Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson asks students to reach a judgement on how far transportation was a success as a form of punishment, making comparisons to other punishments used. Students will complete a sort card activity, and link it back to the aims of the British government,

Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson focuses upon the reasons behind the setting up of the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829. Students explain, prioritize and link the reasons. Includes differentiated activities throughout

Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson looks at the reasons behind the Bloody Code being introduced. It includes the game quick on the draw, which is ideal for team building, testing literacy skills and extracting key information. Students will then look at the reasons behind the introduction of the Bloody Code, explaining, prioritizing and linking the reasons. Also includes a 12 mark exam question

Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson focuses upon factors which affected changes to crime and punishment. Students will complete an activity that requires them to rank the factors based upon their own opinion. Lesson also includes an exam question for students to answer, and differentiated activities throughout.

Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson looks as whether the Normans were nice or nasty. Students will create a venn diagram looking at changes and continuities between the Anglo-Saxon period and the Norman period. Includes differentiated resources and activities throughout.

Was Anglo-Saxon justice violent and superstitious? Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson gets students to create a matrix of how far justice was normal or whether it was superstitious. Includes differentiated resources and activities throughout, as well as challenge activities.

Ideal for the new Edexcel GCSE course, this resource looks at why Nazi support grew between 1928 and 1933. Includes an exam question, with differentiated resources, a sheet for lower ability students with guided questions, and an exemplar paragraph to use with middle ability students. Includes directed questions throughout for students to make their notes.

Ideal for the legacy Edexcel course, this lesson looks at the terms of the TOV, and why the Germans hated them so much. Includes differentiated resources and an 8 mark q.

A lesson summarizing why Jack the Ripper was never caught. Asks students to link and prioritize the reasons. Provides differentiated resources throughout, as well as challenge activities for each task.

Ideal lesson to be used as part of a scheme of work on Jack the Ripper, looking at whether or not the police were to blame for Jack the Ripper not being caught. Students have differentiated resources throughout, with challenge activities for each task. For lower ability students there is a reading for purpose task, whilst for middle and higher ability there is a reading activity that asks them to link and priorities reasons (good for higher level skills).

A lesson that looks at how effective the police force were in the 19th century. Differentiated activities throughout, and extension activities provided for each task. Students will hold a silent debate on how effective the police force were before reaching a supported judgement. Ideal to be used in preparation for an assessment.

A lesson ideal for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson looks at why the Nazis achieved so little support between 1924 and 1928. It contains a worksheet, a powerpoint with differentiated questions to support the worksheet, and an exam question. There are model answers and a support sheet for lower ability students.

A resource used for an Ofsted lesson that looks at Who Jack the Ripper was. It will take two lessons to complete. There are differentiated resources throughout, with challenge questions at each stage of the lesson. Students will play its a knockout with different suspects, and eliminate one suspect per round. They will go from 12 suspects to 6, then repeat the process to get 3 suspects and then decide one final suspect. Worked really well, the kids were engaged throughout, and there is a high level of challenge.

A revision lesson looking at all of the different problems Elizabeth faced and how well she dealt with them. Includes a worksheet, and an end of unit assessment to use for specification point 1.

A double lesson that looks at why Mary, Queen of Scots was a threat to Elizabeth I, ideal for the new Edexcel GCSE course (could be adapted for AQA). Students will look at the reasons why Mary posed a threat to Elizabeth, key events upon Mary's arrival including what options Elizabeth had regarding what to do with Mary. Students will finish off with a 12 mark exam question looking at why the Catholic threat increased after 1566, looking at the Dutch Revolt and Mary's arrival in England. Includes a worksheet of printed notes, with questions to direct students and a timeline.

A PowerPoint and resource that looks at who was the biggest threat to Elizabeth's religious settlement - the Puritans, Catholics (home and abroad)> Includes a worksheet for students to direct their notes through questioning, and two exam questions.

An overview of how gladiators operated in the Roman times, looking at key features of the requirements of a gladiator. Also looks at what life was like for the gladiators.