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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download.
New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels.
The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.
A revision work book for AQA 7042 2S Unit 2 covering all key political, economic, social and foreign policy elements. Students can work through the tasks, reviewing the content alongside practicing sample source analysis and essay questions.
A revision work book for AQA 7042 2S Unit 3 covering all key political, economic, social and foreign policy elements. Students can work through the tasks, reviewing the content alongside practicing sample source and essay questions.
A revision work book for AQA 7042 2S Unit 4 covering all key political, economic, social and foreign policy elements. Students can work through the tasks, reviewing the content alongside practicing sample source and essay questions.
A revision work book for AQA 7042 2S Unit 5 covering all key political, economic, social and foreign policy elements. Students can work through the tasks, reviewing the content alongside practicing sample source and essay questions.
A revision work book for AQA 7042 2S Unit 6 covering all key political, economic, social and foreign policy elements. Students can work through the tasks, reviewing the content alongside practicing sample source and essay questions.
A model answer for the 2023 AQA Historic Environment study on Sheffield Manor Lodge.
The question focus is: “The main change that Elizabethan Manor Houses demonstrated was the improved security of Elizabethan England”. How far does the study of Sheffield Manor Lodge support this statement? You should refer to Sheffield Manor Lodge and your contextual knowledge (16 marks).
The answer encompasses the themes and evidence associated with the site.
Exploration of the impact of Cromwell on England - puritan image starter, links to Cromwell and exploration of how his beliefs would affect how he ruled England, warning poster production aimed at English citizens outlining the new rules for England leading to a judgement explaining how and why England changed under Cromwell.
L3 in the 2024 Historic Environment series on The Americas and Drake’s circumnavigation, 1577-1580.
This lesson explores the key chronological events of the circumnavigation and the benefits and dangers faced across the voyage. The lesson begins with a recap of the motivating factors in undertaking such a voyage, leading to a video exploring the circumnavigation and the events, benefits and dangers. Students complete the notes table as they watch. Students then annotate their A3 map, using the hand out to detail what happened at each stage - optional colour-coding re. benefits and negatives at this stage - building a chornological picture of the voyage. Using their map and the hand out students then create a table showing the benefits and dangers of this voyage. Finally, students then assess HOW successful they think the circumnavigation was considering their learning so far.
L1 in the 2024 Historic Environment series on The Americas and Drake’s circumnavigation, 1577-1580.
This double lesson explores how the voyages of exploration benefited Elizabethan England. The lesson begins with an inference source starter, leading to a video clip demonstrating how exploration advanced in this period. Students then rank the main reasons for these voyages, justifying their top 3 choices. Students then explore 5 key Elizabethan explorers, outlining for each their successes and negatives from their voyages. The lesson then moves into a direct comparison between the contribution made by Drake and Raleigh to Elizabethan England, linking into an 8-mark ‘explain what was important’ response with mark scheme and assessment grid included. The lesson culminates in a review of the main motivations for voyages, explorers and benefits these voyages brought in the wider Elizabethan context.
Lesson 7 in the series of lessons for the 2024 HE pack on Drake’s circumnavigation.
This double lesson begins with a recap of the key historical knowledge gained in the past 6 lessons, linking to the circumnavigation. Students then explore a question focused on changes demonstrated by voyages, explaining 4 key changes/developments to plan this specific question style. Students then use the mark scheme to create their own ‘top tips’ for the 16-mark essay, moving on to a plan for a question focused on the main results of voyages like the circumnavigation: “The main result of journeys of exploration was the increase in the wealth and power of Elizabethan England”. How far does the study of Drake’s circumnavigation support this statement? This essay can be answered at home in timed conditions within the lesson. Finally, students annotate a model paragraph for this question exploring the strengths. If there is time students could also make amendments and improve the paragraph.
Lesson exploring the successes and failures of the economy across the first three units. Source starter utilising content, tone and provenance skills, group poster task analysing one area, then carousel activity with data capture sheet to assess all areas. Final source task sums up a view on the economy by 1979, building to a judgement line plenary.
Lesson introducing the Holocaust using primary sources and artefacts. Exploration of Jewish communities pre-WW2 and then the impact of the Holocaust using imagery. Use of an artefact (shoe) to discover the impact on a person of the escalation of Jewish treatment, building to a description of how treatment changed over time for Jewish communities.
Starter drawing a witch to explore interpretations of witches, exploration of those who were accused of witchcraft, colour coding task examining reasons for an increase in accusations leading to a judgement plenary.
Recap starter on Hitler's beliefs, comparison of two sources (Martin Luther and Hitler) showing anti-Semitism over time, chronology card sort showing treatment over time, opportunity to extend and compare British and German treatement to show how anti-Semitism is not a 'German issue', explanation of how anti-Semitism developed over time and final link back to Hitler's beliefs on the Aryan Race.
Exploration of the journey over the Atlantic. Recap starter and source analysis to explore the middle passage. Video note sheet to accompany Roots (on youtube), summary post-it note plenary.
AQA 8145 - Exploration of key causes of failure. Initial worksheet gets students to pin point at what stage they think the Armada failed. Group task involves the creation of a persuasive poster regarding their factor - overall judgement activity on biggest reason for failure. Interpretation practice question built in with mark scheme.
AQA 8145 - Analysis of the NHS with focus on benefits and negatives. Introductory video and details on Beveridge Report, table analysing the successes and failures and analysis of impact in relation to previous liberal reforms.
For new Germany unit - 1890-1945
Picture starter focusing on how the depression linked to an increase in extremism, video on the impact of the depression, source sheet and explanation tasks with continuum plenary
Starter around what an empire is and focus on the East India Company. Intelligent graffiti/symbol poster exploration of one of the following countries in groups: India, Australia, North America and Africa. Start to explore negatives of the Empire using source material.