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I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.

I am a history teacher in Scotland. Sharing a mixture of resources including knowledge organisers, retrieval practice, units of work and work related to pedagogy and practice. Will be adding more resources as and when I have them. Please check my social media accounts for more ideas.
Retrieval Practice Templates
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Retrieval Practice Templates

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Different templates that can be adapted to suit different pupils and classes to aid in retrieval practice. They can be used as starters, as standalone tasks or as part of revision booklets.
Teacher Tactics
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Teacher Tactics

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A guide to help teachers with common problems they face in the classroom. How to improve behaviour, make feedback meaningful, deliver effective plenaries and much more. Useful for classroom teachers and middle managers looking to drive improvement in their departments.
Excellent Teaching
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Excellent Teaching

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A poster to showcase elements of excellent teaching. It contains links to articles and other resources to help teachers understand how to implement those elements into their practice.
Improve your teaching
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Improve your teaching

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These resources will help the teacher solve common problems they face. It should help with the following among others Classroom Management Retrieval Practice Assessment Marking Plenaries Starters
How to revise
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How to revise

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A guide to simple but effective revision techniques. Can be used as a whole or as separate posters to encourage students to engage with revision.
How to revise
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How to revise

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A collection of resources which will help parents, teachers and students engage with revision and retrieval.
Year 8 History
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Year 8 History

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4 Units of work suitable for a Year 8 Curriculum. Complete PowerPoints and all resources to take you through the courses. Units included: The Black Death Witch Crazes Jack the Ripper The Titanic
Witch Craze Unit
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Witch Craze Unit

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This unit of study is about the witch crazes. It contains lessons, resources and an assessment which takes students through the following topics Why women in particular were vulnerable to accusations of being a witch The Pendle witches Matthew Hopkins Salem Revision Assessment It also contains lessons which will “pre-teach” and front load the students with some of the key information. There is also an introduction sheet which outlines the benefits and key aspects of the course and a pdf. handout of all the slides to help the teacher keep track of what has been taught.
Core Skills in History
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Core Skills in History

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A unit of work teaching the core skills needed in history. Suitable for late KS2 or early KS3. Contains lesson PowerPoint with a booklet which the students fill in. Covers the following skills Time Chronological Order Types of evidence Corroboration Bias Analysis of photograph Adding details to expand facts
Key Stage 2 History
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Key Stage 2 History

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A series of units originally designed for KS3 but suitable for KS2 as well. Core history skills, the Tollund Man, Castles and Vikings. Each unit is fully resourced
The Vikings in Scotland
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The Vikings in Scotland

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six lesson long Booklet with tasks taking students through the topic of the Vikings in Scotland. It can be edited to change the focus to another part of the British Isles. There is an accompanying PowerPoint presentation and the tasks have also been split into different lessons. The presentation includes Starters, Plenaries as well as Learning Objectives and Success Criteria