Edexcel GCSE Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present (unit of work)

This is a series of 27 lessons that covers Edexcel’s Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present.

• AfL is included.
• All starter activities are self assessed, excluding the first lesson.
• Lessons are matched up with their relevant exam questions from the SAMs to 2022.
• Mark schemes are included where they have been used.
• The origins of the exam questions are clearly marked and mark schemes included.
• Where there is printing to do, it is in a separate document and clearly labeled.

These lessons are plug and play. They have been designed for other people to open the PowerPoint and begin teaching.

The list of lessons are below. I have included where Exam Qs have been matched with content.

Lessons:

1. Introduction to Crime and Punishment
2. Anglo-Saxon Crimes in Britain
3. Anglo-Saxon Law enforcement and punishment
4. Norman Crime
5. Norman law enforcement and punishment - 2019, Q5; 2022, Q5
6. Later Middle ages crime - SAM, Q5
7. Case study – Church
8. 1500-1700 context of time period
9. 1500-1700 Crime - 2018, Q4; 2021, Q5
10. 1500-1700 law enforcement and punishment - 2020, Q4; SAM, Q6
11. 1500-1700 Gunpowder Plot
12. 1500-1700 Mathew Hopkins
13. 1700-1900 Crime - 2022, Q3; 2019, Q6
14. 1700-1900 Tolpuddle Martyrs.
15. 1700-1900 Bow Street Runners 2018, Q5
16. 1700-1900 Metropolitan Police
17. 1700-1900 Views on punishment
18. 1700-1900 Prison reform SAM, Q4
19. 1700-1900 Pentonville prison - 2018, Q6
20. 1700-1900 Robert Peel
21. 1900-present Crime - 2021, Q4, Q6; SAM, Q3
22. 1900-present Changing definitions of crime
23. 1900-present Law enforcement - 2020, Q3 Q6; 2019, Q4
24. 1900-present punishment - death penalty
25. 1900 – present - punishment - prisons - 2022, Q4; 2021, Q3; 2018, Q3
26. 1900- present - Conscientious objectors - 2019, Q3
27. 1900-present Derek Bentley

You will need the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Crime and punishment through time, c1000–present. ISBN is 978 1 292 12736 1.

This unit of work does not include the Whitechapel unit.