25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
This unit of learning contains approximately 15 hours of lessons on the Mid-Tudors, and is used to teach Unit 1C of the AQA A Level, but can be used for any board which offers this topic. The lessons can also be used to extend the most able at GCSE.
It is divided into the power ponts and resources covering 4 aspects of the mid-Tudors:
Henry VIII’s legacy to Edward VI
Edward VI and the royal authority of Somerset and Northumberland
Interpretations of religious change under Edward VI
Mary Tudor and the restoration of catholicism
A study of the historiography of Mary Tudor
This bundle contains all of the resources needed to teach religion across the whole of the Tudor period. All necessary sources; interpretations and activities are included. This is useful to teach either a breadth study essay/interpretation of history for the examination paper, or as a starting point for an NEA on the Tudors and religion.
The whole of this bundle would take about 15 hours to teach in total.
8 powerpoints and resources containing approximately 12 x 1 hour lessons which introduce key stage 3 students to the key concepts and events of the Cold War. They contain opportunities to gain knowledge and practice key historical skills in preparation for GCSE. The activities are varied and include games; role play; source evaluation; clips; evaluative writng and much more.
This bundle also contains a Cold War display - simply cut out the lettering; events and pictures and match them up!
This bundle contains 4 lessons on the impact of migrants to Medieval England. Each lesson focuses on one group of migrants, and then compares and contrasts the impact of migration using a variety of activities/clips. They also focus on the different question-types which are modeled, and there are opportunities for peer and self assessment.
Duration: 1 hour per lesson.
This bundle also includes a 79 page workbook (space for answers included) which is aimed at helping students understand the assessment requirements for the new EDEXCEL Migrants in Britain breadth study.
It contains:
A course outline
The EDEXCEL generic mark scheme for reference
Instructions on how to answer each question type with explanations of the AOs and how to gain the marks for each
A sample answer for each question-type with commentary on where the marks are gained
Practice questions for each question type (8 for questions 1 and 3, and 4 for questions 2; 4 and 5/6)
A glossary area where students can record key terminology with definitions to help maximise SPaG marks
This can be used as a single document to keep all assessments together and it addresses the lack of sample questions available for the new option. It can also be used as evidence for predicted grades (or TAGs if that becomes necessary).
Printing costs can be reduced by either sharing with students online, or by removing the pages for writing and asking students to write the answers in their books.
These A Level lessons trace the changes and continuity in Tudor government and are useful as either a breadth study or to teach for a NEA on Tudor government. They include:
Henry VII’s personal government and consolidation of power after Bosworth
Henry VIII’s government under Wolsey and Cromwell
Edward VI’s royal authority
A historiography of Mary Tudor
The historiography of Elizabethan government.
All resources included.
This bundle contains all of the power points/resources to teach US foreign policy 1945-1968 and more… The resources are full of research tasks; examination practice; video clips; links; AO1 knowledge. They are structured;easy to follow and really extend student thinking. All worksheets needed for the activities are included within the bundle.
This bundle contains 9 lessons and an end of key topic assessment for the GCSE Superpower relations and the Cold War Unit Key Topic 1 - the Origins of the Cold War. This is contains everything needed and is fully resourced (no text book required).
Lessons are differentiated and based on the requirements of the examination. The key focus is modeling exam answers and lots of other activities.
Lesson 10 is an assessment for formative use of summative assessment.
This bundle contains 9 lessons and an end of key topic assessment for the GCSE Superpower relations and the Cold War Unit Key Topic 2 - 3 Cold War Crises. This is contains everything needed and is fully resourced (no text book required).
Lessons are differentiated and based on the requirements of the examination. The key focus is modeling exam answers and lots of other activities.
Lesson 10 is an assessment for formative use of summative assessment.
This bundle contains fully resourced A Level lessons on the foreign policy of presidents Truman; Eisenhower; Kennedy; Johnson and Nixon. The first lesson also contains an introductory background to the USA in the context of 1945.
All lessons are fully resourced and contain varied activities to support the preparation of students for success at A Level.
This bundle contains 9 lessons and an end of key topic assessment for the GCSE Superpower relations and the Cold War Unit Key Topic 3 - the End of the Cold War, 1970-1991. This is contains everything needed and is fully resourced (no text book required).
Lessons are differentiated and based on the requirements of the examination. The key focus is modeling exam answers and lots of other activities.
Lesson 10 is an assessment for formative use of summative assessment.
KEY TOPICS 1 AND 2 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN A SEPARATE BUNDLE.
This bundle contains 4 lessons on the experiences of migrants to Medieval England. Each lesson focuses on one group of migrants, and then compares and contrasts the experiences of migration using a variety of activities/clips. They also focus on the different question-types which are modeled, and there are opportunities for peer and self assessment.
Duration: 1 hour per lesson.
This bundle also includes a 79 page workbook (space for answers included) which is aimed at helping students understand the assessment requirements for the new EDEXCEL Migrants in Britain breadth study.
It contains:
A course outline
The EDEXCEL generic mark scheme for reference
Instructions on how to answer each question type with explanations of the AOs and how to gain the marks for each
A sample answer for each question-type with commentary on where the marks are gained
Practice questions for each question type (8 for questions 1 and 3, and 4 for questions 2; 4 and 5/6)
A glossary area where students can record key terminology with definitions to help maximise SPaG marks
This can be used as a single document to keep all assessments together and it addresses the lack of sample questions available for the new option. It can also be used as evidence for predicted grades (or TAGs if that becomes necessary).
Printing costs can be reduced by either sharing with students online, or by removing the pages for writing and asking students to write the answers in their books.
This bundle contains 4 lessons on the causes of migration in Medieval England. Each lesson focuses on one group of migrants, and then compares and contrasts the causes of migration using a variety of activities/clips. They also focus on the different question-types which are modeled, and there are opportunities for peer and self assessment.
Duration: 1 hour per lesson.
This bundle also includes a 79 page workbook (space for answers included) which is aimed at helping students understand the assessment requirements for the new EDEXCEL Migrants in Britain breadth study.
It contains:
A course outline
The EDEXCEL generic mark scheme for reference
Instructions on how to answer each question type with explanations of the AOs and how to gain the marks for each
A sample answer for each question-type with commentary on where the marks are gained
Practice questions for each question type (8 for questions 1 and 3, and 4 for questions 2; 4 and 5/6)
A glossary area where students can record key terminology with definitions to help maximise SPaG marks
This can be used as a single document to keep all assessments together and it addresses the lack of sample questions available for the new option. It can also be used as evidence for predicted grades (or TAGs if that becomes necessary).
Printing costs can be reduced by either sharing with students online, or by removing the pages for writing and asking students to write the answers in their books.
This bundle contains all lessons for the GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War Key Topic 3: The End of the Cold War (9 lessons fully resourced); an assessment; and 2 revision resource:
Differentiated revision cards - consequences of Cold War events
Booklet for practising exam questions on the importance of Cold War events.
These resources are sufficient without the need of a text book.
This assessment and these lessons have been created to help determine the understanding of students and embed relevant skills necessary to approach KS3 history.
It is recommended that the students complete the baseline test; the results are recorded but not shared. The 6 lessons are taught and then the test is repeated and progress monitored. This will help for planning and differentiation for the year.
This also contains a 34 page work booklet with 6 hoursof activities forstudents to use eitherin class or for home learning - useful for students who are working from home. No other resource needed.
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This bundle contains two units of work
What is Geography?
What is History?
for year 7. Each unit contains 6 lessons and is fully resourced, so no text book is needed. Lessons enable new year 7 students to demonstrate and consolidate their primary school learning while learning and developing new key skills essential for the study of history and geography in key stage 3 and beyond.
Both units also contain an additional assessment resource to enable teachers to plan and differentiate for their classes.
This bundle contains resources to support the celebration of Black History month.
It contains:
A large wall display celebrating the achievements of 20 famous black celebrities
A quiz/wordsearch for a tutorial activity
4 lessons (one for each week in October which are a chronological breadth study from slavery to the President of the USA.
Also included is an assembly which demonstrates the progress made since Civil Rights and highlights the celebration of black culture in October.
This bundle contains 6 lessons which are suitable for an A Level Tudor breadth study on foreign policy. They involve an in depth analysis of the foreign policy of Henry VII; Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Students will be able to evaluate how far policy with different foreign powers changed over time.
Duration
Approx: 8 hours including homework
This is a bundle of 8 lessons suitable for teaching the First World War to key stage 3 students.
Each lesson is 1 hour long, and contains varied activities all assessing different historical skills in preparation for GCSE. The bundle contains a free sample lesson which can be downloaded individually.
A comprehensive set of resources for GCSE and IGCSE Twentieth Century revision.
Resource 1 - an interactive flashcard game for the classroom which is not only fun but also helps students to consolidate and build on their knowledge (also useful for A Level)
Resource 2 - Fully summarised notes on Weimar and Nazi Germany with pictures to support students revision of knowledge by creating bitesized chunks.
Resource 3 - Print and laminate revision mats for the whole of the Weimar and Nazi Germany unit. Mats can be used for revision or essay writing in class.
Resource 4 - GCSE and IGCSE Cold War revision cards summarising the key features of the main events
Resource 5 - Differentiated by colour - Cold War consequence cards - match the event to the consequence (more able students have a further consequence to add. 108 cards.
Resource 6 - superpower relations and Cold War work booklet which enable students to write about the importance of key Cold War events - the first one is modeled and then the rest of them are written in the booklet with sufficient space to write and revise.
This bundle contains all lessons for the GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War Key Topic 1: The Origins of the Cold War (9 lessons fully resourced); an assessment; and 2 revision resource:
Differentiated revision cards - consequences of Cold War events
Booklet for practising exam questions on the importance of Cold War events.
These resources are sufficient without the need of a text book.