaswegian phrases produced by learners for visitors coming into the area. Languages, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary
Visiting Glasgow as a tourist Learners will research and design public transport information leaflets and charts for tourists visiting the city of Glasgow using skills learned in maths. Expressive Arts, Languages, Social Studies, Technologies Lower Secondary