Lesson exploring the extent of multiculturalism and tolerance by 1997. The starter explores the case of Stephen Lawrence and considers what it shows about the extent of multiculturalism in Britain. Using Oxford AQA textbook students create a table showing progress and limitations in race relations by 1997. Students then debate the extent of tolerance in Britain utlising talk tokens, leading to a written judgement on the extent of tolerance and multiculturalism. This leads to a judgement line assessing the extent of tolerance - linking to the L4 and L5 criteria of the mark scheme.

Lesson reviewing the position of Britain under New Labour by 2007 The lesson starts with a video exploring the rise and fall of New Labour, allowing students to assess the key positives and negatives under Blair. Students then complete one aspect of the review table, leading to a snowball task where students teach each other. Students then use the completed table to assess the greatest successes and failures for New Labour, leading to a plenary assessing the overall impact of New Labour on Britain by 2007.

Knowledge organiser covering the Unit 5 - Towards a new consensus topic (end of Thatcher and Reagan) - useful for introduction/retrieval/revision

A resource focusing on reviewing key content from AQA 8145 Elizabethan England unit. Pupils answer the key questions individually or in pairs as a starter or plenary to review key topics. Useful for interleaving and reviewing prior knowledge throughout the year or could also be used as a homework task. Answers for teachers also included - could be used online on platforms like show my homework with self or peer-marking.

A resource focusing on reviewing key content from AQA 8145 Elizabethan England unit. Pupils answer the key questions individually or in pairs as a starter or plenary to review key topics. Useful for interleaving and reviewing prior knowledge throughout the year or could also be used as a homework task. Answers for teachers also included - could be used online on platforms like show my homework with self or peer-marking.

Work booklet practising the 4 mark ‘how and why’ intepretations for America 1920-73. Suggested structures given with opportunities to practise a variety of interpretations.

This lesson explores modern socialism. The lesson begins with a debate on the core principles of socialism across the class, with debate prompters. Students then use a worksheet to explain what tensions exist within socialism, before a guided reading sheet explores socialist views today. A recap plenary of ‘who said what’ allows students to recap the views of the key thinkers.

This lesson focuses on the 25-mark extract response. The lesson begins exploring the marking criteria, askign students to collate ‘what makes a good response’. Students then make inferences from the extracts on socialist views of capitalism, leading to a paired planning session on the extract question. Students then can write it in class/at home, with a WAGOLL provided for students to analyse and highlight where they see meaning, knowledge, contrast and provenance.

This lesson explores how conservatism emerged as a political philosophy. The lesson begins with an extract exploration on why conservatism is a ‘controversial’ ideology, leading to a video note taking exercise, introducing the key principles of conservatism. Students then explore the views of Hobbes and Burke, leading to a contrast of similarities and differences of conservative thinkers. Finallly, students explore similarities and differences between liberalism, socialism and conservatism.

This lesson explores socialist views on society beginning with a contrasting perspectives (revolutionary v. evolutionary) starter, moving on to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of socialist views on society. Students then compare liberal and socialist views of society, listing similarities and differences, finally applying their learning to a 9-mark explain and analyse response, leading to self or peer assessment.

This lesson explores socialist thinking on the economy, beginning with an economic definitions starter (in the context of socialist theory). The lesson then moves on to a video introducing theories, leading to an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of different socialist economic theories. Students then consider economic socialism evident in modern Britain/the US leading to a summative plenary reviewing all learning.

This lesson explores socialist views on the state, beginning with an extract starter practising the key extract skills. Students then use a hand out to answer key questions about socialist theories on the state, leading to a research task on the extent of socialism in modern Britain. Students then create a ‘perfect’ paragraph for a 9-mark explain and analyse response. Finally, a judgement assesses how far socialist democracy is a realistic proposition. A reading article/essay homework is also included.

This lesson explores different branches of socialism, focusing on revolutionary socialism in depth. The lesson begins with a recap on the views of Marx, Engels and Luxemburg, moving into a comparison of revolutionary socialist ideas. Students then explore the similarities and differences between revolutionary socialist ideas before application to a 9-mark assessed response on the role of the state with a peer or self assessed plenary.

This lesson explores socialist views of human nature. The lesson starts with an analysis of Beatrice Webbs’ views on human nature, leading to a video introducing the key thinking. Students then complete a data capture table comparing the different views of human nature. Students then explore what criticisms could be lodge at socialist views, leading to a contrast of the differences betweent socialist and liberal views of human nature.

This lesson explores the contrasting liberal ideas about the economy. The lesson starts with a key word definition, leading to a video introducing economic liberal theory. Students then assess the strengths and weaknesses of economic liberal theory, linking in knowledge of real life examples of economic liberalism in action. Finally, there is a plenary debate and judgement line on whether economic liberalism is benficial for society.

This lesson assesses the ‘founder’ of liberalism The lesson starts with a knowledge recall test, leading into a timeline of Locke’s background and early life. Students then use the information sheet to investigate Locke’s life, leading into a homework that explores Locke’s influence on Whig politics.

This lesson explores the role that Betty Friedan played on liberal thought. The lesson starts with a 3, 2, 1 recap starter, leading to a video on Friedan’s ideas and contributions. Students then explore how ‘liberal’ Friedan’s views could be and how liberalism underpins this. Finally, a plenary debate occurs with students debating this extent of equality of opportunity in the UK today.

This lesson explores John Stuart Mill’s beliefs and influence on liberalism. The lesson starts with a definition of utilitarianism, leading to a video with notes exploring Mill’s theories. Students then explore Mill’s background and beliefs and finally summarising Mill’s contribution to Liberalism in a spider diagram.

This lesson explores Wollstonecraft’s impact on liberalism. The lesson starts with an extract inference on Wollstonecraft’s views, leading into a video exploration of Wollstonecraft’s views and background. The students then use an information sheet to investigate Wollstonecraft. Students then use an article to explore Wollstonecraft’s legacy.

This lesson explores the role of John Rawls in liberal thought. The lesson begins with a recap of Thomas Hill Green (previous homework), leading to a video of John Rawls’ background and contribution to liberal thought. A guided reading explores Rawls’ background, leading to exploration of Rawls’ ideas in the Lib Dem 2024 manifesto/Biden’s Health reforms (2021). Finally, students explore the similarities and differences of Rawls’ theories to socialism.