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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.

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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.
AQA 8145 - Why did the Nazis gain support two lessons
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AQA 8145 - Why did the Nazis gain support two lessons

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For new Germany unit - 1890-1945 Two lesson sequence on the various factors causing the Nazis to gain support - depression, fear of Communism, dissatisfaction with Weimar, appeal of Hitler and propaganda. Image linking starter, video focusing on rise of the Nazis, carousel activity information hunt, essay assessment at the end.
The return of the King - Charles II restoration
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The return of the King - Charles II restoration

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Lesson exploring the impact of Charles II's return to England and restoration. Focus on what the English would want after the death of Cromwell, reduction cartoon strip creation - only allowing 10 words per box to tell the story of the Restoration, exploration of Charles' reputation as 'the Merry Monarch' and finally hypothesising who would dislike the return of the monarchy.
AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Race and immigration 1970s
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AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Race and immigration 1970s

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Lesson focusing around the extent of racial equality in 1970s Britain under Conservatives and Labour. Odd one out starter, Immigration Act focus, video on Ugandan Asians, explanation of impact of Race Relations Act , 4 videos hyperlinked in exploring National Front, TV racism and extent of equality, judgement plenary. Source evaluation homework included.
AQA 8145 - Why did Truman sack MacArthur - conflict and tension in Asia
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AQA 8145 - Why did Truman sack MacArthur - conflict and tension in Asia

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Lesson exploring the motivation for Truman's sacking of MacArthur. The 3,2, 1 starter explores MacArthur's military career, the motivations of Truman and the impact of the sacking via a hyperlinked video. Pupils then give their own advice to Truman using the information hand out. Pupils then categorise the various reasons for the sacking in terms of importance and use the information to explain why MacArthur was sacked and the impact this had. Finally, pupils apply their knowledge in a scaffolded manner to the 4 mark source inference question.
Why did William win at Hastings? Suitable for AQA 8145 Normans and KS3
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Why did William win at Hastings? Suitable for AQA 8145 Normans and KS3

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Lesson exploring the factors that enabled William to win the battle of Hastings. True or false starter recaps the key points of the battle and claimants, whilst the video explores some of the reasons for William’s successes. The card sort categorisation allows thematic understanding of why William won building to an explanation of the significance of different factors. A voting plenary allows assessment of the understanding of the factors. Optional essay plan homework assessment included.
Why did the Normans build castles - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145
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Why did the Normans build castles - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145

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Fourth lesson of the scheme - changes made by the Normans to England Lesson exploring the establishment of castles by the Normans. Starter video introduces why castles were helpful to the Normans, group ‘site of a castle’ decision making activity, card sort on how and why castles were built/used, GCSE style describe question on why castles were built leading to a corners judgement plenary.
How much change did the Normans bring to England - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145
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How much change did the Normans bring to England - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145

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*Eleventh lesson in the scheme - how the Normans changed England * Lesson exploring the extent of change brought to medieval England under the Normans. Video starter introduces the key changes made, paired card sort - change and continuity leads to completion of Venn diagram (attached at end of PPT), judgement on the most significant change, summary answer to how far the Normans changed England, plenary reviewing different groups in society and how far their lives changed. NB: Assessment GCSE write an account question plan attached for completion next lesson
How did the power of the King change in Medieval England?
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How did the power of the King change in Medieval England?

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Eleventh lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring the extent of change in the power of the King in medieval England. Starter recapping key powers a King has, information hunt with table completion on how the power of the King changed/remained the same in Medieval England (can be done as a categorisation card sort if desired), paired task reviewing how the different events studied in this unit impacted on different groups (e.g. barons, peasants), using all of this completion of living graph (attached at the end of the PPT) leading to a judgement summary answer. The post-it note plenary allows assessment of pupils understanding.
The impact of the Peasant's Revolt
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The impact of the Peasant's Revolt

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Tenth lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring the impact of the Peasants’ Revolt. Starter recaps what life was like for peasants BEFORE the revolt, video explores the significance of the revolt, categorisation card sort into positive and negative impacts of the revolt leading to a creation of a Venn diagram (attached at the end of the PPT) to assess the overall impact. Creation of a table showing change/continuity for peasants after the revolt leading to a written judgement on the overall impact. A continuum plenary shows pupils understanding of how much the revolt improved life for peasants.