This lesson was especially commissioned by the History Academy to help mark the 40th Anniversary of the Miners’ Strike in 2024. We have worked with former miners from across the country to put together something special. We have also produced a market place activity version of this lesson, which can be downloaded from our TES shop. This lesson provides an overview of how different groups reacted such as the government, striking miners, working miners, the police, the LGBTQ and Britain’s ethnic minorities as well as Women Against Pit Closures. If you are looking for a more detailed look at each of these groups individually, then we will be uploading more resources shortly. In terms of activities, we have literally thrown in the kitchen sink by including a dazzling array of activities to suit the full range of learners. This lesson is suitable for KS3 and KS4 students. When you purchase this lesson, you will be able to download a 41 slide PowerPoint which has been packed out with a wide range of tasks and activities for you to chose from to suit the full spectrum of learners. It includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, historical sources, video clips, information slides,a knowledge quiz, word searches, a heads and tails activity, a continuum exercise, as well as a creative writing and and presentation task. We have also uploaded both a worksheet and booklet which you can choose to help accompany this lesson. All resources in this lesson have also been uploaded as PDFs. For more information, please see the sample preview. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The Miners’ Strike 1984 - 1985 Know: How did different groups in society react to the Miners’ Strike? Understand: How much support was there for the miners? Evaluate: What was the short term impact of the strike? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: How different groups reacted to the Miners’ Strike? Can You Explain: How much support there was for the miners? Can You Evaluate: What was the short term impact of the strike? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our dedicated You Tube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy We also have a dedicated YouTube Channel on the MIners’ Strike 1984: @MinersStrike1984 Kind Regards Roy

This revision guide covers all the key information you would need to know about the Liberal Reforms 1906 - 1911 for GCSE History. The topics covered in this study / revision guide for students include: Edwardian Society Poverty & Lassie Faire Political Parties Why did Poverty become a political issue? Findings of the Rowntree Report & Charles Booth Why did the Liberals win a landslide victory in 1906? Why did the Liberals Introduce their reforms? How effective were the Liberal Reforms? Who opposed the Liberal Reforms? Each section comes with activities to help you draw out the key information as well as both primary and secondary sources which may come up in your exam. If you are a teacher, we have supplied this information in word so that you can customise it for your students but would ask that you respect our copyright. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This active learning lesson has been created to help students access the role played by Oliver Cromwell by analysing a series of primary and secondary sources describing his actions during the English Civil War. The key interpretation is provided by the historian JP Kenyon, which is then investigated by sorting the sources under the two headings of ‘hero’ or villain.’ However, if your photocopying budget can extended to printing off a class set of A3 sheets, I have also provided two beautifully designed graphic organisers that the cards can be stuck to in order to create a revision aid or classroom display. Once this has been complete, students can then have a go at answering the question: How far was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain? I would recommend that this resource should be used with either a core or advanced group as there is a lot of reading, which would be too much for a foundation group with low literacy skills. If you are looking for something a little easier, I have made a another simpler card sort which just looks at the facts. This can be bought separately or as a bundle. When you purchase this resources you will be able to download a fully editable two page Microsoft Word document and a 10 slide PowerPoint Presentation. The PP includes aims, objectives, outcomes, two starters, information slides, templates, video links an The aims and objectives are: Theme: The Protectorate and Interregnum Know: What sort of leader was Oliver Cromwell? Understand: How has Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector been interpreted? Evaluate: How far does the evidence support the interpretation of Oliver Cromwell as a ‘hero’ or ‘villain’? Skills: Interpretation, Source Analysis & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What sort of leader was Oliver Cromwell? Explain: How has Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector been interpreted? Analyse: How far does the evidence support the interpretation of Oliver Cromwell as a ‘hero’ or ‘villain’? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

These interactive flash cards cover the key factors that you will need to know for the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s Russia 1924 - 41. Dingbats are interactive flashcards designed to help students focus on key terms and facts, transforming revision into a social and enjoyable experience. With Dingbats, say goodbye to solitary studying! They encourage teamwork and peer assessment, making learning more engaging. Regular use, combined with the strategies outlined in the accompanying PowerPoint, will enhance memory skills and foster essential connections for exam success. These flashcards are perfect for starter activities, serving as a fun game at the beginning of a lesson or a mini plenary to assess understanding or reinforce learning. Their versatility allows them to be included in revision booklets or printed on cards for easy storage in students’ pockets or envelopes. Additionally, students can use them independently for their own revision. Upon downloading this lesson, you’ll access a Word document featuring Dingbats for Russian Revolution and Stalin’s Russia 1924 - 41., along with an 18-slide PowerPoint detailing how to utilize them effectively. Game 1 involves one player reading key words while the other guesses the topic, enhancing memory recall. Game 2 challenges players to describe the topic without using key words, making it more difficult. Other fun and competitive activities like Pictionary and Charades are also included. The lesson concludes with strategies for conducting a one-minute class talk and tips for creating your own Dingbats, supported by suggested homework tasks. Both documents are available as PDFs for easy printing and sharing. Aims and Objectives of the Lesson: Theme: Russian Revolution and Stalin’s Russia 1924 - 41. Know: How to use Dingbats and flashcards for revision Understand: Various card games that can be played Evaluate: The effectiveness of these methods for revision Skills: Revision techniques, competition, and collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Describe: How to use Dingbats and flashcards for revision Explain: Different revision techniques applicable with Dingbats Evaluate: The most effective strategies for your learning needs If you like this lesson, then why not check out our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Instagram, X , YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding lesson is designed to helped students develop their source analysis skills by studying a range of primary and secondary sources that look at James I’s personality and leadership skills as King of England. It can be used with a range of abilities and can easily be edited to customised to suit the needs of your own students.Along with the PP, I have included a higher and lower ability version of the same worksheet to aid differentiation. When you purchase this resource, you will receive a a higher and lower ability version of a two page worksheet. The higher worksheet includes nine carefully primary and secondary sources which span two pages of the worksheet and with tasks and activities. Whilst the lower version includes seven primary and secondary sources, the same tasks but with more support. You will also be able to download a PowerPoint with aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, a snowballing and buzz and go starter, information slides, links to appropriate video clips, differentiated activities, plenaries, primary and secondary sources. This lesson has been designed to help set the scene for the conspiracy theory around the Gunpowder Plot by asking why was James I was so unpopular and would need a Catholic plot to help improve his public image as well as to lay the foundations for the longer term causes of the English Civil War. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Causes of the English Civil War? •Know: Who was King James I? •Understand: What can we learn about him from the historical evidence? •Evaluate: Why was James I unpopular with his people? •Skills: Source Analysis WILF – What Am I Looking For? •Identify & describe: The personality and character of James I •Explain: What can we learn about James I from the historical evidence? •Analyse: Why was James I unpopular with his people? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource has been designed to help students looking in depth at the historical controversy over President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945. At the time the USA claimed that the decision to drop the bomb on Japan was based on military factors. This resources presents students with the primary, secondary and key information to compare this interpretation with three others including to scare the USSR, test the weapon, revenge for Pear Harbor and come to a balanced independent conclusion. The resources and text level would suit a middle to upper ability group and could be used as a class or extended homework based resource. There is enough work and activity to last between 3/4 lessons for a middle ability class. This is a depth study which allows students to weigh up the evidence, compare sources and come to a reasoned assessment which form the basis for an essay. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a beautifully illustrated twenty six slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and a 6 page Microsoft Word document with thirteen primary and secondary sources, a source summary sheet and an enquiry question. The PowerPoint includes information slides, video clip links, pictures, seven activities, starters, plenaries, primary and secondary sources covering all the different interpretations. For further informations, please refer to the preview panel where I have uploaded all the slides for you to view. The aims and objectives of this depth study are: Theme: Why did the USA drop two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? Know: Why did Japan surrender in August 1945? Understand: What role did the atomic bomb play in Japan’s defeat? Evaluate: Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb? WILF: What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: At least two possible reasons why the Americans decided to drop the bomb in 1945. Explain: Why historians disagree with the official explanation given by President Truman in 1945. Analyse: Come to a balanced conclusion on why Truman dropped the bomb. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This assessment pack includes past paper questions from OCR as well as student mark schemes and guides on how to tackle various different types of questions. If you teach another board, the format is very easy to adapt and should just be able to drop in your own level descriptors into the pupil mark schemes. This works a treat and armed with purple pens you can teach students not only the assessment criteria and how to answer the questions properly, but you can also cut your own marking down and look really good at the same time :-) If you like this resource, check out the study / revision guide that I have also produced on this topic. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This assessment for learning Pack looks at two key questions, why did the Japanese invade and why did the League fail to stop them? The learning objectives are as follows: Theme: Why did the League of Nations fail? Know: What role did Japan play in the League of Nations? Understand: Why did Japan invade Manchuria? Evaluate: Why did the League fail to stop the Japanese invasion? Skills: Cause, Consequence, Source Evaluation & judgement What Am I Looking For this lesson? Identify / Describe – What problems faced Japan in the 1930s? Explain – Why did the Japanese invade Manchuria? Analyse – begin to form a judgement on why the League eventually failed? This resource includes information, maps, photographs from the time, primary and secondary sources, OCR past paper exam questions and student mark schemes for peer and self assessment. The activities for this lesson include a revision note taking activity, a thinking skills review triangle on why Japan invaded and 6 past paper questions with mark schemes.

This outstanding lesson is designed to help students understand the political, economic and religious causes of the war between Spain and England in 1585. This fun and engaging lesson is suitable for the full ability range. If you like this lesson on Elizabethan England, then check out similar resources in my TES shop. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a single page Word Document and a separate PowerPoint. The worksheet includes aims, instructions and sixteen statements to be sorted under three headings labeled ‘Political’, ‘Economic’ and Religious’, under which they can be sorted. The PowerPoint includes, aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, starters, plenaries, information slides, links to video clips, tasks and activities to help support the card sort. Please see the detailed preview for more information: The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Elizabethan England Know: Why did tensions between England and Spain increase in 1585? Understand: What were the political, economic and religious causes of the war? Evaluate: Which factor was the most important? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: Why did tensions between England and Spain increase in 1585? Explain: The political, economic and religious causes of the war with Spain Analyse: Which factor was the most important? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This tried and tested resource includes a wide range of revision notes, tasks, activities and assessment for learning that are suitable for the full ability spectrum at GCSE History. It is aimed at helping students studying Black Civil Rights as part of the OCR GCSE Modern World History: USA Land of the Free 1945 - 1975. This booklet is part two of a two part series, which I have had to break up due to size of the resource. This booklet comes in two sections. The first resource is a study guide which includes revision notes and sources on the history of the Black Civil Rights movement from 1960 - 1975. ' Accompanying each section are a range of interactive activities and tasks from pro and con organisers, Venn diagrams, thinking skills triangles to various mind map activities to help reinforce and check students knowledge and understanding. The second section, is made up of a series of past paper questions from OCR's GCSE on this topic. Accompanying these questions are student guides on how to answer each type of question as well as a student mark scheme for self / peer assessment. If you do a different exam board, you can easily drop in your own mark schemes into the table format and adapt this resource. The full contents for each section are listen below: 1. Background: How had civil rights improved by 1961? 2. Martin Luther’s ideas, methods and tactics 3. Malcom X’s ideas, methods and tactics 4. Venn diagram activity: Martin Luther King V Malcolm X 5. Voting Rights and empowering black people 6. Birmingham Protest 7. Washington March 8. Civil Rights Act & Freedom Summer 1964 9. Selma & voting rights 10. A new direction: violent direct action 11. Sources on black nationalism 12. Mind Map on black nationalism 13. President Kennedy V President Johnson 14. OCR Past Paper Questions 15. Pupil Mark Schemes I have also included my SmartNotes with aims, objectives, outcomes, annotations, graphic organiser templates and relevant sources as a bonus to help anyone teaching or studying this topic, as a bonus. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop or stay in touch via: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryAcademy/ Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This tried and tested resource includes a wide range of revision notes, tasks, activities and assessment for learning that are suitable for the full ability spectrum at GCSE History. It is aimed at helping students studying Black Civil Rights as part of the OCR GCSE Modern World History: USA Land of the Free. It is part one of a two part series, which I have had to break up due to size of the resource. The booklet comes in two sections. The first resource is a study guide which includes revision notes and sources on the history of the Black Civil Rights movement from 1945 - 1963. ' Accompanying each section are a range of interactive activities and tasks from pro and con organisers, thinking skills triangles to various mind map activities to help reinforce and check students knowledge and understanding. The second section, is made up of a series of past paper questions from OCR's GCSE on this topic. Accompanying these questions are student guides on how to answer each type of question as well as a student mark scheme for self / peer assessment. If you do a different exam board, you can easily drop in your own mark schemes into the table format and adapt this resource. The full contents for each section are listen below: 1. Background: Racism in the 1920s & 30s 2. How far did the SWW improve the lives of Black people? 3. Aims of the civil rights movement 4. Brown Verses Board of Education of Topeka, 1954 5. Little Rock, 1957 6. James Meredith and ‘Ole Miss’ 7. Revision activities on the desegregation of education. 8. Why was the fight to desegregate education important? 9. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott 10. Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott important? 11. OCR Questions on the impact of the SWW 12. OCR Questions on discrimination in the 1950s 13. OCR Questions on desegregation in education 14. OCR Questions on Rosa Parks & Montgomery Bus Boycott 15. OCR Questions on impact of the Bus Boycott on CR Mov. 16. Mark scheme and advice for what is the message question [7] 17. Mark scheme and advice for why was this source published [7] 18. Mark Scheme and hints for tackling how useful question 19. Mark scheme and hints for tackling How far question [8] 20. Mark scheme and hints on How far does this source prove (7) 21. Mark scheme and hints for tackling describe question [4] 22. Mark scheme and hints for tackling explain question [6] 23. Mark scheme and hints tackling evaluation question [10] I have also included my lesson SmartNotes that I use alongside this bonus as an extra bonus. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop or stay in touch via: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryAcademy/ Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource has been tried and tested over a number of years and has played a significant role in helping to improve not only results but also in educating and empowering our students by looking at the important issue of women's equality and civil rights. This booklet includes a wide range of revision notes, tasks, activities and assessment for learning that are suitable for the full ability spectrum at GCSE History. It is aimed at helping students studying Women's Civil Rights as part of the OCR GCSE Modern World History: USA Land of the Free 1945 - 1975. This booklet comes in two sections. The first resource is a study guide which includes revision notes and sources on US women's history from 1945 - 1980. ' Accompanying each section are a range of interactive activities and tasks from pro and con organisers, Venn diagrams, thinking skills triangles to various mind map activities to help reinforce and check students knowledge and understanding. The second section, is made up of a series of past paper questions from OCR's GCSE on this topic. Accompanying these questions are student guides on how to answer each type of question as well as a student mark scheme for self / peer assessment. If you do a different exam board, you can easily drop in your own mark schemes into the table format and adapt this resource. The full contents for each section in the booklet are listen below: 1. Background: The position and status of women 1900 - 1945 2. What Obstacles faced women in the 1960s? 3. What new trends led to the growth of the women’s movement? 4. What methods did the women use to achieve equality? 5. Had women’s rights improved by the mid-1970s? 6. Opposition to the women’s movement. 7. Revision Activity 8. Extension activity using the Feminist Chronicles from 1970 9. How successful was the women’s movement? 10. OCR Style Exam Questions 11. Pupil Mark Schemes I have also included my Smart Notes for teaching this lesson as an added to bonus to help anyone teaching or revising this topic. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop or stay in touch via: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryAcademy/ Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This resource explores the issue of why the USA adopted a policy of isolationism in 1920. It looks at the impact of the First World War, new immigration, Republican Policies, the Red Scare and rising racial intolerance in helping to create a toxic atmosphere in which politicians decided to prevent the USA from getting involved in international disputes. It also makes links this decision to isolate the USA to other changes such as decisions to introduce tariffs, prohibition and immigration control. I would use this resource with core and advanced students. The activities include note taking, summary diagrams and a past paper question with a assessment or learning mark scheme do that students can peer or self assess their answers. I have taught this lesson a number of times and have been graded as outstanding. Please also see the PowerPoint that goes with this lesson. If you wish to save money you can both in the resource entitled US isolationism If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

These outstanding resource has been designed to put some of the fun back in to the teaching of the industrial revolution by looking at why and how canals were built from 1750 - 1900. They are based upon some classic interactive resources that have never failed to engage my students over 30 years. These have been updated and If you have previously purchased this lesson, it was updated in December 2023, so you should be able to download the free updates. When you purchase this lesson you will be able to download 41 slide PowerPoint presentation and two accompanying worksheets that should take 2 lessons to complete. The PowerPoint includes aims, objectives, differentiated outcomes, information slides, historical sources, diagrams, templates, writing frames, quizzes, word searches and a wide range of differentiated tasks that mirror the information in the two work sheets. The PP also includes a section called extra resources that you can dip into if you wish. I have also unloaded everything in PDF as well. Your students will love this resource, especially the boys. Treat yourself to a break. Download this resource and give yourself more time to spend with your family, whilst being confident in the knowledge that you will being delivering a ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’ lesson with your students that they will love and find interesting. The aims and objectives are: Theme: The Transport Revolution Know: Why were canals built during the Industrial Revolution? Understand: How did canal engineers overcome the problems of building a man made waterway without a current? Evaluate: What impact did canals have on the cost of moving goods? Skills: Numeracy, Cause & Consequence. WILF: What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Why and how were canals built? Can You Explain: Why canals were built and how engineers overcame the shape of the land? Can You Analyse: Begin to come to a judgement on why Britain underwent a Transport Revolution 1750 – 1900. If you like this resource then why not check out our other resources on similar topics in our TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for the price of a good cup of coffee so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. All our authors are paid the living wage so when you purchase our resources you are buying into our shared values of fair play and decency. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Don’t forget to check out our YouTube Channel with over 600 free videos: @historyacademy Kind Regards Roy