9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemat for Early Elizabethan England: 1558 - 88 Topic 2 - Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad 1569 - 88 Written in PowerPoint (The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit). These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’. The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the: a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units b) support the need for increased literacy demands c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit). Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of: Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions. Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (e.g. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection. The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through: Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available Examiners levelled mark schemes Support writing frames with generic sentence starters

9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemat for Early Elizabethan England: 1558 - 88 Topic 1 - Queen, Government and Religion 1558 - 69 Written in PowerPoint (The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit). These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’. The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the: a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units b) support the need for increased literacy demands c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit). Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of: Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions. Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (e.g. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection. The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through: Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available Examiners levelled mark schemes Support writing frames with generic sentence starters Please see our other resources at:

Canada: A People’s History - Episode 7- Rebellion and Reform - Supporting Worksheet Written to support flipped/enrichment/independent learning activities based upon the documentary programme By 1830, the struggle for democratic government in the colonies of British North America has reached fever pitch. As the colonies grow in wealth and population, a generation of charismatic reformers – Joseph Howe in Nova Scotia, Louis-Joseph Papineau in Lower Canada and William Lyon Mackenzie in Upper Canada - confront the appointed governors and their local favourites with one demand: let the citizens’ elected representatives run their own affairs. In the Canadas, the struggle leads to bloody rebellion and disastrous defeat for the rebels. Yet within 10 years, the prize of self-government is won, thanks in part to an unexpected alliance between the French and English-speaking forces of reform.

Canada: A People’s History - Episode 5- A Question of Loyalties - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written for enrichment and extension activities as well as flipped learning

Supporting worksheet for Peter Ackroyd’s book - Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I This resource is to support a wider/extended reading programme for either the new GCSE 9-1 specification or A level

Supporting worksheet for Peter Ackroyd’s book - Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I This resource is to support a wider/extended reading programme for either the new GCSE 9-1 specification or A level

Supporting worksheet for Peter Ackroyd’s book - Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I This resource is to support a wider/extended reading programme for either the new GCSE 9-1 specification

Supporting worksheet for Peter Ackroyd’s book - Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I This resource is to support a wider/extended reading programme for either the new GCSE 9-1 specification or A level

Written as an enrichment/extension/flipped activity for the new 9-1 GCSE curriculum the content would also be appropriate at A Level. Historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives. Combining drama based on eye witness accounts and historical sources with Lucy’s own contemporary comment, Lucy eavesdrops on the events and reports back to the audience. The worksheet is written in Publisher and formatted to A3. It however, can be amended and saved as a PDF file for A4 printing if required.

Written as an enrichment/extension/flipped activity for the new 9-1 GCSE curriculum the content would also be appropriate at A Level. Historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives. Combining drama based on eye witness accounts and historical sources with Lucy’s own contemporary comment, Lucy eavesdrops on the events and reports back to the audience. The worksheet is written in Publisher and formatted to A3. It however, can be amended and saved as a PDF file for A4 printing if required.

Written as an enrichment/extension/flipped activity for the new 9-1 GCSE curriculum the content would also be appropriate at A Level. Historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives. Combining drama based on eye witness accounts and historical sources with Lucy’s own contemporary comment, Lucy eavesdrops on the events and reports back to the audience. This episode follows the emotional and physical struggles of Katherine of Aragon as she strove to give Henry the male heir he so desired. As Henry’s eye wandered over the women at court, Anne Boleyn, not wishing to be cast aside as her sister Mary had been, repeatedly rejected the king’s advances and insisted on marriage. The worksheet is written in Publisher and formatted to A3. It however, can be amended and saved as a PDF file for A4 printing if required.

9-1 Medieval Apocalypse - Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary for GCSE History on the Black Death and its impact on Europe. The documentary case studies its impact on Italy, France and England The worksheet contains a variety of data collection activities and higher order question tasks . The worksheet is formatted for A3 printing in Publisher but can be edited and saved as a PDF for printing in A4

Henry VIII's Enforcer - The Rise and Fall of Thomas Cromwell - Supporting Worksheet The worksheet follows the BBC film and serves as a data collection sheet using a gap fill and missing words approach. Written to support the BBC documentary presented by Dairmaid MacCulloch as extension for the 9-1 curriculum or A Level teaching.

BBC History File—Soviet Communism and The Cold War Ep1. The Fall of Tsarism - Supporting Worksheet A study of the fall of Tsarism and the Revolutions of 1917 through the account of Prince Ysupov, the assassin of Rasputin Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC History File—Soviet Communism and The Cold War Ep2. Bolshevik Russia - Supporting Worksheet A study Bolshevik Russia';s early years through the account of Claire Sheridan Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC American Voices - Ep5. Black America - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the experience of the Black minority in the USA during the first half of the Twentieth Century Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC American Voices - Ep4. New Deal - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the testimony individuals and their experience of the Great Depression and FDR’s New Deal Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

BBC American Voices - Ep3. Hard Times - Supporting Worksheet Worksheet written to support the BBC documentary. Written to support GCSE teaching, extension/enrichment work and flipped learning. The episode looks at the testimony of people who lived through Depression hit America Written in Publisher, formatted to A3, the document can be amended and saved as a PDF for A4 printing. Other episodes in the series are available from my shop