Planned for Yr8/9 but relevant to both GCSE and A Level, the lesson serves as an introduction to the Cold War and how ideology played its part in the undeclared war. Students will use music, their own opinions, group work and prior learning to see how different people and cultures can interpret the sames things differently. A Teacher Guidance Video to this resource can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArySUX0Z1dA

Why Britain? - Ep1 Why Britain? - Worksheet to support the TV Documentary. Written to support the teaching of the A level: Britain: Losing and Gaining and Empire - 1763-1914. Suitable as an enrichment task for able KS3

Supporting worksheet for Chapter 45 of Ben Wilson’s ‘Empire of The Deep’ to support the Edexcel A Level: gaining and losing an empire 1763-1914. Wilson’s book provides an overview of the changing role of the Royal Navy support the breadth element of the course The sheets are designed to be printed on A3 but can be amended and saved as PDF’s for A4 printing if desired

Supporting worksheet for Chapter 42 of Ben Wilson’s ‘Empire of The Deep’ to support the Edexcel A Level: gaining and losing an empire 1763-1914. Wilson’s book provides an overview of the changing role of the Royal Navy support the breadth element of the course The sheets are designed to be printed on A3 but can be amended and saved as PDF’s for A4 printing if desired

Supporting worksheet for Chapter 44 of Ben Wilson’s ‘Empire of The Deep’ to support the Edexcel A Level: gaining and losing an empire 1763-1914. Wilson’s book provides an overview of the changing role of the Royal Navy support the breadth element of the course The sheets are designed to be printed on A3 but can be amended and saved as PDF’s for A4 printing if desired

Two introductory slides to explain the chronological course of British rule in Canada.

Two introductory slides to explain the chronological course of British rule in Australia.

Two introductory slides to explain the chronological course of British rule in The Nile Vally.

An overview slide of the individuals related to this unit of study. The resource consists of a single PowerPoint slide

An overview slide of the individuals related to this unit of study. The resource consists of a single PowerPoint slide

Empire of the Seas - Worksheets to support the BBC Dan Snow Documentary Ep.2,3 & 4. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Gaining and Losing an Empire -1763-1914 Ep.1 is free to download Ep2. - The Golden Ocean: In The Golden Ocean, Snow charts the period from 1690 to 1759 and reveals how England - soon to be Britain - and her Navy rose from the depths of military and economic disaster to achieve global supremacy. Ep.3 - High Tide: In the third programme in this epic four-part series on how the Navy has shaped modern Britain, Dan Snow sheds light on the evolution of Nelson’s Navy in the late 18th century. It was the most powerful maritime fighting force in the world, with highly trained crews and ambitious officers. He explores the national enterprise which supported it, and explains how the empire it helped create put Britain on the path to war with France. Ep4. - Sea Change: In the last of this four-part series, historian Dan Snow explores the ups and downs of a climactic century in naval and British history. Rapacious and ruthless, the 19th-century Navy used ‘gunboat diplomacy’ to push British interests further afield than ever before. It was control of the sea rather than her land empire that was the key to Britain’s growing wealth.

An overview slide of the individuals related to this unit of study. The resource consists of a single PowerPoint slide

An overview slide of the individuals related to this unit of study. The resource consists of a single PowerPoint slide

An overview slide of the individuals related to this unit of study. The resource consists of a single PowerPoint slide

Worksheets to support Niall Ferguson’s Channel Four Documentary: Empire Episodes resourced: Ep1 - Why Britain - already free to download from my shop Ep2 - White Plague Ep3 - The Mission Ep4 - Heavens Breed Written to support the the teaching of the A level: Britain: Losing and Gaining and Empire - 1763-1914. Suitable as an enrichment task for able KS3 or 4

Gaining and Losing an Empire: 1763-1914 Changing nature Changing nature of The Royal Navy Overview/Revision Booklet. Introductory/Revision Booklet based around the Pearson Christie & Christie textbook. The PDF version includes scans of existing free resources available from my shop. Planned to be used as the core course notes for next years teaching and a class based or independent learning resource. This resource deals with content and knowledge and does not contain any assessment

Gaining and Losing an Empire: 1763-1914 The Loss of the American Colonies 1770 - 1783 Overview/Revision Booklet. Introductory/Revision Booklet based around the Pearson Christie & Christie textbook. This resource deals with content and knowledge and does not contain any assessment. A video narrated version of the answer booklet is included

‘The Line’ Seven Wonders of the Industrial World Written as an enrichment/flipped/independent learning activity the worksheet contains a variety of data collection activities for the video. The episode follows the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, the first transcontinental rail system, which would unite the eastern and western seaboards of the United States. Started in Sacramento by a consortium of local shopkeepers with no experience in building a railroad, the episode follows their efforts to build from west to east through the forbidding Sierra Nevada mountains with the help of Chinese labourers whilst simultaneously following the efforts of the workers of the Union Pacific to build from east to west, and their problems in dealing with the lawless nature of the Wild West, attacks by hostile Indians, and financial corruption and scandal. This is a two page document Included is a 30 Multiple Choice Question Sheet Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the worksheet can be saved as a PDF for A4 printing