I am an experienced History teacher who has created SOW for different schools. I love making different and creative resources and hope you enjoy them too! I will try and update any old resources and you are welcome to recommend any SOW for me to create!
I am an experienced History teacher who has created SOW for different schools. I love making different and creative resources and hope you enjoy them too! I will try and update any old resources and you are welcome to recommend any SOW for me to create!
CPD focused on effective pedagogy for both PGCE, NQT and experienced teachers. The lesson covers: pedagogical approaches, reflective teaching, analysing essays on effective pedagogy and implementing techniques in each department’s teaching/curriculum.
These outstanding lessons are focused on Key Topic 2 of EDEXCEL GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939. The lessons use both the Hodder and Pearsons book and is full of different activities and exam practice. The lessons can be used and adapted for any year group and exam board including AQA, OCR or IGCSE. It has a range of resources and is great for students!
The lessons cover:
● Hitler’s early career: joining the German Workers’ Party and setting
up the Nazi Party, 1919–20.
● The early growth and features of the Party. The Twenty-Five Point
Programme and the role of the SA.
● The Munich Putsch: Events
● Putsch Significance
● The Lean Years
● Reasons for limited support for the Nazi Party, 1924–28. Party
reorganisation and Mein Kampf. The Bamberg Conference of 1926.
● Depression: The growth of unemployment – its causes and impact. The failure of successive Weimar governments to deal with unemployment from
1929 to January 1933.
● Reasons for the growth in support for the Nazi Party, including the
appeal of Hitler and the Nazis, the effects of propaganda and the
work of the SA.
● How Hitler became Chancellor, 1932–33: Political developments in 1932. The roles of Hindenburg, Brüning, von Papen and von Schleicher.
● Assessment
●Assessment feedback and mark scheme
These outstanding lessons are focused on Key Topic 4 of EDEXCEL GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939. The lessons use both the Hodder and Pearsons book and is full of different activities and exam practice. The lessons can be used and adapted for any year group and exam board including AQA, OCR or IGCSE. It has a range of resources and is great for students!
The lessons cover:
Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39
1 Nazi policies towards women
● Nazi views on women and the family.
● Nazi policies towards women, including marriage and family,
employment and appearance.
2 Nazi policies towards the young
● Nazi aims and policies towards the young. The Hitler Youth and the
League of German Maidens.
● Nazi control of the young through education, including the
curriculum and teachers.
3 Employment and living standards
● Nazi policies to reduce unemployment, including labour service,
autobahns, rearmament and invisible unemployment.
● Changes in the standard of living, especially of German workers.
The Labour Front, Strength Through Joy, Beauty of Labour.
4 The persecution of minorities
● Nazi racial beliefs and policies and the treatment of minorities:
Slavs, ‘gypsies’, homosexuals and those with disabilities.
● The persecution of the Jews, including the boycott of Jewish shops
and businesses (1933), the Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time/Renaissanxe in Britain course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources, exam skills and revision and students perform extremely well! The lessons cover:
Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Continuity and change in explanations of the cause of disease and
illness. A scientific approach, including the work of Thomas
Sydenham in improving diagnosis. The influence of the printing
press and the work of the Royal Society on the transmission of
ideas.
Approaches to prevention and treatment
● Continuity in approaches to prevention, treatment and care in the
community and in hospitals.
● Change in care and treatment; improvements in medical training
and the influence in England of the work of Vesalius.
Case studies ● Key individual: William Harvey and the discovery of the circulation
of the blood.
● Dealing with the Great Plague in London (1665): approaches to
treatment and attempts to prevent its spread.
A strong and detailed lesson on the Partition of Yugoslavia focusing on: causes, events, consequences (short and long term), and consequences today. The lesson has different activities, differentiated and great discussion points for students!
This lesson focuses on Victorian England and can be used as part of the English unit on ‘A Christmas Carol’ or as a History lesson (has contextual information, source analysis, video analysis and writing tasks). This is from my wider ‘Full SOW A Christmas Carol’ resource.
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time/18th and 19th century Medicine in Britain course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources, exam skills and revision and students perform extremely well! The lessons cover:
Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease: the
influence of genetic and lifestyle factors on health.
● Improvements in diagnosis: the impact of the availability of blood
tests, scans and monitors.
2 Approaches to prevention and treatment
● The extent of change in care and treatment. The impact of the
NHS and science and technology: improved access to care;
advances in medicines, including magic bullets and antibiotics;
high-tech medical and surgical treatment in hospitals.
● New approaches to prevention: mass vaccinations and
government lifestyle campaigns.
3 Case studies
● Key individuals: Fleming, Florey and Chain’s development of
penicillin.
● The fight against lung cancer in the twenty-first century: the use
of science and technology in diagnosis and treatment; government
action.
This SOW/ bundle addresses Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88. This is perfect for the EDEXCEL spec but can be used for any other exam board/ series of lessons. It has various activities and exam practice too. The lessons do not need any ammending and cover a wide variety of lessons:
Key topic 2: Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad, 1569–88
1 Plots and revolts at home
● The reasons for, and significance of, the Revolt of the Northern
Earls, 1569–70.
● The features and significance of the Ridolfi, Throckmorton and
Babington plots. Walsingham and the use of spies.
● The reasons for, and significance of, Mary Queen of Scots’ execution
in 1587.
2 Relations with Spain
● Political and religious rivalry.
● Commercial rivalry. The New World, privateering and the
significance of the activities of Drake.
3 Outbreak of war with Spain, 1585–88
● English direct involvement in the Netherlands, 1585–88. The role of
Robert Dudley.
● Drake and the raid on Cadiz: ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s beard’.
4 The Armada ● Spanish invasion plans. Reasons why Philip used the Spanish
Armada.
● The reasons for, and consequences of, the English victory
These outstanding lessons are focused on Key Topic 3 of EDEXCEL GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939. The lessons use both the Hodder and Pearsons book and is full of different activities and exam practice. The lessons can be used and adapted for any year group and exam board including AQA, OCR or IGCSE. It has a range of resources and is great for students!
The lessons cover:
Key topic 3: Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933–39
1 The creation of a dictatorship, 1933–34
● The Reichstag Fire. The Enabling Act and the banning of other
parties and trade unions.
● The threat from Röhm and the SA, the Night of the Long Knives and
the death of von Hindenburg. Hitler becomes Führer, the army and
oath of allegiance.
2 The police state
● The role of the Gestapo, the SS, the SD and concentration camps.
● Nazi control of the legal system, judges and law courts.
● Nazi policies towards the Catholic and Protestant Churches,
including the Reich Church and the Concordat.
3 Controlling and influencing attitudes
● Goebbels and the Ministry of Propaganda: censorship, Nazi use of
media, rallies and sport, including the Berlin Olympics (1936).
● Nazi control of culture and the arts, including art, architecture,
literature and film.
4 Opposition, resistance and conformity
● The extent of support for the Nazi regime.
● Opposition from the Churches, including the role of Pastor
Niemöller.
● Opposition from the young, including the Swing Youth and the
Edelweiss Pirates.
This is an extremely fun template to use for departments/seasonal lessons/end of year lessons etc! Students absolutely loved this PPT and it can be adapted and changed according to your audience! The PPT plays like a netflix account and has some additional cool features!
This SOW/ bundle addresses Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88. This is perfect for the EDEXCEL spec but can be used for any other exam board/ series of lessons. It has various activities and exam practice too. The lessons do not need any ammending and cover a wide variety of lessons:
Key topic 3: Elizabethan society in the Age of Exploration, 1558–88
1 Education and leisure
● Education in the home, schools and universities.
● Sport, pastimes and the theatre.
2 The problem of the poor
● The reasons for the increase in poverty and vagabondage during
these years.
● The changing attitudes and policies towards the poor.
3 Exploration and voyages of discovery
● Factors prompting exploration, including the impact of new
technology on ships and sailing and the drive to expand trade.
● The reasons for, and significance of, Drake’s circumnavigation of the
globe.
4 Raleigh and Virginia
● The significance of Raleigh and the attempted colonisation of
Virginia.
● Reasons for the failure of Virginia
4. Exam
● Revision
● Assessment
● Feedback
Series of lessons on the OCR module Anglo-Saxon England
and the Norman Conquest 1035–1087. The SOW has 23 detailed Power Points with information regarding the spec, differentiation, a variety of activities and worksheets, and exam/ essay writing guidance. The lessons can be used for the Edexcel GCSE/ AQA Spec too.
The lessons cover: Anglo-Saxon England 1035–1066:
• Viking influence (Harold I, Harthacnut); Edward the Confessor; succession,
consolidation, government and administration; religion, economy and society
• Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings 1066: plans; course of events; impact
• William I’s consolidation of power: securing succession; methods of control; extent of opposition.
Please see my other lessons and resources (I have uploaded a revision booklet for this spec too). Hope this helps!
This is a SOW created for KS5 students focusing on injustices throughout history (including the BLM movement, land disputes, the theory of ‘the Other’/treatment of minority groups, genocides, dictatorship and uprisings and the refugee crisis. The SOW ends with a research/ essay task for students to complete.
This is a detailed SOW with tasks for students to complete (but can also be used as engaging lectures/ seminars for students to prepare them for university). Each lesson is related to contemporary news articles so students can understand the relevance of each lesson today. There are also thought-provoking questions in each lesson to allow the students to express their opinion/ challenge their opinion.
My year 12 and 13s loved these lessons and it really helped them to: understand the current political/social events/problems in the world, be confident in expressing their opinions, improve their research skills and the impact media and governments have on the world!
A student booklet for OCR Y219 Russia 1894–1941. The booklet includes: past exam questions, pages for students to complete their own revision notes on each topic, model answers/ structures, fact tests and a glossary.
A detailed lesson on the Partition of India focusing on: causes, events, consequences (short and long term), and India today under Modi. The lesson has different activities and great discussion points for students!
These outstanding lessons are focused on Key Topic 1 of EDEXCEL GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939. The lessons use both the Hodder and Pearsons book and is full of different activities and exam practice. The lessons can be used and adapted for any year group and exam board including AQA, OCR or IGCSE. Hope these are helpful for your students!
The lessons cover: The setting up of the Weimar Republic; the signing and effects of the Treaty of Versailles and reasons for opposition, weaknesses in the Constitution,the attacks from the Left (the Spartacist uprising)
and the Right (the Kapp Putsch),the French occupation of the Ruhr and the impact of hyperinflation. The economic work of Stresemann (both internal and external policies), Germany’s relations with other countries, exam practice and feedback.
A free resource for students - can be used at the start of the year (for students to get to know each other and work in pairs to answer) or at the end of term.