This is the FIFTEENTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War which examines the importance of the Brezhnev Doctrine. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This is the SIXTEENTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War which examines the impact of the building of the Berlin Wall and JFK’s ‘Ich bin eine Berliner’ speech. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed. This lesson focuses specifically on extending the most able.

This is the SEVENTEENTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War which examines the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This is the NINETEENTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War which examines detente in the 1970s. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This assessment is for use after teaching key topic 2 - 3 Cold war Crises on the Superpower Relations and the Cold War unit at GCSE. The 9 lessons for this topic are also available. It assesses AO1 and AO2 as required for this unit by the examination board, and is fully differentiated containing some simple recall questions and other extended examination questions so that teachers can plan their approach to key topic 2 using results of summative assessment.

This resource investigates the foreign policy of JFK in Cuba and Vietnam. It was made for the AQA American Dream unit but could be used for any relevant A Level unit. It could also be used for higher attaining students covering Super Power relations at GCSE. It contains many clips; research work; class discussion and evaluation. It is fully resourced.

This lesson supports GCSE students in being able to evaluate the utility of sources essential for GCSE success. It is taught through modeling answers and success criterion and giving students the opportunity step by step to improve their skills. It includes a hand out which can be stuck in their books and used as a checklist to ensure that they have covered the key skills necessary for a successful answer to a source utility question at GCSE.

This is the first lesson of a sequence of A Level lessons on the presidency of JFK. It focuses on the 1960 US election, and considers the key issues which led to the outcome as required by the A Level specification. It contains the relevant tasks and resources for students. This lesson was made for AQA The American Dream, however can be used for any A level unit about the Presidency of JFK.

This resource contains 3 lessons addressing the issue of Civil Rights during the presidency of JFK and is fully resourced. They address issues such as the NAACP; Black Power and how these movements impacted on Kennedy’s Presidency. They have been created for AQA A level, but is suitable for any board and could also be used for GCSE civil rights.

This resource enquires into the relative prosperity of the USA by 1963 through a comparison with the presidencies of the previous post-war presidents. It also investigates youth culture; feminism and the new left. It contains a range of activities including the interrogation of contemporary source materials and the opportunity to write 2 exam style essays with structured plans and AFL for success. This has been created for AQA unit The American Dream, but is suitable for any A level board or higher attaining GCSE students. It would take about 3 hours to complete.

This is the third lesson in a mini scheme of learning which addresses KS2-3 transition in history, and is a follow up to a baseline assessment (also available) aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with the correct skills from the outset to successfully approach KS3 history. This lesson ensure that students can define describe the different types of evidence that historians use. The rest of the lessons are also available.

This is the sixth lesson in a mini scheme of learning which addresses KS2-3 transition in history, and is a follow up to a baseline assessment (also available) aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with the correct skills from the outset to successfully approach KS3 history. This lesson ensures that students can identify the criterion for why people are important in history, and allows them to evaluate this through looking at the profiles of key people. The rest of the lessons are also available.

This is the fifth lesson in a mini scheme of learning which addresses KS2-3 transition in history, and is a follow up to a baseline assessment (also available) aimed at ensuring that students are equipped with the correct skills from the outset to successfully approach KS3 history. This lesson ensures that students can recognise and understand bias through the interrogation of a biased report… The rest of the lessons are also available.

This is the TWELFTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War, the Prague Spring. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This is the TWENTY-FIRST lesson on the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War unit. It is the first part of the first key topic 3 flashpoint - the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It focuses on both the content and key skills needed for the examination; is fully resourced (no text book needed) and contains varied tasks. Part 2 also available.

This is the TWENTY-THIRD lesson on the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War unit. It is the first part of the first key topic 3 flashpoint - Reagan and the Second Cold War, and looks at the consequences of Reagan becoming president for the relations between the USA and USSR. It focuses on both the content and key skills needed for the examination using modelling ; is fully resourced (no text book needed) and contains varied tasks.

This is the TWENTY-FIFTH lesson for the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War which examines the collapse of Soviet control in Eastern Europe. It contains various tasks and examination practice with modeled answers necessary for success at this level. Everything is included within the power point and no text book is needed.

This assessment is for use after teaching key topic 3 - The end of the Cold War on the Superpower Relations and the Cold War unit at GCSE. The 9 lessons for this topic are also available. It assesses AO1 and AO2 as required for this unit by the examination board, and is fully differentiated containing some simple recall questions and other extended examination questions so that teachers can plan their approach to key topic 2 using results of summative assessment.