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 fourth 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 use sources to carry out an invesigation, and is the second part of the ‘what’ of history. The rest of the lessons are also available.

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 second 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 understand chronology and how we divide time . It contains a range of skills building activities. The rest of the lessons are also available. If you download this resource please could you help me by writing a couple of words about whether or not you found it useful to you? Many thanks.

This is the first 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 history and understand its relevance. It considers historical events and enables students to write about the WHO; WHAT; WHEN; WHERE and HOW. The rest of the lessons are also available.

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 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 contains 2 baseline assessments and two mark schemes for history transition from year 6-7. The first test examines knowledge and understanding, and tests students on their knowledge of historical methods and the Second World War (KS2 topic). It is fully differentiated and examines recall and key second order concept understanding. The second assessment is a skills assessment which evaluates students’ ability to use source materials. They are required to demonstrate key skills such as making inferences; comparing sources; assessing reliability. There are a wide range of written; pictoral and photographic evidence to evaluate on the papers testing all of their skills as well as written sources. They are accompanied with mark schemes and guidance on performance. I use these tests to inform planning and differentiation for the year.

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 considers the aims of President Kennedy’s economic policy and how far it was successful It contains a variety of task including exam-style work and discussion. It was created for the AQA American Dream unit of work but could be used for any post 16 study of the presidency of JFK.

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 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 lesson investigates the situation faced by Edward VI on the death of Henry VIII and it introduces the concept of the Mid-Tudor Crisis. Students will look at the historiography of the crisis; make predictions and prepare for an evidence collection activity. This was created for AQA Unit 1C, however is suitable for any A Level study of the Tudors.