This is the third lesson following the siting and overview of Framlingham Castle. This lesson tracks the history of the individuals who lived in the castle over the four phases. As there is lots of information - this has been done with the intention of trying to bring a bit of fun back to the GCSE course by them doing it in the style of Through the Keyhole! This could be done on an individual basis or as a class they could all complete a few of the personalities and then they could be photocopied. If there is time, a few students could be brave enough to do their own version of " Through the keyhole" and ask the questions..."who lived in castle like this?" A follow up task would then be for the students to put them all into chronological order.

A revision overview for students to complete. It is made up of a chart which is broken down into the three eras - Medieval, Early Modern, Modern and all the various wars. There is sections for students to complete key events and then spaces for the impact on the people, the government and other impacts. On the back page there is exam guidance for Paper 2 OCR War and society for the 4 exam questions. I usually print this off as an A4 booklet. The fact that it is in eras, really helps students then pull across the themes for the significance 14 mark Question and the comparing and contrasting period 24 mark question…

This is just a lovely little starter activity that can be used for revision on the Mid Tudors Edward and Mary and religious settlement of Elizabeth I. Cards need to be cut out and students then match up the answer with the question - they should then follow in a sequence if they've matched them up correctly. This is a super revision activity that I have used with lots of success for many years.

A short activity covering some key aspects of the OCR international relations unit with Russia as its depth study. The quiz contains 4 rounds - some with pictures, and is a great starter activity encouraging learners to think and to engage them in the process of revision.

A homework or one off lesson activity for students to complete with assessment criteria which can be amended for all new measuring systems. Students need to have been finding out about all the different groups of people who have moved to Britain throughout the ages and their reasons for moving. They can then design a brand new British flag and explain the reasons for their choices. They must then write a conclusion explaining why they have chosen this particular style and how this represents the diverse nature of the United Kingdom.

A great activity for year 9 understanding the rise of Hitler and the Nazis. This can be completed as an extension activity if the content has previously been taught. There is a link to a youtube clip on the top of the sheet and the questions follow in chronological order. The worksheet covers everything from the depression to the various elections, the burning down of the Reichstag, Night of Long knives, and the death of Hindenburg.

A document for students to complete to show when they have completed their revision on a certain topic. Students can start by indicating how comfortable they are with the various topics by writing the date in the various sad, ok, happy faces. I encourage students to complete where they are on the grid and then to identify an area and spend half an hour moving one of their red sad faces to at least amber if not green.

This is a Knowledge Organiser (KOs) which covers the short and long term causes of the English Civil War. Obviously as KOs, these only cover the absolute basics, however in conjunction with lessons and learning homework, the idea is that students gain valuable specific knowledge that they can then incorporate into their written answers. This KO could be used as a starter, recap, or as a learning homework that is then assessed in subsequent lessons. Some homework ideas that could be used along side this KO could be… Create 2 different revision (revision cards/ mindmap / mnemonic etc) to show how Charles ruled during his Personal Rule. Create a flow chart of the short term causes. Using the spider diagram on Tensions – recreate and give specific reasons for the increased in tensions between Parliament and the King 1629-1640. Create a mind map using the short and Long term causes of the Civil War. Don’t forget the key themes of tension!!! Quizzes on socrative The second sheet is exam specific criteria to help students identify the key skills for the GCSE Modern World A - Personal Rule to Restoration depth study.

This is a useful resource that shows the timeline of events and the basic history historians were using to write their histories. It covers the basic historiography to enable GCSE students to be able to examine the events that surrounded the historians and their view points. This is brilliant for the GCSE course OCR A Explaining the modern world, but it certainly useful as a basic or starter guide to historiography for A level students and is something that has worked great this year. See also the Appeasement Historical interpretations Timeline .

This is two lessons work which charts the rise of Hitler and the Nazis to total power over Germany by 1934 and the death of President Hindenburg. There is a worksheet with questions which follows a short video linked in the ppt and then there is a consolidation exercise where students are encouraged to write paragraphs explaining their knowledge and understanding of the events. There are a number of opportunities where students are asked to evaluate their progress and understanding of these events throughout the lesson. These will work as stand alone lessons, but they do follow nicely on from my first lesson Hitler and the Nazis rise to power - this covers the concepts of democracy and dictatorship and how Germany went from one to the other. These lessons are suitable for KS3 year 9.

This is a timeline with the historical interpretations for appeasement and the view points of the historians linked the events that they use to argue their viewpoint. It was created with my OCRA GCSE students in mind to help them with the process of understanding what events were surrounding the historians who were writing and what evidence they used to support their claims. My Year 11 this year have found it incredibly useful for learning the interpretations but also to help them revise effectively. I also believe that this would be very useful for A level students who are studying this period and need a brief historical interpretations overview. See also my Cold War historical interpretations.

This is a Knowledge Organiser (KOs) which covers the interregnum. As KOs, this only cover the absolute basics, however in conjunction with lessons and learning homework, the idea is that students gain valuable specific knowledge that they can then incorporate into their written answers. This KO could be used as a starter, recap, or as a learning homework that is then assessed in subsequent lessons. Some homework ideas that could be used along side this KO could be… Create cue cards to show the challenges facing the Rump Parliament and Oliver Cromwell. Create a mind map to show how Cromwell dealt with all of the challenges (timeline) 3)Create a mnemonic to explain why the rule of the Major Generals was unpopular. Create your own quiz on this page to test someone else. Quizzes on Socrative. The second sheet is exam specific criteria to help students identify the key skills for the GCSE Modern World A - Personal Rule to Restoration depth study.

This is a Knowledge organiser for the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis. It has been designed with the OCR Modern World A syllabus in mind, but the knowledge would be useful for all modern world GCSE / or other style of exam classes and would even serve as a good overall basic knowledge for A level. The second sheet, gives some suggestions on homework, starters or even basic lesson ideas using the knowledge organiser. As this is a knowledge organiser it only contains the absolute basics! We stress to students (especially those wanting top grades) the need to know more than just this information.

This is an excellent revision on skills for the OCR modern world A syllabus with the depth study on USA 1945-1975. The lesson has some class led tasks on marking and answering certain styles of questions, with accompanying guidance on how they should go about answering the questions. At the end of the ppt there are extra questions which students can work through either in their own time or in another lesson. The lesson covers the short answer (2 mark), source work and the different types of styles that could be asked as well as the large 18 mark question requiring a balanced answer with a substantiated conclusion at the end.

A lesson which incorporates some knowledge on the government’s response to the Red Scare - as the lesson starts off with a simple bingo game! Students have to pick 3 out of the list of 7 and then have to guess by the clues if they have bingo or not! The answers are on the subsequent slides. There is then a link to a clip about the rise of McCarthy and some questions on a slide that can be printed out for students to use to make notes from. There is then a task which requires students to identify the different groups of people who did try to challenge McCarthy. The final activities involve answering some Questions using the text book and then drawing a leg and making a note of the legacy of McCarthy. A fun and easy lesson to help students understand the period where American citizens had their rights and freedoms trampled for the sake of their rights and freedoms.

A lovely lesson (could easily be several) lessons for GCSE students to revise the international relations unit especially for OCR, but would work really well with AQA and Edexcel modern world syllabuses. The ppt explains the variety of tasks - Various slides should also be printed out as instructions for each table. Some of the tasks are also on the slides, but others are extra attachments such as the explain away game and the timeline cards. This is a good way to keep yr 11 engaged and proactive during those last few lessons.

Attached is two lessons work for KS3 yr 7 or 8 on migration. There are cross curricular links with Geography and Citizenship. The lessons explore the history of migration from the Romans to present day. There are three pages of worksheets / activities and a timeline for support Lesson 1 Who are the British? PPT 1 = 12 sides Lesson 2 Who has moved to Britain and why? PPt 2 22 slides plus reading resource with an SEND highlighted version.

Approx two lessons. After the teaching of the Spanish Armada. First lesson deals with the historical skill of how historians work and the concept of historical significance using the 5 Rs of significance. Examples to encourage discussion and thought involve Covid and the invasion of Ukraine. Students can then make notes around what each of the 5Rs are and how they can be used to judge historical significance. There is then a short documentary by Dan Snow that explains some great examples of how the victory was historically significant. It is advisable that the video is stopped regularly and the concepts of the 5Rs discussed to allow students greater opportunities to share their knowledge and views and so that they can then record their knowledge in the appropriate spaces in the worksheet. I have then used this to formulate a long answer question on their end of unit assessment.

Approx 2 lessons exploring the Early Modern World. This explores the beginnings of the Reformation in Europe and sets the scene for the aftermath. Includes 2 work sheets with activities and a supporting ppt (adaptable) plus a timeline of the Early Modern world. There is also a link to clip about Martin Luther which is supported by an activity.

An overview of the AQA Part 2 American Dream unit using detail from the specification inconjunction with other key content for students to revise. Students can assess how comfortable their knowledge is on a topic and date the appropriate, sad, middle or happy face. The intention is then for students to use this as a base from which to start to plan and organise their revision effectively. The hope being that they have moved most of their learning on from the red unhappy face to the Green smiley face before they sit the exams. This is brand new and I am about to give it to my students for the first time this year. The AS version for them them was very successful last year and I intend to give them a copy of that again - as they will need both for the new style A level exams.