UPDATED FOR 2025/6 SPEC: This lesson examines the purpose and conditions of the Whitechapel workhouse with a specific focus on introducing students to all three exam question types for the Whitechapel Historic Environment (Features/Usefulness/Follow Up). The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x 27 slide main Power Point Lesson The main power point lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3-4: Learning Recap Quiz - 10 questions about housing and employment in Whitechapel with answers. Slide 5: Source Recap - What can students learn from a visual source about the standard of housing in Whitechapel? Slide 6-7: Source Starter - Based on two visual sources and one written source of the workhouse with prompt questions and answers in the notes section. Slide 8: A printable worksheet linked to the starter sources to help students practice source based skills. Slide 9-10: Task 1 - Printable worksheet to help students outline the basic facts about the Whitechapel workhouse. Slide 11-16: Task 2 - An optional source analysis activity (group work) Slide 7: Exam Focus - Describe one feature… Slide 18-22: Exam Focus - How useful source practice questions Slide 23: Exam focus - Follow Up question practice Slide 24: Follow up challenge questions Slide 25: Learning review activity Slide 26: Whitechapel workhouse fact sheet Slide 27: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

NEW 2025/6 Spec In this lesson, students examine the reasons for the Elizabeth I’s execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587 and its significance. This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. The lesson pack includes: 1 x fact sheet - The reasons for Mary, Queen of Scots’ execution (PDF & PPT) 1 x sample exam paper for students to practice questions linked to this topic. 1 x main PowerPoint The main 11 slide PowerPoint contains: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Mary, Queen of Scots recap questions with answers Slide 3: Starter Task - The reasons for and against Mary’s execution discussion and table fill with answers Slide 4: Starter Task - Analysis of a painting of Mary’s execution. Slide 5: Links to video clips covering the execution Slide 6-7: Task 1 - Why was Mary executed sorting task with instructions. Slide 8: Follow up questions Slide 9-10: Practice exam/assessment questions Slide 11: Fact sheet All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

Packed full of 13 festive activities, brain teasers and quizzes ready for Christmas. Suitable for KS2, KS3 and KS4 students. The activity pack includes: Activity 1: Christmas General Knowledge Quiz - 10 questions with answers revealed Activity 2: Historical Christmas Quiz - 8 multiple choice questions with answers Activity 3: Musical Christmas Quiz - 9 questions with answers Activity 4: Geographical Christmas Match Up - 10 questions with answers and printable worksheet Activity 5: 2024 Picture Quiz - Guess Who with answers Activity 6: Christmas Food and Drink Multiple Choice Quiz with answers Activity 7: Christmas Gifts - Students match up the years to the most popular gift of the time Activity 8: Christmas at the Movies Quiz with answers Activity 9: Christmas Picture-Grams with answers Activity 10: Christmas Cryptic Treats quiz with answers Activity 11: Christmas TV and Film Quiz - 10 questions with answers Activity 12: Christmas Emoji Quiz - Each set of emojis make a famous Christmas song, with answers Activity 13: Christmas Crossword (printable) with answers All answers are included along with a range of printable resources where stated in the description above. Please note that great care has been taken to ensure all images are in the public domain and have been attributed where needed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made please contact raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance.

Students study the various methods used by the Metropolitan Police to catch Jack the Ripper in 1888. They will evaluate the effectiveness of each method and use their knowledge to explain why the police never caught Jack the Ripper. The lesson pack includes: 1 x Fact sheet about the police investigation methods 1 x Worksheet 1 x 16 slide powerpoint The main power point lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3-4: A choice of two discussion questions for students as they enter the classroom Slide 5-6: Starter - Which police techniques would the Metropolitan Police have used and not used in 1888? Includes answers. Slide 7: Background information about the role of Inspector Abbeline Slide 8: Source based task about the use of sniffer dogs during the investigation. Slide 9: Task 1 - Read the facts and key terms Slide 10-11: Task 2 - Printable worksheet and table fill task instructions Slide 12: Task 3 - Explain and evaluate questions Slide 13: Choice of two learning recap activities Slide 14-16: Learning review crossword with answers and printable sheets. Please note that this lesson has been adapted from my GCSE History Edexcel lesson for Whitechapel and so will contain some similar but adapted tasks. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

Students analyse six fact files about the main Jack the Ripper suspects before arguing which individual was guilty and prepare a ‘Most Wanted’ poster about their chosen suspect. The 19 slide lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: As you enter discussion - what does the term ‘innocent until proven guilty’ mean? Slide 4-6: Recap - A gap fill recap of the Jack the Ripper murders with answers and printable worksheets for students to write on. Slide 7: Starter Task - Picture quiz - why would gaining accurate eyewitness evidence be difficult in 1880s Whitechapel? Slide 8-9: Task 1 - Useful key terms match up with answers. Slide 10-11: Task 2 - Instructions to the main table fill task with printable worksheet/table for students to fill in. Slide 12-14: 6 fact files about the suspects. Slide 15: Task 3 - Students to explain their top suspect with a writing frame given to help them explain their choice. Slide 16: Task 4 - Instructions about how to complete a ‘Most Wanted’ poster about their chosen suspect. Slide 17: Challenge questions and cartoon analysis Slide 18-19: Learning Review - Which suspect quiz with answers revealed. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

In this activity packed lesson students investigate the crimes of Jack the Ripper by examining fact files about each victim. Students analyse the similarities between the victims to create a Metropolitan Police leaflet warning those vulnerable about the murders. The 19 slide lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Learning aims and outcomes Slide 3: Discussion - Why we need to learn about the lives of the victims Slide 4: Background information about the lives of women in Whitechapel Slide 5: Starter - What can a newspaper illustration tell us about the murders and the victims? Answers included Slide 6: Background information - How did Jack the Ripper get the name? Slide 7-8: Task 1 - Analysis of the ‘Dear Boss’ letter with printable worksheet. Slide 9: Task 2 -Lesson key term match up Slide 10: Task 3 - Use the victim fact files to order the murders. Slide 11-12: Task 4 - Instructions and printable table for students to record information about each victim. Slide 13-15: Victim profiles which needed to be printed (2 profiles per page). Slide 16: Task 5 - What were the similarities between the victims? Slide 17: Task 6 - Instructions to help students create a police warning leaflet Slide 18: Challenge questions Slide 19: Learning Review - Odd one out (various answers possible). All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

Students examine the organisation of the Metropolitan police in Whitechapel and explain why policing the East End was so difficult. Students will then link their knowledge of policing to the reasons why Jack the Ripper was never caught. The 23 slide power point lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: As you enter discussion about the rewards and challenges of modern policing Slide 4: Recap - Why do you think Whitechapel in the 1880s was so difficult to police? Slide 5-7: Starter Activity - Source analysis about violence to police officers in Whitechapel with printable worksheet Slide 8-12: Task 1 - A fun personality questionnaire to see if students would make a suitable officer in the Whitechapel police. Results/answers and explanations given. Slide 13-14: Background information about the Metropolitan Police and their work in Whitechapel. Slide 15-16: Task 2 - A worksheet which asks students to read facts about Whitechapel and use these facts to explain why policing would be difficult. Slide 17: Follow up questions Slide 18-20: Task 3 - Source analysis questions with prompt questions and a printable worksheet. Slide 21: Learning Summary - This discussion asks students to begin thinking about why the police never caught Jack the Ripper. Slide 22: Learning Review Pyramid Slide 23: More from RA Resources. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

Students use written and visual sources to investigate what life was like in the London East End district of Whitechapel during the time of the Jack the Ripper murders. This lesson is specifically designed to give students the ‘big picture’ of Whitechapel before focussing on the Whitechapel murders. The lesson includes: 1x 26 slide PowerPoint lesson 1x Metropolitan Police Report Worksheet The lesson presentation includes: Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: An overview of where Whitechapel is located Slide 4: An overview diagram of the main issues covered in the lesson. Slide 5: Starter Source Activity - Students analyse a map of Whitechapel to infer from it facts about the area. Answers provided. Slide 6: Starter Source Activity -A further source which encourages students to add more information to their findings in Source A. Slide 7: Main task instructions Slide 8: Printable worksheet Slide 9- 14: 7 visual sources linked to what life was like in Whitechapel - all with provenance and prompt questions. Slide 15-17: 5 written sources linked to what life was like in Whitechapel - all with provenance and prompt questions. Slide 18: Task 2 - Discussion questions with answers Slide 19-20: Task 3 - Match up the social issue in Whitechapel with the type of crime it links to. Slide 21: Task 4 - Students instructed to write a police report about the area of Whitechapel. Slide 22: Challenge questions Slide 23-24: Learning Review - 12 question quiz with answers Slide 25: Learning Review 2 - Key Term Jeopardy Slide 26: More from RA Resources All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This pack contains x20 A4 printable activity sheets which have been created to keep students busy during tutor/form time and great for cover lessons. If used once a week, this pack will last over half a year! They are also ideal for homeschooling! Each activity sheet contains a set of tasks which can be given to students to complete independently as part of quiet time or in pairs/small groups for a more interactive session. Each activity sheet is designed to last between 15-20 minutes. Answers are given where needed in the notes section of each slide. Activity Sheet Details: Activity Sheet 1: Word wheel, riddle solving, questioning famous quotations. Activity Sheet 2: Flags of the world, odd one out Activity Sheet 3: Job skills, basic sudoku, favourite meal Activity Sheet 4: Animal A-Z, vocab power, maths and shopping skills. Activity Sheet 5: Sleepy solutions. sequencing problem solving Activity Sheet 6: Find some who, true of false quiz, today’s events Activity Sheet 7: What makes you angry and peaceful? How can you manage yoir feelings? Activity Sheet 8: Animal alphabet quiz, countries alphabet quiz, famous person choice. Activity Sheet 9: Class debate about the influence of social media Activity Sheet 10: Friendship qualities, times tables, choco-lists Activity Sheet 11: Sports match up quiz, logo memory Activity Sheet 12: At what age?, pencil case construction, riddle time Activity Sheet 13: Opposite words, holiday heaven Activity Sheet 14: My positivity page Activity Sheet 15: Capital cities, sentence builder, pizza plan Activity Sheet 16: Relaxation time, genie in a lamp, dog breeds Activity Sheet 17: Know your nutrition, periodic table, time travel Activity Sheet 18: Overcoming fear, public speaking Activity Sheet 19: European map, noughts and crosses, pencil case tower Activity Sheet 20: Pick your superpower, personal strengths and weaknesses, animal instinct. Please note that the images you see in have been uploaded to help you preview the resources. All the activity sheets are included within one Power Point resource. Please be kind enough to leave a positive review if you like these activity sheets. I am more than happy to create another pack if the demand is there.

**This lesson takes the students through an overview of the Wall Street Crash, then the students gain knowledge of how Hitler used this event to increase his support from a variety of social groups. ** This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This resource has been specifically designed to support students in their answers to the three main source based questions given in the Edexcel GCSE History exam paper. The one page print out can be used as a book insert while studying a unit, a table top guide as well as a useful revision resource to prepare for exams. Particular attention is given to the ‘How useful’ question which appears in two exam papers. The three questions covered in the guide are: Inference - used in Paper 3 Follow Up - used in Paper 1 Source Usefulness - used in both Paper 1 & 3 This resource would also be ideal for the use with students in KS3 as a way to make them familiar with core GCSE History skills.

This lesson covers: What the Treaty of Versailles was and its aims The features of the Treaty of Versailles Why there was opposition to the Treaty of Versailles. The impact of the Treaty of Versailles Inference and 12 mark explanation questions linked to the Treaty of Versailles. This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED FOR NEW SPEC. 2025/6. This lesson looks at the structure and features of Anglo-Saxon society. Students learn about earls, thegns, peasant farmers, social status and the earldoms of Anglo-Saxon England. The 20 slide lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: An outline of the exam questions for this topic Slide 3: Lesson Progress/Learning Aims Slide 4-5: Starter Knowledge True or False Quiz - 12 questions to assess student knowledge about Anglo-Saxon England with answers. Slide 6: Starter Activity - What do the two maps teach you about Anglo-Saxon England? With answers Slide 7-8: Background information about Edward the Confessor, Anglo-Saxon Earldoms and Danelaw Slide 9: Social hierarchy of Anglo-Saxon England activity with answers Slide 10: Background information diagram about Anglo-Saxon society Slide 11-12: Task 1 with instructions and printable table and gap fill activity. Slide 13: Gap fill answers for student self assessment Slide 14: Challenge questions Slide 15-16: Exam Focus - examples of the ‘one feature’ exam question with printable answer sheets Slide 17-18: Learning Review - True or False with answers Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet Slide 20: More from RA Resources All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson students will know: ** Who Gustav Stresemann was and his aims for Germany. How his 3 economic plans (Dawes, Young and Rentenmark) helped Germany recover. How his 3 foreign policy plans (Locarno, League of Nations and Kelogg-Briand) allowed Germany to recover. Why these actions still caused some opposition - the students introduced to opposition from the NSDAP. ** This lesson includes:** Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson provides students with the information needed to understand how events in the Ruhr and following hyperinflation caused more problems for the Weimar Government. ** This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This pack includes 5 activity sheets for tutors who are welcoming Year 7 students into the school in September. Activities: A printable fun personality question sheet (see main image) - students get to tell their tutor lots of facts about themselves. Post-it-note anonymous questions about your school and school life. Ordering task ready for students to line up for fire drills etc. Writing a letter to your 11 self. Printable with sentence starters Find someone in your tutor group who… Printable sheet which encourages students to meet others in their group. Also available - a pack of x20 different form time A4 printable activity sheets designed to fill 15-30 minute sessions. These can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13077998 All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson takes a fascinating look into the radical cultural changes in Weimar Germany. The lessons aims are: To know what the main changes were. To know specific terms and people linked to the changes. To explain why the changes happened. To detail the impact of these changes in Germany. This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the causes and consequences of the extermination of the buffalo between the 1840s and the 1890s. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson covers the roles of Goodnight & Loving, Joseph McCoy and John Iliff in the development of the cattle industry. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson looks at the impact on the Plains Indian people of life on the reservations. All of the resources needed for the teaching of the lesson are in this lesson, including a fact sheet. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.