This is an example of how you can create a thematic essay plan to share with your students. This is for a thematic question on the nature of rebellions and why some rebellions got more support than others.

OCR History Rebellion and Disorder against the Tudors 1485-1603 epic quiz I made for revision. Several rounds for revision of key terms, key facts and key individuals. Answers included

Stand alone intro to the Crusades for KS3- the religious and historical significance of Jerusalem to all 3 faiths. Also includes a glossary sheet for key people, key terms etc for the Crusades.

Simple political spectrum for teaching topics such as the Cold War, Weimar and Nazi Germany, British Political Parties etc.

Edexcel Spec 2017- updated to 2020 with recent and relevant political examples and 2019 election. Entire Democracy topic including topic check list and detailed knowledge organiser. Note does not include rights as I teach these with Judiciary however some Pressure groups examples relate to rights :) This is a unit of work with over 20 hours of lessons. All resources for each lesson included - powerpoint, worksheets, extra reading Also includes a powerpoint for Sixth formers on Independent learning for ALevel.

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 Edexcel Politics ALevel can be used for any spec- (Note may now be slightly out of date as the Mayoral elections have changed system) and list no longer used This resource was created after 10 years of frustration!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.

Full unit of work on Industrial era Medicine -Intro context and Jenner -Germ Theory- Pasteur and Koch -Improvements to Surgery -Improvements to Hospitals -Cholera/ Public Health -Improvements to Public Health -Further vaccinations -Industrial era summary and exam Qs

Resources for Teaching the Black Death at KS3 Can be amended for teaching KS4 as well. Includes a range of resources and activities including a worksheet to go with the FIlthy cities episode on London, a card sort and retrieval exercises as well as an assessment for KS3.

This is a bundle of lessons for the OCR ALevel Course Tudors- Rebellion and Disorder -Lesson 1: English rule in Ireland and Intro -Lesson 2: Silken Thomas -Lesson 3: Shane O’Neill -Lesson 4-5: The Desmond/ Geraldine Rebellions Plus all four lessons on the depth study of the Tyrone Rebellion If you buy the lessons: email me for the video clips which I cannot add for copyright reasons: -The Fall of the House of Kildare -BBC the Story of Ireland Part 3 At present you can also find them on Youtube moss_emma@hotmail.com

Bundle of revision resources for OCR ALevel History Russia 1894-1941 Could be used for GCSE but maybe need simplifying in places. Includes: -Causes of 1905 Revolution -Summary and differences between revolutions against Nicholas 1905/1917 -Lenin’s Problems/ Solutions -The Civil War -Leadership contest -Stalin’s Rule -List of revision podcasts and videos/ websites -complete and detailed topic checklist/ Personalised Learning Checklist

Introductory lesson for USA Government and Politics- this is a US history lesson to give context to some of the issues in the USA such as gun control, abortion rights, party politics, Trumpism/ Populism etc. Designed for Edexcel Alevel Politics but will work as an intro overview for USA History or any American politics module.

A revision quiz for Tudor rebellions loosely tied to Christmas but can be easily changed. OCR Alevel: Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors. Round 1: Tudor Santas Round 2: Location, Location, Location Round 3: Observation Round- clip from The Tudors Round 4: Tudor Rebs key terms Round 5: Noble Traitors Total marks available 80

Edexcel Government and Politics Component 1 Topic 2 Parties This is my second knowledge organiser for Edexcel Govt and Politics Component 1 Topic 2 Political Parties. Hope its useful- watch this space for more.

Lessons for the Edexcel 2017 specification- Covers the whole Pressure Groups part of the Democracy topic. Includes case studies and examples as well as many activities, videos and tasks. Worksheets also included. There are 3 full lessons in here as well as resources for homework, independent reading and up to date examples of pressure Groups. Updated examples for 2022-- includes the impact of think tanks on Trussonomics, COVID19 lobbying etc. Also includes a model answer for the past paper question.

Big fat revision quiz on Democracy for Edexcel Government and Politics Component 1: Topic 1. Retrieval practice and manageable revision tools

You can use this to edit as a template for your knowledge organisers or just print off and give to your students as they are. Cover major aspects of Topic 1 Democracy. If you feel I have missed anything important feel free to contact me: moss_emma@hotmail.com

Edexcel GCSE History Medicine Through Time This is a complete set of lessons on Renaissance Medicine. Including the Great Plague. Lesson 1 and 2 Great Plague and comparison to the Black Death including 4 mark exam question. Lesson 3 Renaissance Ideas about Causes Lesson 4 Renaissance Ideas about Treatment (may take 2 lessons) Lesson 5 Renaissance Ideas about Prevention Lesson 6 Summary of Individual Contribution and how far did medicine advance during Renaissance? Lesson 7 Summary Renaissance and 12 mark exam Q.

Lesson for OCR ALevel spec Russia 1894-1941 but useful for any other spec involving Russian revolution- can also be simplified for GCSE. This lesson is designed to reflect on Nicholas’ problems and explain the growth of opposition against the Tsar in Russia prior to the 1905 revolution. Looking at the long term impact of Alexander IIs reforms such as the creation of Zemstvo and Emancipation of Serfs and the political spectrum. Lesson designed to take 2 hours plus homework- the Marxism stuff takes a lot of explaining!

OCR Russia 1894-1941 Lesson the Russo-Japanese War Looking at Causes, Reasons for Defeat and Impact on Nicholas, part of the mini unit of work: Causes of 1905 Revolution. Ideally you have access to the chapter from “A People’s Tragedy” Orlando Figes Chaper “First Blood” which I cannot include for Copyright reasons but if not, you can still use the worksheet in combination with the slides or the textbook for the students to do Causes, Reasons for defeat and consequences.

Lesson on Causes of the 1905 Revolution and Assessement to go with it. OCR 1894-1941 Includes detailed card sort on causes 1905 Timeline overview of problems inherited by Nicholas and events from 1894-1905 Ripple diagram for analysis of long and short term causes of the 1905 revolution Witte’s view guided reading Powerpoint with detail from Bloody Sunday to Revolution and a recap of previous causes as well as a retrieval quiz of Russia 1894-1905 based on teaching of first 4 lessons. Assessment on causes of 1905 revolution