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I am Head of History and a Teaching and Learning Guide at a large secondary school. I teach all Key Stages with a focus on teaching GCSE and A Level to large classes. As I am in the classroom I understand the demands being placed on teachers by new specifications and assessment criteria. Through sharing these resources I hope to help teachers acquire new resources and ideas to make the step to the new specifications a successful one.

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I am Head of History and a Teaching and Learning Guide at a large secondary school. I teach all Key Stages with a focus on teaching GCSE and A Level to large classes. As I am in the classroom I understand the demands being placed on teachers by new specifications and assessment criteria. Through sharing these resources I hope to help teachers acquire new resources and ideas to make the step to the new specifications a successful one.
AQA Unit 1D - Recap on The Nominated Assembly, 1653
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AQA Unit 1D - Recap on The Nominated Assembly, 1653

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This resource is a worksheet/booklet intended to recap the creation and work of the Nominated Assembly, 1653, for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.
KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Education
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KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Education

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This lesson was planned for the Edexcel 9-1 Elizabethan England unit. Starter activity allows students to reflect on Elizabeth's successes and consider how significant they were. Main lesson focuses on the availability and impact of Education. To allow independent work students can work through 6 information pages to select information to assess this. PPT guidance through evaluation of impact. This lesson could be easily differentiated further if needed, i.e. adding key words and vocab.
Teaching and Learning Support - Differentiation and Sustainable Resources
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Teaching and Learning Support - Differentiation and Sustainable Resources

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This PPT provides various different examples of activities that can be easily differentiated and re-used across different classes and key stages. This is to promote high quality teaching and show how good techniques and tasks are transferable. This would be useful as whole staff training, NQT sessions or for those looking to add quality and variety to their lessons.
Teaching and Learning Support - Constructive Feedback
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Teaching and Learning Support - Constructive Feedback

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This training session could be used for line managers, heads of departments, heads of year, teaching and learning guides etc. The aim of the session is to emphasise the importance of constructive feedback and give some advice and ideas on how this can be achieved. Role play scenario included so new advice can be implemented.
Teaching and Learning Support - New Activities
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Teaching and Learning Support - New Activities

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This document has been used to support NQTs, RQTs and more experienced staff in terms of widening their teaching practice by showing them different activities that are available at every point of the lessons. The document includes various suggestions of activities that could be used in starters, mains and plenaries along with brief description. Helpful and multiple uses.
KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Leisure
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KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Leisure

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THIS LESSON IS PLANNED ALONGSIDE THE PEARSON ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND TEXTBOOKS - PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THIS BEFORE BUYING. This lesson begins with a multiple choice starter activity knowledge recap to remind student's of previous learning during the Edexcel 9-1 Elizabethan England course. Students are then supported in accessing information from the Pearson textbook on leisure activities. Record grid which could be further differentiated very easily is provided. Plenary task is a 4 mark exam questioning asking students to apply knowledge from this lesson.
KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Attitudes to the Poor
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KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Attitudes to the Poor

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THIS LESSON NEEDS THE PEARSON EARLY ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND TEXTBOOK. This lesson begins with source analysis to get students to question what attitudes to the poor were like. They are then guided through information in the textbook using specific questions to ensure that only valuable information is selected. Plenary relates to an exam-like questions which requires students to apply knowledge learnt in this lesson.
KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Exploration
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KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Exploration

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THIS LESSON NEEDS THE 9-1 PEARSON EARLY ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND TEXTBOOK. PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE ACCESS. This lesson helps students to access information from the textbook in a more engaging way. Students use the record sheets, differentiated version included, and the Exploration chapter in the Pearson book to find out why Exploration was increasingly possible. Distribute information from the textbooks around the classroom to allow students to research different areas and create their own note base with the record guide.
KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Francis Drake
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KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Francis Drake

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THIS LESSON USES INFORMATION FROM THE PEARSON 9-1 ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND TEXTBOOK. PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE ACCESS. This lesson uses the Pearson textbook to guide students through the information and helping them to organise it in a logical way. Starter activity allows time to recap on past learning about Drake and share ideas. Record sheet included.
KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - The Poor
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KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - The Poor

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This lesson was planned for the Edexcel 9-1 Elizabethan England course. Starter activity used to help prepare and introduce students to key words and definitions needed for the lesson. PPT and booklet with varied activities, such as card sort and cloze exercises, included to guide students and maintain engagement. Topics covered - Enclosure and problems, why people were poor etc. All answers needed on PPT to help teacher explanation.
KS5 - A Level History Student Progress Self Review
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KS5 - A Level History Student Progress Self Review

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This resource has been developed to encourage students to further interpret feedback on essays by asking them to judge the feedback in different areas i.e. depth, clarity of explanation, use of historiography etc. Students have to rank their work from Very Good to Needs Improvement and then reflect on this before their next essay. This has made marking a lot more focussed and concise. Students' feedback has been positive. It is applicable to all A Level essays but has been used for the AQA Unit 2 courses so that the Extract element can be specifically judged to relate to the separate AOs needed here and not in the essay questions. An ongoing review that can be used across Y12 and Y13. Easily adapted for Unit 1 courses.
Quiz Quiz Trade - Introduction and Revision for KS5 Charles II
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Quiz Quiz Trade - Introduction and Revision for KS5 Charles II

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This resource is a game based on Quiz Quiz Trade - basically students ask each other pre-prepared low and high order questions to find out about a historical figure. The record sheet provides students with a visual record of how much they have learnt - great to enthuse learners! The PPT attached also talks teachers and students through the game step by step and includes handy hints. Great as an introduction or revision tool. Helps to engage students in their A Level content and also helps in building co-operative learning.
Quiz Quiz Trade - Introduction and Revision for KS5 James I
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Quiz Quiz Trade - Introduction and Revision for KS5 James I

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This resource is a game based on Quiz Quiz Trade - basically students ask each other pre-prepared low and high order questions to find out about a historical figure. The record sheet provides students with a visual record of how much they have learnt - great to enthuse learners! The PPT attached also talks teachers and students through the game step by step and includes handy hints. Great as an introduction or revision tool. Helps to engage students in their A Level content and also helps in building co-operative learning.
Quiz Quiz Trade - Introduction and Revision for KS5 Charles I
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Quiz Quiz Trade - Introduction and Revision for KS5 Charles I

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This resource is a game based on Quiz Quiz Trade - basically students ask each other pre-prepared low and high order questions to find out about a historical figure. The record sheet provides students with a visual record of how much they have learnt - great to enthuse learners! The PPT attached also talks teachers and students through the game step by step and includes handy hints. Great as an introduction or revision tool. Helps to engage students in their A Level content and also helps in building co-operative learning.
Quiz Quiz Trade - Beginning of the Cold War - GCSE Level
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Quiz Quiz Trade - Beginning of the Cold War - GCSE Level

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This resource is a game based on Quiz Quiz Trade - basically students ask each other pre-prepared low and high order questions to find out about a historical figure or event. The record sheet provides students with a visual record of how much they have learnt - great to enthuse learners! The PPT attached also talks teachers and students through the game step by step and includes handy hints. Great as an introduction or revision tool. Helps to engage students in their GCSE content and also helps in building co-operative learning.
KS3 - Was dropping the Hiroshima bomb right or wrong?
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KS3 - Was dropping the Hiroshima bomb right or wrong?

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This whole lesson resource uses interpretations to allow students to independently explore whether the dropping of the A-bomb on Hiroshima was right or wrong. The sources and interpretations vary - some are visual so allow all to access, whereas others are more complex. PPT provides introduction and task instructions. Has worked well with classes of a variety of abilities. Differentiated version included.
GCSE - The Cold War - Background Events
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GCSE - The Cold War - Background Events

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This lesson introduced students to the context of the Cold War by asking them to investigate 6 key events that had an impact on relationships between the countries involved in the Cold War thus allowing them to have a better understanding of why there was tension post WW2. A great intro lesson. The events are broken down into concise pieces of information with 'Thinking Points' added to help students to understand the significance of events. Students then have to concisely explain the significance in a grid, provided. Plotting the impact of these events on a graph afterwards helps students to see that relations between different countries were very complex. Appropriate for new 9-1 specifications.
AQA History  Unit 1D - Recap on Settlement, 1646-48
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AQA History Unit 1D - Recap on Settlement, 1646-48

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This resource is intended to recap the Settlement period under Charles I for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.
AQA Unit 1D - Recap on Cromwell's Protectorate, 1655-1658
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AQA Unit 1D - Recap on Cromwell's Protectorate, 1655-1658

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This resource is a worksheet/booklet intended to recap the later years of Cromwell’s Protectorate, from the beginning of the Rule of the Major Generals until the end of the Kingship Crisis and Humble Petition and Advice for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.