8 lessons covering Topic 6 of the Y113 Churchill and Britain unit (Thatcher and the end of consensus, 1979-97 ), including a comprehensive content booklet to accompany the PowerPoints.
6.1 Why did Thatcher win in 1979, and what kind of leader was she?
6.2 Why was Thatcher in office for so long?
6.3 How successful were Thatcher’s economic policies?
6.4 Did Thatcher’s social policies ‘roll back the state’?
6.5 How well did Thatcher deal with industrial relations?
6.6 How strong was Thatcher’s handling of foreign affairs?
6.7 What caused Thatcher’s downfall in 1990?
6.8 Why were the Tories so badly defeated in 1997?
Topic 6 booklet - acts as a textbook, covers all spec content
Curriculum plan for the OCR Y113 Churchill and Britain unit, outlining the sequence of lessons including:
The content covered in each lesson (linked to OCR spec)
Approx. number of hours taken to teach each lesson
Resources used for each lesson
Please note the textbook referred to is the Hodder ‘Britain 1930-1997’ book by Mike Wells and Nicholas Fellows. Other resources listed, including all PowerPoints and booklets, are available to buy in my shop. The extension readings listed are ones I have used when teaching the unit but are not available on TES as they come from other copyrighted sources.
8 lessons covering Topic 7 of the Y113 Churchill and Britain unit (Britain’s position in the world, 1951-97), using the Hodder textbook.
7.1 How well did Britain respond to international crises?
7.2 How close was the relationship between Britain and the US?
7.3 How important were Anglo-Russian relations?
7.4 How has Britain’s foreign policy been influenced by its role in the UN?
7.5 Why has Britain’s relationship with Europe proved controversial?
7.6 Why has the British nuclear deterrent been controversial?
7.7 How well did Britain handle the transition from Empire to Commonwealth?
7.8 Review and recap of Britain 1951-97
A fun and versatile revision resource for the OCR Y113 Churchill and Britain 1930-97 unit. These ‘revision grids’ can be used with dice as a game (instructions included), or alternatively as a simple visual revision resource or even a classroom display.
Included are seven grids, one for each topic of the Churchill enquiry and Britain unit:
Churchill in the wilderness, 1929-40
Churchill as wartime PM
Churchill and international diplomacy
Conservative dominance 1951-64
Labour and the Tories 1964-79
Thatcher and Major 1979-97
British foreign policy 1951-97