A series of activities relating to the links between the work of William Harvey and that of other well known anatomists / artists. Accompanied by a prompt sheet to assist in differentiating this resource helps learners to develop an understanding of how developments are often linked.

Images and adaptations for starter / movement activities. Simply ask learners to identify the people who have been blurred. They can be themed - for example, US presidents - have 'odd one out' tasks (only one was republican,Lincoln) or just be a general knowledge exercise.

A booklet that covers some aspects of the Norman Conquest. It addresses the claims to the throne, the invasion, Battle of Hastings and some of the consequences of the invasion and conquest. This booklet does not aim to go into a great deal of depth on the Norman Conquest. It provides the core information and that can be supplemented with resources such as my worksheets on specific aspects of the invasion and conquest. The booklet is great for small group work, as a homework pack or for homeschooling. For my free reference materials see The Normans DXP9ZZ15HP

Pupils are asked to sequence a series of events that occurred in the build up to the February Revolution in Russia. This can be done as a starter activity based on prior knowledge, or alongside suitable reference materials. The events cover a range of social, economic, political and military causes of the February Revolution. An ideal follow up exercise would be looking at the level of change in Russia at this period: see our resource on Change in Russia. Further resources, special offers and free materials are available via our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/schoolshistory/

This revision frame is useful for students studying Stalin’s Rise and Stalinism / the USSR as part of a GCSE course. It is designed to revise and record key issues leading up to Stalin having total control. The Youtube video will help students to recall knowledge from lessons. It can be used in Intervention sessions to record things that are discussed with individual students. It can also be used as a general homework task or as a recording sheet at the end of your classes study of Stalin’s Rise.

This resource provides resources to create a highly engaging and active lesson on the Causes of the Peasants Revolt. It provides opportunities to build on prior knowledge and skills and is easily differentiated by teachers. The core content of the pack revolves around statements about the causes of the Peasants Revolt. These are used for comprehension and classification tasks before looking at links and trends. This resource is discounted as part of a collaborative SpringSavings promotion by authors. See here for other discounted resources. Attainers of all abilities can find suitable challenge whilst having historical skills developed. For example, the Diamond 9 can be adapted to many levels and the most able learner will be able to use the graphing exercise to develop an understanding of the synthesis between causal factors. The embedded video is by Bafta winning with whom we have worked on resources.

Medicine in History is a fun topic that brings Ancient and Medieval Civilizations to life. Class research the way that Medicine was practiced in the Ancient World before playing the game. The rules that are included are easy to adapt. Lots of classes like to add questions, alter the rules to make it their own etc. Medicine and it’s history are huge topics so extending the activity is easy to achieve through out of class work. This game has been used for 18 years now and I have found it to really engage learners.

The Renaissance in Western Europe led to many changes in society and medicine. These worksheets provide a solid narrative to the main changes that took place. Comprehension of the period and changes is tested. Sources are included in some of the worksheets along with tasks to develop your classes ability to interpret historic evidence.

The Peasants Revolt. A series of resources designed to teach the causes of the Great Revolt of 1381 and re-enforce learners comprehension of the way that they link together. Lesson pack comprises a variety of activities: chronology tasks, link building tasks, significance assessment tasks. A good way to assess the longer term consequences of the Black Death and the changing nature of society in Medieval England.

This pack of 20 posters is an ideal back to school resource. Providing 20 inspirational posters about history they can liven up your displays while acting as prompts for discussion. The quotes are selected to inspire and promote interest in the study of history. They provoke thought, some relate to the meaning of history, others the importance, some the nature of history. The resource comes as a pdf document that provides the posters in printable form. There is also a powerpoint version of the resource. This would make them easy to use as stimulus material via a projector. Combined with our other pack of historical quotes posters, there is more than enough for one per week, allowing a focus on a different quote each week. The two packs are also available as a bundled back to school offer to give you a head start on display.

Thomas Hobbes’ Social Contract is one of the most important ideas put forward by a British Political theorist. Hobbes wrote his seminal work, Leviathan, in the midst of the turmoil of the civil wars that tore through England, Ireland and Scotland. Political concepts are difficult for many students to comprehend at A Level. Especially so when the context in which they were developed was so much different to modern society. In these activities the context is explored to provide students with a grasp of what was going on around Hobbes as he developed his thinking. They consider how these events may have influenced his ideas before looking at specific issues. These are the nature of man, the rights to which they are entitled and the conflicts that this leads to. The Social Contract that is developed as a result of this theorising is then explored through a variety of activities. Accompanying the activity pack is a file containing a range of sources and quotes about the work of Hobbes. This provides a bank of reference materials.

This British Empire booklet covers the key points in the GCSE specifications that offer it as an option. The period covered in c1650 to 1858. The British Empire developed as the United Kingdom was being formed. The reference materials in the booklet explore the Uniting of the Kingdoms and the influence that those events had upon colonialism. Though the content is much the same as at Key Stage 3, the depth is significantly greater. In this resource we look at the development of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, from the forming of the Royal Africa Company through to the abolition of Slavery for the merchants of the East India Company in 1848 (Yes, after everywhere else in the Empire). The commercial aspects of Empire are assessed through looking at the impact of trade on major ports and the increase in consumerism. So too is the way that this influenced society. The emergence of Coffee Shops and the radical ideas formed there, along with a look at the racial theories that were developed in the 19th century. At 19000 words long this resource provides plenty of facts for students to refer to. It’s a great tool for them to have access to as it is written with them in mind. It isn’t too long, it isn’t too academic, it is pitched at their level (accessible for those on the boundary of passing and above). Resources to go alongside the booklet are being produced. We regularly send out information related to the British Empire on our facebook page. facebook.com/schoolshistory The booklet is also available for download onto a kindle via amazon and at our website schoolshistory.org.uk

**Black History Month and the centenary of the end of the First World War are both significant events on the calendar of HIstory Departments this term. ** -suitable for assemblies useful for Black History Month Relates to the centenary of the end of the First World War Scope for classroom activities based on the contents Includes images that can be used for display This presentation and collection of images relating to Black and Asian service in the First World War provides an excellent tool for covering the role played by Black and Asian servicemen in the Great War. It is multinational in approach, highlighting the fact that the war was a global one. It challenges the perception of the conflict being a white mans war, fought in Europe, from the opening slides. It uses facts such as the first shot fired by the British Empire being in Australia, and the first by the British Army itself by a Black Soldier of the Gold Coast Regiment to illustrate how the role of Black ad Asian services was interlinked with that of British, French or German ‘regular’ armies. The presentation contains 23 slides. Each includes an image and is accompanied by facts about this aspect of Black and Asian service in the war. The role of the Army and Navy are included in the presentation. It is suitable for an assembly on the topic as the information on the slides speaks for itself. A Non specialist can ask pupils to reflect on some issues, or consider the global geography involved in the examples provided. Within a history classroom the examples can be explored in more depth. Where, When and Why were men from around the world, from so many cultures, involved in a conflict such as the First World War? To help with this there is a zip file containing 52 images relating to Black and Asian service in the Great War.

The Great War saw Black and Asian soldiers and sailors from around the globe heavily involved in conflict. For the first time global interconnections saw men of all backgrounds and cultures participating in a major war. This presentation looks at the global aspects of Black and Asian participation in the Great War. It includes examples from Africa, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, the West Indies and the United States. The presentation includes: 23 slides covering the role of Black and Asian men in the Army and Navy Images and facts relating to the role of men from around the world Examples of firsts by Black servicemen The presentation includes enough facts for a non specialist to use it as a short assembly. It is editable so can be added to to make it region specific. There is also a zi file with over 50 images of Black and Asian servicemen from the First World War. Other areas: Equality. For many of these volunteer and conscript soldiers the hope of a better world was a motivation. To what extent was this realised? We use the example of the British West Indian Regiment within the presentation. Similar questions can be raised about the men of the Indian Army, from African colonies or from the Harlem Fire Raisers or Canadian Black Regiment.

This starter activity utilises a tag cloud based on the causes of the February Revolution. Pupils look at the key words and assess what they think the main causes of the Revolution were. The task can be expanded to include an initial look at the 5 W's as the key words begin to address those questions. Designed to be used alongside the sequencing task and change in Russia activities that we have already uploaded. For free resources, images and links as well as discounts please like our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/schoolshistory/

A very straightforward research project booklet. As the newer courses tend to omit a study of Ancient Medicine this booklet can be used as a Year 9 / Holiday research task to help provide learners with some of the main points from the Ancient World. This should provide a firm basis upon which a study of Medicine in th Medieval World can be conducted. The booklet asks learners to consider factors, achievements and the things that impeded progress in Ancient Medicine.

Two resources relating to Roman medicine. They are useful to teachers of Medicine through time who want learners to understand the way in which Galen worked and the beliefs that had continuied and changed over the course of the Roman era. This acts as a good starting point for moving into a study of medicine in the Medieval period. These resources work well alongside the free resources I have uploaded on Ancient Medicine in general. They were originally submitted to my website for free distribution.

Introductory worksheet on the concept of war. I first used this in a Citizenship lesson but it is of use at the start of a unit on the history of warfare. It aims to identify any preconceived ideas that a class may have about warfare and get them thinking about some of the causes and consequences of war.