A very useful resource to give to Year 8 pupils before completing the interpretation task on Bloody Mary (to be added). A typical level 2,4,6 and 8 response is given in the resource. Pupils can identify the differences between the level descriptions and then will know what they have to do to get the top level. Useful when moderating too. An excellent Assessment for Learning technique.

A very useful resource to give to Year 8 pupils before completing the above task. A typical level 2,4,6 and 8 response is given in the resource. Pupils can identify the differences between the level descriptions and then will know what they have to do to get the top level. Useful when moderating too. An excellent Assessment for Learning technique.

A guide to hand to Year 8 pupils who are completing a project investigating why Mary, Queen of Scots was executed. Written in a question format with advice on key words expected to be used and some source analysis tips.

What were the conditions like in the trenches during WWI? A very useful resource to give to Year 9 pupils before completing an essay on the above question. A typical level 2,4,6 and 8 response is given in the resource. Pupils can identify the differences between the level descriptions and then will know what they have to do to get the top level. Useful when moderating too. An excellent Assessment for Learning technique.

Mark scheme/success criteria for Manor essay: Was life always very hard for the peasants on the manor? The nature of the question allows pupils to identify, describe, explain and evaluate - allowing them to reach the highest level. This resource is very helpful to hand to pupils before completing the above essay question in Year 7. The typical Level 2,4,6 and 8 response is shown in relation to the question using the key elements. Pupils and parents can clearly see what they have to do to get the highest level by comparing the different responses. Also useful when moderating. A fantastic Assessment for Learning tool.

WHAT WERE CONDITIONS LIKE IN THE FACTORY? A very useful resource to give to Year 9 pupils before completing an essay on the above question. A typical level 2,4,6 and 8 response is given in the resource. Pupils can identify the differences between the level descriptions and then will know what they have to do to get the top level. Useful when moderating too. An excellent Assessment for Learning technique.

WHO OR WHAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AT THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME? A very useful resource to give to Year 9 pupils before completing an essay on the above question. A typical level 2,4,6 and 8 response is given in the resource. Pupils can identify the differences between the level descriptions and then will know what they have to do to get the top level. Useful when moderating too. An excellent Assessment for Learning technique.

A simple tops and tails exercise looking at the four individuals involved in the drama that followed the death of Edward the Confessor and their statements revealing why they think they should be the next king. The four individuals on this activity are Tostig, Harold, Harald and William. Can be used as part of a lesson or given as a revision exercise.

A very useful resource to give to Year 9 pupils before completing an essay on the above question. A typical level 2,4,6 and 8 response is given in the resource. Pupils can identify the differences between the level descriptions and then will know what they have to do to get the top level. Useful when moderating too. An excellent Assessment for Learning technique.

WHEN PUPILS JOIN MY CLASS IN YEAR 7, I ASK THEM TO INTRDUCE THEMSELVES TO ME AND TO TELL ME SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT THEMSELVES. THIS IS A GOOD WAY OF GETTING TO KNOW THE CLASS. AFTER THIS I TELL THE PUPILS THAT I DON'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT THEY HAVE TOLD ME. THEIR HOMEWORK IS TO BRING IN A SHOE BOX OF EVIDENCE (A WIDE VARIETY) IN THE NEXT LESSON TO PROVE AS MANY THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE NEXT LESSON COMES ALONG, ASK THE PUPILS TO HAND THEIR BOX TO SOMEONE IN THE CLASS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW THAT WELL. THAT PERSON THEN HAS TO FIND OUT ALL THEY CAN ABOUT THE PERSON USING THE EVIDENCE ALONE. IF TIME ALLOWS YOU CAN ASK THE PUPILS TO ATTEMPT TO PUT THE EVIDENCE INTO CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. THIS THEN LEADS ON NICELY TO DISCUSSING THE PROBLEMS WITH SOME EVIDENCE. PUPILS THEN COMPLETE THIS WORKSHEET. BRING YOUR OWN BOX IN TOO! PUPILS LOVE THIS ACTIVITY!

This exam has been written in the style of a GCSE paper. It comes in two sections. Section A.COAL. 20 marks. 1-What does the source show about conditions in the coal mine. 2-Describe how coal was taken to the surface. 3-Explain why so many miners were killed down the mines. 4-Did conditions in the coal mines improve in the nineteenth century? Section B: Conditions in the cotton mills. 25 marks. 1-What does source A show you about... 2-Use the information in source B and your own knowledge to explain... 3-How useful is source C to an historian studying... 4-Why do Sources D and E say different things about... This is an excellent exam which is accessible to the majority of students. It gets progressively more difficult in both sections. Excellent for preparing students for GCSE style questions.

Teach this after discussing the causes of the breakdown in relations between England and Spain in 1588 to Year 8 pupils. This activity should be taught before looking in detail at the battle plan of the Spanish. Cut out the cards and encourage the pupils to put them into the categories that are mentioned in the resource. Pupils can then carry out the simple activity which follows which focuses on numeracy. The task comes with a glossary. It finishes with pupils having to come up with their own strategy for destroying the Spanish. Pupils absolutely love doing this task. It is aimed for lower ability Year 8 pupils but I used to give it to all levels of ability before looking at the plans of the Spanish and then the failure of the Armada.

As part of the moderating process I had to send off the History Department's moderated work to the WJEC for KS3. These are the examples of pupils' work that I sent off which showed our moderation of their work which assessed chronology. These were all passed as being very good examples of the different levels of chronology. This resource shows four pieces of work carried out by children based on the question 'How and why have public health measures changed from 1348 to 1911?' We have a Level 4,5,6 and 7. This would be a great resource to share during a departmental meeting. Ask your department to give each piece of work a level based on the level descriptors. This could also be shared with pupils before carrying out another task which assess chronology. An excellent Assessment for Learning technique.

This simple card sorting exercise helps pupils work out the causes of Tudor poverty and vagrancy. They have to group the cards together coming up with their own themes. Pupils could them be encouraged to place the themes they have come up with under categories such as 'political causes', 'religious causes' , 'economic causes' etc. Comes with a simple glossary. Suitable for Year 8 pupils as an exercise or even as revision. Could also be used with older students (Causes of Tudor Crime for GCSE or Causes of Tudor Poverty and Vagrancy for A Level) . Can be done in pairs or individually.

Some notes to accompany the essential reading around the threat posed by Rhys ap Gruffydd to the Tudor Dynasty. (By essential reading I mean the work by Ralph Griffiths and W Llewelyn on the subject). The notes also include some tasks that I put to my A level students.

A SET OF NOTES FOR YEAR 8 PUPILS. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS GUIDE: THE WIVES OF HENRY VIII THE CLOSURE OF THE MONASTERIES AND THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANST CHURCH AND REASONS FOR THE DIFFERENCES MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS BRIEF NOTES ON THE SPANISH ARMADA THESE NOTES ARE IN THE FORMAT I HANDED THEM TO MY PUPILS. YOU MAY WANT TO ADJUST OR ADD TO THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR OWN EXAM PAPER.

Some notes suiting those studying WJEC A Level History and Tudor Rebellion. A brief reminder looking at how the rebellion of Rhys ap Gruffydd was a success and then a look at the limitations of the rebellion. May help with the revision of the rebellion.

This is for GCSE students revising for their Crime, Policing and Punishment paper. There are two exemplar answers here. The first one answers the following style question: How far have causes of crime changed from Tudor times to the present day? [10] How far have causes of crime stayed the same from Tudor times to the present day? [10] The second answers the following style question: Have methods of policing and combating crime always been successful from Tudor times to the present day? [10] How successful have methods of combating crime been form Tudor times to present day? (10)

AN INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR GCSE STUDENTS OF CRIME, POLICING AND PUNISHMENT. THIS BOOKLET CAN BE USED AS A GUIDE TO THE COURSE AND AS A REVISION TOOL. THIS INFORMATION BOOKLET COVERS THE CAUSES OF CRIME ONLY. THE SPECIFICATION FOLLOWED IS DETAILED BELOW: • Key Question One: What were the main causes and types of crime in Wales and England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? • The problem of vagrancy • (causes e.g.: poverty, rural depopulation, unemployment; able-bodied poor and deserving poor; rogues and vagabonds) • • The challenge of heresy (causes e.g.: changes in religion and religious opposition; attitudes to heretics) • • Dealing with treason (definition of treason; a study of the Gunpowder Plot) • Key Question 2: How did types of crime and their causes change in Wales and England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? • • Increase in smuggling (reasons for the increase in smuggling; smugglers and excise men; attitudes towards smuggling) • • Highway robbery (issues involving stagecoach travel; lack of law enforcement; highwaymen and footpads) • • The impact of industrialisation (social and economic change; the development of large towns; examples of unrest leading to crime: Luddism, Swing and Rebecca Riots) • Key Question Three: Why have there been new causes and types of crime in Wales and England in the twentieth and twenty first centuries? • The rise of transport crime (development of the motor car; creation of new crimes such as: car theft, drink driving, traffic offences) • • The rise of computer crime (computer fraud; stealing from bank accounts; hacking; viruses; identity theft, etc.) • • The trend towards violent crime (IRA bombings; football hooliganism; global terrorism; drugs crime; gun and knife crime)

THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION CAN BE USED WITH GCSE STUDENTS LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF POLICING. THIS UNIT OF WORK WAS WRITTEN FOLLOWING THE WJEC SPECIFICATIONS BUT CAN BE USED WITH OTHER EXAM BOARDS. IT CONTAINS INFORMATION, SOURCE WORK, VIDEO FOOTAGE, ROLE PLAY, WRITTEN ACTIVITIES (BASED ON GCSE STYLE QUESTIONS) AND PAIR WORK. IT CONTAINS OVER 100 SLIDES WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THE PUPILS NEED TO KNOW FOR THE ENTIRE UNIT. PLEASE SEE THE ACCOMPANYING INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR SALE ON THIS SITE PLUS THE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (WHICH HELP CONDENSE ALL THE KNOWLEDGE).