Simple political spectrum for teaching topics such as the Cold War, Weimar and Nazi Germany, British Political Parties etc.

This powerpoint is an example of how you can make a really effective assessment feedback lesson. You can model excellent explanation and layer the development of answers using a powerpoint like this and also have lots of additional activities to keep students busy. I have also included my feedback sheet which I made to go with this assessment: Which of the following was the most important cause of WWI: -Imperialism -The Alliance systems? Free so you can download and adapt as neeeded for your groups.

This is a powerpoint to print as a display or could just be shared with your ALevel, GCSE and KS3 History students of useful words to improve the quality and precision of their writing. The words are themed e.g. useful words to use for cause, for adding an additional point or argument, for change etc.

The amazing story of Harriet Tubman. Worksheet to accompany the film “Harriet” 2019 which tells the amazing story of the brave and courageous Harriet Tubman who worked on the Underground Railroad to help lead over 70 enslaved people to freedom from states such as Maryland to the free North. The worksheet has questions designed to help students understand the brutality and insidious nature of slavery as well as why what the Anti-Slavery Society and Tubman achieved was so impressive and important.

This is an essay feedback grid for Component 1 and Component 2 UK Politics and UK Government. All about saving time and giving good quality feedback which aquaints students with assessment objectives and develops their knowledge, skills and understanding. Feedback not marking!

This document is a guide to how to write Section A Interpretations questions which are 30 marks- it has a template for students’ use as well as an exemplar paragraph with evaluation and conclusion for one of the exam board sample papers (Elton and Haigh on Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace).

Learning Journey for student folders/ books with the Gov and Pol outline- we split between teachers which is why there are two lines but you can amend for your programme of study.

Attached are the standardised grade boundaries I use within my department. They are based on 2019 but with a 1% cushion built in where I think appropriate in case of increases in 2024. They are for the following options/ exam boards: GCSE- Edexcel 9-1 Combination Medicine, Saxons/ Normans, Superpower RElations and Weimar/ Nazi Germany (note other combinations may differ) ALevel History OCR- Combination which fits MOST options: Wars of the Roses Russia 1894-1941 Tudor Rebellions ALevel Politics Edexcel including Option 3A USA Comparative.

Check out my lessons on ALevel Russia-for OCR spec but can be adapted for all specs and GCSE I have spent hours and hours on them- very detailed with tonnes of factual knowledge on every slide- can be useful for first time Russia teachers/ those with no knowledge. This resource is a small bundle of Russia resources for the OCR 1894-1941 spec Marking grid 10 marker questions- this will save hours of time marking and also help your students become familiar with assessment objectives marking grid 20 marker questions - as above List of Past Paper Exam Questions List of revision podcasts etc for students

Full lesson for KS3 on the Murder of Thomas Beckett Includes all resources needed to teach as a stand alone lesson but we use as part of our “changing power of the monarch” unit.

I have included my SMART nnotebook files but incase you don’t have the software to open them also a PDF version of each file. Includes all lessons for the USA failure at home and abroad unit for AQA GCSE.

For Edexcel ALevel History German Democratic Republic (GDR/ DDR) Topic 4 This is a complete set of lessons for topic 4 All are in SMART notebook format so you will need this software to open the files./ edit them, A free version can be downloaded from the website with basic features.

This is an example of how you can create a thematic essay plan to share with your students. This is for a thematic question on the nature of rebellions and why some rebellions got more support than others.

All lessons for Edexcel ALevel German Democratic Republic Topic 3- Life in the GDR Please be aware- all lessons are made in the SMART notebook format and you will need this software to view/ edit them. Additional worksheets etc made in WORD/ PDF format

This is a tracker for students to follow different news headlines and see how they are treated differently by rival media groups with BIAS- in this case I chose CNN and Fox News.

Edexcel ALevel Component 2 The German Democratic Republic Topic 2 All lessons for topic 2 and resources- Please note all lessons are in the SMART notebook format and you will need to have the software for this to view/ edit them. A free version is available on their website but your school will need it too, Everything else is in Word/ PDF format.

These are Revision Topic Check Lists for Edexcel Government and Politics ALevel Component 1/ Paper 1 Section A UK Politics They also include key terms to RAG RATE. Can be easily used for AQA also.

Information and sources on the opium wars for KS3

You can use this to edit as a template for your knowledge organisers or just print off and give to your students as they are. Cover major aspects of Topic 1 Democracy. If you feel I have missed anything important feel free to contact me: moss_emma@hotmail.com

Edexcel GCSE History Anglo Saxon and Norman England Topic 2: Establishing Control Changes to Landholding In depth examination of the introduction of the Feudal system and changes William introduced to ensure the loyalty of his nobility by making them his tenants -in-chief. Fully resourced. Can use the textbooks but can be taught without.