The King David High School History Dept worked with the Manchester Local Studies and Archives staff to produce resources and activities for a Learning Links Public Health Education Project . The aim was to involve secondary school teachers in the development of resources that would meet the needs of the Year 9 curriculum and for students to experience and engage with an important part of their heritage and community. It was also a project designed to raise the profile of the Local Studies Unit collections in the context of school learning and for pupils to feel more comfortable using primary resources.