This is a collection of six worksheets that can be used at the start of the Tudor topic or as part of an ongoing collection the students complete. They are all intended for more student centred work and are aimed at organising the students notes in a more coherent form. This should make revision easier.

Henry HIII is a titan of English History and this unit focuses on the rebellions he faced in his reign. While the main emphasis is on the two main threats to his power, (The Amicable Grant and the Pilgrimage of Grace) it takes into account the events that would influenced these events as well as the wider issue of security in Henry's reign. The unit has a wide range o teaching styles and puts emphasis on the students creating work themselves. This is a complete unit of work and will save hours of research and work.

Whether you are studying the whole Tudor period or just the reigns of the later Tudors then a good understanding of how the dynasty started is essential. Henry VII arrived on the throne unexpectedly and inherited a disorganised and fractious kingdom. However, with careful management and some luck he left is son a kingdom to be developed and strengthened. This is a complete unit of work that traces the major rebellious events of Henry's reign. There is a discussion of the problems he faced and a summary to show what he left the future Tudors. The unit comes with a complete matching PowerPoint and a handout for one of the rebellions. This unit will save you tens of hours of work and research.

No discussion of the First World War is possible without reference to the trenches on the Western Front. If the students gain an understanding of the trenches then the whole experience and time of the war makes more sense. The activities included cover a wide range of topics relating to the trenches without specifying any particular part of them or any specific battle. The aim is to give the students a general understanding of the trenches and life in them so that they can complete a more focussed piece of research on a specific battle. As well as a very detailed lesson plan there are four handouts included as well as a detailed PowerPoint.

The Great Depression was one of the defining periods of the Twentieth Century and a good understanding of it is vital in putting the Second World War into context. These resources comprise of a very detailed lesson plan, covering several hours work, a PowerPoint to aid the teaching and the three handouts that are needed. This lesson also includes a student activity to be undertaken outside of the classroom to further develop an understanding of the key events of the Great Depression.

This is a very detailed examination of the Reign of Edward VI and in particular the two nobles who ruled with/for him. The work contains a Interactive PowerPoint, handout and sources. This work would takes 10+ lessons to cover and is all self contained.

Ofsted describes an inadequate lesson as one where the students are over dependent on the teacher and produce only passive responses. The same lesson often has a one size fits all approach that limits the students’ own responses and ability to produce their own work. All of these points would produce a truly terrible lesson within the sixth form where there is expected to be even more independence. The students need to be encouraged to think for themselves and solve their own problems. This does not only mean making sure they bring a spare pen to the lesson but also how to go about completing their own work, how it is to be presented and finding the correct answer or solution. Activity Aims: 1. To demonstrate to the students the different ways of looking at problems 2. For the students to look at the process of coming to a solution

A collection of Handouts concerning the End of the First World War and the start of the Second World War. Includes: 1. Europe Political Map 2. Map of Europe & its Dictators Worksheet 3. Interwar Europe Map 4. Nazi Maths Questions 5. "Steps to War" Project Instructions 6. "Steps to War" Research Sheet 7. "Steps to War" Source Sheet 8. "Steps to War" Wordsearch 9. "Steps to War" German Expansion sheet

A collection of handouts to aid your delivery of the Second World War. Includes: 1 War in Europe Map 2 Map of Japan and the Pacific 3 Holocaust Source & Question sheet (contains a moderate image which some may find uncomfortable) 4 Normandy Landings Map 5 Atomic Bomb Arguments for and Against Source Sheet 6 Nazi Germany Wordsearch

A collection of handouts designed for using in Year 9 (or GCSE) when studying the First World War. Includes: Reasons why the Schlieffen Plan Failed Trench from Above Treaty of Versailles Sources & Questions Living Timeline Axis First World War data on an A5 handout(Populations; Military spending; army size etc Europe Map 1914

This is a very detailed unit of work that looks at the first part of Elizabeth's reign. It looks at the difficulty of the transition to her early steps at establishing a Protestant religion which culminates with the Northern Rebellion. The Pack also contains a very detailed PowerPoint and hand-outs.

This is a complete unit of work that is comprised of a very detailed, interactive PowerPoint and a scheme that contains all the notes, activities and questions needed for several weeks work. This scheme focuses on the last part of Henry VIII's reign covering such things as the Pilgrimage of Grace, the creation of the Church of England and the political nature of England by the time of his death. This will save you tens of hours of work.

Understanding what is being asked of you is an important skill. The average person is not expected to crack complex codes but we are meant to understand instructions and work independently in order to complete a task. Most things have a coded element, or at least an understanding of a pattern, whether its language or maths, geography or music. Code breaking forces us to see patterns and fully understand something. Too often people make mistakes or get work wrong because they do not fully understand something; they rush into a task. It is often useful to try and work with others on similar task to see if everyone’s task might be completed more efficiently. Activity Aims: 1. To develop individual and group problem solving skills 2. To encourage the students to see patterns in their work 3. To encourage the students to think differently. 4. To develop interpersonal skills

To behave deviantly is to behave differently from the norm. It is not just about breaking the rules or behaving criminally. This task is about deviance in terms of norms and expectations; Behaving and thinking differently. The students have been conditioned to behave in a certain way for most of their school life. Students are often encouraged to conform and behave passively but within higher education and business this often hinders success. Ofsted claim that an outstanding lesson should be one in which students ‘learn intuitively, encouraging each other to explore, inquire, seek clarity, take risks and think critically and imaginatively’. Having an element of deviance in your students encourages all of these skills. Activity Aims: 1. To get the students to think differently and see the merit of deviant behaviour when solving problems 2. For the students to challenge their own preconceived ideas and processes

The Cold War is often ignored in Year 9 history because is a perceived lack of resources available or simply that the two World Wars take up so much teaching time. This Lesson aims to give a basic overview of the Cold War and focus on a few examples of how it affected the world. This is such a good topic to cover as it hits so many aspects of the Key Stage 3 programme of study. The nature of the cold war means that it covers more than British history. It also covers many different cultures and the conflict between them. It offers the students an opportunity to see very clearly how historians and people can have different interpretations of events and as such is a good way of showing the risks of using and trusting all sources. Activity Aims: 1. To understand what the Cold War was? 2. To investigate a few examples of the Cold War in practice. 3. To develop the students understanding of propaganda.

Values are never static; they are changing all the time and are different from person to person. The values, freedoms, laws and customs that shape us today are not universal and yet they influence our views of other people, both today and in the past. The students would have a better understanding of a period if they understood the values of the people at that time. Alternatively they may be able to think of criticisms with the behaviour of people in the past if they apply today’s values. This Lesson aims to get the students to think about our values today as well as those in their period of study. The students should then be able to place the actions of the past in context. This is especially important when the students are expected to evaluate the period of study.

At times ‘A’ level history can get a tad complicated and students get lost in the information they are given. Added to this is the tendency for students to make lots of written notes, where again they get lost in the information. Students often need a more simplistic version of events and this Recipe aims to provide the medium for that. Within science, cause and effect, can be quite simple process and is often predictable, indeed that is the aim of science. However, people respond differently to inanimate objects and therefore the process is a little harder. Nonetheless the simple way of looking at cause and effect can be a useful way to investigate historical events. Activity Aims: 1. To simplify potentially complex events. 2. To show how events in history are never in a vacuum; that they are part of an on-going process.

Sometimes students need a simpler way to explain a difficult event in history. Diagrams are good but so is the logical approach of mathematics. Students are used to being told to show their working out when doing maths but do not always transfer the same principle to other subjects, such as history. It could be argued that showing the working out in history is more important as there is rarely one correct answer. Therefore this lesson aims to get the students to show their working out and appreciate the benefits and process. Examiners want the student not only to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding but also demonstrate the difficult skills of analysis and evaluation. Showing their working, or expressing their process will enable students to achieve these skills.

D-Day is one of the key events of the Second World War and the 20th Century. It is one of those events that people have heard of even if they don’t know the specific details. The students are to complete an investigation into the planning of D-Day and then use a source to look at how the soldiers were motived and prepared for the invasion. These tasks can easily run into several lessons and you will find all of the resources needed are provided. That's 6 worksheets, a scheme of work and a corresponding PowerPoint. Unusually for this kind of lesson, the work includes a look at the German perspective when discussing empathy. Activity Aims: 1. To have an understanding of what Day was? 2. To investigate why D-Day took place where it did? This Lesson contains a variety of activities, some group, that develop a lot of the key skills needed in History as well as exploring a key topic.

The Second World War brought the fighting home like never before. Parents faced the difficult decision of what to do with their children? Where was the safest place for them? The children had to be separated from their family and the only area they had ever known and travel great distances into the unknown. This Lesson concerns the experience of those evacuees as well as the difficult decision that their parents faced. It contains a variety of activities that can be stretched over a few lessons and includes homework ideas as well.