Lesson examining the role and powers of the Supreme court and its jurisdiction. Activity encourages pupils to construct their own indicative content for the practice exam question (pupils need to be familiar with what an indicative content is and how it is used by examiners to mark their answers)

Last lesson of the constitution topic recovering content and exam skills through pupil assessment of a sample exam question, discussion of assigned marks and how the exam answer can be improved.

A scaffolded historiographical approach to delivering this topic in the style of a spiral curriculum. The emphasis of this approach is to encourage students to develop and extend their ability to analyse and evaluate different interpretations. This second topic focuses on a comparative approach to students exploring the consolidation of power of Mao and Hitler, with the consolidation of power of Mussolini and Lenin/Stalin referenced as additional case studies for students. IB History - Paper 2 - Topic 10: Authoritarian States (20th century)

Lesson examining how difficult the legislative process in the US political system is

*NEW AQA GCSE - Power and the People* Learning Outcomes To explain the causes of the General Strike of 1926 To analyse the causes and consequences of the strike To evaluate evidence using your own knowledge

Lesson examining how accurate Clinton's claim that the era of big government is over was, looking at federalism in the US since 1992. Accompanying handouts give pupils a basic understanding/overview of the phases of federalism, which is essential before progressing through the lesson.

Y9 SOW - Unit 1; How has terrorism influenced the world we live in? Lesson 5 - How does terrorism affect us today? Learning Objectives To understand key vocabulary To explain the rise of ISIS To analyse why ISIS has been successful

iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924 Learning Objectives To describe Nicholas II’s feelings about become Tsar To explain the main enemies of the Tsarist regime To analyze how Nicholas II ruled the Empire

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Outcomes To compare and contrast the revolution with past events To complete a comparison examination question in timed conditions To peer assess an exam question using the mark scheme

Lesson examining the US presidential system of government - good for helping students to identify key differences from UK system

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 1; Why did fighting break out in 1455? Lesson 1; What role did Henry and Margaret of Anjou play in the outbreak of the conflict? Learning Objectives To understand the personal and political weakness of Henry VI, including his growing instability and insanity, 1453-54. To explain the ambitions of Margaret of Anjou, her role in government and the effects of the birth of her son on the Duke of York.

Lesson examining the factors that influence how members of congress decide to vote - pupils can examine the pressures members of congress face and examine which factors are the most important in deteriming how a congressman may vote on a certain issue. This can be adapted by using specific examples - especially on wedge issues.

IB History (SL) PAPER 2 - Authoritarian States [Mao’s China] Learning Objectives To explain by what means Mao consolidated his hold upon China To assess Mao’s motives in launching the Hundred Flowers campaign (1957) To evaluate the extent to which Mao’s economic policies achieved his aims (1958-62) To analyze the ways in which the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) created an authoritarian state

iGCSE Edexcel History Paper 1 A2: Russia 1905-1924 Scheme of Work (SOW) All lessons and supporting resources can be found on TES, or are hyperlinked in the document.

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Objectives To explain the events of the Civil War To explain the impact of the New Model Army in achieving a parliamentarian victory

Y8 SOW - Unit 4; How do we get justice? Lesson 3 - How are people punished for crimes? Learning Objectives To identify the different types of punishments and apply these to examples To describe the reasons for punishment To evaluate the laws on criminal responsibility

IB History SL/HL Paper 2; Authoritarian States Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian states Second Edition (Michael Lynch) Learning Objectives To identify the principles on which Stalin’s foreign policy is based To describe Stalin’s post-war aims To evaluate the significance of Stalin’s foreign policy

IB History SL/HL Paper 2; Authoritarian States Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian states Second Edition (Michael Lynch) Learning Objectives To identify and describe the key features of the Soviet state under Stalin To evaluate the extent which Stalin had complete control of the Soviet state

Edexcel iGCSE PAPER 2: B2 Changes in medicine Learning Objectives To describe the ways in which the problem of infection in surgery was overcome during the 19thC To explain in detail the work of Joseph Lister and how he overcame opposition to his work To assess the extent to which antiseptics transformed surgery

IB History SL/HL: PAPER 1 (PS3) Move to Global War Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: The move to global war (Andy Dailey) Learning Objectives To analyze the foreign policy of Japan since 1914 To explain why Japan was able to conquer Manchuria with relative ease To explain why no nation intervened militarily in the Manchurian Crisis