Impact of War on Notting Hill - Migrants in Britain Environment - GCSE Edexcel History - Lesson 2

**Students examine the impact of the Second World War on aspects of life such as war damage, housing, employment, the British Nationality Act, Policing in London as well as the improvements made during the Swinging Sixties. **

UPDATED CONTENT & SPEC. FOR 2025/6

The 22 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide - The impact of the Second World War
• Slide 2: Background information about Notting Hill and the unit
• Slide 3: Outline of the lesson content
• Slide 4-5: Starter - Using prior knowledge about the Second World War, what was its impact on people’s lives and Britain? Includes challenge question.
• Slide 6: Source Starter based on the ration book of Winston Churchill
• Slide 7: Analysis of an interpretation of Professor David Olusogu
• Slide 8: Printable task sheet based on the sources
• Slide 9: Printable worksheet
• Slide 10:Printable subject knowledge diagram to help students make notes using the fact sheet
• Slide 11-12: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ exam question with printable answer sheet.
• Slide 13: EXAM FOCUS - Example of a ‘Follow Up’ question
• Slide 14: EXAM FOCUS - Example of a 'How useful question
• Slide 15: Challenge discussion/question
• Slide 16-17: Learning Review - Students match 8 statistics from the lesson to the correct facts. Answers provided.
• Slide 18: A printable help sheet for students to use alongside the follow up question
• Slide 19-20: Printable help sheets to help students structure and answer the ‘Usefulness’ question
• Slide 21: Fact Sheet
• Slide 22: More from RA Resources

This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.

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