These resources are specific for the OCR Paper 2. Included is multiple sources to use and A* overview knowledge (overview sheet). These resources have worked really well with my pupils.

A display to help pupils and students think about what it is historians actually do. It also helps pupils to get in the right mindset to approach studying history.

A competition that allows pupils to write about there favourite historical period but include their own story, characters etc. It gives licence for the full use of their imagination.

Various revision materials used in our 'GCSE Home Run' up to the exams. This bundle includes Roman and Saxon revision booklet, Norman and Late Middle Ages revision booklet, Early and Late Middle Ages example questions (pupil version) and teacher version with model answers, Tudor, Stuarts and 18th Century example questions (pupil version) and a teacher version with model answers, Nineteenth Century example questions (pupil version) and teacher version, half-term revision booklet (pupil version) and teacher version with model answers and a twentieth century revision booklet. I have used these materials during our 'Intervention' session too and have proved popular with pupils. There is also a 'How to answer GCSE questions booklet. The exam focus is OCR SHP.

Lesson focusing on my why the USA expanded up to 1838 to start the OCR SHP B Making of America Course. Summarised and differentiated information as well as a worksheet for pupils to use.

This resource was created for a ‘turbo’ revision lesson to be done in an hour. There is an overview of life for the Plains Indians and an example exam question based on this. There are two exam questions focusing on early settlers, including the Mormons and gold miners. Pupils worked well with the resource. All exam questions are structured for the pupils with hints about what to write.

This resource was created for a ‘turbo’ revision lesson with GCSE pupils. It has structured answers with example paragraphs and a detailed simplified timeline of Reconstruction in 4 distinct periods. Pupils found this very useful. There are two 10 mark questions (explain why America expanded and why the Civil War started) and an essay question on Reconstruction. This worked well and was designed to be done in an hour.

Included in this resource is a one page summary of the causes of the American Civil War and an activity sheet. This divides the causes up into economic, social and political causes. The economic causes has been done for them as we studied this earlier in the year. This can also be adapted easily for long-term and short-term causes. The presentation has an activity on it that is liked by my students - significance circles. This helps them form a judgement on the significance of each cause.

This resource has a thorough timeline of the Crime and Punishment course for OCR SHP 1-9. However, it can be easily amended for other boards. The timeline is split into 4 parts - 1250-1500, 1500-1750, 1750-1900 and 1900-present. There is Blue line and information for crimes, red for law enforcement and green for punishments. It is a very effective overview and cuts the course down simply for students. Students like these a lot as the can easily see key changes and continuities, and also the 5 key factors they have to analyse in each period.

A list of 40 essay questions for the AS study of AQA Democracy and Nazism. These are non-sources questions. Great to put on a VLE for students to work through in their own time. Also excellent to focus analysis during revision.

This resource contains eight quiz cards for the AQA Democracy and Nazism course which cover the State and society 1933-1939 sections. Topics these quizzes cover are the terror state, the economy, youth, women and opposition. I cut these out stick back to back and laminate. I them display them in the classroom so students can access them. They are also put on the sixth form VLE. These have contributed to outstanding results and student's recall of knowledge has dramatically improved.

This resource contains the PPTs (worksheets etc on ppts) I use for my first 9 lessons on Germany between 1918-1924. This follows the AQA approved Textbook published by Oxford University Press. They are very thorough and provide comprehensive contextual detail that have helped students access the texts in the book. These are put on my school's VLE for students to reflect on at a later date. This is also great if notes are not finished or a student is absent. Pictures, graphs, statistics etc also provided on the ppts. This should save you hours of planning time.

14 Revision booklets for AS students' first year studying AQA Democracy and Nazism. Very thorough overview notes with precise detail, historian's quotes, summary diagrams and exam focus. My students loved using them. Similar format to my Fascist Italy revision guides which have been popular with teachers. Great to put on a VLE so students can access at home. Excellent for students planning and writing essays. The notes and analysis are very thorough and are a great 'way in' to new teachers of this course. This will save teachers many hours of reading and preparation time.

This resource contains two quiz cards for the start of the second year of teaching for the AQA Democracy and Nazism course. I cut these out stick back to back and laminate. I them display them in the classroom so students can access them. They are also put on the sixth form VLE. These have contributed to outstanding results and student's recall of knowledge has dramatically improved.

A reading and revision list for the AS year of the AQA Democracy and Nazism course. This has recommended reading (textbook and academic works held in the library or in class), websites, documentaries and a breakdown of the course to help students focus their reading and revision.

This resource was created to help students understand the events leading up to Hitler’s appointment. The Bruning, Papen and Schleicher chronology can be difficult for some students to process but this timeline worksheet has helped massively. I use it with the textbook and the revision guides I have made for the students. When it is filled in, students can clearly see why each chancellor before Hitler’s appointment failed to stabilise the economic and political situation in Germany.

Various resources used during an Easter revision session for the AQA Democracy and Nazism course. Card sorts, focus on significance, essay advice and exam focus. Students found the session valuable and they enjoyed it.

This is a thorough analysis of Nazi persecution against the Jews. I have found this best done after studying Nazi persecution against the Jews the period 1933-41, although it could be used as an introduction to this period. This resources provides a thorough and clear timeline of key laws and events that students can use to identify key turning points from 1933-1942. There is also a thorouh timeline on the period 1940-42 analysing the impact of the war on Nazi racial policy towards the Jews and historian’ interpretations, especially Christopher Browning’ ‘euphoria of victory’ interpretation. There is also a clear and thorough analysis of the Intentionalist and functionalist schools of thought and those of contemporary historians. Key events are also analysed according to these schools of thought to see which arguments the students find most convincing. Also provided is an overview of the debate on complicity in the Holocaust. Throughout the lesson there are key questions for students to discuss and debate. At the end of the PPT there are four exam style questions for students to analyse and plan on an essay planning sheet. Students find this resource/lesson very helpful and enjoy the rigour involved. A must for A Level historians.