This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise reasons that Mussolini conducted the invasion of Abyssinia. More able students can use the cards to explain their thoughts on the most important reason for the invasion. It can be done as a venn diagram using the second sheet.

An interactive decision-making sheet for students to fill in. They place themselves in the position of the League and decide what they would do in each scenario. More able students have a version where they explain heir choices and evaluate the actual responses of the League. There are extension questions on the powerpoint on the actual responses of the League. The final slides cover the Geneva Protocol, with questions on its role. Information on each scenario is provided, as is space for students to give an explanation of each of their choices. Use the powerpoint to support whole lesson, especially when covering the actual responses of the League. This could be done as a group, paired or individual activity.

A cut and stick activity which leads to a piece of judgemental writing on successes of the League of Nations. Students match up point of success to the evidence surrounding it. They stick each matched point and piece of evidence into the table. This could alternatively be recorded in the venn diagram. They then give their own explanation, such as ‘This was a more / less meaningful success because…’ Students can categorise and prioritise the different aspects of success, into areas such as local peacekeeping, global peacekeeping and global improvement. More able students can explain which was the most significant of the achievements, in the short and long term. This is an ideal activity for preparing students for longer-answer exam questions. It allows discussion to develop as students explain their thoughts and defend them in front of their peers.

This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise and prioritise reasons that the Soviet Union failed in Afghanistan. More able students can use the cards to explain their thoughts on the most important reason for the USSR’s failure. This could also be done as a venn diagram using the second sheet.

An assessment for Key Stage 3 students about assessing the accuracy of a source. Students are invited to label the picture of slaves working on a plantation. They then fill in what they notice on the worksheet, which is differentiated for the lower-ability students. They give their own explanation of the evidence in the picture. E.g. P - slaves’ clothes, Ev - they are European, and look new and fresh, Exp - Slaves did wear European clothes, but after a long day in the fields they would be looking more tatty than they are how to be. There is a writing frame and mark scheme attached. The mark scheme is NC levels, but can easily be adapted to GCSE style grades.

A card sort which allows students to place in chronological order the events (from the start of Glasnost and Perestroika to the end of 1991) which led to the fall of the USSR. More able students can be challenged to explain what each of these events meant, and how much of a threat it was, with the higher end resource.

A card sort which allows students to place in chronological order the events (from 1991 end of 1995) which happened in the Former Yugoslavia. More able students can be challenged to explain what each of these events meant, and how much of a threat it was, with the higher end resource.

This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise and prioritise reasons that the Berlin Airlift was successful. More able students can use the cards to explain their thoughts on the most important reason for the Airlift’s success. The task could also be done as a diamond activity. It could be done as a venn diagram using the second sheet.

A resource for KS4. Firstly, students watch the YouTube link and answer questions about the Red Scare. Secondly, students decide whether the Red Scare was justified or not, by marking different pieces of evidence. This can lead to a PEE paragraph or debate.

This is for GCSE Medicine. Students look through the pieces of evidence. They decide which of these suggest that Islam helped medicine, and which suggest that Islam hindered it. It can be done as a card sort, cut and stick or highlighting activity. Higher ability students can be challenged, particularly in a card sort, to prioritise the pieces of evidence on either side of the argument. There are extension questions provided at the end of the task. There are resources for higher and lower ability students included This can lead to a class debate or a piece of extended writing.

A resource to revise the circumnavigation of the world. Students need the AQA workbooklet. Powerpoint slides introduce the reasons the Elizabeth wanted to promote the circumnavigation, and reasons that Drake was chosen to lead the circumnavigation - his knowledge of portoleon charts, astrolabes etc, and his forceful personality. Diamond ranking activities come in more and less detailed forms. Students can explain and rank the consequences. This can lead to an extended writing activity at the end.

This is a revision resource for GCSE students. Students are presented with 10 events / issues surrounding the League in the 1920s. they are invited to analyse the strength or otherwise of the League in addressing these issues. There are hints to help the weaker students contained on the powerpoint slides, as well as an introduction /refresher to the Article 10 of the covenant. As an extension, students decide whether the league’s ‘successes’ were worth much in the bigger picture, by deciding how well the League contained bigger / smaller countries’ ambitions. This can lead to debate or a variety of extended writing tasks.

This is a resource for GCSE students. I use it on the AQA course, but it can doubtless be used on others. Students arrange characters into chronological order, and explain the factors behind them - e.g. war etc. This can be done as a role play, by cutting up the required number of cards and handing them out, and as a cut and stick / card sort. Cards can be arranged on the table sheet if you like - blow it up to A3 - or by drawing the table into their book. This can lead to debate and extended writing on the importance of individuals and factors. There is a differentiated version of the card sort to give out to less able students.

This is a resource for GCSE students. I use it on the AQA course, but it can doubtless be used on others. Students arrange characters into chronological order, and explain the factors behind them - e.g. war etc. This can be done as a role play, by cutting up the required number of cards and handing them out, and as a cut and stick / card sort. Cards can be arranged on the table sheet if you like - blow it up to A3 - or by drawing the table into their book. This can lead to debate and extended writing on the importance of individuals and factors. There is a differentiated version of the card sort to give out to less able students.

This is a resource for GCSE students. I use it on the AQA course, but it can doubtless be used on others. Students arrange characters into chronological order, and explain the reasons that they are significant. This can be done as a role play, by cutting up the required number of cards and handing them out, and as a cut and stick / card sort. Cards can be arranged on the table sheet if you like - blow it up to A3 - or by drawing the table into their book. This can lead to debate and extended writing on the importance of individuals and factors.

This is a resource for GCSE students. I use it on the AQA course, but it can doubtless be used on others. Students arrange characters into chronological order, and explain the reasons that they are significant. This can be done as a role play, by cutting up the required number of cards and handing them out, and as a cut and stick / card sort. Cards can be arranged on the table sheet if you like - blow it up to A3 - or by drawing the table into their book. This can lead to debate and extended writing on the importance of individuals and factors.

Thus is a guided reading activity to look at the Ridofi, Throckmorton and Babington plots. Teacher reads the events to students. Students write up a summary of the plot and decide the extent to which Mary was guilty of plotting. they make reasons for their judgement. This can lead to debate or extended writing on whether Mary was guilt of treasons.