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 is the first lesson 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?
It sets the scene and introduces the enquiry. It also looks at the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. The lesson is fully resourced, and other lessons are available.
Duration: 1 hour
Whole enquiry: 12 lessons
This is the SECOND lesson of a unit of work on liberalism for the EDEXCEL A Level Government and Politics. It focuses on Liberalism - the economy and the state. It is fully resourced and contains activities to extend students’ skills in addition to their understanding of content.
Duration: 2 hours
This resource contains a set of 20 revision cards answering 20 possible 4 marks questions from the EDEXCEL GCSE history breadth study - Migration through time., and 24 cards for Henry VIII and his Ministers. Each card has the answer written on it, and demonstrates where the marks are attained.
Cut them out and learn them for the exam.
This resource contains a set of 24 revision cards answering 24 possible 4 marks questions from the EDEXCEL GCSE history unit - Henry VIII and his Ministers. Each card has the answer written on it, and demonstrates where the marks are attained.
Cut them out and learn them for the exam.
This resource contains a set of 20 revision cards answering 20 possible 4 marks questions from the EDEXCEL GCSE history breadth study - Migration through time. Each card has the answer written on it, and demonstrates where the marks are attained.
Cut them out and learn them for the exam.
This resource is divided into 3 parts, and is aimed at a fun end of term activity for students or a homework to test their geography knowledge.
They have to answer 30 questions relating to key stage 3 geography units
They have to find the 30 answers in the word search grid
They have to create a design warning about global warming
There is also a bonus question.
Duration: 1 hour
Answer 15 questions on civil rights, and then find the words in the grid. Fun starter activity or plenary to any civil rights lesson.
Takes on average about 20 minutes to complete.
This is the Case Study for key topic 2; Migration through time GCSE history breadth study. It investigates the experiences of the Flemish people in Sandwich and the Walloons in Canterbury in the years 1500-1700. The power point contains all of the information and activities needed for the lesson.
Duration: 1 hour
This lesson is the first lesson for KT2 for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it analyses the experiences of migrants in the Early Modern Era, with a focus on the experiences of the Jews and the gypsies.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour
This lesson is the fourth lesson for KT2 for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it analyses the experiences of migrants in the Early Modern Era, with a focus on the Huguenots and the Palatines.
Students will comparethe experiences of the two groups of migrants.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour
This assembly has been created for Holocaust Memorial Day. It starts by putting into perspective the sheer number of people murdered in the genocide by focusing on the figure 6,000,000 in real terms. It then considers how intolerance; racism and prejudice escalates and eventually can lead to genocide - testimonies of survivors are used to capture this. Have we learnt from the Holocaust? No - map of genocides around the world since the Holocaust. The assembly then moves onto the theme of resistance - what happens when people don’t speak out - clip of Marin Niemoller’s poem. The assembly end with the discussion of what can happen when people do act resist with a focus on Oskar Schindler - last 5 minutes of Schindle’s list included so that students can reflect on how many lives can be saved when people bravely resist brutality.
Duration: 30 minutes, but can be adapted if you don��t have this much time.
Suitable for KS2 - KS5
This bundle contains 3 lessons which consider the causes of different groups of migrants in Early Modern England.
Lesson 1 - Huguenot and Palatine Migration
Lesson 2 - Jewish migration
Lesson 3 - Indian and African migration.
All lessons are fully resourced. Although a textbook is useful, it is not essential.
This lesson is the first lesson for KT2 for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it analyses the causes of migration in the Early Modern Era, with a focus on the Indian and African migration.
Students will learn:
Why they came to England
An understanding of push and pull factors
How they settled
Students will watch short clips outlining causation and will start looking at a 4 mark similarities and differences question, which will be modeled and then peer assessed.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour
This lesson is the second lesson for KT2 for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it analyses the causes of migration in the Early Modern Era, with a focus on the Jews.
Students will learn:
Why they came to England
An understanding of push and pull factors
How they settled
Students will watch short clips outlining causation and will start looking at a 4 mark similarities and differences question, which will be modeled and then peer assessed.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour
This lesson is the first lesson for KT2 for the new GCSE breadth study - Migrants in Britain, and it analyses the causes of migration in the Early Modern Era, with a focus on the Huguenots and Palatines.
Students will learn:
Why they came to England
An understanding of push and pull factors
How they settled
Students will watch short clips outlining causation and will start looking at a 4 mark similarities and differences question, which will be modeled and then peer assessed.
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
Duration: 1 hour
This bundle contains 10 lessons needed to teach the ‘women and civil rights’ section on the Civil Rights unit for the A Level history course. There are 10 lessons, all carefully planned to extend student thinking and to meet the assessment objectives for success at A Level. The lessons are fully resourced. and although an approved textbook is desirable, it is not essential.
Approximately 10 hours of teaching plus homework.
This is the TENTH lesson of the A Level Civil Rights Unit on women. It allows an overall evaluation on the success of feminism in the period, and concludes the unit. It contains varied activities/examination practice to support maximising success at GCSE. An A Level textbook is ideal, however not a necessity.
Duration: 1 hour plus homework.
This is the NINTH lesson of the a Level Civil Rights Unit on women. It explores the impact of black power on women, and contains varied activities/examination practice to support maximising success at GCSE. An A Level textbook is ideal, however not a necessity.
Duration: 1 hour plus homework.
This is the EIGHTH lesson of the a Level Civil Rights Unit on women. It explores NEW FEMINISM and how it impacted the women’s movement, and contains varied activities/examination practice to support maximising success at GCSE. An A Level textbook is ideal, however not a necessity.
Duration: 1 hour plus homework.
This is the SEVENTH lesson of the a Level Civil Rights Unit on women. It explores the impact of the Second World War of women in the workplace and in the home, and contains varied activities/examination practice to support maximising success at GCSE. An A Level textbook is ideal, however not a necessity.
Duration: 1 hour plus homework.