A selection of resources looking at the positive and negative aspects of Welsh industrial history during c.1890-1914. Topics included are: 1. Evidence of a golden age 2. The development of Cardiff 3. The life and achievements of D. A. Thomas 4. King coal 5. The great unrest 6. The SWMF and the Miners' Next Step 7. Tonypandy 8. Llanelli 9. The Penrhyn Lockout 10. Conclusion WJEC style questions also included (source evaluation etc.)

A selection of powerpoints looking at various elements of life on the Home Front during WWI: 1. Recruitment 2. Conscription 3. Objection 4. Impact on women 5. DORA 6. Trench War 7. Rationing 8. War poets 9. Religion 10. Post-war and conclusion. GCSE style essay question (and revision task) at the end.

An activity looking at the factors behind the Merthyr Rising of 1831 - labelling a picture, factor wheel annotation etc. A second task is a sequencing activity where pupils create a visual timeline of the main events during the rising.

Two tasks: Task 1 - Reading and comprehension task on the Luddites and Captain Swing. Basic sorting activity, followed by a creative threatening letter writing task. Task 2 - Interpretations. Were the Luddites right to protest violently? Two historian opinions for pupils to tackle and consider the facts that may have influenced their opinions.

A quick revision task to assess responsibility for causing tension in the period c.1890-1914, and the outbreak of WWI.

This coded marking sheet (DIRT) has been designed specifically for Section A questions in the new WJEC History AS Unit 1 specification. I have also included the WJEC's generic mark scheme to help teachers/pupils consider which band their essay answers fall under. Enjoy

An introductory lesson/task for the Industrial Revolution. Pupils read the information sheet to complete a comparison task/sheet on aspects of British life in 1750, and then in 1900. (L5 task) Additional questions ask pupils to consider the similarities and differences between today and 1750 (or 1900), and consider the reasons for those differences. (L6+ tasks) I have also added a numeracy based task on the growing population. Enjoy.

A selection of thought stems to aid pupils with their written/thinking skills. Suitable for any subject.

Numerous resources focusing on the course and main developments of WWII in Europe. See titles of various documents for further details.

A simple resource to assess pupil knowledge and understanding of the aims and objectives of a lesson.

An effective resource to assess pupil knowledge and understanding as to why Britain built an empire. Pupils must first categorise the various examples into the factor wheel. They then must give 5 of the most important SPEAR reasons. Extended writing activity linked with the NC levels at the end.

A simple resource for pupils to show their knowledge and understanding of the key names/words/terms etc associated with a specific topic.

A simple resource to assess the knowledge of pupils (either as an exit ticket of Homework activity).

A simple resource to be used as an exit ticket (or quick homework task) to assess how concise pupils can be with their knowledge.

An historical enquiry into what really happened to the Princes in theTower. Pupils have to sift through 5 pieces of evidence (which tend to contradict in places) and work out what really happened to the Princes in the Tower.. There is also an activity to assess pupil understanding of source reliability and utility. The end product is to write a report about 1. What they think happened to the Princes, and 2. How useful and reliable were the 5 selected sources for the enquiry. Enjoy!