Edexcel GCSE History - Medicine in Britain, 1250–present & The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches. Student Personal Learning Checklist & Marking and Assessment Feedback Tracker. This can be stuck in student books and allows them to track their progress in each topic and assess their own progress. I’ve found these really useful myself, and they really come into fruition for the students when it comes to reflections and revision. Thanks.

Complete lesson, designed for KS3, on the consequences of the Black Death. This lesson is clear and engaging, with information, different activities and educational videos. Direction is provided within the powerpoint for assistance.

The Battle of Bosworth, 1485. This lesson has been designed for KS3 students as part of a module on the Wars of the Roses. Contextual information, reading, videos and activities are provided throughout. Thanks.

What was the Wars of the Roses? This lesson has been designed to provide KS3 students with an engaging introduction and overview of what the Wars of the Roses was and how it progressed before culminating in the Battle of Bosworth. Contextual information, reading, videos and activities are provided throughout. Thanks.

Achieving the Vote - Women in World War One (WW1) This lesson has been designed as part of a KS3 unit of work on Women’s fight for suffrage in the early 20th Century. It was used in an observation which was graded outstanding. The lesson is fully resourced and full of activities, information, educational videos and discussion opportunities. Key focuses include the work that women did in WW1 and comparisons between the impact of this and other efforts that had been made, such as the efforts of the Suffragettes and Suffragists.

This lesson has been designed as part of a KS3 unit of work on Women’s fight for suffrage in the early 20th Century. It is titled: ‘The Fight For Women’s Suffrage: The Suffragettes’ The lesson is fully resourced and full of activities, information, educational videos and discussion opportunities. Some of the key focuses include: … key debates on gender equality in today’s society … source analysis … a number of videos and related questions … Primary source account from Hannah Mitchell … Examination of militant tactics and the ‘Cat and Mouse’ act. … Campaigning activity … plenary, homework and purple pen slide with 10 minute interactive timer.

This lesson has been designed as the first in a KS3 unit of work on Women’s fight for suffrage in the early 20th Century. It is titled ‘British Society in the 19th and 20th Centuries’. Key focuses include: … Starter task on understanding centuries … Class structure activity - working, middle, lower … Chartism (information and discussion) … Attitudes towards women (source analysis and questions) … Introductions to the Suffragists and the Suffragettes … Plenary, homework and relevant videos throughout Thanks.

Complete lesson, designed for KS3, on the symptoms and cures of the Black Death. This lesson is clear and engaging, with information, different activities and educational videos contained throughout.

Complete lesson, designed for KS3, on the causes and spread of the Black Death. This lesson is clear and engaging, with information, different activities and educational videos contained throughout.

This lesson is taken from a unit on the Holocaust, titled ‘What do we need to know about the Holocaust?’. In this lesson, students will be provided with a number of statements and a set of figures on an activity sheet (differentiated). Their task is to match each of the statements to the correct figure. I have found that this activity creates a great deal of student engagement. Once complete, answers can be provided, which will then lead into an SMSC plenary. A starter activity is also included for students as soon as they get in the room.

Complete lesson, designed for KS3, on King John and the Magna Carta. This lesson is fully resourced, with a number of different activities for students to engage with. It also includes a fully planned and resourced interpretations assessment that helps to build skills in preparation for the new GCSE exams.

Medieval England: Life as a Knight This is a complete lesson, designed for Key Stage 3, on Knights in Medieval England. Key focuses include Chivalry and thorough examinations of what life was like for Knights at this time. This lesson includes reading, a number of differentiated activities and educational videos.

Edexcel GCSE History - Personal Learning Checklists (PLC's) Each personal learning checklist can be used by students to monitor their personal progress and understanding as you move through the teaching of each section of the course. The PLC's included are: 1. Crime and Punishment in Britain & Whitechapel (PAPER 1) 2. Warfare and British Society & London and the Second World War (PAPER 1) 3. Early Elizabethan England (PAPER 2) 4. Superpower Relations and the Cold War (PAPER 2) 5. Weimar and Nazi Germany (PAPER 3)

This is a complete lesson, designed for KS3, on the Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170. There are many different activites throughout, promoting full class engagement and debate. A number of educational videos are also included.

Once determining what an interpretation is, students are then required to consider a number of different academic interpretations about who was responsible for the outbreak of World War One. This lesson is of great relevance for higher ability KS4 students and particularly KS5 students, and works brilliantly as a skill building lesson.