Two lessons for GCSE Edexcel Anglo Saxon and Norman England House of Godwin and rise to power and the Rising against Tostig Includes exam question (12 marker) and model answer Fully resourced with powerpoints and worksheets

Edexcel GCSE: ANglo Saxons and Normans Can be used/ adapted for other exam boards. Topic 2- looking at the ways in which William established control- this is a lesson created to save teaching time by covering a lot of content in 1 lesson with students splitting the workload and then teaching each other the content. Includes retrieval quiz for topic 1 Anglo Saxons and all resources necessary- if you don’t have the textbooks all info is on the slides which can be printed and handed out to relevant groups.

Edexcel GCSE lesson for Key Topic 4: Nazi policies towards Women. This lesson includes lots of information about Nazi policies towards women including enough detail to easily reach grade 9 level- can be amended for lower ability learners e.g. just by telling them to only look for 4-5 policies on the sheet to use in their answers. Also includes a whole section 3a-3d exam questions on women to practice skills and a part modelled “how useful” are these sources question for students to emulate for the next source and some sentence starters to help them to deal with interpretations e.g. “Interpretation 1 argues” In my experience students really struggle with these questions and don’t always know how to handle them and need plenty of modelling.

Lesson for Edexcel GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany This lesson looks at Nazi policies towards the Church including why the Church was a threat as well as support from members of the church such as Ludwig Muller. The lesson examines and evaluates Nazi policies to control the Church- weighing up successes overall. Includes colour code activity, discussion tasks, guided note making and justification of arguments. Includes interpretation evidence for the debate at the end.

The Background to and Causes of the Tyrone Rebellion ALevel OCR- Tudor Rebellions. The 9 Years War Irish History This is one of the Depth studies- a likely exam question since the focus has largely been on the Pilgrimage of Grace and the Western Rebellion up til now. This work will take several one hour lessons - it recaps the prior Irish rebellions such as Desmond and Geraldine since the legacy of these was one of the reasons. Looks at Tyrone’s demands as well as the motivations of Hugh Roe O’Donnell and Hugh Maguire.

OCR Alevel Tudor Rebellions -The Tyrone Rebellion Irish History the 9 Years War Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 This is a depth study and requires lots of detail for the exam as it will be used for an interpretation on one of the key themes -This lesson examines how threatening the Tyrone Rebellion Students use the timeline and all their notes so far to explain threat posed to the government and make a threat “blob” diagram Then work through the slides- includes retrieval practice of content from my previous lessons on causes and nature of the rebellion. Includes a lot of information- suitable for a non specialist/ new to Tudor Rebellions teachers- saves you all the hard work of planning!

Includes a time saving mock feedback sheet for the 2021 paper 3 exam and Model answers for the 2021 Germany paper 3 for Edexcel Two versions 1 for grade 7-9 students and another for grade 4-6 (and below!) students. Other model answers included. Also includes a powerpoint and work sheet on exam skills for improvement of these skills using some sources and interpretations from the textbook. Based on the information in the examiners reports on best practice technique.

Lesson for KS3/4 on Why didn’t Elizabeth Marry based on the gameshow Take Me Out- No Lighty No Likey! Fully comprehensive lots of detailed resources included.

Complete lesson for Edexcel GCSE Weimar Germany -can be used for different specs. This lesson is an in depth look at how Ebert took power in 1918 and became the new Chancellor prior to elections and also how the Weimar Constitution worked. Includes a political ideologies quiz, diagrams of the political spectrum and Weimar government/ constitution and colour code sheets to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution. Important context to set up the issues facing the Weimar Constitution and the coalition governments in Germany in the 1920s. Also important foundations to explain how Hitler was later able to exploit the Constitution and be appointed Chancellor in 1933. Updated for 2023 to make it more streamlined and simplify. Please ignore PNG files they are for illustrative purposes only, all my lessons include fully editable word docs and powerpoints as well as images of these.

Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany GCSE Complete lesson on Nazi Policies to reduce unemployment and increase the standard of living. Includes the RAD, Beauty of Labour etc and some analysis of the impact including Interpretations on the Standard of Living. Page references on worksheet are for the Pearson Edexcel textbooks however all info is included on slides so these could be printed for the groups if your school does not have access to these textbooks.

Lesson for KS3 which examines increasing persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany since 1933. Includes all resources, fully detailed and explained so can be used by non specialists.

Edexcel GCSE Germany The Kapp Putsch Fully resourced and detailed lesson on the Kapp Putsch and Red Rising in the Ruhr plus threats faced by both the Left and Right Wing with evaluation/ analysis task of threats from both sides. The lesson includes fully editable powerpoint, worksheet templates which are dual coded for fact files on each rebellion as well as information sheet for students so they do not need a textbook. Also includes political parties information and a spectrum diagram. This will support interpretations work on threats posed to the Weimar Republic. Please note PNG files are included for visuals only- these are not the files to use for teaching! All my lessons also include fully editable word/ powerpoint docs.

GCSE History Edexcel Lesson 1 of the Paper 2 Anglo Saxon Paper Introduction to Saxon England Fully resourced, no textbooks needed.

Edexcel GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany (can be used for ANY exam board and adapted up/ down for KS3/ KS5) Lesson examines the Munich Putsch in Germany and how Hitler tried to seize power plus analysis and evaluation of the impact and why it could be argued to be a success or a failure for the Nazis. Includes a true or false retrieval starter, retrieval task on how Hitler became the leader of the DAP and made it the NSDAP. Video task / questions on the events of the Munich Putsch. Reminder of the 25 point programmed and why it appealed to many in Germany Analysis of CAUSES of Munich Putsch Description of events and why it failed Homework analysis and evaluation task about whether it hurt or helped the Nazi Party.

OCR Alevel but can be used for other specifications Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 Thematic History- Tudor Rebellions Irish History - The 9 Years War -the Tyrone Rebellion This lesson examines the Nature of the Tyrone Rebellion for ALevel History OCR Tudor Rebellions Includes retrieval tasks - blockbuster as well as information needed to complete the tasks and analyse the rebellion in more detail.

KS3/ KS4 Lesson based on Elizabeth I and her problems as she took the throne. Part of my unit of work on the Tudors (see bundle) High challenge resources although we use with Y7, they are detailed enough for any KS3 group or KS4 as an intro. Very comprehensive with retrieval activity starter.

Assembly for Black History Month Based on the Little Mermaid debate and why it ignores the most important issues. Also includes two iconic British black heroes who represent this year’s theme “Time for Change…Action not words” Paul Stephenson Baroness Doreen Lawrence I have written up pretty much my whole delivery in the notes section for you- I did it without notes but this is roughly what I said Also includes a competition I ran this year which was really successful for students to research celebrate unsung black and brown heroes. We have had some fantastic responses and made it into a House Competition!

Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany Edited for 2023- improved -now includes practice 4 mark inference question- more support with guided notes and breakdown of main events of the Spartacist Rising in 2023. Lesson 3 in Key Topic 1 -Weimar Germany Rosa Luxemburg and the Spartacist Revolt includes all needed information- no textbook needed- reference to textbook is in case you do have it. If not all the important info has been typed up onto slides. Can be printed as a worksheet or students can do with support from teacher. Hope it is useful! Fully resourced.

Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany Lesson 5 the Treaty of Versailles and impact Includes a range of resources, colour code, venn diagram (alternative task), source, interpretations and a 12 mark exam question with a model answer. Fully resourced if you do not have the textbook you can use the colour code sheet and slides for information. PNG images are for reference only, all files are fully editable/ downloadable word docs/ powerpoint.

Key Stage 3 Year 7 Medieval History Several lessons plus assessment on Why William won the Battle of Hastings: Includes: The Battle of Stamford Bridge Prep for Hastings the Battle of Hastings Assessment and feedback sheet and powerpoint to reduce marking.