Author, Teacher and Consultant over the years. I have taught across the 4-18 age range as an AST and was a Head of Faculty in large Secondary. I have written for Hodder Murray, The Guardian, the BBC website and for Teaching History. I was a member of the Historical Association's Secondary Committee for eight years. I've had input on the bafta winning Smallpox through time production and worked as a consultant on two becta award winning projects.
Author, Teacher and Consultant over the years. I have taught across the 4-18 age range as an AST and was a Head of Faculty in large Secondary. I have written for Hodder Murray, The Guardian, the BBC website and for Teaching History. I was a member of the Historical Association's Secondary Committee for eight years. I've had input on the bafta winning Smallpox through time production and worked as a consultant on two becta award winning projects.
A simple resource that guides learners through the process of creating a mind map. This was designed for learners attaining below the national average as a means of helping them to develop revision skills. The activity can be differentiated to make it far more complex through adding additional factors or asking learners to make combinations of factors explicit.
These two resources look at the story of the Norman Invasion through the Bayeux Tapestry. They can be adapted to include a sequencing task. Pupils are asked to check their understanding of visual sources by labelling segments of the tapestry accurately. More able learners can expand on the provided labels. The famous "death scene" is also assessed and acts as an exercise in introducing pupils to the fact that sources are easy to interpret in a number of different ways.
A variety of simple but effective starter activities relating to Medicine through time. Several take the form of a dominoes game where learners have to make links between key words. Sorting tasks have the instructions on the sheets. The Card sort is slightly longer and requires learners to piece together the story of Jenner's achievements.
There are more of our Medicine starters and activities here http://bit.ly/sh_medicine They were written on request for a Primary colleague but are adaptable for use as starters.
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War of the Roses - Battles and Personalities. An infographic that outlines the course of the War of the Roses. It combines the dates of major engagements with a map to indicate the location and victor of each battle. Significant individuals are noted on the infographic to show how the kingship changed and what the role of people such as Neville, Earl of Warwick (The Kingmaker) was.
We have other War of the Roses Infographics available here and via our Facebook page. You can find discussions with other teachers and War of the Roses enthusiasts there which can help to develop subject knowledge.
Medicine through time resources. Includes active learning lessons, revision games, numerous worksheets, some stand alone lessons and a variety of starter and plenary activities. Easy to adapt and all proven in the classroom.
Simple worksheet designed to be used alongside discussion and teacher prompts. It looks at some of the main issues that were faced by Henry VII in 1485 and the ways in which they could be tackled. Differentiation for this worksheet is largely down to the way that the teache leads the discussion. There are a wide range of suiable video clips available on sharing websites that can aid the teaching of this topic.
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.
Simple, editable crib sheet. Covering the main areas of German Society this sheet prompts students to note the ways in which different sectors changed under Nazi rule. It also asks if there are any anomalies such as things improving for some of the time but getting worse at other times. In intervention sessions this sheet could be used to simply identify a few key points. For more extensive revision the sheet can be edited to enabled more detailed notes and/or additional areas to be covered.
20 Trivia Questions centred around history. This quiz is designed to provide a range of individual questions that can inspire curiosity, perk interest or provide a small bit of breadth to a cramped curriculum. They are intended as something that can be used on the board as pupils enter, or in tutorial/registration periods as a subject of discussion.
The questions are in quiz format quite simply as they might have uses when combined. Perhaps as a quiz at a PTA fundraiser or in a staff social event.
The questions are not designed to fit in with any specific curriculum objective. They are all as accurate as I can make them so in that respect they can help to paint a picture of what the world was like in specific places at specific times. Some questions, not all, could be set as short research tasks to build a broader knowledge.
Trivia questions at added to our Facebook Page at 8am each morning - facebook.com/schoolshistory
The War of the Roses is a complex set of events. This infographic breaks down the course of the conflict into twelve core twists in the history of England at that time. Instead of simply listing battles and dates, it looks at clusters of events and identifies in accessible terms the way that it impacted on the course of the War of the Roses. The timeline nature of the graphic allows learners to develop their understanding of the chronology. It can be used simply for display purposes or as a resource to be annotated with additional information. Dates, individuals, battles or links between different elements of the war can be drawn out in class discussion and added to the graphic. It is available as a jpeg and pdf to enable ease of printing and scalability for your own presentations.
Please see our other graphics on the War of the Roses to get a fuller picture of the events of this turbulent period. Additional information and subject related discussion of these areas can be found on our facebook page. Reference materials for teachers and learners on the Wars of the Roses are available here.
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.
These resources are designed to help students break down the content of a visual source. The Anti-Vaccine Society image ‘The Cow Pock’ is full of suggestions and fears about Jenner’s Vaccination. The presentation highlights some of these and asks students to identify the key features of these segments. This allows the larger picture to then be pieced back together for an overall view of the sources strengths, weaknesses, uses and limitations. The youtube video briefly outlines Jenner’s role in the history of medicine. The worksheet can be used whilst working through the presentation, or afterwards as a means of checking understanding. Not all areas of the famous image are analysed in the presentation. To do so would take more than one lesson in many cases. I’d advise making this clear to students, some will be able to identify additional imagery and it’s intended purpose.
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.
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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.
A series of resources that aid pupils revising for GCSE History examinations. These resources cover the Russian Revolution, Stalin’s Rise and Hitler’s Rise. Resources are easy for learners to access and can be used at home, as a note taking sheet during lessons or as part of a structured intervention programme.
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.
20 AP World History Posters for use as display. These posters promote interest in historical thinking and raise awareness of the importance of the past. The quotes come from notable people from a variety of backgrounds. From Presidents and Prime Ministers to authors and scientists. These posters can be used to prompt discussion about specific issues, are suitable for use in promotional displays and for more able learners can be used to challenge their perceptions of what history is and why it should be studied. Combined with our other materials they can be used as part of a year binder or planner.
