I am currently a head of faculty, with over 10 years teaching experience, specialising in History. I am passionate about developing excellent teaching which allows all pupils to feel challenged, supported and involved in their own learning. I have maintained outstanding results across KS4 and 5 and feel this has been made possible through rigorously planned lessons which are constantly updated to take into account meaningful, pedagogical changes in education.
I am currently a head of faculty, with over 10 years teaching experience, specialising in History. I am passionate about developing excellent teaching which allows all pupils to feel challenged, supported and involved in their own learning. I have maintained outstanding results across KS4 and 5 and feel this has been made possible through rigorously planned lessons which are constantly updated to take into account meaningful, pedagogical changes in education.
Achieving the Vote - Women in World War One (WW1)
This lesson has been designed as part of a KS3 unit of work on Women’s fight for suffrage in the early 20th Century. It was used in an observation which was graded outstanding.
The lesson is fully resourced and full of activities, information, educational videos and discussion opportunities.
Key focuses include the work that women did in WW1 and comparisons between the impact of this and other efforts that had been made, such as the efforts of the Suffragettes and Suffragists.
Edexcel GCSE History - Medicine in Britain, 1250–present & The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches.
Student Personal Learning Checklist & Marking and Assessment Feedback Tracker.
This can be stuck in student books and allows them to track their progress in each topic and assess their own progress. I’ve found these really useful myself, and they really come into fruition for the students when it comes to reflections and revision.
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The Long Term Causes of World War One: Alliances and Militarism
This is a thoroughly resourced lesson, covering the alliance systems and the arms race.
War montage starter: music plays as different images of the trenches are presented. A good introduction to the topic that promotes discussion and provides an understanding of initial knowledge.
In depth information and match up activity on the 4 ‘MAIN’ causes of World War One: Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism and Imperialism. (This lesson focuses on the first 2 of these causes).
European map activity for understanding the alliances and which countries were in each one
Alliances source activity (domino chain)
Militarism activity, examining the strength of the different powers in Europe
A concluding activity examining the aims and ambitions of each country in detail - this develops a good understanding of how tension kept increasing and then leads in well to the next lesson on Nationalism and Imperialism.
Anti-Semitism, Jewish Persecution and the Holocaust
This is a series of 5 lessons examining where Anti-Semitism has existed throughout history, before zooming into Nazi Germany and the persecution of the Jews from 1933-1945.
Lesson 1. The History of Anti-Semitism
Lesson 2. Persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany
Lesson 3. Life in the Warsaw Ghetto
Lesson 4. What do we need to know about the Holocaust?
Lesson 5. The Final Solution - What happened at Auschwitz
What was the Wars of the Roses?
This lesson has been designed to provide KS3 students with an engaging introduction and overview of what the Wars of the Roses was and how it progressed before culminating in the Battle of Bosworth.
Contextual information, reading, videos and activities are provided throughout.
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World War One: Injuries and Treatment
This lesson covers 3 key areas and has accompanying tasks/worksheets:
The types of wounds soldiers had to deal with (shrapnel, gas, head wounds…)
How medical problems were dealt with (Chain of Evacuation)
How medical problems were treated (Thomas Splint, Transfusions, Surgeries)
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Women’s Suffrage: The Death of Emily Wilding Davison
This lesson has been designed as part of a KS3 unit of work on Women’s fight for suffrage in the early 20th Century.
The lesson is fully resourced and full of activities, information, educational videos and discussion opportunities
World War 2: Origins and the German Blitzkrieg
Fully resourced lesson, examining the origins of World War 2 and the method and effectiveness of the German Blitzkrieg
This lesson contains all the necessary contextual information, a variety of different activities and a number of relevant videos. Exam style questions are also included.
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Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, 1250-present
Topic 3 - Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Britain (1700-1900)
Lesson 3 - Case Study – Fighting Cholera in London, 1854
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, 1250-present
Topic 4 - Medicine in Modern Britain, 1900-Present
Lesson 4 - The Fight Against Lung Cancer in the 21st Century
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
Topic 1: The Weimar Republic, 1918-29
Lesson 4: The Early Challenges to the Weimar Republic, 1919-23 - Hyperinflation
The challenges of 1923
The reasons for, and effects of, the French occupation of the Ruhr.
Hyperinflation and its effects on the people
Exam questions and skills (Utility and Causation questions)
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
This is a complete unit of lessons, covering all of the Paper 1 specification in its entirety (Medicine and the Western Front).
Each lesson is fully resourced and contains in-depth information, activities, exam practice and educational videos throughout.
I have also included a personal learning checklist (PLC) and tracker as a free addition to the bundle.
Section A - The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: Injuries, Treatment and the Trenches
• Lesson 1: The historical context of medicine in the early 20th century.
• Lesson 2: The context of the British sector of the Western Front
• Lesson 3: Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front
• Lesson 4: The work of the RAMC and FANY
• Lesson 5: The significance of the Western Front for experiments in surgery & medicine
Section B - Medicine in Britain, 1250–Present
• Topic 1: Medicine in Medieval England, 1250-1500
o Lesson 1: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 2: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment, 1250-1500
o Lesson 3: Case Study - The Black Death, 1348-49
• Topic 2: The Medical Renaissance, 1500-1700
o Lesson 4: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 5: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 6: Case Study - William Harvey’s Blood Circulation Discovery
o Lesson 7: Case Study - The Great Plague of London, 1665
• Topic 3: Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Britain (1700-1900)
o Lesson 8: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 9: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 10: Case Study - Fighting Cholera in London, 1854
• Topic 4: Medicine in Modern Britain, 1900-Present
o Lesson 11: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 12: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 13: Case Study - Fleming, Florey and Chain’s Development of Penicillin
o Lesson 14: Case Study - The Fight Against Lung Cancer in the 21st Century
Edexcel GCSE History: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
Topic 3: Nazi Control and Dictatorship, 1933–39
Lesson 2: The Police State
The role of the Gestapo, the SS, the SD and concentration camps.
Nazi control of the legal system, judges and law courts.
Nazi policies towards the Catholic and Protestant Churches, including the Reich Church and the Concordat.
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
Topic 3: Nazi Control and Dictatorship, 1933–39
Lesson 1: The Creation of a Dictatorship, 1933-34
The Reichstag Fire
The Enabling Act
The banning of other parties and trade unions.
The Night of the Long Knives and the death of Hindenburg.
Hitler becoming Führer
The army and the oath of allegiance.
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
Topic 2: Hitler’s Rise to Power, 1919–33
Lesson 1: The Early Development of the Nazi Party, 1920-23
Hitler’s early career
The early growth of the Nazi party
How the Nazis appealed to the people
Analysis of key features - Führerprinzip, 25 Point Programme, Origins of the Swastika etc.
The role and significance of the SA
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
Topic 2: Hitler’s Rise to Power, 1919–33
Lesson 4: How Hitler became Chancellor, 1932-33
Detailed analysis of voting patterns and Nazi growth from 1924-1933
Political Developments in 1932 – all elections and voting statistics
How Hitler became Chancellor - The Backstairs Intrigue (Von Papen, Schleicher etc.)
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
Topic 3: Nazi Control and Dictatorship, 1933–39
Lesson 4: Opposition, Resistance and Conformity
The extent of support for the Nazi regime.
Opposition from the Churches, including the role of Pastor Niemöller.
Opposition from the young, including the Swing Youth and the Edelweiss Pirates.
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
James I - To what extent was James a good or bad King?
This lesson starts with the end of Elizabeth’s reign and moves onto who James was and the significance of his arrival in England. Detailed written information is on the slides and there also hyperlinked, appropriate videos.
Source analysis activity - Students examine 8 clear sources and record information for and against. They then make a judgement through a GCSE style 12 mark question to help embed skills.
The Final Solution - What Happened at Auschwitz
This lesson provides a detailed examination of what life was like for people in terms of Arrival, Selection and Life at Auschwitz through the use of key information, source work and relevant educational videos.
World War 2: Rationing in Britain
Fully resourced lesson, examining rationing in Britain and its effects
This lesson contains all the necessary contextual information, a variety of different activities and a number of relevant videos.
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