Lesson that introduces the definitions of ‘citizen’ and ‘citizenship’. Students describe key British values. Students complete a baseline quiz to assess the extent of their citizenship knowledge.

Lesson introducing the medieval period and a snapshot of what life was like in 1066 compared to 2011 - this exercise works well with low ability pupils but can be adapted for higher ability by asking pupils to link the facts together to explain why Medieval England was the way it was.

Lesson examining the political spectrum in the UK including 2 questionnaires for students to reflect on where they would place themselves on the spectrum.

Lesson examining the Battle of Stalingrad and what we can learn from source evidence (photographs) about how the battle was fought. Includes caption competition plenary.

Lesson examining events of the Battle of Hastings and whether Harold lost or William won - pupils encourage to explain what advantages Harold had, how William demonstrated good leadership and the role of bad luck in Harold's defeat.

Introductory lesson for German Depth Study introducing pupils to the basic geography of Europe and Germany, an giving pupils an idea of who Wilhelm II was and his personality traits. Pupils also briefly exaine what makes a country great. Textbook references to SHP Germany textbook (white).

Lesson examining the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary, and the threat Mary posed to Elizabeth

Assessment preparation lesson for pupils examining why WIlliam won the Battle of Hastings - lesson can be delivered as an ICT lesson with pupils completing task on computers or as a card sort for a non-ICT based alternative. Lesson focuses on pupils using explanatory language and being able to prioritise information.

Lesson examining the history and role of the judiciary in the UK

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (End of the Cold War) Learning Objectives To examine the philosophy that lay behind the Reagan Doctrine To investigate the factors that weakened the hold of the USSR over Eastern Europe To discover the ways in which Mikhail Gorbachev changed Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s To investigate the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall To understand the sequence of events that was involved in the ending of the Cold War

Lesson examining blitzkrieg warfare - lesson delivered to all boys class and card sort worked well and drew on knowledge pupils had from video games like COD and MW.

Lesson examining Czechoslovakia and Nazi-Soviet Pact explaining why Stalin chose to sign the Nazi Soviet Pact - in addition to interpreting cartoons and catchphrase plenary.

Role information for class mock trial for Mary Queen of Scots for a class of 32 pupils (can be varied accordingly) including; Judges x 3, Jury x 12 (+ Foreman of the Jury for deciding vote if a tie), Prosecution x 3, Defence x 3, Francis Walsingham, Anthony Babbington, Mary Queen of Scots, Witnesses x 6, (Clerk x 2)

Brief history/snapshot of the USA in preparation for the US Constitution topic - statistics can be used as a source - what can pupils learn about US society from these statistics.

Lesson examining Operation Barbarossa asking to pupils to 'flesh out' the reasons why Hitler invaded Russia and the implications of his mistakes. Plenary as caption competition for cartoons depicting operation barbarossa.

CSI based lesson for pupils to examine evidence and piece together what happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Group task introducing key judicial concepts in the UK judiciary

General revision ppts can be used as in school revision sessions or students can use to make revision flashcards.

Revision aid articles for US Elections topic, can be combined to form revision booklet or used individually to supplement lesson materials.

Lesson examining the roe of the Medieval Church in people's lives compared to its role today including the duties of priests, and examining doom paintings.