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Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience. Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.

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Welcome to RA Resources. I have an extended range of fully resourced, high quality History lessons for KS2, KS3 and GCSE aimed at schools, tutors and home learning. Having taught History abroad and then in Cornwall for 20 years, these lessons reflect my creativity and teaching experience. Please feel free to email me with any enquiries about the resources on offer. You can keep up to date with my latest published lessons using the Facebook link in my shop.
GCSE HISTORY Edexcel:  How to answer the exam questions and technique (Papers 1-3)
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GCSE HISTORY Edexcel: How to answer the exam questions and technique (Papers 1-3)

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FULLY UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 EXAM SERIES These writing frames provide a useful guide to help students answer all of the questions they will face in the Edexcel GCSE History exams. They have been updated to include the amended exam question numbering, mark schemes and wording ready in time for 2025. **This is a set of 6 power point slides which can be printed off and given to students to help them structure their answers to the Edexcel GCSE History exam questions. ** Sheet 1: How to answer questions for Paper 1 (Thematic Study) Sheet 2: How to answer questions for Paper 1 (Historical Environment) Sheet 3: How to answer questions for Paper 2 (British Depth Study) Sheet 4: How to answer questions for Paper 2 (Period Study) Sheet 5: How to answer questions for Paper 3 (Modern Depth Study) BONUS SHEET: A writing frame/guide to help students form PEE paragraphs, especially useful for the 8, 12 and 16 mark questions. You can use these to stick into student books or print out for reference or revision.
GCSE History Crime & Punishment Workbook  - Revision  - Study Guide - Edexcel
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GCSE History Crime & Punishment Workbook - Revision - Study Guide - Edexcel

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This is a 109 page Edexcel workbook is ideal for revision, student catch up, classroom use or home learning. It covers the whole thematic Crime and Punishment The workbook contains: Useful key term glossary Useful Crime & Punishment timeline Fact Sheets for each lesson/topic area 2-3 question sheets for each lesson/topic area Example Exam Questions throughout
GCSE History Edexcel Revision Guide and Workbook: Superpower Relations and the Cold War
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GCSE History Edexcel Revision Guide and Workbook: Superpower Relations and the Cold War

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This is a 44 page word document which includes all of the content needed for the Edexcel Paper 2 ‘Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-91’. The Unit has been divided into 20 main topics along with example exam questions and revision tasks at the end of each topic. I have included the content page along with the resource so you can view the topic list for yourself, along with an image of a typical page of the revision guide.
Spanish Armada  - 3 LESSON BUNDLE
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Spanish Armada - 3 LESSON BUNDLE

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This bundle of lessons and resources contain three individual lessons about the Spanish Armada. The three lessons cover: the causes of the Spanish Invasion of England in 1588, the events of the Spanish Invasion and the reasons why the Spanish were defeated by the English. Each lesson comes with a variety of fact sheets, printable worksheets, easy to access background information and a number of activities and discussion tasks suited to a range of ages and abilities. These lessons are also available individually. Lesson 1: The Causes of the Spanish Invasion of England: 1 x main lesson Power Point 1 x Francis Drake Homework Sheet 1 x Writing Frame Lesson 2: The events of the Spanish Invasion of England: 1 x main lesson Power Point 1 x Spanish Armada crossword 1 x A4 Tracking Map/Sheet Lesson 3: The Reasons for the Spanish Defeat: 1 x main lesson PowerPoint 1 x A4 set of fact sheets 1 x A4 set of differentiated fact sheets 1 x A4 writing frame 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.
First World War Causes - 3 LESSON BUNDLE
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First World War Causes - 3 LESSON BUNDLE

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This bundle is an opportunity to purchase all three of my lessons which cover the causes of the First World War. These lessons act as a perfect way to introduce the First World War to your students and enable them to fully understand the long-term and short-term causes of war in 1914. Every lesson is fully resourced and contains a wide range of activities, tasks, engaging background information, fact sheets and printable resources - all aimed at students between the ages of 11-16. All lessons offer challenge as well as accessible activities and information for lower ability/younger students. The bundle includes: Lesson 1: The formation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente Lesson 2: The M.A.I.N. Long-Term Causes of the First World War Lesson 3: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the Road to War I always warmly welcome any positive reviews you are able to give and thank you for the time you spend doing this. Enjoy the lessons!
Jack the Ripper - 5 Lesson Bundle
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Jack the Ripper - 5 Lesson Bundle

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This bundle contains 5 fully resourced lessons ready to teach a mini unit about the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888 in Whitechapel, London. The bundle/unit contains: Lesson 1: What was life like in Victorian Whitechapel in 1888? Lesson 2: Why was Whitechapel challenging to police in the 1880s? Lesson 3: Who were the victims of Jack the Ripper? Lesson 4: Who were the main suspects in the Jack the Ripper investigation? Lesson 5: What police methods were used by the Metropolitan police to catch Jack the Ripper and why was ‘Jack’ never caught? Please note that some of the tasks included in this bundle are similar to the tasks published in my GCSE Edexcel Crime and Punishment/Whitechapel study.
USA Home & Abroad - Unit 4 BUNDLE - Vietnam - GCSE Edexcel History
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USA Home & Abroad - Unit 4 BUNDLE - Vietnam - GCSE Edexcel History

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This bundle is for the final unit of Paper 3 USA: Home & Abroad. The bundle contains all the lessons and resources you will need to teach the unit without the need for any other resources. The bundle contains: Lesson 26: Why was there opposition to the Vietnam War? Lesson 27: Why was there support for the Vietnam War? Lesson 28: The Paris Peace Accords (1973) and the Fall of Saigon (1975) Lesson 29: The Impact of the Vietnam War on America Lesson 30: The Strengths of the Vietcong/North Vietnam and the Weakness of the US/South Vietnamese (ARVN)
GCSE History Edexcel Cold War and Superpower Relations  Unit 2 Bundle
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GCSE History Edexcel Cold War and Superpower Relations Unit 2 Bundle

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A jam packed 4 lesson bundle to allow students to access resources and information for Unit 2 of Edexcel GCSE History Cold War and Superpower Relations. **Lesson 10: **The Berlin Crisis, Berlin Ultimatum (1958) **Lesson 11: **The building of the Berlin Wall (1961) **Lesson 12: **The Cuban Revolution, Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis. **Lesson 13: **The Prague Spring and Brezhnev Doctrine (1968)
Henry VIII - SIX LESSON BUNDLE
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Henry VIII - SIX LESSON BUNDLE

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This bundle contains all of my lessons for KS2 - KS3 about King Henry VIII. The lessons are suitable and can be adapted to ages 8-15. Please note that EVERY lesson is fully resourced and ‘ready to go’. This bundle will save you many hours of preparation and each lesson contains a wide variety of activities to keep your students engaged. The bundle includes: Lesson 1: Investigating the life and personality of the young Henry VIII (A source investigation) Lesson 2: Henry VIII and the ‘Break from Rome’. Lesson 3: The Dissolution of the Monasteries Lesson 4: The Reformation Lesson 5: Portraits of King Henry VIII - Why were portraits so important to Henry? Lesson 6: The Wives of King Henry VIII - Why did Henry have so many wives?
Transatlantic Slave Trade - SIX LESSON BUNDLE
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Transatlantic Slave Trade - SIX LESSON BUNDLE

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This bundle is an opportunity to purchase the full collection of my lessons so far about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Please carefully read the list of lessons below so you are aware of the lessons you are about to purchase: Every lesson is fully resourced and contains a wide range of activities, tasks, engaging background information, fact sheets and printable resources - all aimed at students between the ages of 10-15. All lessons offer challenge as well as accessible activities and information for lower ability/younger students. The bundle includes: Lesson 1: An introduction to the Transatlantic Slave Trade (a source-based investigation) Lesson 2: How did the Transatlantic Slave Trade Work? Lesson 3: The features of the Middle Passage Lesson 4: Slave Life - Slave auctions & life on the plantations Lesson 5: The reasons for the abolition of slavery in Britain, 1807 & 1833 Lesson 6: The Legacy of the Slave Trade I always warmly welcome any positive reviews you are able to give and thank you for the time you spend doing this. Enjoy the lessons!
Migrants in Britain BUNDLE Unit 1 - Medieval England - GCSE History Edexcel
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Migrants in Britain BUNDLE Unit 1 - Medieval England - GCSE History Edexcel

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This bundle contains all the lessons and resources you will need to teach the first unit for the Edexcel GCSE History Paper 1 topic, Migrants in Britain. Lesson 1: Introduction to the skills and knowledge for the topic Lesson 2: Why did migrant groups migrate to England between c.800 - c.1500? Lesson 3: The experiences of Migrant groups in Medieval England Lesson 4: The Impact of Migrant groups in Medieval England Lesson 5: CASE STUDY - The Vikings in York These lessons contain at least one fact sheet about the topic to replace any need for a text book.
Cold War & Superpower Relations  - Unit 3 Bundle - GCSE History Edexcel
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Cold War & Superpower Relations - Unit 3 Bundle - GCSE History Edexcel

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This bundle contains Lesson 14 - Detente, SALT 1, Helsinki, SALT 2 Lesson 15 - The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan Lesson 16 - President Reagan and the Star Wars Programme Lesson 17 - Mikhail Gorbachev’s ‘New Thinking’ Lesson 18 - The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Women's History - Women's Rights & the Vote/Suffrage - 5 Lesson Bundle
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Women's History - Women's Rights & the Vote/Suffrage - 5 Lesson Bundle

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This bundle contains a series of lessons aimed at increasing your students’ knowledge and understanding of women’s rights in Britain between c.1850-c.1980. The bundle contains 5 lessons: Lesson 1: The story of the Match Girls Strike in 1888 Lesson 2: How far had women’s rights improved in Britain by 1890? Lesson 3: Who were the Suffragists and the Suffragettes? Lesson 4: What were the arguments for and against the vote for women? Lesson 5: How far had women’s rights improved the lives of women by the 1970s? This bundle would be perfect for a study of women’s history.
Migrants in Britain 1700-1900  - 6 LESSON BUNDLE - GCSE History Edexcel
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Migrants in Britain 1700-1900 - 6 LESSON BUNDLE - GCSE History Edexcel

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This bundle of lessons contains all the teaching materials you will need for Edexcel GCSE History Unit 3 - Migration in the Industrial Age 1700-1900. Each lesson comes with a variety of activities and tasks as well as additional fact sheets which cover the content needed. Lesson 12: The Changes in Society 1700-1900 Lesson 13: Where migrants came from and why they came to Britain Lesson 14: The experiences of migrant groups in Britain Lesson 15: The impact of migrant groups in Britain Lesson 16: Case Study: Migration in Liverpool Lesson 17: Case Study: Jewish Migration to the East End of London. I would really appreciate your reviews if you have time. This is a new History topic for Edexcel and I would really like to make it appeal to more teachers.
GCSE History Edexcel 1-9 Weimar Nazi Germany Bundle Part 2 Hitler's Rise to Power
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GCSE History Edexcel 1-9 Weimar Nazi Germany Bundle Part 2 Hitler's Rise to Power

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A 5 lesson bundle to take your students through all the information needed for Unit 2 of the Paper 3 topic. As stated on the cover, all factual information has been included with a printable fact sheet available for each lesson. Lesson 10 - The development of the Nazi Party Lesson 11: The Causes, events and consequences of the Munich Putsch Lesson 12: The Nazi Party's 'Lean Years', 1924-29 Lesson 13: The impact of the Wall Street Crash and growth in Nazi Support Lesson 14: To explain how Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany by Jan.1933 Thank you very much for your purchase and I hope this really helps you out with your teaching of this topic.
Industrial Revolution Victorian - 7 LESSON BUNDLE
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Industrial Revolution Victorian - 7 LESSON BUNDLE

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**This bundle contains 6 lessons to support your teaching of the dramatic changes which took place during Britain’s Industrial Revolution. ** The lessons included in this bundle are: Lesson 1: What were the causes of the Industrial Revolution? Lesson 2: How did Britain change during the Industrial Revolution? Lesson 3: Source Enquiry - What were working conditions like for children? Lesson 4: What were the conditions like in the textile mills? Lesson 5: How far did reforms improve working conditions? Lesson 6: How bad were living conditions in Britain’s industrial towns? Lesson 7: The Match Girls Strike of 1888 This bundle is not intended as a full scheme of learning as all schools approach this topic differently. All images used in these lessons are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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.
AQA GCSE - Britain Health & People - UNIT 1 BUNDLE  - 8 lessons
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AQA GCSE - Britain Health & People - UNIT 1 BUNDLE - 8 lessons

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**In this bundle you will find all the teaching resources needed to teach Unit 1 of AQA’s GCSE History thematic topic, Britain: Health and the People. ** The bundle includes the following lessons: Lesson 1: An introduction to the topic and skills of Britain: Health and the People. Lesson 2: Medieval ideas about Medicine and Disease Lesson 3: Medieval beliefs about Disease and Treatment Lesson 4: Medieval Surgery Lesson 5: The role of Christianity in Medieval Medicine Lesson 6: The influence of Islam on Medieval Medicine Lesson 7: Public Health in Medieval Towns and Monasteries Lesson 8: CASE STUDY: The Black Death. As always, I warmly welcome positive reviews about my resources and I hope you find them useful. 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.
Crime & Punishment 1500-1700 - GCSE History Edexcel -  UNIT  2 BUNDLE
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Crime & Punishment 1500-1700 - GCSE History Edexcel - UNIT 2 BUNDLE

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This bundle contains all the lessons and teaching resources you will need to teach Unit 2 of Crime and Punishment Lesson 9: Early Modern Crimes - Heresy and Treason Lesson 10: Early Modern Crimes - Smuggling, witchcraft, vagabondage Lesson 11: Early Modern Methods of Law Enforcement Lesson 12: Early Modern Punishments Lesson 13: Case Study - The Gunpowder Plot Lesson 14: Case Study - Matthew Hopkins 2023 UPDATE INFO: 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.
Crime and Punishment - GCSE History Edexcel -  UNIT  3 BUNDLE
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Crime and Punishment - GCSE History Edexcel - UNIT 3 BUNDLE

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This bundle includes all of the lessons and teaching materials you will need to cover the 18th and 19th century, Crime and Punishment Unit 3. Lesson 15: New and old definitions of crime Lesson 16: The Tolpuddle Martyrs Lesson 17: The Bow Street Runners and the development of the police Lesson 18:The end of public execution and transportation Lesson 19: Prison growth and reform Lesson 20: Case Study - Pentonville Prison Lesson 21: Case Study - Robert Peel
Henry VIII & Ministers  - GCSE Edexcel UNIT 2 BUNDLE
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Henry VIII & Ministers - GCSE Edexcel UNIT 2 BUNDLE

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This bundle contains all the lessons/resources you will need to teach the second unit/key topic of Edexcel’s British Depth Study Henry VIII and his Ministers. The lessons included in this bundle include: Lesson 11: Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power Lesson 12: Thomas Cromwell’s role in the divorce from Catherine of Aragon Lesson 13: The downfall & execution of Anne Boleyn Lesson 14: The life and impact of Jane Seymour Lesson 15: Thomas Cromwell’s reforms Lesson 16: The rise and fall of Anne of Cleves Lesson 17: The downfall and execution of Thomas Cromwell in 1540 These are high quality, fully resourced lessons which do not require any text books. Each lesson contains a range of warm up tasks, starter activities, discussion questions, engaging background information, learning tasks, practice exam questions, A4 printable worksheets, learning reviews and much more!