25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
This lesson has been created to work on maximising marks on the Whitechapel historic environment section of the EDEXCEL GCSE history crime and punishment breadth study.
It goes through each part of the section using mark schemes and demonstrating model answers and addressing common mistakes. After each modeled answer. students are required to follow the techniques to answer questions on a different paper to the one modeled. The purpose is to work on avoiding traps that students fall into which costs them easy marks. There are also peer assessment opportunities.
Duration: approx 90 minutes
30 slides
This unit of work has been created for key stage 3 students (best suited to Year 9) to consider into the question: Two world wars, or one with a 20-year ceasefire in the first part of the 20th century.
It contains 10 lessons which build up to a creative and self-directed assessment in lesson 11, and a whole class quiz and individual word search for recap; competition and fun in the 12th lesson.
The lessons are as follows:
The end of WW1
The Paris Peace conferences
The Treaty of Versailles Part 1
The Treaty of Versailles Part 2
Case Study - Mussolini
Case Study - Hitler
Case Study - Japanese militarism
The failure of the League of Nations
Appeasement
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Self-directedassessment
Competition time!
Each lesson is fully resourced, and activities are varied and focused, and all feed into answering the enquiry question. This unit of work prepares students very effectively for I/GCSE history, and gives them a head start with the content.
Duration: 12 hours (approximately one half term)
Free sample lesson available
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
These are the 11th and 12 th lessons which involve a creative assessment activity following finishing the content in lesson 10, a word search for individual completion and a grou quiz.
Duration 1 hour
This resource doubles up as an assembly and/or a lesson suitable for Bastille day 2024. The assembly is contained in the first part of the power point and looks at the Bastille day celebrations through the use of clips; images and information, and links it to the story of the French Revolution. It takes between 20 and 30 minutes to deliver.
The assembly could also be used as an introduction to a lesson on the French Revolution, and the second part of the power point contains a lesson about the causes of the French Revolution using source materials and an extended writing task.
The lesson is suitable for either key stage 3 or the older students in key stage 2
This assembly was designed to demonstrate the significance of Bastille Day as a French holiday. It highlights the celebrations that take place in France every year on the 14th July, and links them to the storming of the Bastille and the importance of the French Revolution.
This contains images; clips and explanations, and would take about 30 minutes to present, but some slides could be omitted if time is tight.
It could also be used as an introduction to a lesson on the French Revolution.
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the tenth lesson which examines the Nazi-Soviet Pact through cartoons.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the ninth lesson which examines Hitler’s foreign policy and appeasement.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the eighth lesson which examines the failure of the League of Nations.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the seventh lesson which examines japanese militarism.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the sixth lesson which examines the rise of Adolf Hitler.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the fifth lesson which examines the rise of Mussolini.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the fourth lesson which examines two interpretations of the Treaty of Versailles.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the third lesson which examines the terms of the treaty of Versailles.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the second lesson which examines the work of the peace makers in Paris.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the first lesson which examines the end of the First World War.
Duration 1 hour
This quiz is suitable for either I/GCSE students studing the interwar units, or key stage 3 students (it is part of the 12th lesson in my International relations unit of work (also uploaded).
Students work in groups to answer 24 international relations questions divided into 4 rounds, including:
Who am I?
Which order?
Odd one out?
True and False?
Fun end of unit activity which encourages competitiveness while helping students to revise.
Duration: Approx 40 mins
Combine with wordsearch also available to complete an hour’s fun revision activities.
This is a revision word search and quiz for either the GCSE 1920s and 30s international relations unit or key stage 3. Students have to answer 15 revision questions and then find the answers in the grid.
Useful as a starter/plenary or revision tool.
Duration 15 - 30 minutes depending on ability.
This unit of work has been planned for a year 9 class to start to develop their skills and application of criteria relevant to the second order concept of significance in preparation for GCSE history.
Student will study 6 key individuals who are all responsible to a certain extent for civil rights. The assessment for the unit will be to reach a conclusion about the significance of MLK in comparison with other individuals.
The scheme is fully resourced, and contains a SOL and assessment. It has been designed to last half a term.
Duration: 12 hours
This lesson is designed for last minute revision for students taking the EDEXCEL GCSE paper 3, USA conflict at home and abroad.
It contains key tips for students; reminders of question-types and how to answer them. It also contains model answers and tasks for students. It covers all of the skills needed in a quick 2 hours revision session.
Duration: 2 hours
These are the eighth and ninth lessons of a key stage 3 unit of work based on the enquiry: Was Martin Luther King the most significant individual in winning the vote for black Americans in 1965?
They consider the significance of Malcom X and LBJ. The lessons are fully resourced, and other lessons are available.
Duration: 2 hours
Whole enquiry: 12 lessons