Our best selling GCSE 9-1 Unit is now available in one product! This unit includes all of the teaching material for the entire course. 37 fully resourced, differentiated, engaging lessons that cover the entire specification. I initially planned and taught this unit in 2015 and since that date it has been tweaked, updated, improved and developed into a very thorough unit of work. All the lessons include a step by step guide, several activities, high-quality worksheets, exam style questions, literacy support and help for the less able and challenge for the more able student. The majority of the lessons are student led and follow a similar method which I have successfully employed in my 14 year teaching career. The lessons are planned to allow the teacher scope to take the lesson in many directions, with plenty of open-ended questioning opportunities to allow the learner time and space to create original outcomes/ responses to exam style questions. I hope you enjoy teaching this unit as much I have! Please get in contact if you have any questions or require any support with the material after purchase.

A 10 page guide for the first Unit of the Edexcel 9-1 Superpower relations and Cold War topic. The guide includes key terms for units 1.1-1.3. The key information needed for each unit. Exam skills and assessment information, example questions, mutiplechoice quizzes for each sub unit. Perfect for revision or for students to use whilst working their way through the unit. I will be making one of these for the other 2 units, so keep your eye on my shop or follow me for an update.

I use this for all my KS3 classes. Useful for self and peer assessment. I get the students to stick it in the front of their exercise books or planners.

Starter activities for Year 7/8.

10 lessons on minimalism with resources. Easy to follow. I teach this to Year 9 but it can be used at Year 8.

Decision making activity and presentation. Students to decide if China's investment is benefiting or exploiting Africa

Developing small group ensemble skills. You will need a simple body percussion rift to get students started.

Red Scare - Why did it happen. Card sort and students required to create a tv sketch that explains the causes

3 different levels of score to choose from when playing the simpsons and a powerpoint to recap/introduce noation and keyboard work

Easy to follow lesson. Students have to organise information about the changes onto a graph before writing up speech bubbles for different types of women to explain how much their life changed and why it did/ did not change. Exam style question to finish.

I use this lesson as an introduction to history with all KS3 classes. Students are invited to pull objects from a bag and analyse the evidence before writing up their findings. This would also work well as a tutor time activity.

Kings and Queens of Britain 1066 - present day (44 A4 posters). Ideal for a classroom display. I have these laminated and have created a timeline around my classroom. Each poster contains a blurb and some literacy support so students can learn some new words. Ideal for new teachers who are looking to jazz up their classrooms!

Students attempt to sequence the events of the Battle of Hastings and complete a comic strip activity. Following this they need to consider William’s problems and identify the main problems and offer some advice on how to approach these.

Ideal for classroom display or to give to individual students for literacy.

Phonics poster. Ideal for classroom walls or to give to individual students.

A lesson that looks at the main factors that led to WW1. Activities include a card sort, a diamond 9 activity which leads in to discussions and higher-order thinking tasks before students write up findings in a newspaper report. Literacy support and a differentiated worksheet provided as well as clear step by step instructions.

A booklet containing a range of activities about life in the trenches during World War One. The activities look at the kit a soldier had to carry, the problems faced on the Western Front (source analysis and creative thinking task), daily routine activity and a No Man's Land task. The final activity requires the students to use their knowledge to create a trench survival guide for new recruits. This can be used for a sequence of lessons or as an independent project/ homework task. I teach this over 3 lessons (2 weeks). The lessons run themselves.

A general knowledge quiz. Ideal for tutor time or end of term lessons. 30 questions and answers.