These revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 1 Challenges to the restored order and the failure of revolution, c1830–49 2 The rise of Piedmont, 1849–56 3 The creation of the Kingdom of Italy, 1856–61 4 Consolidating the Kingdom of Italy, 1861–70 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945 Part one: the crisis of Liberal Italy and the Rise of Mussolini, c1900–1926 The Crisis of Liberal Italy, c1900–1915 The collapse of Liberal Italy and Mussolini’s Rise to Power, 1915–1922 Mussolini and the establishment of Fascist Italy, 1922–1926 Part two: Fascist Italy, 1926–1945 (A-level only) Fascist society, 1926–1940 (A-level only) Fascist foreign policies, 1926–1940 (A-level only) Fascist Italy and war, 1940–1945 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the Paper 1 study: The Crusades, c1095–1204 Reasons for the crusades, 1095–1192 Leadership of the crusades, 1095–1192 The crusader states of Outremer, 1100–92 The changing Muslim response to the crusades, 1095–1192 Historical Interpretations: What explains the failure of the Fourth Crusade? They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

This resource is a pretty comprehensive summary of all the knowledge required for OCR A Level Ancient History Republic and Empire: Breakdown of the Late Republic unit (H407/21): The form of the Constitution The challenges to the Constitution The means by which politicians achieved success and their importance in the breakdown of the Republic Social and Economic relationships and their importance in the breakdown of the Republic The roles and importance of individuals in the breakdown of the Republic At 20,000 words over 30 pages, this resource goes into detail about every topic on the specification, and explains how each topic is relevant and specific to the time period in question. These were really useful for my students for a number of reasons. For my top students who were anxious that they had covered every corner of the course, these provided much needed reassurance. For my students whose attendance was a little sporadic, these notes allowed them to easily fill gaps in their knowledge. For the lessons close to exam time where students were keen to be ‘spoon fed’ the key knowledge, these notes came in incredibly handy. They are detailed and can really be used as you see fit with your students according to their needs and your context. They also provide a pretty helpful teacher guide to refer to as you teach, as they helped me as I planned my lessons to make sure I was covering all the necessary key content as I progressed through the year. Thanks for taking a look and hopefully these notes provide your students with the help they need and help you you save some much needed time and stress in the run up to exams, or over the course of the year :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 Part one: the emergence of the People’s Republic of China, 1936–1962 The Origins of the Civil War, 1936–1946 Communist victory and the consolidation of Mao’s rule, 1946–1952 The transition to Socialism, 1952–1962 Part two: the People’s Republic of China: Economic growth and the transformation of the state, 1962–1997 (A-level only) Reform and Control, 1962–1966 (A-level only) The Cultural Revolution, 1966–1976 (A-level only) The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976–1997 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These detailed revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Unit Y101 Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016: 1 Enquiry Topic: Alfred the Great a) Alfred and the Vikings b) Alfred and the governance of England c) The revival of literacy and learning: the Alfredian Renaissance 2 British Period Study: The Making of England 899–1016 a) Edward the Elder 899–924 b) Athelstan 924–939 c) Edmund 939–946, Eadred 946–955 and Edgar 957–975 d) Aethelred 978–1016 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: The English Revolution, 1625–1660 Part one: the origins of the English Civil War, 1625–1642 The emergence of conflict and the end of consensus, 1625–1629 An experiment in Absolutism, 1629–1640 The crisis of Parliament and the outbreak of the First Civil War, 1640–1642 Part two: Radicalism, Republic and Restoration, 1642–1660 (A-level only) War and radicalism, 1642–1646 (A-level only) The disintegration of the Political Nation, 1646–1649 (A-level only) Experiments in government and society, 1648–1660 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes are intended to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the four parts of the breadth study: “The British Empire, c1857–1967”: Part one: the High Water Mark of the British Empire, c1857–1914 The development of Imperialism, c1857–c1890 Imperial consolidation and Liberal rule, c1890–1914 Part two: Imperial retreat, 1914–1967 (A-level only) Imperialism challenged, 1914–1947 (A-level only) The winds of change, 1947–1967 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Y108 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 British Period Study: The Early Stuarts 1603–1646 a) James I and Parliament b) James I and religion c) Charles I 1625–1640 d) Charles I and the victory of Parliament 1640–1646 Enquiry Topic: The Execution of Charles I and the Interregnum 1646–1660 a) The failure to achieve a settlement 1646–1649 b) Commonwealth and Protectorate c) The Restoration of Charles II These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. They give peace of mind that every corner of the specification/syllabus has been covered. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Unit Y111: Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846–1918 British Period Study: Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846–1902 a) Whigs to Liberals b) Gladstonian Liberalism c) Disraelian Conservatism d) Late Victorian politics: Gladstone and Salisbury until 1902 Enquiry Topic: England and a New Century c.1900–1918 a) Political issues c.1900–1914 b) Social issues 1900–1918 c) Britain at war 1914–1918 These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. They give peace of mind that every corner of the specification/syllabus has been covered. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery 1 Boom and crash, 1920–29 2 Depression and New Deal, 1929–38 3 Impact of the New Deal and the Second World War on the USA to 1945 4 The transformation of the USA, 1945–55 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499 Part one: the Fall of the House of Lancaster, 1450–1471 The origins of conflict, 1450–1459 The War of the Barons, 1459–1461 The triumph of the Yorkists, 1461–1471 Part two: the fall of the House of York, 1471–1499 (A-level only) ‘The Sun in Splendour’: the reign of Edward IV, 1471–1483 (A-level only) The downfall of the Yorkist Monarchy, 1483–1486 (A-level only) The end of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: “Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216" Part one: The Reign of Henry II, 1154–1189 The Restoration of Royal Authority, 1154–1166 The crisis of Royal Authority, 1166–1174 The struggle for Royal Authority, 1174–1189 Part two: England under Henry II’s Successors, 1189–1216 (A-level only) Richard I, 1189–1199 (A-level only) King John, 1199–1214 (A-level only) The end of John’s reign, 1214–1216 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes are intended to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the four parts of the breadth study: “Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964”: Part one: Autocracy, Reform and Revolution: Russia, 1855–1917 Trying to preserve autocracy, 1855–1894 The collapse of autocracy, 1894–1917 Part two: the Soviet Union, 1917–1964 (A-level only) The emergence of Communist dictatorship, 1917–1941 (A-level only) The Stalinist dictatorship and reaction, 1941–1964 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

I created this lesson for my OCR GCSE 9-1 Classical Civilisation class. It’s dual coded throughout to reduce excess ‘noise’ to ensure students know what to focus on and when, in order to aid high quality knowledge retention. The lesson is meant to complement the counterpart ‘Journeying to the Underworld’ GCSE lesson for the ancient Greeks: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/homeric-hymn-to-demeter-journeying-to-the-underworld-in-ancient-greece-12655537 The lesson starts by introducing Ovid and Roman beliefs about the Underworld. Background is then given to students on who Orpheus is and why he is so famous in classical myth. Students are encouraged to summarise his importance themselves before moving on to a reading task. The exam-specified version of Metamorphoses by Ovid is included as a hidden slide to be printed out for pupils, who will go through it as a class and pick out words they might struggle with to aid literacy-building and to ensure the text is accessible to all. Students are then instructed to read through it again themselves and pick out key parts and summarise each part themselves (can be verbal, written or drawn). before attempting some exam questions so you can gain some clarity on where they are in terms of how much they have retained from the lesson. The lesson finishes with a really good 5 minute video that summarises the story for pupils. A final storyboard task is included should you want to extend the lesson beyond the one hour mark, or to be set as an engaging homework that helps make their learning stick. Each slide has a pale yellow overlay to aid students with dyslexia / Irlen’s but this can be removed easily by deleting it, or its colour can be easily changed to suit your pupils’ needs. Thanks for looking :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2G.2: Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy: 1 Creation and destabilisation of the Second Republic, 1930–36 2 The Spanish Civil War, 1936–39 3 Establishing Franco’s dictatorship, 1938–56 4 Dictatorship remodelled and the transition to democracy, 1956–78 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 1 Late AngloSaxon England, c1053–66 2 The Norman conquest of England and extension of control in Wales and Scotland, 1066–93 3 State, church and society, 1066–1106 4 Normandy, 1066–1106 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570 Part one: the break from Rome, c1529–1547 The Church in c1529 The break from Rome, c1529–1536 Change and reaction, 1536–1547 Part two: the establishment of the Church of England, 1547–c1570 (A-level only) A more Protestant Nation, 1547–1553 (A-level only) The restoration of Papal Authority, 1553–1558 (A-level only) The establishment of the Church of England, 1558–c1570 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Unit Y205: Exploration, Encounters and Empire 1445–1570: 1) Exploration 2) Encounters and conquest 3) Settlement and consequences 4) Impact of overseas empire on Europe These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics / areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. They give peace of mind that every corner of the specification/syllabus has been covered. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

This lesson was designed for my pupils studying OCR Classical Civilisation 9-1 GCSE. It provides an excellent in-depth look at the Roman Domus / Villa - the household and home of wealthy Romans / Roman Patricians. The lesson is dual coded and there is an emphasis in reducing excess ‘noise’ in the PowerPoint file - allowing pupils to easily access the content without distraction. There is also a yellow overlay on each slide to aid any pupils with irlens / dyslexia (this can easily be removed though by clicking on the overlay on each slide and pressing ‘delete’). The lesson begins with a look at a map of Pompeii to allow pupils to see the prevalence of the Domus in a Roman city and then pupils are given a handout (included as a slide to be printed off) of a typical domus floor plan with a key and pupils must colour code both. Once pupils thus have an understanding of the uses of the rooms in a typical domus and what they were called, there is a handout (again, included as a slide) to be printed off of extra info where pupils are encouraged to highlight key points and use to make extra notes to supplement their work up to this point. There is then a short 3 minute video embedded in the next slide which summarises what pupils should have learnt up to this point. Having established the key features of a typical domus, pupils are then presented with the floor plans of three important Roman villas in Herculaneum and Pompeii: The House of the Wooden Partition The House of Menander The House of Octavius Quartio Pupils are prompted to compare the floorplans and key features of these houses to their ‘typical’ domus floorplan and pick out similarities and differences. A group task then ensues where pupils fill in their fact file sheets on each house using more detailed information included in the proceeding slides (designed to be printed out - but you can go through the info on the board, or alternatively read the information for each house aloud and ask students to make notes as you read - I did it slightly differently with my two groups). Finally, the PowerPoint ends with OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation exam questions so pupils’ learning and understanding can be assessed. Thanks for taking a look :-)