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
Linked to Chapter four of the Edexcel curriculum on Voter Behaviour and the Media.
Student-led resources that take an in-depth look into different theories and trends behind voter behaviour.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you are unhappy with these resources or have any questions.
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 the increasingly complex and interdependent world in which we are living.
This is the second 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 issues raised by globalisation and the extent to which the international community meets these needs. The lesson focuses on:
poverty
human rights
conflict
environmentalism.
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.
Links to Chapter 2.3 of Edexcel Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509-1540.
Deals with Cromwell's domestic reforms in the areas of government, finance and Parliament.
An in-depth examination of the way social class affects voter behaviour in the UK.
Linked to Edexcel specification for A-level politics, the lesson includes a series of student-led worksheets that gives a comprehensive understanding of social class in British politics.
PLease email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
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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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 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.
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.
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.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.
Comprehensive examination of the different systems of government and the rise of China as a world superpower.
This is the fourth in a series of four lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 7 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - power and developments.
This lesson examines:
different systems of government (democracy, semi-democratic, authoritarian states)
rogue and failed states
case studies on Somalia and North Korea
an examination of the rise of China as a global superpower.
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 first 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 the Bretton Woods Conference in establishing a new financial order based on the principles of free-trade.
There will be an in-depth examination of the IMF and World Bank.
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 political global governance in the post-war period.
This is the third 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 the UN, taking the following factors into account:
the nature of global polarity
state sovereignty
UN Security Council
various peacekeeping operations.
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 second in a series of three 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 the World Trade Organisation and how it has facilitated global trade since the inception of the GATT.
There will be an in-depth examination of the G7/8 and G20.
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 the different types of global power.
This is the first in a series of four lessons from The Knowledge House that links to Chapter 7 of the new Edexcel specification on Global Politics - Global governance - power and developments.
This lesson examines:
the role of the BRIC countries
a comparison between liberal and realist approaches
different types of global powers (great-, emerging- and superpowers)
theories of global power.
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 1/3, introducing students to the concept of regionalism.
There is a detailed keyword sheet, highlighting the key concepts that will arise in this chapter.
There are also tasks that give students an understanding of the various regional developments in recent decades.
Students will also examine the different types of regionalism, such as political, economic and security regionalism.
Please email info@theknowledgehouse.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.