This lesson examines the following questions relating to the Amicable Grant: What was the Amicable Grant? Why was the Amicable Grant required? Why was the Amicable Grant controversial? What were the consequences of the Amicable Grant? How did it contribute towards Wolsey’s downfall? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 printable worksheet 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey and the Amicable Grant Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3-4: Previous Learning Recap: Recapping Wolsey’s Reforms (Enclosure, Finances, the Eltham Ordinances & Justice). Answers revealed. Slide 5: As You Enter Warm Up: Do you know the tax system today? Slide 6-8: Starter – Three problem solving questions with multiple choice answers for students to reason. Answers revealed for what actually happened. Slide 9-10: Background Information – including a simple map of Europe to show the Holy Roman Empire. Slide 11-12: Task 1 – Storyboard task with instructions and printable sheet Slide 13: Task 2 – Link to the A4 worksheet Slide 14: Task 3 – Source Inference (aimed at higher ability) Side 15: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 16: Example Exam Questions Slide 17: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification Slide 18-19: Learning Review Crossword – with answers revealed. Slide 20: Original Map which can be edited for personal use. I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry VIII: How did Henry VIII become King of England in 1509? What were Henry VIII’s main aims as king? What was Henry’s leadership style and his attitude to kingship? What were Henry’s strengths and weaknesses at the start of his reign. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s aims as the King of England 1x A4 worksheet about Henry’s strengths and weaknesses 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Henry’s Accession to the throne – his strengths and weaknesses. Slide 2-3: As You Enter Warm Up – Two slightly different warm up tasks which ask students to think about and discuss what characteristics they think a Tudor & modern-day monarch should have. Slide 4-5: Starter – Source analysis task about Henry VIII’s personality with additional printable worksheet. Slide 6-16: Task 1 - Students are taken through 5 scenarios as Henry Tudor and asked which scenario they would pick. Answers and explanations included along with challenge questions for each scenario. Slide 17: Task 2 – Henry’s aims as king activity (linked to A4 worksheet) Slide 18: Task 3 – Henry’s strengths and weaknesses activity (linked to A4 worksheet) Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Questions Side 20: Example Exam Questions Slide 21-22: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed Slide 23: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson asks why King Henry VIII had so many wives. Students first collect information about Henry’s relationship with his six wives. They use this to help them analyse what made the marriages a success or failure. Plenty of printable worksheets, tables and timelines included! This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering Henry VIII and his six wives. It can also be used to help students analyse the art of the Tudors. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Resource 1: A4 printable worksheets for students to create their own timeline of Henry’s marriages. Resource 2: Power Point Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII have so many wives? Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up Activity: Discussion questions about marriages today with challenge questions included. Slide 4-5: Lesson Warm Up 2: A true or false quiz about marriage in Tudor England – with answers revealed and explained. Slide 6: Starter Task – ‘Which Wife When?’ – Students have to name and order the six wives of Henry VIII. Slide 7: Background information about who the wives of Henry VIII were. Slide 8-9: Printable fact sheets about the wives of Henry VIII Side 10-11: Task: Fact File instructions and printable worksheet Slide 12: Analysis questions – Which marriages were the most and least successful and how can we measure this? Slide 13: Evaluation Question and Extended Writing – Why did Henry VIII have so many wives? Slide 14: Challenge Questions Slide 15-16: Learning Review Activity – Which wife? Answers revealed. Reviews are really important to me and if you have enjoyed the lesson, it would be great if you could do this. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Wolsey’s Reforms: What were Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances and justice? What were the Eltham Ordinances? How successful and effective were Wolsey’s reforms? Why did Wolsey’s reforms anger the rich? This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The downloaded lesson includes the following: 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Thomas Wolsey’s Reforms Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up: What is a tax and which type of tax is the fairest? Slide 4-5: Thomas Wolsey Recap True or False Quiz – 12 statements with answer and explanations revealed. Slide 6: Starter – A focus on the key terms of the lesson. Slide 7-10: Background Information – Each slide gives a basic overview of Wolsey’s reforms to enclosure, finances, justice and the Eltham Ordinances. Slide 11-12: Task – A table for students to make notes about each reform, its aims and successes and failures. Slide 13: Follow Up Task – A detailed analysis of Wolsey’s financial reforms – a link to Maths Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions Side 15: Example Exam Questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review Quiz – With answers revealed Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on the GCSE Edexcel Specification I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This lesson explores the various reasons why there was conflict and tension between the homesteaders and the cattle ranchers. All the resources are included for the teaching of the lesson and so there is no need for any text books. All of the lessons for the American West unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to analyse the portraits of King Henry VIII. They will be able to explain why portraits were so important to Henry VIII as well describe the common features of all Henry VIII’s portraits. This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering Henry VIII. It can also be used to help students analyse the art of the Tudors. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Resource 1: ** 4x A4 worksheets to help students analyse the portraits of Henry VIII and a worksheet aimed at higher ability students to analyse the importance of portraits. ** Resource 2: Power Point Slide 1: Title slide – The importance of Portraits to Henry VIII Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up Activity: Why do we take pictures of ourselves? Slide 4: Key Term Analysis – What is a ‘portrait’? Slide 5: Starter Task – Students have to pick one portrait from a choice of three which they think Henry VIII should use as his ‘official’ portrait. Slide 6-7: Background information about Tudor portraits and the artist Hans Holbein the Younger. Slide 8: Background Information about how portraits were forms of propaganda. Side 9: Task – Portrait analysis task instructions (links to the A4 worksheets included with the resource) Slide 10-11: Task – What was the purpose of portraits? Filling in the missing term task with answers. Slide 12: Task – Tudor Vs Modern Day portrait analysis Slide 13: Follow Up Challenge Task Questions Slide 14: Learning Review Activity Reviews are really important to me and if you have enjoyed the lesson, it would be great if you could do this. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to study several written and visual sources about children’s working conditions during Britain’s Industrial Revolution. ** They will use these sources to form their own opinion about the conditions and challenges that children faced in a variety of jobs such as in the factories, textile mills and mines. Students will then be guided to think about the usefulness and reliability of the sources they have studied. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – A quick quiz and discussion about the rules which impact young people working today Slide 4: Background information and discussion – What jobs did children do during the Industrial Revolution? Slide 5: Background information and discussion – Why did so many children work during the Industrial Revolution? Slide 6: Starter Activity: Source Inference – a visual source about the conditions in mines Slide 7: Background information – An overview of working conditions and the role of ‘pauper apprentices’. Slide 8: Background information – An overview of working conditions Slide 9: 9 sources covering the topic of children’s working conditions Slide 10: Single source analysis activity and instructions Slide 11: Printable table for students to complete their analysis Slide 12: Source Analysis Task 2 Instructions and model examples Slide 13: Usefulness and reliability help sheet Slide 14: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 15: Learning Review Please be kind enough to leave a review of this lesson if you have found it effective. Thank you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will study the causes, events and impact of the Reformation in Europe in the early 1500s. The lesson focusses on the actions of Martin Luther and explains the main criticisms that some people had about the Catholic Church. The lesson then covers the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Church and methods of worship. This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VII/VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering the Reformation. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide – The Reformation Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3-4: Lesson Warm Up – What was the role and importance of the Church in Christian society before 1500? Picture based activity. Slide 5-6: Background Information about the importance of the Church in the early 1500s. Slide 7: Discussion Question – Why did the Roman Catholic Church have so much influence over people by c.1500? Slide 8-9: Starter Task: Printing Press Illustration and background information about the impact of the printing press on religion. Slide 10: Background Information about the actions of Martin Luther Side 11-12: Background Information about the main criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church and Reformation. Slide 13-14: Activity 1: Place the differences between the Catholic and Protestant Church in the table. Answers given. Slide 15: Useful clips and further reading links Slide 16-17: Printable fact sheet with questions Slide 18: Activity 2: Creative Historical Writing Task – A letter from Martin Luther Slide 19: Activity 3: Historical Source analysis Slide 20: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 21-23: Learning Review – Key Term Match Up & Definitions I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will be able to examine the main events which led to King Henry VIII’s Break from Rome. The lesson will cover Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, why he wanted a divorce from Catherine and the reasons why Henry fell out with the Roman Catholic Church to form his own Church of England. ** The lesson includes a range of activities such as a timeline task, word sort and source analysis and printable student worksheets are included throughout. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII Break Away from the Roman Catholic Church? Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Marriage and Divorce in the modern era discussion. Slide 4-5: Starter Task: Source analysis about the relationship and marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon in the early years. Printable student handout also included. Slide 6-7: Activity 1: Reading – Students will be given a fun and informative fact sheet about the events of the Break from Rome. Slide 8: Activity 2: Timeline of the Break from Rome instructions. Slide 9-11: Activity 3: Key term match up with answers given and printable handout included. Side 12: Activity 4: Explaining the facts question sheet aimed at higher ability students to challenge their understanding. Slide 13-14: Activity 5: Crossword with answers and printable handout. Slide 15-16: Learning Review – Order the main events of the Break from Rome – answers provided. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**In this lesson, students will be able to learn about the arguments which were used during the 1800s to support and argue against reforms to improve working conditions in the mines, mills and factories of the Industrial Revolution. ** In addition, students will then learn how some of the reforms set out to help workers. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Class discussion about how laws today make sure people are safe and looked after in their workplace. Slide 4: Source Inference Task Slide 5: Source Inference Task 2 Slide 6: Think & Discuss – What are ‘Reforms’? How does Parliament create new laws? Slide 7: Think & Discuss – Arguments for and Against the reform of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution Slide 8: Background information – The public reaction and outrage at finding out about working conditions Slide 9: Background Information – Who were the ‘Reformers’ and what did they call for? Slide 10: Activity 1 – What would the Reformers want to do to help improve working conditions? Slide 11: Activity 1 – An alternative way to think about what the reformers would want to do to help improve working conditions Slide 12: Activity 2 – Students given a choice of written or creative tasks linked to their learning so far. Slide 13: Activity 3 – Organise the facts about the reforms worksheet instructions Slide 14: Printable worksheet Slide 15: Organise the facts answer sheet Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge tasks and questions Slide 17: Learning Review Activity Pyramid. I would be really grateful if you could leave a positive review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

In this lesson, students take a fascinating look into the way conscientious objectors were treated during the First World War. Students will find out why some men became conscientious objectors, what the public attitude was to conchies and finally examine four case studies to decide how they would punish the conscientious objectors from the past. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter warm up – War has been declared – would you volunteer? A selection of discussion questions linked to this modern day scenario. Slide 4: Starter Task 1: Data analysis – students have to interpret a graph which shows the decline in volunteer recruits by the end of 1915. Slide 5: Starter Task 2: Discussion and background information – why do you think there was a drop in recruitment by 1915? Slide 6: Background information about the Military Services Act, 1916 Slide 7: Background information and match up activity – who were the different types of conscientious objectors? Side 8: Background information about the different types of CO. Slide 9: Source based activity based on the public attitudes towards COs. Slide 10-11: The treatment and punishments given to conscientious objectors. Slide 12-14: ‘Conchie Tribunal’ activity with two printable sheets Slide 15: Useful clips Slide 16: Challenge Tasks and Questions Slide 17-18: Learning Review Quiz – with answers revealed I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

The main focus of the lesson is the role and contributions of women to Britain’s war effort during World War One. Students will examine both the positive and negative experiences of women during the war, be able to describe the various roles that women took on and then carry out their own research into the topic. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter warm up – Discussion about the statement, ‘Most of the History we learn in school is about men’. Slide 4: Starter Task 1: Women in Propaganda during the First World War. Slide 5: Starter Task 2: Gender roles in 1914 Slide 6-7: Activity 1: Data analysis (including printable worksheet) about the employment figures of women in work between 1914-1919. Slide 8-9: Activity 2: The experiences of women in the war – students read statements and mark if they show a positive or negative experience of war. Side 10-17: Image based background information about the role of women during the First World War. Slide 18-20: Activity 3 – A guided research task. Links are given to useful websites as well as useful documentary clips. Students are given a number of areas they can research. Slide 21: Useful websites for the research and further reading Slide 22: Useful short documentary clips Slide 13: Challenge Tasks I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this 20 slide lesson, students will be able to gain an understanding of what life was like for the soldiers who experienced the trenches on the Western Front. Students will first analyse a choice of sources written by soldiers who experienced the front line. They will then be guided through their own research about life in the trenches before being given the opportunity to write their own ‘letter from the trenches’. This lesson also covers the issue of censorship. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter activity – Photographic source analysis of a trench. Slide 4: As you enter activity – Photographic source (higher level) ‘What can you infer from the source’ question. Slide 5: Starter Task – Where do historians get their evidence about what life was like in a trench? Discussion and answers revealed. Slide 6: Starter Task 2 – What factors did the experiences of soldiers depend on? Discussion and answers revealed. Slide 7-: Activity 1: Single source analysis task with instructions. Side 8-11: Activity 2: Multiple source analysis task with a choice of 12 sources all about life in the trenches and printable resources and clear instructions. Slide 12-13: Activity 3: Life in the trenches research task with instructions, a check list and printable note making sheet. Slide 14: Activity 4 – Writing a letter home instructions sheet. Slide 15-17: Activity 5 – The censorship of letters and printable task sheet to censor a letter. Slide 18: Useful clips about life in the trenches Slide 19: Challenge Questions Slide 20: Learning Review Activity I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will learn about the wide-ranging contributions made by the soldiers from Britain’s Empire during the First World War. Students will first learn which colonies contributed soldiers and then explain why men from the British Empire volunteered and what contributions they made to Britain’s role in the war. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warm up, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3-4: As you enter warm up – identify the colonies of the British Empire map and answers. Challenge questions included. Slide 5: Background Information about Britain’s colonies and Britain’s role as the ‘Mother Country’. Slide 6: Starter Task – Recruitment in the colonies – a source from the Prime Minister of Canada Slide 7-8: Activity 1: Recruitment posters from the colonies – three examples of recruitment posters which students have to analyse. A printable worksheet also included. Slide 9: Background Information – India’s contribution to the First World War. Side 10: Background Information and discussion activity Slide 11: Useful clips Slide 12: Printable fact sheet Slide 13: Printable worksheet Slide 14: Extended writing task – Explain the importance of Britain’s Empire. Slide 15: Challenge Questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review – Which country/colony am I? I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this 23 slide lesson, students will investigate the many developments made in medicine as a result of the First World War. Foor instance, students will study shell shock, the methods used to treat infection, X-rays, the treatment of broken bones, developments in blood transfusions and plastic surgery. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter warm up discussion tasks. Slide 4-6: Starter Task – Medical vocabulary task with printable sheets and answers. Slide 7: Background information & discussion task about the problems of treating soldiers on the Western Front. Slide 8-9: Activity 1: How does war help progress in medicine? Fill in exercise with answers revealed. Slide 10: Lesson fact sheet covering all aspects of medical progress and developments. Side 11-16: Image based background information about each development – ideal to use when reading through the fact sheet. Slide 17: Activity 2: Printable lesson worksheet Slide 18: Activity 3: Extended writing task Slide 19: Useful clips about medicine in the First World War Slide 20: Challenge Tasks Slide 21-23: Learning Review Crossword with printable crosswords and answers revealed. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

**Students to explain why Hitler decided to re-organise the Nazi Party after his release from prison in 1924 and then explain why the Nazi Party did not gain the support it hoped for. ** This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the developments of the modern police force, especially in terms of its specialisation. **PowerPoint 1: ** A series of worksheets and exam question sheets **PowerPoint 2: ** Slide 1 - To explain the development and increased specialisation of the police since c.1900 Slide 2-4: The story of the police so far - a filling in the missing key terms activity with printable student handout. Slide 5-6: Starter timeline activity - can students place the developments of the police into the correct order? Slide 7-11: Background information and teacher led activities based upon themes such as crime prevention, neighbourhood watch, PCSOs and police specialisation. Slide 12-13: Activity - students match the specialist unit to theor description. Slide 14: Printable worksheet and table Slide 15: A set of 3 challenge tasks Slide 16-19: Practice exam questions Slide 20: Learning review activity Slide 21-22: Lesson Fact Sheets To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

In this 26 slide lesson, students will student nine of the main weapons used during the First World War: rifles, artillery, machine guns, grenades, cavalry, flamethrowers, tanks, aircraft and gas. Students will be able to describe the features of each weapon before comparing and evaluating the effectiveness of the weapons. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter activity – ‘Odd One Out’. Slide 4: Background knowledge about the Wider Historical Context Slide 5: Starter Task – Weapons True or False Slide 6: Links to 7 useful clips about the weapons of the First World War. Slide 7: Starter Task 2: Problem Solving Puzzle linked to the production of the Brodie Helmet. Side 8: Fact Sheet (printable) about the weapons of the First World War. Slide 9-18: Image based background knowledge about each weapon featured in the fact sheet. Slide 19-20: Activity 1 - Instructions about how to complete the table with an A4 printable table included. Slide 21-22 Activity 2 – Key Term Fill with answers revealed Slide 23: Printable worksheet Slide 24: Challenge Questions about the impact of the weapons Slide 25-26: Learning Review – Match the statistics to the facts with answers revealed. I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will fully understand the M.A.I.N. long-term causes of the First World War – Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. Students will be first introduced to these key terms and then use them to explain the tensions which existed in Europe by 1914. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in warmup activity – what causes war? Slide 4: As you come in warmup activity 2 – Why do people argue? Slide 5: Starter Task 1: Why is it important to learn about the causes of the First World War – suggestions then given. Slide 6: Starter Task 2: Political cartoon analysis with prompt questions provided. Slide 7: Background information about Europe in 1914 Side 8: Background information explaining the term long-term causes. Slide 9: An overview of the M.A.I.N. reasons and discussion task. Slide 10-13: Background information about militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. Slide 14-15: Activity 1: Student diagram to help make notes and explain the MAIN causes. Printable resource included. Slide 16-17: Activity 2: Source based activity based on three cartoons of Europe in 1914. Slide 18: A student fact sheet for the lesson – printable Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 20: Learning Review 1 Slides 21-23: Learning Review 2 with printable handout I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will be able to learn about the creation of the two military alliances in Europe by 1914. Students will understand why the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were formed, the theory behind the military alliances acting as a deterrent and finally the idea behind the domino effect. Students will also consider the geographical and strategic impact of the alliances. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in warmup activity – what causes war? Slide 4: Starter Task: What is an alliance and why might countries form an alliance? Slide 5: Image/map led background information about Europe by 1914. Slide 6-7: Image/map led background information about the creation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. Slide 8-9: Activity 1: Creating a map of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. Printable maps included. Side 10: Learning Pit-Stop – The Domino Theory. Slide 11: Activity 2: The geographical and strategic impact of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. Slide 12: Follow up challenge questions Slide 13-15: Learning Review 1: Filling in the missing terms, with printable resources included. Slide 16: Learning Review 2 activity Slide 17: A copy of the map used which can be edited I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.