Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital

The Beginnings of Change 2/2: Britain: Health and the People: c1000 to the Present Day

Britain: Health and the People: c1000 to the Present Day - The Beginnings of Change. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • The impact of the Renaissance on Britain: challenge to medical authority in anatomy, physiology and surgery; the work of Vesalius, Paré, William Harvey; opposition to change. • Dealing with disease: traditional and new methods of treatments; quackery; methods of treating disease; plague; the growth of hospitals; changes to the training and status of surgeons and physicians; the work of John Hunter. • Prevention of disease: inoculation; Edward Jenner, vaccination and opposition to change. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons, revision guide and assessment: 01 - Public Health in Early Modern Britain 02 - Public Health - The Genius of Thomas Coram 03 - The Growth of Hospitals in Early Modern Britain 04 - The Great Plague, 1665 - Causes, Prevention and Treatment 05 - The Consequences of the Great Plague, 1665 06 - Edward Jenner and the Prevention of Smallpox 07 - Vaccination and Opposition to Change 08 - Preventing and Treating Disease - The Genius of Edward Jenner 09 - The Beginnings of Change 10 - The Beginnings of Change: Assessment 11 - The Beginnings of Change: Revision Guide The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes achieve and sustain results that far exceed the national average and outcomes for this specific component consistently exceed the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis: 2024 P8: +0.49 2023 P8: +0.25 2022 P8: +0.87 and +0.33 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My average P8 since 2019 is +0.63 and my GCSE History classes consistently attain the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. I have worked with the examination boards for over 12 years, and I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons so that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud to be recognised as a ‘Gold’ TES Author, a status awarded to top-rated contributors. My 5-star resources, recommended by TES, have been trusted by educators around the world and have been downloaded nearly a million times to help students achieve success. Copyright Protection ©