KS4 Edexcel medicine. Focuses on Medieval prevention and treatments + differences between the two. Useful focus on knowledge and key words. Colour activity that includes detailed knowledge for students taken from Pearson textbook, put into student friendly activity. Challenge tasks for higher ability.

Done as an observation lesson that was graded outstanding under the old Ofsted grading system still used in some schools. For students studying Edexcel medicine. High level thinking starter that gets students to recap knowledge of medicine so far through 'odd one out’ Card sort/coding task looks at differences between preventions and treatments and tracks continuity and change. Challenge encourages students to evaluate the level of change and continuity in preventions and treatments Practice exam question linked to Edexcel specification - Explain on way… (4) advice/sentence starters to help. All resources included and notes on each slide that talks you through the lesson.

Lesson for students studying medicine through time would work for any exam board - I do Edexcel Revision activity on germ theory Students roll dice twice to decide which box they land on and have to answer question Tally up points in back of book

For students studying Edexcel GCSE medicine - could be used for other boards. Students look at the Second Public Health Act - what it involved. They then study the different reasons for its passing, students analyse the importance of these reasons, looking at reasons why they were important and limitations to judge the most important factor in the passing of the Act.

A lesson for KS3 investigating the Blitz (events, key facts etc) and the idea of the Blitz spirit. Includes key concepts such as censorship. Students use sources to support different interpretations about the Blitz spirit. A good intro to interpretation for KS4 & the new GCSE specifications. Please leave a review!

A lesson for KS3 students but could also be used at KS4. It looks at the effects of WWI, the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the big 3 and how this led to WWII. Clear differentiated learning outcomes that link well to tasks. Challenge and super challenges included to stretch and challenge. The powerpoint is differentiated - there are 2 different starter options, one for higher ability and one for lower ability. Extended writing optional activity also included with writing frame, linked to GCSE expectations. 2 plenary options. All resources within/at the end of powerpoint. Instructions added to notes to help. Please leave a review!

KS3 lesson on the dropping of the atomic bomb. Focuses on whether or not it can be ‘justified’. Source work + extended writing task. Some resources are on powerpoint, others are attached as word documents. Instructions/teacher commentary in the notes section of each slide to help navigate. Leave review!

Differentiated lesson resources suitable for lower ability KS3 looking at events of Stamford Bridge, focused on key skills for lower ability including memory for learning and literacy.

Series of 6 homeworks used with students studying Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Paper 2 Superpowers and the Cold War - to be used alongside the Pearson textbook. Knowledge questions could be used in lessons as cover. I used it for consolidation of knowledge learnt in lesson.

Revision activity/homework for students studying GCSE History - Medicine. Designed specifically for the Edexcel specification. For each period students are guided/advised to create a revision flash card on for each question.

An extensive glossary that covers the whole Edexcel course. Based on specification & Pearson/Hodder textbooks.

For students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson focuses on importance of religion and role of church, key words (transubstantiation etc) and differences between catholics and protestants. Students conclude on why protestants wanted reform. Information stations activity. Lots of progress checks including key word test and catholic and protestant splat. All resources created with pictures and clear information simplified and condensed from Pearson textbook. Focuses on thinking rather than notemaking. All resources in powerpoint ready for printing.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson on Thomas Cromwell’s life & work with Henry - covers everything students need to know about Cromwell from Edexcel spec simplified into one document rewritten using Pearson textbook. Looks at Cromwell’s life. Students then use info to track Cromwell’s achievements/ups and downs throughout his life. They evaluate biggest achievement/failure & what/who helped him.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson starts with recap on differences between Catholics & Protestants Then looks at religious change and the impact of the reformation in England under Henry. Using a protestant/catholic graph and timeline of acts/reforms (Act of Supremacy, Act of Ten Articles, Bishop Book, Six Articles) with dates. Students consider whether there was real change and whether the term religious rollercoaster is accurate. Consolidation & challenge tasks available to push all abilities. Students think about similarities/differences between the three & who was more dangerous to Henry Plenary quiz All tasks very clearly modelled on powerpoint

Lesson for students studying Edexcel medicine GCSE - also suitable for other boards. Lesson starts off by looking at reponses to a 4 mark question on ideas about the cause of disease, students mark and provide feedback. They can then have a go at answering the question well to achieve 4 marks. Students then sort evidence to look at the positives and negatives of germ theory. A 16 mark question is provided with advice and an essay planning sheet including sentence starters.

An information for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII’s ministers on the Pilgrimage of Grace. Based on the Pearson textbook but reformatted, condensed, simplified to make it more student friendly. Could be edited further.

For students studying Edexcel Henry VIII and his ministers. Lesson on reasons for the annulment. Notes on powerpoint included. Uses Edexcel GCSE textbook Leads up to a 12 mark explain question, previous activities provide students with everything they need to be able to answer it + notes for their books. Advice on how to answer 12 mark explain question + sentence starters Mark scheme for final self/peer assessment.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson looking at reasons for the marriage and annulment to Anne of Cleves. Group work activity, easily applicable to your own group. Work sheets included if students would prefer to work on a sheet. Extension/challenge tasks included. For use with Pearson textbook

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson focuses on the reasons for, events of and reasons for failure of the Lincolnshire rebellion. Card sort task to categorise reasons for the rebellion. Students then provided with a very poor description of the events, a ‘failed’ answer. They have to add specific detail to it, including sepcialist terms, dates etc using information sheet, created using the Pearson textbook but better formatted, condensed and simplified. Students then carry out a P.E.E paragraph looking at the reasons for failure of the rebellion, this links to the success criteria for a 12 mark edexcel question. Students provided with advice, writing frame etc to help with this. Kahoot style multiple choice quiz at the end without use of iPads.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson starts with recap on Acts of Succession & Supremacy Then focuses on 3 key individuals who opposed Henry’s religious changes, Elizabeth Barton, John Fisher and Thomas More. Information profiles provided for each individual - much simpler than the textbooks! Students provided with a table of facts, they have to decide which of the three individuals the fact applies to, this reduces notemaking and promotes thinking and reading. Extension/challenge tasks available. Students think about similarities/differences between the three & who was more dangerous to Henry Opportunity for 4 mark describe question + exemplar answer. Plenary whos whos - to check knowledge