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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.

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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.
AQA 8145 Elizabethan England - rebellions and plots starter for 10 revision activity and answers
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AQA 8145 Elizabethan England - rebellions and plots starter for 10 revision activity and answers

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A resource focusing on reviewing key content from AQA 8145 Elizabethan England unit. Pupils answer the key questions individually or in pairs as a starter or plenary to review key topics. Useful for interleaving and reviewing prior knowledge throughout the year or could also be used as a homework task. Answers for teachers also included - could be used online on platforms like show my homework with self or peer-marking.
AQA 8145 Elizabethan England - life in Elizabethan England starter for 10 revision activity
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AQA 8145 Elizabethan England - life in Elizabethan England starter for 10 revision activity

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A resource focusing on reviewing key content from AQA 8145 Elizabethan England unit. Pupils answer the key questions individually or in pairs as a starter or plenary to review key topics. Useful for interleaving and reviewing prior knowledge throughout the year or could also be used as a homework task. Answers for teachers also included - could be used online on platforms like show my homework with self or peer-marking.
AQA 8145 Elizabethan England - power, court, marriage and parliament starter for 10 and answers
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 Elizabethan England - power, court, marriage and parliament starter for 10 and answers

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A resource focusing on reviewing key content from AQA 8145 Elizabethan England unit. Pupils answer the key questions individually or in pairs as a starter or plenary to review key topics. Useful for interleaving and reviewing prior knowledge throughout the year or could also be used as a homework task. Answers for teachers also included - could be used online on platforms like show my homework with self or peer-marking.
AQA 7042 - Unit 6 - Britain by 2007 review lesson
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AQA 7042 - Unit 6 - Britain by 2007 review lesson

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Lesson reviewing the position of Britain under New Labour by 2007 The lesson starts with a video exploring the rise and fall of New Labour, allowing students to assess the key positives and negatives under Blair. Students then complete one aspect of the review table, leading to a snowball task where students teach each other. Students then use the completed table to assess the greatest successes and failures for New Labour, leading to a plenary assessing the overall impact of New Labour on Britain by 2007.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - feminism and the state
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - feminism and the state

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This lesson explores feminist views on the role of the state and other factors effecting change. The lesson begins with a knowledge recap of prior political theories, moving on to an extract exploration of how different feminists view the function of the state. A video on the ‘reclaim the night’ marches introduces the notion of societal pressure on the state. Students use a handout to complete several tasks, exploring the similarities and differences of groups/how feminist perspectives of the state differ to other ideologies. Students then consider what other factors can effect change, being encouraged to consider the state as a tool for some of these however. Finally, a debate plenary/judgement line is included, considering how far gender equality is feasible without the state.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - Feminism and human nature: Gender and sex.
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - Feminism and human nature: Gender and sex.

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This lesson explores feminist views on human nature and the arguments of gender v sex. The lesson starts with a quote from Friedan, moving on to a carousel activity assessing the different feminist perspectives. Students then watch a video introducing the ‘personal is political’, leading to an assessment of how different feminists groups view the domestic sphere. Students then consider the barriers in place for women, with a journal extract for homework exploring the role of the domestic sphere.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - the origins of feminism
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - the origins of feminism

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This lesson explores the origins of feminism as a political ideology. The lesson starts with an exploration of what feminism is, leading to videos introducing the ideology and some rights gained for women since the 20th century. Students then explore how women’s rights have changed since the 1900s and how this would impact on the movement. Students then complete a guided reading task exploring the origins of feminism, leading to scenario discussions of why feminism is pertinent in the modern context. Finally, students explain to their partners what key achievements are desired by feminists.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - Key conservative thinkers
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - Key conservative thinkers

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This lesson explores the five key conservative thinkers, and their views on the state, human nature, society and the economy. The lesson begins with a recap of Thomas Hobbes’ using a key quote, moving on to exploration of his work through a video and note taking. Students then complete a guided reading task to learn more about Hobbes’ theories. Students are then assigned one of the other key thinkers (Burke, Oakeshott, Rand and Nozick) and create a presentation on them, leading to the completion of the summary A3 table (alongside a handout for each student). Students then explore the similarities and differences of the theorists, leading to an extract plenary.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - tensions within conservatism and conservatism today
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - tensions within conservatism and conservatism today

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This lesson explores modern conservatism and what tensions there are between the differing branches. The lesson starts with a recap of the key thinkers and their views, leading to a developed explanation of the tensions amongst the key thinkers. Students then complete a guided reading task on conservatism today, leading to a ‘who said this’ plenary, recapping key quotes.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservatism 25-mark extract practice
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservatism 25-mark extract practice

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This lesson focuses on the 25-mark extract response. The lesson begins exploring the marking criteria, asking students to collate ‘what makes a good response’. Students then make inferences from the extracts on conservative views of the role of the state, leading to a paired planning session on the extract question. Students then can write it in class/at home, with a WAGOLL provided for students to analyse and highlight where they see meaning, knowledge, contrast and provenance.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - traditional conservatism
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - traditional conservatism

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This lesson explores the features of ‘traditional conservatism’. The lesson starts with an extract analysis, asking students to explore what traditional conservatism looks like today. Students then complete a data capture sheet carousel, exploring the evolution of traditional conservatism. Students then explore the similarities and differences within traditional conservatism itself, leading to a key terminology/individual trio plenary.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - New Right conservatism
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - New Right conservatism

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This lesson focuses on the changing nature of conservatism with the New Right perspective. The lesson starts with a video that introduces the origins of New Right conservatism, leading to an extract analysis of what New Right conservatism looks like today. Students then explore the key reasons why New Right conservatism emerged, ranking them in order, moving on to using the textbook to create a spider diagram on the key features of New Right conservatism (Political Ideas, 2nd edition Hodder, pp. 114-117). Finally students compare and contrast two extracts exploring the differences between traditional and New Right conservatism in the plenary.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservatism and the economy
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservatism and the economy

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This lesson explores the economic theories within conservatism. The lesson begins with a key terminology recap, leading to a video (with notes) exploring conservative thinkers views on economic changes/progress. Students then explore the strengths and weaknesses of conservative views on the economy, allowing students to bring synoptic links of economic conservatism in action in the UK/US. Finally, students debate how far conservatism is compatible with capitalism.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservative views of human nature
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservative views of human nature

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This lesson explores how conservative thinkers view human nature. The lesson begins with an exploration of Thomas Hobbe’s views, leading to a video introducing the key thinkers views. Students then make notes on the different aspects of human nature under conservatism, leading to a summary of the similarities and differences between that of liberal and socialist views.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservative views of society
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - conservative views of society

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This lesson focuses on conservative views on society. The lesson begins with an extract practice, focusing on inference and provenance, leading to a table assessing the strengths and weakness of conservative view of society. Students then compare the similarities and differences of liberal/socialist views of society to conservatism, leading to a model paragraph for a 9-mark explain question.
AQA Politics 7152/3 - the origins of conservatism
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AQA Politics 7152/3 - the origins of conservatism

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This lesson explores how conservatism emerged as a political philosophy. The lesson begins with an extract exploration on why conservatism is a ‘controversial’ ideology, leading to a video note taking exercise, introducing the key principles of conservatism. Students then explore the views of Hobbes and Burke, leading to a contrast of similarities and differences of conservative thinkers. Finallly, students explore similarities and differences between liberalism, socialism and conservatism.