This quiz took about 10 hours of my life (that I will never get back!) to make but the students loved it- just the right balance of inappropriate to be funny but still all related to the Tudor Court, rebellions and key individuals. It is mainly a music quiz with some of the rebels, Tudor characters and noblemen being represented in song lyrics…in other cases the rebellions are represented by the song. There is a round on Tudor swear words and other random trivia. Answer sheet attached- slides plus answer sheet should be self explanatory but if you need anything explaining further email me- lasts about an hour and a half including marking and going through answers- I don’t play the whole songs- just the relevant extracts.

Bundle of Knowledge Organisers for Key Stage 3 - Covers most Autumn term topics Norman Conquest and Battle of Hastings Medieval Society English Civil War WWI and causes

This lesson is an investigation lesson into potential reforms of the UK Democratic system to boost participation and engagement, make the government more legitimate and accountable and improve representation. Included: Complete lesson designed to take 2 hours plus homework. Full powerpoint, all resources for investigation and writing up analysis and evaluation. For the Edexcel Government and Politics spec from 2017 but will suit AQA also.

Complete lesson investigating the status of Democratic provision in the UK and evaluating the degree to which reform is needed to improve Democracy in the UK. Includes powerpoint and all worksheets For Edexcel spec but can be used for AQA also. Component 1: Topic 1 Democracy. Part of my whole topic on Democracy priced £8 you may wish to buy whole topic instead :)

Lesson for Edexcel Politics ALevel Introduction and Overview to Feminism lessons- this is a double lesson plus note making for homework on Feminism and its development over time. Begins with looking at issues facing women in the 21st century e.g. female genital mutilation, rape and sexual assault, gender pay gap, violence against women and girls etc- students discuss and swap articles and then the lesson develops from there. Introduces some of the key thinkers e.g. Perkins-Gillman, Wollstonecraft and Friedan as well as Bell Hooks.

OCR Alevel 2022 Exam Paper detailed mock feedback powerpoint. This took me 4-5 hours to put together so should save you lots of time! Based on common misconceptions/ errors and mistakes. Can be adapted for other questions/ papers. Questions covered were: 10 marker : Causes of 1905 Revolution 20 marker: Causes of October/ November Revolution AND 10 marker: Causes of Feb/ March Revolution 20 marker: Stalin and control- propaganda vs other factors.

Lesson for ALevel History This is for the OCR Thematic Tudor Rebellions scheme of work but can be used for Tudors looking at social unrest due to socio-economic problems in the Mid-Tudor Crisis. Full lesson which covers all aspects of the rebellion with a variety of activities including card sort, venn diagram, tables, continuum and lots of reading. Examines Causes, Aims, Nature, Events, Reasons for Increased Threat and Decreased Threat, Government resopnse and Impact of the Kett rebellion.

This is for ALevel Politics Edexcel but can be adapted to other boards- updated for 2022 with more recent developments in the voting rights issue. Detailed lesson looking at the Supreme Court and Civil / Voting Rights- it has everything you need included if you do not have the textbook it is fine!

Lessons for ALevel History OCR-Tudor Rebellions- can be used for other exam boards. Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors The Causes of the Western Rebellion These resources will take 3- 4 hours of teaching time plus homework for students to complete Includes: documentary task from Starkey episode on Edward VI as context. Discussion tasks for students on the impact of Edward’s religious reform and Political context Venn diagram task to analyse causes Sources such as maps, rebel demands and a narrative of rebel actions to evidence causes. Key debates- was Western rebellion a response to political instability? Was Western rebellion a religious rising? Retrieval quizzes on Western rebellion as starters/ plenary. Assessment 30 mark interpretations on causes of Western rebellion. Model answer for above interpretations. Can be further complemented by pages from Fellows Access to History but not essential as there is plenty of factual info included. Very detailed as I’ve been improving this over three years, learning from mistakes as I’ve gone along!

This lesson is part of my unit of work on Liberalism so you may wish to buy the whole set rather than individual lessons. This lesson focuses on the Core Values and philosophy behind them- includes Kant, Locke, Stuart-Mill , wollstonecraft and Rawls Resources for a full 2 hour lesson plus homework

Edexcel History GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany Lesson 6 the Ruhr Crisis and Hyperinflation Also includes a 12 mark practice paper question planning powerpoint for homework and a key words sheet for consolidation/ retrieval. Detailed lesson resource, no additional resources necessary.

A mini Unit of work- 4 lessons which recaps the religious turmoil of the Tudor dynasty and looks at James and Charles. Designed to support the assessment which is also included. Bonus feedback sheet aimed to reduce marking and workload and give meaningful feedback to students individually. Ideal for home working/ distance learning. Lesson 1: Religious Rollercoaster- The Tudors summary/ recap Lesson 2: James I and Gunpowder Plot Lesson 3 and 4 : The Causes of the Civil War Assessment Feedback powerpoint Feedback sheet to reduce marking load

Alevel History Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 Lesson for the OCR Tudor Rebellions ALevel course but potentially could be used for any course on Henry VIII too. Detailed powerpoint on the Amicable Grant Rebellion and intro to Henry VIII rule including context and who his advisors were as well as key nobles who responded to rebellion under Henry VIII

Attached are dozens of essay plans which are fairly detailed with examples of rebellions for loads of past paper thematic questions. EG for the questions such as: Evaluate the view rebellions led by gentry were most successful Evaluate the view crown was most important factor in maintaining stability Evaluate the view rebellions led by nobility were most threatening Evaluate the view rebellions in Ireland were less successful than in England Evaluate the view some regions more prone to unrest than others Evaluate the view that the church always supported the monarch Evaluate the view that policies destabilised the monarch Evaluate the view that rebellions failed due to lack of support Evaluate the view that government response to rbeellions changed over time Evaluate the view that the nobility became less involved over time Evaluate view that objectives changed over time And many more!

This introduction lesson is for teaching of OCR Thematic ALevel course Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors. It contains everything you need to get started teaching this brilliant ALevel course. I have replanned this lesson 3 times and now I’m happy with it. Lesson examines- the nature of thematic learning- the content and an introduction to rebellion with parallels to 2022/ 2023 context. Card sort activity/ colour code to look for patterns over time in causation of rebellions Activity which recaps and consolidates knowledge from wars of the roses- if you have not studied WOR as Unit 1- you can use the basic info from the slide and adapt it. Also includes comprehensive course guide with reading lists, model answers, key vocabulary, key individuals of rebels and supporters of the crown, timeline, course overview and essay technique tips and past paper questions and example pink sheet.

Edexcel GCSE 2 Lesson set looking at the Impact of the Wall Street Crash on Germany in depth and how Hitler became Chancellor Includes all resources- no need for any textbooks or additional information Very good for revision and analysis of causes for Hitler becoming Chancellor. Includes 12 mark exam question and this lesson will go really well with the 2022 summer exam question- interpretations.

Part 2 of my lessons on Maintenance of Stabiity: this lesson looks at different policies used by Tudor Governments to maintain stability in England and Ireland. Detailed examples linked to rebellions to help prepare students for any essays related to how the government responded to rebellion or prevented further unrest using policy changes in both England and Ireland.

Hate teaching Electoral Systems? I used to as well- no matter how I taught them- students could never remember the differences and strengths and weaknesses. Edexcel Politics ALevel can be used for any spec- (Note may now be slightly out of date as the Mayoral elections have changed system) and list no longer used This resource was created after 10 years of frustration! It is designed to let students explore the different systems for themselves- engaging with the ballot forms and trying to work out how they work and the strengths and weaknesses for themselves. When I used this for the first time last year the students remembered the systems so much better than ever before and were able to evaluate them really well. Accompanying powerpoint and worksheets to go with the interactive ballot activity and card sort. This resource covers 5-6 hours of teaching on electoral systems including a detailed evaluation of FPTP and a comparison to other electoral systems as a legacy of the Jenkins commission. It covers most of the Elections topic just nothing on Referendums. All videos except one are embedded for your convenience- the other was too large! If you have any questions about the resource- email me but I have tried to make the powerpoint guidance as clear as possible.

These summary sheets are for the Edexcel Superpower Relations course (GCSE) they can be used for other specifications which cover Cold War crises. This is a set of 6 word documents which have simplified, dual coded summaries of the Cold War crises for SEND students/ those who struggle to accesss the GCSE. The 1st Berlin Crisis The Hungarian Crisis The 2nd Berlin Crisis The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs The Cuban Missile Crisis The Prague Spring I have included fully editable word docs but also PDFs as some versions of Word may cause images etc to misalign.

Introduction lesson to Voting Behaviour and the Media This lesson introduces students to the concept of studying voting behaviour and examines factors which may affect voting behaviour. The idea is that students are then given case studies to produce and present on an individual election. Includes powerpoint on intro lesson which covers 1979 and 1997 key case studies as an overview of what happened in each election. Debate on the question “1979/1997 elections were lost by the government rather than won by the opposition” examination of Valence Voting and brief introduction of other theories. Detailed statistic booklet on General Elections since 1979 Template sheet for students to make notes on each election during Presentations with example for 1945 Election. PNG images for illustration only, files include fully editable powerpoint and word documents.