Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Concentrating on Edexcel new curriculum on the following topics:
(i) Henry VIII and his ministers
(ii) Medicine in Britain, 1250 - Present
(iii) The British Sector of the Western Front
(iv) Superpower relations and the Cold War
(v) Weimar and Nazi Germany
(vi) British America, 1713-1783: Empire and Revolution
Edexcel Politics:
(i) UK Politics
(ii) Core Ideologies and nationalism
(iii) UK Government
(iv) Global Politics
Detailed PPT that covers all the main aspects of liberalism.
There are no activities, this is just an informative PPT that covers all the values and forms of liberalism along with the main thinkers associated with these ideologies.
Would suit Edexcel or AQA specifications for Government and Politics.
The Knowledge House bring you an incredibly detailed set of resources for the topic on Parliament in the UK.
This first lesson looks at the background of Parliament and the legislative process.
Our unique resources ensure that the students do all of the work. Our resources are planned in great detail, using content from the Pearson and Hodder textbooks.
Each resource links to an element of the specification and is carefully differentiated to allow students to answer progressively more challenging questions.
Getting the first task complete on each resource ensures that all students have a basic understanding of the topic and have been introduced to all keywords. Extra tasks on the resource sheet can be completed as homework.
Alternatively, the resource sheets can be handed out in advance and students can complete the work in advance of the lesson, ensuring you have all of the content completed on time.
Our resources also require no textbook, as all the content from the endorsed textbooks have been included in our resources.
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Comprehensive and detailed examination of the Supreme Court and the issue of rights protection in the UK.
These lessons are specifically planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification from Edexcel.
The resources are student-led and include numerous worksheets that include extension tasks to ensure target grades of A* are met.
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Lesson 3/3 on Chapter 8 - Regionalism and the European Union, Edexcel, Global Politics.
Comprehensive and detailed examination of the European Union, its creation, aims and expansion.
These lessons are specifically planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification from Edexcel.
The resources are student-led and include numerous worksheets that include extension tasks to ensure target grades of A* are met.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you are unhappy with this resource or have any query.
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The Knowledge House
The final lesson in The Knowledge House’s series on the PM and the executive, linked to the Edexcel specification on UK Government.
Engaging, interactive and student-led resources that encourage independent learning.
This lesson links to the changing relationship between the PM and the cabinet and includes a 60 minute documentary on the 2010 coalition and a worksheet on the implications of that government for cabinet government. There is an accompanying crib sheet for students to take notes during the documentary.
There is also a homework-task for students to research four prime ministers:
Margaret Thatcher
Tony Blair
David Cameron
Theresa May.
This allows students to have a cross-section of different leaders and the way the interacted with their various cabinet governments.
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The final lesson in the series on global governance: human rights from The Knowledge House.
This covers the idea of Western hypocrisy in many of the humanitarian interventions that have occurred.
Through a series of case studies and activity sheets, students are encouraged to think about the reasons why Western intervention may be seen from a realist perspective.
There is also a summary sheet at the end that goes over they key points of the entire series of lessons on human rights.
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Comprehensive examination of attempts at political global governance in the post-war period.
This is the first in a series of lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 3 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - political.
This lesson examines the issue of IGOs and the foundation of the United Nations.
There is also a comprehensive key word sheet covering new terms that will arise in this chapter.
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
Comprehensive examination of attempts at environmental global governance.
This is the first in a series of three lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 6 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - environmental.
This lesson examines the role of the global commons, the tragedy of the commons and the realist and liberal approaches to environmental protection.
There is also a comprehensive key-term sheet that introduces students to all new terminology.
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
Lesson 2/3 linked to Chapter 8 of Global Politics from Edexcel.
An engaging and informative lesson that requires students to research various regional organisations.
There is an introduction sheet that gives an overview of:
Arab League
African Union
ASEAN
NAFTA
There is then an in-depth article that looks at each of these regional organisations in more detail.
There are a series of questions that focuses students on analysing the success and failures of these organisations.
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Comprehensive examination of attempts at environmental global governance.
This is the third and final in a series of three lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 6 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - environmental.
This lesson examines the efforts of different actors in tackling the effects of climate change.
Students will look into the role of the following treaties/organisations:
UNFCCC
IPCC
There is also an examination of the main international summits to tackle climate change:
Stockholm Conference
Montreal Protocol
Rio Earth Summit
Kyoto Protocol
Copenhagen Summit
Paris Agreement
Students will then examine the role other actors play in the development of methods to tackle climate change, including national governments, cities, NGOs and MNCs.
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
Notes for a 10 mark question (role of totalitarianism in fascism) and 30 mark question (centrality of race to fascism).
Ideal for the AQA A Level ideology paper.
Three pages of notes subdivided into paragraphs to show students how the answer should be structured to attain top marks.
Final lesson on Chapter 1, Component 3 of the new Edexcel A-level politics specification on Global Politics.
This lesson gives students an in-depth look at the arguments underpinning Francis Fukuyama’s End of History article and Samuel Huntington’s Cash of Civilisations.
Original PDF’s are included along with high quality student-led resources that give students a comprehensive understanding of this topic.
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Comprehensive and detailed examination of the background, nature and role of the judiciary in UK Government.
These lessons are specifically planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification from Edexcel.
The resources are student-led and include numerous worksheets that include extension tasks to ensure target grades of A* are met.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you are unhappy with this resource or have any query.
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The Knowledge House
Comprehensive examination of the increasingly complex and interdependent world in which we are living.
This is the third (and final) in a series of lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 2 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - The state and globalisation.
This lesson examines the issue of Americanization, and how globalisation has led to the homogenisation of the world’s culture.
This lesson also examines the different schools of thought on the process of globalsiation:
Hyper-globalisers
Globalisation sceptics
Transformationalists
There is a summary sheet on globalisation that summarises everything students have done up to this point on the topic of globalisation.
This is an extremely important lesson within the Global Politics specification, as it raises the question as to whether the nation-state or the international community is best placed to meet the demands of an increasingly globalised world, highlighting the realist v liberal debate.
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
Comprehensive examination of attempts at economic global governance in the post-war period.
This is the third and final in a series of lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 4 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - economic.
This lesson examines the role of IGOs and nation-states in reducing poverty in a globalised world.
This is a thorough lesson that investigates
Absolute and relative poverty
Different types of poverty
Ideological approaches
Economic growth and different measures of poverty and development
Causes of poverty
Washington Consensus
There is also an introductory video to dependency theory and world systems theory
This lesson equips students to be able to answer essay-style questions on this topic for the A-level global politics examination.
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
Comprehensive and complete series of lessons that introduces students to Chapter 3 of the new Edexcel specification - Global governance - political.
The lessons are planned in the following order, and should be taught in this order:
Introduction
Key UN institutions
Effectiveness of the UN
International treaties
There are numerous component part to each lesson that develops analytical and evaluative skills in students. Topics include the role of NATO, limitations on the UNSC, limits to nuclear proliferation and different ideological approaches to global governance.
These lessons are planned to meet the exacting standards of the new specification and include over 40 worksheets and PPTs.
Each lesson comprises a series of student-friendly interactive worksheets that are differentiated to ensure they are accessible to all students yet include extension activities for high achievers.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries
Comprehensive examination of attempts at political global governance in the post-war period.
This is the second in a series of lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 3 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - political.
This lesson examines the structure of the UN and five key UN institutions:
Secretariat and secretary-general
UN General Assembly
International Court of Justice
Economic and Social Council
UN Security Council
There will be an in-depth examination of the main UN institution - The UN Security Council - advantages, disadvantages and calls for reform.
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
Comprehensive examination of attempts at political global governance in the post-war period.
This is the fourth and final in a series of lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 3 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - political.
This lesson examines the effectiveness of international treaties, with a focus on:
NATO
nuclear weapons
This is done in an engaging and student-friendly manner, with interactive worksheets and an accompanying PPT that guides both teacher and student through the content.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries about these resources.
Four pages of notes that links to Question 1 of Unit 2: Governing the UK Edexcel AS politics paper.
Notes give an overview of the topics required by the question.
One page of clear and concise notes on the 10 mark question.
Two pages of notes are given on the 25 mark question, with each paragraph done separately, dealing with each area of reform and an assessment of the extent of reform in these areas.
Labour and Conservative Govt reforms covered and a paragraph on the implications of the Brexit vote on these changes.
Just as relevant for the AQA specification.
‘Contemporary liberalism owes more to progressive liberalism than classical liberalism.’ Discuss.
Detailed notes on the above essay title
There is also a model answer written up.
Students find it very useful to use the notes to craft an answer as it shows them the structure necessary to attain an A* grade at A Level.