Edexcel GCSE lesson (can be used for any board) Detailed and complete lesson on TRuman Doctrine and Marshall Plan and the consequences including the formation of Comecon and Cominform and the division of Europe into 2 alliances. This is lesson 3 in my Cold War Unit for Key Topic 1: Origins of the Cold War. Includes all info// detail on slides, no need for textbooks or any other resource.

Edexcel GCSE (Can be used by other boards) lesson on the Arms Race Key Topic 1: Lesson 5 the Arms Race and escalating tension between East and West This one follows my lesson on the First Berlin Crisis 1948 Causes and consequences of the Arms Race between USA and USSR- also includes leadership changes from Stalin-Khrushchev and Truman-Eisenhower and a brief bit of contextual info on Korea (Korea is not explicitly a part of this spec but is useful to see what is going on). Also has links to a video to demonstrate the destructive power of Hydrogen bomb compared to Atomic bomb used in Japan. Also includes a brief bit on the Geneva summit 1955 and a guided “Write a narrative account anaysing key events of Berlin Crisis” question with model answer.

GCSE Edexcel (can be used for any board) lesson on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This is my 6th lesson in the unit on the Cold War for the key topic 1: Origings of the Cold War. It follows lesson 4 (Berlin Crisis ) and lesson 5 (the Arms Race) Examines the causes, events and consequences including the impact on relations and views on USA/ USSR etc. Fully resourced does not require textbooks or any other materials.

Lesson on the Red Terror, the Cheka, Political Decrees, Murder of Romanovs, War Communism and Gulags This is a source based lesson for students to do in groups. It examines the various methods Bolsheviks used to consolidate their power and control. To complement my lessons on the Civil War- this has more in depth analysis of War Communism, Propaganda, the Cheka etc as well as in depth work on murder of the Romanovs. No powerpoint- just a big A3 template, a card sort and lots of sources

OCR History lesson for ALevel course Russia 1894-1941 but can be adapted to any Alevel course with Lenin or simplified down for GCSE. -Lesson evaluates Lenin’s successes and failures. Ideally will be taught at the end of my unit on Lenin but includes all the relevant evidence via a card sort activity and info sheet to be used as a stand alone lesson.

Alevel Russia 1894-1941 OCR but can be used for any spec with Lenin. Very detailed resources on the effects of War Communism, impact and opposition to the Bolsheviks and the reasons why NEP was introduced, what the NEP was and successes and failures of the NEP as well as impact on the Bolsheviks includes Decree on Party Unity and hints about how Stalin used this later on. All resources are included, does not require any textbook/ additional worksheets. Also includes an example 10 mark Question about why NEP was introduced- Kronstadt rising or famine in the countryside. Bonus content included: Video question sheet for the documentary Russian Revolution in Colour Part 2 based on Kronstradt rising Analysis continuum activity with answers: did the Bolsheviks rely on Terror to keep control (as this is the last lesson in Bolshevik control under Lenin).

ALevel lesson for OCR course Russia: 1894-1941 but can be used for any ALevel with a question about Stalin’s control/ purges or use of terror. This is an incredibly detailed lesson- my motto with ALevel is I do the reading so you don’t have to! I’ve read extensively and included a lot of detail within all the resources. Demonstrates turning points in Stalin’s rule e.g. the death of his wife and the 17th Party Congress and significance. Also includes key case studies e.g. the Ryutin Platform and impact. Examines the role of NKVD and various leaders including their purges! Includes Stalin’s purges of various sectors of Russian society and the Communist Party.

A huge bundle of example answers for ALevel Russia 1894-1941 - OCR ALevel course but can be adapted for any exam board. OCR uses 20 mark “How far do you agree?” style open essays and 10 mark shorter questions in which students must only compare 2 factors as a more important cause or consequence of something. These answers are all A-A* grade responses. Long essay questions included: -How successful were Stalin’s economic policies? -How far did Russia achieve stability 1906-1914? -How far do you agree that the failures of the provisional government led to the October/ November Revolution? -Stalin rose to power because of his strengths and his position within the Bolshevik party. How far do you agree? -To what extent did WWI cause the February Revolution? -“The 1905 Revolution was a result of Nicholas II himself” How far do you agree? Short essay (2 factors) quesions included: -Which was the most important reason for the introduction of the NEP: +The Kronstadt Rebellion +Famine in the countryside -Which of the following was the most important cause of the Oct/ Nov revolution in 1917? +The failures of the provisional government +The Actions of Lenin -Which of the following was the most important cause of the 1905 revolution: +Industrialisation +Political Opposition

Edexcel GCSE History SUperpower Relations Paper 2 This is lesson 2 in unit of work and looks at reasons for the growth of tension between USA and USSR in 1946-48 including the Long Telegram and Novikov Telegram and the Iron Curtain speech and establishment of Soviet satellite states in E. Europe. Fully detailed resources- no need for textbooks etc. All resources included.

Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2: Superpower Relations Cold War This detailed lesson includes a lot of resources specially designed for teachers who are pushed for time- I have redesigned the course and covered it in just 6-7 lessons per key topic. Lesson includes: definitions of Communism and Capitalism match up exercise Detailed timeline for the whole of topic 1 Origins of Cold war Guide to Paper 2 Super power Exam questions with modelled/ part modelled answers Information on all 3 conferences including agreements/ disagreements and analysis of impact for students. -Tehran Conference -Yalta Conference -Potsdam Conference Profiles of Big 3 and their issues/ concerns/ aims at the conferences Even though it refers to textbook- you do not need it- all info from textbook is printed on slides/ in table. So you can print slides for groups or give them it to do independently at home or do as a teacher led lesson from the front if you want to keep pacing. Exam question to test understanding

Edexcel GCSE lesson on Persecution of Minorities in Nazi Germany Includes detail of persecution of Slavs, Roma and Sinti Peoples, Jews, People living with disabilities/ mental illness and Homosexuals with some video clips and case studies. Also includes exam skills questions on Kristallnacht and a source skills modelling activity to teach inferences and how to write Q3 a, b, c and d questions for Paper 3 which students struggle with.

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 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.

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 looking at minor political parties in the UK and their role Includes simple essay plan to “Evaluate the view that minor parties play no significant role in UK politics” Also includes snapshots of minor parties such as SNP, Greens and Reform UK. Includes all recent election performances and a model essay for Edexcel Politics Alevel spec.

Edexcel GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany (Paper 3) but can be easily adapated for other topics or exam boards. This is a mega pack of source and interpretations skills activities and part modelled answers to build confidence in tackling this difficult paper. Our students performed really well last year after using these skills builders and we had an SPI of +0.55. The average marks for 8 mark, 4 marks and 16 mark interpretations questions were 2 marks higher than the national average. This pack includes: sources/ how useful questions and/ or interpretations plus modelling/ model answers on: 2020 mock paper model answers Threats to Weimar government from left wing and right wing Women Kristallnacht/ persecution of minorities And a marking/ feedback sheet to use for this paper.

OCR Alevel 2022 Exam Paper detailed mock feedback powerpoint. This took me 4-5 hours to put together so should save you lots of time! Based on common misconceptions/ errors and mistakes. Can be adapted for other questions/ papers. Questions covered were: 10 marker : Causes of 1905 Revolution 20 marker: Causes of October/ November Revolution AND 10 marker: Causes of Feb/ March Revolution 20 marker: Stalin and control- propaganda vs other factors.