Hello and welcome. I am currently a head of faculty, with well over a decade of teaching experience, specialising in History. I am passionate about developing excellent teaching resources that allow all pupils to feel challenged, supported and immersed in their learning. I aim to provide rigorously planned lessons which are regularly updated to reflect meaningful, pedagogical changes in the curriculum.
Hello and welcome. I am currently a head of faculty, with well over a decade of teaching experience, specialising in History. I am passionate about developing excellent teaching resources that allow all pupils to feel challenged, supported and immersed in their learning. I aim to provide rigorously planned lessons which are regularly updated to reflect meaningful, pedagogical changes in the curriculum.
Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, 1250-present
Topic 1 - Medicine in Medieval England, 1250-1500
Lesson 1 - Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
I have also included an introduction to medicine lesson which is great for examining the broad overview of the four periods of medicine in an overarching way.
Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, 1250-present
Topic 4 - Medicine in Modern Britain, 1900-Present
Lesson 2 - Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
World War 2: Evacuation and the Kindertransport
Fully resourced lesson, examining British evacuation, as well as the Kindertransport and the work of Nicholas Winton.
This lesson contains all the necessary contextual information, a variety of different activities, many different historical sources and a number of relevant educational videos.
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World War 2: The Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940
Fully resourced lesson, examining the Dunkirk Evacuation and the extent to which it was a triumph or a disaster.
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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Richard III and the Princes in the Tower - Was Richard Innocent or Guilty?
Guess the lesson starter
Interactive timeline in which students can play a part, detailing how the crown switched between the houses of York and Lancaster
Understanding fact and opinion activity
Biographies of the victims and the suspects
Card sort activity (gathering evidence - differentiated for HA, MA, LA)
Judgement activity
Plenary
Homework
An assessment and a mark sheet including purple pen follow up has also been included. This can be completed following this lesson as your half term assessment.
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Designed for the Edexcel GCSE unit 'Warfare Through Time, c1250-present'. This is a set of presentations on Warfare and British Society in the modern era (1900 - Present).
These presentations are clean and clear for students to easily engage with. They have been designed to scaffold the teaching of this part of the course closely alongside the use of the Edexcel Warfare Through Time textbook, which is where the depth of information is contained.
Purple pen tasks / questions are also included.
1066 - The Succession Crisis - Who Should be King of England following the death of Edward the Confessor?
- Starter activity, promoting thinking connecting to the theme of the lesson
- Introductory information slides with title, objectives and setting the scene / context
- Hyperlinked bbc video discussing the claimants to the throne
- Chance for reading and recording about the candidates to the throne - fully differentiated for higher, middle and lower ability students
- Extended writing task, with chance for peer assessment
- Election Campaign activity - students choose and promote their candidate, then can debate against others
- Class vote plenary - chance for final debate
- Working timers are included on slides and can be copied to others if desired. One is for 60 seconds, one is for 2 minutes and another is for 10 minutes.
This is a thorough Introduction to the Vietnam War, covering...
- Where Vietnam is, its geographical/political context etc.
- The French occupation, withdrawal and the problems they left behind
- How and why American intervention escalated and led to a full scale war.
Also included is...
- Hyerlinked videos in relevant places to further emphasise key events
- A detailed map for students to stick in
- A differentiated information recording grid is provided for students to fill in as they follow the lesson
- An additional worksheet is provided for students to complete - probably good for homework
The level of detail here will best suit GCSE - A-Level students
Complete lesson (will likely take at least two!) on the Titanic.
Main focuses are what life was like for passengers of different classes and who was to blame for the Titanic sinking.
Detailed information on slides and Hyperlinked Videos that link and can be discussed.
Source Analysis (grid provided for who was to blame activity - particularly useful for low ability)
Extended writing and writing frame
Mathematical Statistics Activity!
Purple Pen Activity
Reflection Activity
The Sinking of the Mary Rose
- Guess the lesson starter
- Contextual information and chances for reading and recording
- Examination of theories why the Mary Rose sank
- Higher and lower ability sources
- Differentiation letter sheet
- True/False plenary
- Hyperlinked videos
- Complete lesson on later bombings and Vietnamisation under President Nixon, 1970-72.
- Relevant hyper-linked videos are included.
- Reference is made to the GCSE Ferriby textbook for further reading.
Comprehensive lesson examining whether or not the Atomic Bombs were rightly used against Japan in World War 2.
- Contextual Information
- Hyperlinked video
- Source analysis activity
- Many chances for AfL discussion and debate
- Extended writing activity
Complete, fully resourced lesson on the origins of the African slave trade, designed for Key Stage 3.
This lesson is clear and easy to follow. Contextual information and many different activities are included throughout for students to engage with.
The lesson begins with contextualisation of the period through an examination of the British Empire, before moving into the origins of slavery, reasons for slavery and an analysis of African culture.
Recently updated for the new academic year.
Complete lesson on WW1 Propaganda and the reasons men signed up to fight in the war.
- Reasons why men joined the Army
- Analysis and discussion of what propaganda is
- Source analysis
- WW1 propaganda poster activity
- Lots of chances for reading, recording and discussion throughout
-Relevant Hyperlinked videos
Complete lesson on Slave Resistance and Escape, designed for Key Stage 3.
This lesson is clear, fully resourced and easy to follow.
Hyperlinked videos are included throughout, as are a number of different activities for students to engage with.
The primary focus is on the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman.
Complete lesson on The Triangular Trade and Middle Passage, designed for Key Stage 3.
- This lesson is clear and easy to follow. Hyperlinked videos are included throughout, as are a number of activities for students to engage with.
Recently updated for the new academic year.
Complete lesson on the abolition of the slave trade, designed for Key Stage 3.
This lesson is clear and easy to follow.
Hyperlinked videos are included, as are a number of different activities for students to engage with.
Recently updated for the new academic year, with new activities and videos included.