In 2025, Glasgow CREATE invited all primary schools across the city to take part in an extraordinary project marking Glasgow’s 850th anniversary. Titled “It’s Our Home, Glasgow,” this ambitious citywide celebration brought together primary schools across Glasgow in a shared expression of pride, culture, and unity, forming part of the Glasgow 850 celebrations honouring the city’s rich history and vibrant community.
Schools across the city filmed their classes singing the song, which were combined into a citywide montage video. You can watch the final film here: Watch “It’s Our Home, Glasgow”
The teaching materials, lyrics, and backing tracks used for this project remain below as a resource for classes wishing to learn and perform the song in future.
What’s Included:
- Teaching Videos: Step-by-step instructional videos to guide teachers and pupils through learning the song.
- Lyric Sheet: Ready-to-use materials to make rehearsals easy and accessible.
- Audio Backing Tracks: To support practice sessions and performances. Included are tracks with guide vocals to sing along with, and an instrumental only version without vocals.
- Verses in English, Scots, and Gaelic: A multilingual approach to celebrate Glasgow’s diverse linguistic heritage. The Gaelic lyrics were written by Chrissie Bannerman & Dr Anne Lorne Gillies and are used with permission.
- Makaton Signing Video: A dedicated video teaching the Makaton signs for the chorus, ensuring the song is inclusive and accessible to all learners.
Suggested Year Groups for Each Part of the Song
- Verse 1 – P3 and P4
- Chorus – All
- Verse 2 – P1 and P2
- Verse 3 / Rann & Sèist – Gaelic learners
- Verse 4 – P5, P6 and P7
Schools across Glasgow took part by filming their classes singing the song, with submissions combined into the citywide montage that premiered as part of the Glasgow 850 celebrations.
ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
While the original 2025 submission window has now closed, the teaching videos, lyric sheet, and backing tracks below remain available for any class wishing to learn “It’s Our Home, Glasgow” for future performances, assemblies, or anniversaries.
