Lesson exploring the Norman link to the throne of England. The starter recaps the position of Normandy and its significance, the main task is a carousel/information hunt to discover why the Normans were important and why William felt he had a claim to the throne. Bringing it all together pupils list why William would be an effective King and using the information on the slides assess ‘how’ significant Normandy was to England by 1066.

*Tenth lesson in the scheme - how the Normans changed England * Lesson exploring the change and continuity in religion under the Normans. Source starter introducing religion in medieval England, discussion of statements to explain the importance of Norman control of religion at the time, analysis of the changes made through table completion, group assessment of the positives of religious changes leading to a judgement line plenary on the importance of changes made to religion.

AQA 8145 - Analysis of the different contributions caused by WW2 and categorisation into themes, comparison question on similarities of WW1 and WW2 and mark scheme for summary assessment

Group task analysis of key victims, one victim per group using primary police reports and recollections, videos to introduce the victims used as a starter.

Exploration of social change in the 1920s. Whiteboard picture starter, carousel activity/market place exploring differen aspects of social change (music, cars, cinema and sport), judgement on if the roaring 20s really "roared" for everyone

Exploration of key impacts of the Wall Street Crash in the USA (collapse of business, unemployment, homelessness and collapse of farming) - pupils can create an A3 symbol poster (no more than 10 words to explain each section) using the hand outs - this could be invdividual or a gorup activity. Judgement at the end regarding the most significant effect.

Tenth lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring the impact of the Peasants’ Revolt. Starter recaps what life was like for peasants BEFORE the revolt, video explores the significance of the revolt, categorisation card sort into positive and negative impacts of the revolt leading to a creation of a Venn diagram (attached at the end of the PPT) to assess the overall impact. Creation of a table showing change/continuity for peasants after the revolt leading to a written judgement on the overall impact. A continuum plenary shows pupils understanding of how much the revolt improved life for peasants.

Third lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring the legacy of the Magna Carta. Quiz quiz trade starter reviewing learning on the Magna Carta, analysis of the promises of the Magna Carta and who benefitted in English society, assessment of how John would feel about these promises, card categorisation in terms of short, medium and long term significance of the Magna Carta leading to an AQA 8145 GCSE style significance assessment - optional plenary writing up ONE paragraph of the assessment - alternately complete for homework/next lesson

Seventh lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Assessment lesson explaining the significance of the Black Death on England. True/false starter recaps key learning on the Black Death, recap of the meaning of significance, moving on to using the completed assessment plan done for homework from previous lesson - opportunity for peer-assessment and improvement, time allocated for writing up the assessment, leading to a self or peer-assessment plenary using the WWW/EBI pupil grid to mark their own work and demonstrate improvements on the EBI.

Sixth lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring the impact and significance of the Black Death. Starter recapping medieval understanding of the causes of the Black Death, rally-robin source task, video notes assessing positive and negative impacts of the Black Death, categorisation of the long and short term impact of the Black Death (could be done as a card sort instead), video assessing the positives for the peasants of the Black Death, leading to differentiated summary question choice on the overall effects of the Black Death on England.Finally, a judgement line plenary assesses pupil understanding of the impact. NB - significance assessment plan is attached for homework for use in the following lesson.

Lesson exploring the impact of the Falklands on Thatcher’s government and standing in the world. Starter recaps existing knowledge of the conflict using pictures, moving on to a video giving an overview of the key aspects of the conflict. Pupils use the Oxford textbook to create a table showing the arguments for and against British involvement in the conflict (information included on the PPT), leading to application of this knolwedge to analyse a source from Thatcher focusing on content, tone and provenance (frame included). Finally, pupils read the summary hand out and create an argument for the pros or cons of the conflict for Thatcher and Britain which links to the judgement line plenary.

AQA 8145: Exploration of the two rebellions against Elizabeth - Norfolk and Essex including details and worksheets - comparison of the two rebellions at the end.

A review starter/plenary for AQA 8145 Health and the People - focused on the key themes of surgery, causes and cures and public health. Students match up three words and must write a definition explaining the links. Challenge questions built in.

Lesson introducing the unit on John Major. The lesson starts with a source from Major - pupils explore the content and validity of the source. Using the Oxford textbook pupils list the reasons for Thatcher’s resignation (on the PowerPoint also) and rank in terms of significance. A video explores her resignation, encouraging students to think about the position of the Conservative Party by 1990. Using the Oxford textbook students annotate characteristics of John Major exploring why he would be an ideal choice for the Conservatives. The plenary is a video of Major discussing Thatcher’s legacy leading to students explaining why he was the ideal candidate to lead the Conservative Party in 1990.

Model answer for the 2019 historic environment question for AQA 8145 Elizabethan England on the Globe. The answer explains several factors, focusing on how the Globe shows changes in society using features of the site and wider evidence. Useful for revision, essay planning and in-class assessment.

Lesson outlining the causes of the 1984 miners’ strike. The lesson begins with a recap of right to buy. A video introduces the miners’ strike from the Welsh perspective so students can begin to make inferences. Pupils list the various reasons for the strike using the Oxford AQA textbook pp. 128-129 making links to the successes in 1972 and 1974; pupils then rank the causes in terms of significance using the cards. The lesson culminates in an analysis of three sources (two from June 2017 exam and one new Arthur Scargill source) focusing on the reasons given in each for the strike, leading to a judgement plenary on the ‘most valid’ source using the content only.

Lesson exploring the failure of the 1984/5 miners’ strike. The lesson starts with an inference task using contemporary images, leading to a video outlining the Battle of Orgreave. Using the hand out students identify and explore the impact of the strike, leading to an activity ranking the reasons for failure. Pupils then link in previous learning assessing the various reasons for industrial unrest in the period, finally culminating in a judgment plenary exploring why the unions were less successful in the 1980s in comparison to the 1970s.

Lesson exploring why the poll tax was introduced and why it was hated. The lesson starts with recapping Thatcher’s interactions/policies towards local governments. Pupils then explore any positives or negatives of the poll tax using the information given, following on with a video exploring the poll tax riots with accompanying questions. Pupils then categorise the impact of the poll tax thematically using cards, moving on to exploring the long term impact of the poll tax on Thatcher. Finally, a plenary explores why Thatcher was becoming so unpopular in the mid 1980s.