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Teacher of 28 years, History AST, HoD and Hums. HoF. Please visit my website to see my current curriculum provision www.historynetwork.co.uk
EDEXCEL 9-1 GCSE HISTORY. Topics on a Page - The American West
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EDEXCEL 9-1 GCSE HISTORY. Topics on a Page - The American West

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These resources provide students with a 'TOPIC ON A PAGE’ summary for the component units of the EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY. AMERICAN WEST Topic 1 - The early settlement of the West, C1835 - 1862 Topic 2 - Development of the Plains, c1862 - 1876 Topic 3 - Conflicts & Conquest, c1876 - 1895 They fully cover the syllabus content for each topic and can be used by students and teachers to: a) consolidate knowledge and understanding to encourage student mastery (embedding academic language and concepts) after students have completed a topic in class or as a homework task, helping them identify areas of strengths and weaknesses b) as a quick starter activity to review prior learning or weeks/months later as a spaced retrieval practice task. I regularly take sections from the placemats and use them to support spiralled learning. c) to encourage relevant exam responses - specifically targeting the themes of explaining the cause of illness, methods of prevention, treatments, care of the sick, public health, important individuals and factors effecting change. d) the question squares can be completed and then cut up into cards to form KAGAN Quiz/Quiz Trade Question and Answer Cards e) as a useful revision aid before the final exam. (Many of my Year 11 students rely on these sheets in the final weeks and days of revision and have commented that they have helped make factual recall of the huge volume of the syllabus content more achievable. The resource includes prompt pictures to appeal to visual learners and can be used as a standalone resource or in conjunction with the Edexcel Pearson Revision Guide, where all of the answers can be found. This resource can also be used in conjunction with the topic placemats that I have produced to support students in lessons. The first box contains the same summary picture for the whole topic. In particular, I have successfully used the TOPIC ON A PAGE summaries with the ‘EXAM TECHNIQUE’ side of the placemats so when students are given exam questions, they can quickly find relevant supporting knowledge to use in a response. I have used this resource successfully with students targeted Levels 4 - 9. It could be easily adapted for students working on or below L3. The ‘fill in the gaps’ prompts can be removed for higher ability students.
BBC - Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City - Simon Sebag Montefiore
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BBC - Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City - Simon Sebag Montefiore

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Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series illuminating the history of the sacred and peerlessly beautiful city of Jerusalem: Ep1 -Wellspring of Holiness Ep2 - Invasion, Invasion, Invasion Ep3 - Judgement Day Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the resources are saved as PDF’s for A4 printing
BBC - Planet Oil: The Treasure that Conquered the World -  Professor Iain Stewart
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BBC - Planet Oil: The Treasure that Conquered the World - Professor Iain Stewart

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Ep1 -Iain Stewart visits places that gave birth to the earth’s oil riches, discovers the people who fought over its control and explores how the need for oil is changing the planet. Ep2 -By the early 1950s, a holy trinity of oil, plastics and fertilisers had transformed the planet. But as Professor Iain Stewart reveals, when the oil-producing countries demanded a greater share in profits from the western energy companies, the oil and gas fields of the Middle East became a focus for coup d’etats and military conflict. Ep3 - Professor Iain Stewart examines the situation in the 21st century, at which point the global consumption of oil, coal and gas is at an all-time high.
BBC History File - Germany
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BBC History File - Germany

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Full set of structured supporting Worksheets for the BBC History File series written to support the 9-1 Edexcel History course: Ep1 - The Rise of Hitler Ep2 - Life in Nazi Germany Ep3 - The Master Race (A Free resource) Ep4 - Youth Ep5 - Opposition Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the resources can be printed as A4 PDFs
The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery
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The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery

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Worksheets to support Chapters 4-8 of Paul Kennedys: The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery; Chapter 4 - Triumph and Check: 1756-1793 Chapter 5 - The Struggle against France Renewed: 1793-1815 Chapter 6 -Pax Britanica: 1815-1859 Chapter 7 - Mahan versus Mackinder Chapter 8 - The End of Pax Britanica: 1897-1914 Written as part of a wider reading and enrichment programme the sheets direct students to wider reading around the them of the Royal Naval and encourage understanding through a range of activities.
Boom, Bust & Recovery- Worksheets  to support J.W. Davidson's 'A Little History of the United States'
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Boom, Bust & Recovery- Worksheets to support J.W. Davidson's 'A Little History of the United States'

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Boom, Bust & Recovery- Worksheets to support J.W. Davidson’s ‘A Little History of the United States’: Chapter 31 - The Masses Chapter 32 - The New Deal Chapter 34 - Superpower Written as part of an introductory reading programme for Yr 12 A Level students studying the Edexcel syllabus or extension materials for Ks3 or GCSE Written as Publisher files for printing on A3, they can be edited and printed as PDF files to accommodate A4 printing
Gaining and Losing an Empire -Supporting worksheets for chapters 42-45 of Ben Wilson's 'Empire of The Deep'
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Gaining and Losing an Empire -Supporting worksheets for chapters 42-45 of Ben Wilson's 'Empire of The Deep'

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Supporting worksheets for chapters 42-45 of Ben Wilsons ‘Empire of The Deep’ to support the Edexcel A Level: gaining and losing an empire 1763-1914. Wilson’s book provides an overview of the changing role of the Royal Navy support the breadth element of the course. Chapters covered: 42 - Persuasion - 1805-42 43 - Making the Weather - 1842 -1860 44 - Arms Race - 1860-1899 45 - The Brink- 1899-1914 The sheets are designed to be printed on A3 but can be amended and saved as PDF’s for A4 printing if desired
9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
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9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England

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9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Topic 1: Anglo-Saxon society and the Norman Conquest, 1060-66 Topic 2: William I in power: Securing the kingdom Topic 3: Norman England, 1066-88 Written in PowerPoint (The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit). These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’. The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the: a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units b) support the need for increased literacy demands c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit). Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of: 1. Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words 2. Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions. 3. Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box. 4. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images. 5. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (eg. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection. The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through: 1. Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available 2. Examiners levelled mark schemes 3. Support writing frames with generic sentence starters
9-1 OCR History B, SHP History Learning/Topic Placemats for The People’s Health:  1250 to present day
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9-1 OCR History B, SHP History Learning/Topic Placemats for The People’s Health: 1250 to present day

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Written in PowerPoint Topics Covered: The People’s Health GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 1: c1250-1500 Medieval England The People’s Health GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 2: c1500—1750 Early Modern England The People’s Health GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 3: Industrial Britain 1750-1900 The People’s Health GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 4: Modern Britain - 1900 onwards (The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit). These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful ‘Edexcel Medicine Through Time’ Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). My learning placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’. These OCR Placemats are produced to the same quality and have been used by GCSE Students within my MAT. The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the: a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units b) support the need for increased literacy demands through a language for learning section c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit). Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of: Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions. (Identified as good practice by leading practitioner such as Hattie and Morrison-McGill). Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images - all categorised under themes that underline each period. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (eg. Ideas, attitudes & beliefs, wealth & poverty, urbanisation, science and technology and the role of local and national government) and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection. The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through: Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available. Examiners leveled mark schemes Support writing frames with generic sentence starters
9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Russia and the USSR 1917-41
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9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Russia and the USSR 1917-41

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9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Russia and the USSR 1917-41 Written in PowerPoint Topics Covered: The Revolutions of 1917 Stalin’s Rise and Dictatorship Economic and Social Changes Topic 2 - The Bolshevik’s in Power - is available for free from my shop (The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit). These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’. The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the: a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units b) support the need for increased literacy demands c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit). Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of: Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions. Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (eg. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection. The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through: Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available Examiners levelled mark schemes Support writing frames with generic sentence starters
Henry VIII - Inside the Mind of a Tyrant - Supporting Worksheets
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Henry VIII - Inside the Mind of a Tyrant - Supporting Worksheets

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Henry VIII - Inside the Mind of a Tyrant - Supporting Worksheets for the David Starkey Documentary. Comprehension and extension questions are provided to follow the programmes and support information collection. The resource provides a summary of the documentaries and its contents. They were written for enrichment/extension and flipped learning for GCSE but are also appropriate for A Level Studies Written in Publisher, formatted for A3, but can be amended and saved as an A4 PDF for printing. Included in this bundle are episodes: Ep1. Prince Ep2. Warrior Ep3. Lover Ep4. Tyrant is available from my Shop as a free download
9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Henry VIII and his Ministers
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9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Henry VIII and his Ministers

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Topic 1 - Henry & Wolsey 1509 – 1529 Topic 2 - Henry & Cromwell 1529-40 Topic 3 – The Impact of the Break with Rome Written in PowerPoint (The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit). These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’. The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the: a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units b) support the need for increased literacy demands c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit). Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of: 1. Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words 2. Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions. 3. Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box. 4. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images. 5. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (eg. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection. The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through: 1. Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available 2. Examiners levelled mark schemes 3. Support writing frames with generic sentence starters
The Cold War (TV Series) Ep.2 , 4 & 7
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The Cold War (TV Series) Ep.2 , 4 & 7

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Supporting worksheets for the CNN BBC production narrated by Kenneth Brannagh. Ep.2 - Iron Curtain Ep.4 - Berlin Ep.7 - After Stalin Written to support the teaching of the 9-1 GCSE curriculum as extension/enrichment/flipped learning, but also suitable for A Level teaching
The Cold War (TV Series) Ep.16 , 22 & 23
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The Cold War (TV Series) Ep.16 , 22 & 23

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Supporting worksheets for the CNN BBC production narrated by Kenneth Brannagh. Ep.16 Detente Ep.22 Star Wars Ep.23 The Wall Comes Down Written to support the teaching of the 9-1 GCSE curriculum as extension/enrichment/flipped learning, but also suitable for A Level teaching
9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Crime and Punishment in Britain c.1000 to Present
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9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Crime and Punishment in Britain c.1000 to Present

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9-1 Edexcel History Learning/Topic Placemats for Crime and Punishment in Britain c.1000 to Present Written in PowerPoint Topics Covered: Crime & Punishment GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 1: c1000-1500 Medieval England Crime & Punishment GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 2: c1550—1700 Early Modern England Crime & Punishment GCSE Learning Placemat – Topic 3: c1700—1900, 18th & 19th Cent (The reverse side of the placemat remains the same throughout this study unit). These interactive learning placemats were designed to meet the challenges of the new 9-1 GCSE. They build upon the successful Medicine Through Time Placemats that I previously designed (and which received 5* reviews by all who have purchased them up to the time of launching these new materials – see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/9-1-edexcel-gcse-history-of-medicine-place-mat-question-structure-11627611 ). The new placemats have been identified as best practice during a ‘Challenge Partners’ review as well as being identified as best practice by other History teachers on the Olevi ‘Outstanding Teacher Programme’. The new design learning placemats support both teachers and students in addressing the: a) dramatic increase in the curriculum content needed for the different units b) support the need for increased literacy demands c) help students become familiar and more confident in recognising the correct response needed for the unprecedented number of different question styles The placemats are designed to be double sided. One side focuses on the CONTENT: providing an overview of key knowledge and understanding needed (this will change for each topic area within this GCSE unit). Every placemat across the GCSE range is designed to encourage greater understanding of: Historical Context - through timelines, picture prompts and key words Awareness of the ‘big picture’ so students can see how individual lessons fit into the unit and make clearer links between prior and future learning – through ‘Big Picture’ questions. Better Literacy – through selected ‘language for learning’ vocab box. Memory prompts to support revision – through the use of carefully selected images. Increased awareness of metacognition – through PME (Progress, Monitor and Evaluation Time) questions to encourage students to deconstruct their learning and identify key factors (eg. Social, economic, political) or key individuals and make links between features. A pictorial metacognition man with 5 question prompts will support student reflection. The reverse side contains guidance on EXAM TECHNIQUE through: Identifying the nature of the question styles for each GCSE Unit and the allocated marks available Examiners levelled mark schemes Support writing frames with generic sentence starters