A 40 page revision guide and workbook for Unit 2 (c.1500-c.1700) from the Crime and punishment through time GCSE course. This booklet links to the Edexcel specification. The booklet is split into four sections; changing definitions of crime 1500-1700, law enforcement and punishments 1500-1700, a case study for the crimes and punishments of the Gunpowder plotters and witchcraft and the law 1500-1700. Each section covers the required knowledge and skills needed to succeed at GCSE level. There are a range of worksheets, student-led activities, exam style questions and tips, quizzes, key word tests, self assessment activities and information sheets. This booklet can be used as a student revision guide or it can be used to teach the entire specification. For instance there are resources and activities for all aspects of the specification. If you have purchased any of our other GCSE revision guides (Cold War, Germany or Elizabeth) then you will know that these resources are easy to follow and student-led. There are plenty of opportunities to develop exam skills, respond to exam style questions and check progress.

This Unit includes 37 enquiry-led lessons from the formation of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Hitler in the early 1930s and the first six years of the Nazi regime. The lessons cover the required content and teach the exam kills necessary for your pupils to succeed. These lessons develop high levels of thinking for AO4 through engaging activities to help your students analyse the numerous constructs of the past. The enquiry based lessons end with engaging tasks and exam style questions that incorporate the knowledge and skills gained through the enquiry.The exam skills and tips are accessible and student friendly and these lessons have all been tried and tested in my classroom and tweaked and adapted over the past 2 years since the introduction of the new Edexcel 9-1 spec. There are a three lessons that refer to pages from the Pearson textbook but the course can be taught without a textbook. The lessons can be taught as they are, but can be easily adapted to your own class’ needs.

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.

A 44 page revision guide and workbook for Unit 3 (c.1700-c.1900) from the Crime and punishment through time GCSE course. This booklet links to the Edexcel specification. The booklet is split into five sections; changing definitions of crime; changing attitudes to punishment; law enforcement; Case study 9Pentonville Prison and the separate system) and the reform of Robert Peel Each section covers the required knowledge and skills needed to succeed at GCSE level. There are a range of worksheets, student-led activities, exam style questions and tips, quizzes, key word tests, self assessment activities and information sheets. This booklet can be used as a student revision guide or it can be used to teach the entire specification. For instance there are resources and activities for all aspects of the specification. If you have purchased any of our other GCSE revision guides (Cold War, Germany or Elizabeth) then you will know that these resources are easy to follow and student-led. There are plenty of opportunities to develop exam skills, respond to exam style questions and check progress.

This product includes three one-hour lessons and an assessment focused on the main reasons for the end of the slave trade. The lessons are ideal for Key Stage 3. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint with step by step instructions, differentiated tasks (to 3 strands), extension challenges and high quality worksheets. The lessons focus on the key factors that led to the abolishment of the slave trade. Students learn through active student-led activities and open ended-questioning, which develop critical thinkers and develop the examination skills needed to form a point of view supported by the evidence. The differentiated worksheets and student response points are challenging yet accessible to all abilities. The assessment is a one hour source based question. There are a hints and tips document, literacy support document and a student friendly mark scheme with levels linked to the national curriculum. The assessment requires students to use their knowledge and skills developed from the three lessons to respond to a source based question. These lessons have been carefully created to allow students of all abilities to be challenged and to think critically about an important historical event. As always these lessons are teacher (and student) friendly. I hope that you and your students find these lessons to be helpful and engaging.

A lesson that covers the required knowledge for Elizabethan sport, leisure and entertainment. Students learn about how social divides influenced Elizabethan entertainment. In addition the lesson looks at the influences of religion and gender on the development of entertainment in the period. As always a step by step guide and differentiated resources.

A lesson that focuses on the impacts that the atomic bomb had on Hiroshima. Students use the knowledge for the lesson to create a newspaper article which focuses on 4 key areas (that the choose). Literacy support and differentiated materials provided. As always there are clear instructions.

Students analyse four key factors that led to the successful Norman invasion. Students work through a card sort (categorising), diamond 9 (prioritising) and identifying links between the evidence before writing up their findings in a Facebook style response, with a strong emphasis on literacy and developing examination skills.

Easy to follow lesson on Queen Elizabeth. Students eventually make a judgement about Queen Elizabeth through, portrait analysis, card sort and discussions. Main activity requires class to create their own annotated portrait which summarises their decision. Literacy support/ differentiated materials provided.