Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience.
Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources. Please contact me in person if you see any errors.
This lesson covers the period of detente during the 1970s. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand this period of time and how it led to an easing of the Cold War tensions. They will then be able to explain the factors that led to the end of detente.
RECAP: A chart showing all of the key events which caused tension since 1945. The students are asked to rate/shade in their graph to identify how much tension each event caused between the two sides of the Cold War.
STARTER: Students discuss 4 questions about WHY there was a call for peace during this time in history from: the USA, the Soviet Union, the world, the public.
BACKGROUND: Key terms such as detente and MAD covered to give a brief overview of the topic.
**TASK 1: **Students should be able to explain WHY there was a call for detente in this time by filling in the peace symbol with their facts. (see image).
TASK 2: A choice of two worksheets which can also be printed if needed. Students should now use BBC Bitesize/the fact sheet or their text book to explain why there was detente in this time. The differentiated fact sheet outlines the key events already for the students.
TASK 3: Students now identify the various reasons why detente ended by 1979.
EXTENSION TASK: Asks higher ability students to think about the propaganda used during this time and asks if detente really did happen.
FACT SHEET: A fact sheet crammed full of information about the causes, events and consequences of detente.
Level: GCSE History
Exam Board: Edexcel 1-9
Lesson Summary:
Slide 1: Learning Aim (To describe how Anglo-Saxon England was governed and controlled)
Slide 2: Learning Outcomes/Achievements: A rough guide to the grading system based on GCSE criteria for this lesson.
Slide 3: Recap: Who am I? Students are given descriptions of people and groups from previous lessons and have to use this description to write down who they are. Answers also revealed as the slide continues.
Slide 4: Starter: A series of questions asks the students to think about government, law and order and control today.
Slide 5: Background - an introduction about what the lesson will cover and what the students will know by the end.
Slide 6: Background - this slide covers the main new methods/key terms to describe how Anglo-Saxon England was controlled.
Slide 7: Background - As with slide 6 but further, brief information about each one revealed for note making or brief introduction.
Slide 8: Background - This slide covers the role and responsibility of the king with an explanation of ‘The King’s Peace’.
Slide 9: Task - A basic task sheet for the students to complete based on the methods of control and government. The fact sheet can be used directly for this or the Pearson book (pages 14 - 16)
Slide 10: Alternative Task: A diagram in the form of a hierarchy where students record the various levels used to maintain control.
Slide 11: Alternative diagram task (this sheet has been further differentiated to help weaker students)
Slide 12: Exam Practice Question - Describe two features of law and order in Anglo-Saxon England. [4]
Slide 13: Exam Practice Question answer sheets in the style of the exam paper for two 4 marker questions based on this lesson.
Slide 14: Recap/Plenary - Bingo Game - all instructions given for teachers and students on the slide.
Slide 15: Teacher copy of the Bingo questions needed for the plenary game on slide 14.
Slide 16: Lesson Fact Sheet.
Level: GCSE History
Exam Board: Edexcel 1-9
Lesson Summary: A look at the causes, events and consequences of the Battle of Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge.
Slide 1: Learning Aim and Key Terms
Slide 2: GCSE Learning Outcomes linked to grades.
Slide 3: Recap of previous learning about the rivals to the English throne with a 10 question quiz about the key rivals.
Slide 4: Recap quiz answers revealed on the board for student self assessment.
Slide 5: Starter discussion - What threats will Godwinson still have at the start of his reign?
Slide 6: Background - the threats that Godwinson faced outlined on the board with animations.
Slide 7: Background - Two hyperlinked clips about Gate Fulford and Stamford Bridge from BBC Teach website.
Slide 8: Task introduction - students can select from either a timeline task or an annotated map task.
Slide 9 - 12: Various formats of timeline for you to select for your students.
Slide 13: Annotatted map task sheet.
Slide 14:Extension tasks for higher ability
Slide 15: Exam Practice questions for all question types based on this lesson.
Slide 16: Plenary - Students have to rearrange 6 post-it-notes into the correct order of events.
Slide 17-18: Fact sheets for the lesson which can be used as a revision tool, recap sheet or solely for the lesson itself without the need for the text books.
Thank you for viewing my resource. This lesson covers the varied experiences of migrants to Britain during the First and Second World War.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: Starter Recap 1 - Where did migrants come from during the wars and why?
Slide 4-5: Starter Recap 2 - Where did migrants come from during the wars and why? (a slightly easier version)
Slide 6: Discussion Activity - What factors determine if a migrants’ experience is positive or negative?
Slide 7: Source Inference Activity - A front page from a newspaper which shows German migrants being forced out of their homes during 1915
Slide 8-9: Background information about the significance of the British Union of Fascists
Slide 10: Instructions about how to complete the main learning task
Slide 11: Printable version of the learning task table
Slide 12: Follow Up/Challenge questions
Slide 13: 4 mark practice exam questions
Slide 14: 12 and 16 mark practice exam questions
Slide 15-17: Recap Crossword with answers and printable copies
Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet
This lesson specifically examines the experences of migrants from the Caribbean, Africa and Asia (India & Pakistan) in the second half of the 1900s. It specifically looks at the changing attitudes towards migrants after 1945, Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech, Race Relation legislation and the riots in Brixton and Burnley/Oldham/Bradford
Slide 1:Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: The role of the media in reporting on migration
Slide 4-6: Information about Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech with analysis questions & student printout.
Slide 7-9: Source based activity based on various experiences of migrants to Britain (sources and tables included)
Slide 10: Printable question sheet for students to use alongside the lesson fact sheet
Slide 11: 1960s Political cartoon analysis to show accepted attitudes at the time.
Slide 12: Big discussion question about the overall experiences of migrants after 1945.
Slide 13-15: Photographic images showing the race riots
Slide 16: Practice exam questions
Slide 17: Recap Activity
Slide 18: Lesson fact sheet
This lesson covers the case study for the Migrants in Britain 1900-Present Day. It specifically examines Bristol after the Second World War and the experience and impact of migrants from the Caribbean. The lesson also examines the significance of the Bristol Bus Boycott.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: Previous lesson picture based recap activity about the impact of migration on modern Britain
Slide 4 - 5: Long term recap filling in the missing terms activity based on the previous case studies of Liverpool and London
Slide 6: An overview of the location of Bristol and the main focus questions of the lesson.
Slide 7: Source Starter Task - Evidence from Owen Henry about his time in Bristol in the 1960s
Slide 8-10: Why is the Edward Colston statue significant?
Slide 11-15: Photography to show students key events and individuals covered in the lesson.
Slide 16: Student source and question sheet to be used alongside the fact sheet.
Slide 17: Challenge questions and a useful link to the Bristol Museum website.
Slide 18: Example 4 mark practice questions
Slide 19-20: Wh or what am I? Quiz with answers
Slide 21: Lesson Fact Sheet
This is the final lesson for Unit 4 which covers the very last case study about the experiences and impact of Asian migrants in Leicester after 1945. As always, the lesson comes with its own fact sheet and so there is no need for any additional text books.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3-4: Recap quiz about the previous case study about Bristol with answers revealed
Slide 5-6: Useful key term match up activity with answers revealed
Slide 7: An overview of the location of Leicester and the main aims of the lesson
Slide 8-9: Source inference starter task - Students analyse one source about the experiences of Asian migrants to Leicester. A printable student version also available.
Slide 10: A further source investigation sheet with 6 more sources about the experiences and impact of Asian migrants in Leicester along with a series of questions.
Slide 11-12: A timeline task which gets the students to outline the main events and statistics linking to Asian migration to Leicester. Printable timeline also there.
Slide 13: A series of overall challenge questions about migration over time
Slide 14: Example 4 mark practice exam questions
Slide 15: A 23 question recap quiz sheet for students to write on. The questions cover all of unit 4.
Slide 16: Lesson fact sheet about Asian migrants to Leicester.
These resources are designed specifically for the Edexcel GCSE History, Migrants in Britain c.800 - Present Paper 1 Topic.
You will receive the following two resources:
Resource 1: A set of 33 fact/revision sheets for the whole thematic study of Migrants in Britain. This set is mainly aimed at higher ability students.
Resource 2: A differentiated version of the 33 fact/revision sheets for the whole thematic study of Migrants in Britain. This set is mainly aimed at lower ability students.
These study materials are based on the subject knowledge and content needed for the Edexcel course.
2023 UPDATE: Please note that all clipart/images/vectors are in the public domain and Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise stated in the notes below each slide. If you see any errors please contact me in the first instance. Thank you.
This lesson examines and asks the students to evaluate the most significant impact of migrants in Britain during the modern period.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes
Slide 3: Recap activity 1 (Why did migrants come to Britain during the modern period?)
Slide 4-5: Long term recap activity - What impact have migrants had over time - filling in the missing terms (with answers)
Slide 6: Instructions for activity 1 - a sorting task
Slide 7: The table of facts which can be printed for students to organise into categories
Slide 8: A slide which focus students on the idea of the overall impact of migration rather than the facts about what contributions migrants have made.
Slide 9: Which impact was the most significant?
Slide 10-11: 4 mark practice exam questions
Slide 12: 12 and 16 mark practice exam questions
Slide 13: Recap diagram
Slide 14-15: Lesson fact sheets
This lesson examines the many reasons why Caribbean migrants came to Britain and in particular the area of Notting Hill. As with every lesson in this unit, the lesson includes a fact sheet which means no other text books are needed.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3: Background information about migration to Britain
Slide 4: Background information about the Windrush Generation
Slide 5: Starter Task - Using a recruitment poster, what can students learn about the reasons for migration to Britain?
Slide 6: Starter Task 2 - Using the source - what can students learn about the reasons for migration to Britain?
Slide 7: A4 printable source and question sheet
Slide 8: Activity - Students need to use the sources they have been given from slide 7 to organise push and pull factors for coming to Britain and in particular Notting Hill.
Slides 9-12: An outline, structure and model answers to the ‘How useful question’.
Slide 13: Two examples of the ‘Two features’ question.
Slide 14: Learning Review Quiz
Slide 15: Lesson Fact Sheet
This lesson examines the reasons why migration increased after 1948 from places such as: India, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Key events include the British Nationality Act as well as the formation of the European Union and the UN Convention on Refugees.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: GCSE grades lesson outcomes
Slide 3: Starter Task - Recap multiple choice quiz
Slide 4: Starter Task -Recap answers
Side 5: Map showing the location of migrant countries and states covered this lesson.
Slide 6: Information slide about the British Nationality Act
Slide 7: Information slide about India and Pakistan
Slide 8: Information slide about Kenya
Slide 9: Information slide about Uganda
Slide 10: Information slide about the European Union
Slide 11: Information slide about Asylum seekers to Britain
Slide 12: Outline of the main task for the lesson
Slide 13: Printable student version of the main learning task
Slide 14: Similarities and Differences between migration post 1945
Slide 15 - 20: Useful images to help students understand the migration of these various migrant groups
Slide 21: Practice 4 mark exam questions
Slide 22: Practice 12 and 16 mark questions
Slide 23 - 24: Plenary quiz and answers
Slide 25: Lesson Fact Sheet
This lesson examines the housing conditions experienced by Caribbean migrants in Notting Hill as well as the help provided by Bruce Kenrick and the influence of Portobello Road Market.
As with all of my lessons, you will also be provided with a fact sheet covering the knowledge needed for this lesson to save you having to use text books.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3: Recap Task: Students use a source as well as their own knowledge to recap the reasons for migration to Britain and Notting Hill.
Slide 4-5: An alternative recap task - students use 8 images to help them recap the main reasons for migration to Britain and Notting Hill.
Slide 6: Starter Task: Students use three sources to start them thinking about the problems with housing in Notting Hill.
Slides 7-11: Background information slides (including photographs) about housing in Notting Hill, HMOs, Peter Rachman, Bruce Kenrick and Notting Hill Housing.
Slide 12: Learning Tasks/Questions
Slide 13: A creative learning task option.
Slide 14-21: An example of a ‘How useful’ question with advice about how to structure the answer, example answers etc.
Slide 22: Learning Review Quiz
Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet
This lesson examines the impact of Caribbean culture in Notting Hill during the years c.1948-1970. The lesson includes a fact sheet with all the subject content needed for the lesson and so there is no requirement for any text book.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3-4: Recap Task - Filling in the missing words with answers revealed.
Slide 5: Printable version of the recap task for students
Slide 6: Worksheet - Students use the questions on the worksheet with the fact sheet to gain the basic facts about Caribbean culture in Notting Hill.
Slide 7: Source Worksheet - Students are given a set of questions about Caribbean culture which they answer from studying 6 sources on the sheet.
Slide 8-12 Photographic sources of Caribbean culture in Notting Hill
Slide 13-14: Example ‘Two features’ questions with student writing frame
Slides 15-20: Example ‘How useful’ questions with model answers, structure tips and student writing frame.
Slides 21-24: Example ‘Follow Up’ questions with model answer, structure tips and examples of sources which can be used to ‘follow up’.
Slide 25-26: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed on slide 26.
Slide 27: Lesson Information Fact Sheet
This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Notting Hill Race Riots in August 1958. Like with every other lesson in this unit, the resource includes a fact sheet which contains all the subject content needed for the lesson and therefore the lesson does not require the use of any text books.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3: Recap Task - Students have to analyse a political cartoon of the time to help them recap their prior knowledge of racism in the police in the 1950s.
Slide 4: Starter Task - Students use a photograph of the mixed race couple involved in the build up to the riots and examine why their relationship may have caused tension at the time. Prompt questions are given.
Slide 5: Discussion and information slide about the reasons why there was building racial tension in Notting Hill in the 1950s.
Slides 6-10: Background information and photographs outlining the events of the Notting Riots of 1958.
Slide 11: A printable worksheet including 5 sources about the Notting Hill Riots.
Slide 12: Challenge Questions
Slide 13-14: Example 'Two features’questions with a printable answer sheet for the students to complete.
Slide 15-16: Example ‘Follow Up’ questions with a printable answer sheet and another print out of the types of sources which can be used.
Slides 17-20: Example ‘How useful’ questions with structure guides and example content for the answers.
Slide 21: Learning Review - True of False quiz from the lesson
Slide 22: Lesson Information sheet
This lesson examines the racism in Notting Hill and in particular the institutionalised racism by the Metropolitan Police during this time. As with all lessons, I have produced a fact sheet which includes all the content subject knowledge needed for this lesson. There is therefore no requirement for any text book.
Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3-4: Recap Quiz about Caribbean culture with answers revealed on slide 4.
Slide 5: Starter Discussion - Questions about the treatment of black people by the police at the time
Slide 6: Background knowledge explaining why few black people in Notting Hill reported racially motivated crimes.
Slide 7: Discussion and information slide about the ways that the Metropolitan Police at this time were racist.
Slide 8: Background information about anti-immigrant groups such as the Teddy Boys, White Defence League and the Union Movement.
Slides 9-13: Photographic sources from the time
Slide 14: A source and knowledge based worksheet printable for students
Slide 15: Challenge questions
Slide 16 - 17: Example ‘Two features’ exam questions with printable student answer sheet.
Slides 18-20: Example ‘Follow Up’ question with printable students answer sheets, suggested structure and examples of sources which could be used as evidence.
Slide 21: Learning Review - 3 discussion questions from the lesson.
Slide 22: Lesson Information Fact Sheet
This lesson examines the events and reaction to the murder of Kelso Cochrane in May 1959. As with every lesson, a fact sheet is included which includes all the subject content needed for the lesson. Therefore, there is no requirement for any text book.
This resource contains all the subject knowledge needed to study or revise for Edexcel’s GCSE History Paper 1 Topic - Notting Hill (The Historical Environment). The resource contains two sets of fact sheets (one is more differentiated) and follows the specification guidelines.
The fact sheets are as follows:
Fact Sheet 1: The impact of the Second World War on Britain (A wider historical context)
Fact Sheet 2: The reasons for Caribbean migration to London and Notting Hill
Fact Sheet 3: Housing Conditions for migrants in Notting Hill and Bruce Kenrick’s Notting Hill Housing
Fact Sheet 4: The Impact of Caribbean culture on Notting Hill
Fact Sheet 5: Racism and Policing in Notting Hill and Anti-immigration groups
Fact Sheet 6: The Notting Hill Riots (1958)
Fact Sheet 7: The murder of Kelso Cochrane and the Union Movement
Fact Sheet 8: Black Activism - Claudia Jones and the West Indian Gazette and Caribbean Carnival
Fact Sheet 9: Frank Crichlow, the Mangrove Nine and British Black Panthers
2023 UPDATE: Please be aware that all images used in the production of these fact sheets are copyright free and in Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise stated in the notes section below each slide.