The Cold War IGCSE Edexcel One lesson from over forty on the Cold War, designed for the IGCSE Edexcel specification but instantly transferable to any other GCSE (or non-GCSE) curriculum. It begins before the Second World War, with the origins of Communist thinking and the Russian Revolution and continues right through the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the USSR. Each lesson comes with a range of activities, keyword cards and assessments. Focus on developing analytical and writing skills. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson covers the Nazi Party’s reformation following the failed Munich Putsch, focusing on strategic changes to increase support through democratic means. It includes activities like writing blurbs for “Mein Kampf,” analysing Nazi policies, and exploring the limited popularity of the Nazis during this period. Students will engage with worksheets on the party’s organisational changes and discuss the impact of economic stability on Nazi appeal, using various interactive methods to solidify their understanding. – This is one lesson in a series of 24 on Nazi Germany, designed and successfully taught to an IGCSE cohort who achieved record grades. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for the exam. Those lessons are: The origins of the Republic 1919 The Weimar Constitution Early Challenges to Weimar Challenges from the Left and Right Hyperinflation 1923 Recovery of the Republic Weimar International Relations Early Development of the Nazi Party Munich Putsch Nazi Party Rebuilds Great Depression & The Nazis Hitler’s Appeal Hitler Becomes Chancellor Creation of a Dictatorship Nazi Germany & Methods of Control Nazi Germany & Youth Nazi Germany & Women Nazi Germany & Religion Nazi Germany & Jewish Persecution 1933-39 Nazi Germany & The Economy The Holocaust & The Final solution Nazi Germany & The Home Front Nazi Germany & Opposition to Hitler Nazi Germany Flash Cards Wolsey Academy operates as a non-profit, with every penny we make going to one of our charity partners or into the Ipswich Initiative, funding good works across the town and county. Search for Wolsey Academy to see our website for more details. Please help us, help you, help them. Thank you. Hope it helps. W

This lesson explores the Afghan War from 2001 to 2021, focusing on the causes, key events, and consequences of the conflict. It covers the US-led invasion following the 9/11 attacks, the fight against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and the eventual withdrawal of US forces. Activities include analysing primary sources, creating timelines, and discussing the impact of the war on Afghanistan and the international community. Students will engage in critical thinking exercises to understand the complexities and outcomes of the war. This is one lesson in a series of 20 on the late 20th and early 21st Century. Each lesson is designed to cover a range of historical and exam skills to build up students knowledge and exam skills ready for any exam board. Those lessons are: Modern Britain – The Windrush Generation Modern Africa – Apartheid Modern Europe – The European Union Modern World – A History of Video Games Modern World – Shigeru Miyamoto & Nintendo Modern World – Space Telescopes Modern World – Manned Space Flight Moden World – Interplanetary Probes Modern World – Mars Rovers Modern Britain – Margaret Thatcher Modern World – Iranian Revolution 1979 Modern World – Gulf War 1991 Modern World – Afghan War 2001 – 2022 Modern World – Iraq War 2003 Modern Technology – Deepmind, ChatGTP & AI Modern World – Dubai Miracle Modern World – Sovereign Wealth Funds Modern Technology – Quantum Computing Modern World – History of Environmentalism Modern Technology - Blockchain Wolsey Academy operates as a non-profit, with every penny we make going to one of our charity partners or into the Ipswich Initiative, funding good works across the town and county. Search for Wolsey Academy to see our website for more details and to purchase resources at a discount. Use code ‘WOLSEY’ for 10% off at the Wolsey Academy Web Store Please help us, help you, help them. Thank you. Hope it helps. W

20 of 22 lessons that together teach the entire Vietnam Conflict, 1945-1975. Ideal for all specifications. Each lesson comes with a range of activities, flash cards for revision and assessments and checks throughout. Almost all include a written assessment with guidance and activities that ask students to consider a range of different historical interpretations of the events. All resources needed for the lesson are self-contained within the PowerPoint with printer friendly versions ready to go. The lessons are as follows: Vietnam Overview and Timeline Colonial Vietnam General Giap Dien Bien Phu 1954 Geneva Accords 1954 Domino Theory & McCarthyism Ho Chi Minh The Vietcong Strategic Hamlet Program Overthrow of Diem 1963 Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1964 Vietcong Tactics US Tactics Khe Sanh, Tet & Hue Nixon Doctrine & Vietnamization Opposition to the War – Media & Atrocities My Lai Massacre 1968 Opposition to the War – Students, Kent State and the Draft Support for the War – Hard Hats Peace and the Fall of Saigon 1975 Why did the US Fail? 80 Flashcards Wolsey Academy is a non-profit with every penny we make going to good causes, see our website, Wolsey Academy (Google us), for more information and to access free History games and lots more resources. Hope it helps. W.

Part of a Wolsey Academy SOW of 7 lessons with a revision guide and online end of unit test. Designed for EAL and weaker students to introduce them to new vocabulary regarding economics and globalisation. Lessons focus on key word acquisition and simple comprehension tasks (word match up/cloze activities/labelling diagrams etc). As lessons progress more scope for creative and thinking tasks emerge. Every lesson comes with a reward word search puzzle. Made for students at International Schools in the Middle East but ideal for all. Could also act as a general introduction to younger students of all abilities. Globalisation – Key Terms Globalisation – Benefits Globalisation – Negatives Globalisation – Barriers Globalisation – Case Study on United Arab Emirates Globalisation – Food Miles Globalisation – Immigration Globalisation – Revision Guide WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

Perfect for History Club sessions – or active and creative lessons - at primary or secondary level. Includes information and video about the topics and a fun practical activity (which can often take more than one session to complete). All sessions include a weekly advertising poster for display boards, websites and screens around the school. Also included is a loyalty card for students to claim rewards after attending enough lessons. Designed by Wolsey Academy and tried and tested with secondary students in the UK. Topics are as follows: Ancient Egypt – Drama Production Battle of Trafalgar 1805 – Arts and Craft. Guy Fawkes, 1605 – Gunpowder Hunt. Charles Lindbergh, 1927 – Design & Fly a Plane. Pirates – Make a Movie. Thanksgiving – Fancy Dress and Card Design Benjamin Franklin – Make and fly a Kite. Tudor Christmas – Card Making. Battle of Atlantic – Code Breaking Game Medieval Coat of Arms – Research and Heraldry Making. Brunel – Bridge Building Darwin –Voyage of the Beagle, Art Competition. D-Day – Landing Craft Construction and Testing World Cup History – Kit Designs Battle of Quebec – Crane Construction Angkor Wat – Sunrise Drawings Historical Fashion – Clothing Designs Henry Ford – Assembly Line Competition Roman Army – Shield Design and Battle Tactics Role Play Local History: Ipswich Town Football Club – Badge Design.

14 Mini Mock Papers. Each one comes with an extract and 4 questions (2 marks, 4 marks, 5 marks, 45 marks) in the IGCSE style for Edexcel, English Language Paper 1. Ideal for exam practice/revision/distance learning. Hope they help. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson on Sparta & the Peloponnesian War from the Wolsey Academy series on the Ancient Greeks is fully resourced and ready to teach, with engaging and inclusive activities. Students participate in a script reading and role play, comparing Athens and Sparta, followed by adding their insights to a Venn diagram that visually represents the differences and similarities between the two city-states. They then work in pairs on a script improvement task, expanding on the conversation with additional historical details using fact sheets for support. The lesson concludes with a reading comprehension exercise, with scaffolded questions to ensure all students can engage with and understand the content. The others lessons in the series are as follows: The Minoans - Students will re-enact a Minoan bull-leaping event by writing and performing the commentary for a mythical bull-leaping competition, bringing this ancient tradition to life. The Mycenaeans & The Trojan War - Students will create their own version of the Trojan Horse, constructing and presenting how they would use it to infiltrate an enemy city. Homer and Greek Literature - In this lesson, students will work in groups to storyboard key scenes from The Iliad or The Odyssey and present their adaptations to the class. Olympia & The Olympic Games - Students will write and produce a mock newspaper report on the Ancient Olympic Games, discussing the sports, competitors, and the religious significance of the event. Greek Gods & Delphi - Students will engage in a Gods and Myths role-playing activity, where they act as various Greek gods debating their importance in front of the class. Athenian Democracy - This lesson includes a mock Athenian assembly where students participate in a democratic vote on a key issue, experiencing the decision-making process of ancient Athens. The Persian Wars - Students will work together to create a battle strategy for either the Greeks or Persians, then simulate the famous battles using maps and counters to analyse the outcomes. Sparta & The Peloponnesian War - Students will debate the strengths and weaknesses of Sparta versus Athens in a classroom debate, acting as representatives from each city-state. The Athenian Golden Age - Students will set up a museum showcase in which they create displays on different aspects of the Golden Age, including philosophy, architecture, and science, and then present their work to their peers. Alexander the Great - Students will create a timeline of Alexanders major battles and conquests, illustrating his route across Asia and presenting key moments in his empire-building journey. All of these lessons are available at the Wolsey Academy website or here on TES/TPT. See the voucher code inside each lesson for more information on how to secure a discount. We hope it helps.

Journey through the remarkable life of Marie Curie, the trailblazing physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity won her Nobel Prizes in both Physics and Chemistry. This lesson highlights her significant discoveries of polonium and radium, her development of mobile X-ray units during World War I, and her founding of the Curie Institutes in Paris and Warsaw. Students will engage in activities that help them understand the various factors that influenced her success, including economic constraints, societal barriers, and her own indomitable spirit. Curie’s story is not just about scientific achievement but also about overcoming adversity and making lasting contributions to medicine and science.

Overview: Study the pivotal Battle of Bannockburn, where Robert the Bruce’s Scottish forces secured independence from England. • Activities: o Relay Activity: Students work in teams to relay and recreate the battle’s events using diagrams with specific icons. o Guided Reading: Engage in a detailed guided reading activity, extracting key facts about the battle’s tactics and consequences. o Storyboard Activity: Develop a storyboard for a video game, focusing on the battle’s environment, key figures, and major conflicts. o Recap Quiz: Review key details about the battle, including leaders, tactics, and outcomes through a structured quiz.

Exploring the vibrant culture of the Venetian Carnival, this lesson examines the historical and social significance of Venetian masks and how they influenced social interactions and cultural norms in Venice. Activities: Discussion on the function of masks in breaking down social barriers during the Carnival. Analysis of different types of Venetian masks and their cultural implications. Creative activity to design a mask based on the themes discussed. For more great history resources, bundles at a huge discount, and to play our free history RPGs, please visit Wolsey Academy’s main website.

This is one lesson from a completely fully resourced and integrated series of 17 lessons on the Russian Revolution. It was designed for GCSE History but has also been used very effectively at KS3 level. Each lesson contains as a minimum: • Recap from previous lesson • Keyword flashcards (in a unique ‘Pokémon card style’ template!) • Writing skill challenges building up to fully developed PEEKA paragraphs (these increase in complexity as you move through the lessons) • Text with comprehension questions • A ‘reverse engineer’ essay question task. • A model paragraph with a ‘how can you improve?’ task • Stretch questions. • Video links. The 17 lessons are as follows: Russia and its discontents (free) 1905 Revolution (free) The First World War (free) Rasputin February Revolution Mid-Module Revision Tasks and Knowledge Check Provisional Government October Revolution Bolsheviks & Constituent Assembly Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Russian Civil War Russian Civil War – Why did the Reds win? Russian Civil War – War Communism Russian Civil War – Kronstadt Naval Mutiny Russian Civil War – New Economic Policy Russian Civil War – Lenin’s Legacy End of unit – all revision cards, revision tasks, assessment questions, models and criteria. Hope they help. Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet

24 fully resourced lessons on Nazi Germany from 1919 to 1945. Each lesson is structured with starters, main activities, plenaries and keyword flash cards for revision. Combined the lessons cover a range of skills, including source analysis, essay writing, group work and debate. Designed while teaching IGCSE Edexcel – However, all lessons are appropriate for any module on German History and the development of the Nazis. The lessons are as follows: The Origins of the Weimar Republic The Weimar Constitution Early Challenges to Weimar Other Challenges to Weimar Hyperinflation Crisis 1923 Stresemann and Weimar Recovery Weimar International Relations Early Development of the Nazi Party The Munich Putsch Nazi Party Rebuilds The Great Depression & The Nazis Hitler’s Appeal Hitler becomes Chancellor Creation of a Dictatorship Nazi Methods of Control Nazi Germany & The Youth Nazi Germany & Women Nazi Germany & Religion Nazi Germany & Persecution of Minorities Nazi Germany & The Economy Nazi Germany & The Final Solution (Holocaust) Nazi Germany & The Home Front Nazi Germany & Opposition to Hitler 93 Flash Cards and Revision Activities Wolsey Academy is a non-profit that sends every penny it makes to one of the charities we support (see our website for details). We aim to make teacher’s and student’s lives easier and more fulfilling by providing well-resourced and ‘ready to teach’ off the shelf lessons.

Designed purely with EAL students in mind. Each lesson features a fun and active way of learning 4-6 keywords/script with a progress check at the end. Lessons then include an example, usually with a screen grab video to aid teaching, followed by an exercise on w3schools.com. Plenary checks their progress against the LOs. Simple. Effective. Free. WolseyAcademy.com, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

A lesson from 11 lessons that cover everything you need for the External Influences section of IGCSE Business Studies. It is modelled on the CIE specification but has also been used successfully to teach Edexcel spec. In total this Module 6 Scheme of Work includes: 53 flash cards, 7 Google Quizzes and 11 lesson PowerPoints (including a revision lesson). Each lesson in the series comes with: a. Activities to complete b. Key word flash cards c. Information to revise from and assist teacher talk d. Link to a Google quiz that covers the topic For more resources and to buy the complete Business Studies IGCSE bundle at a steep discount, please visit Wolsey Academy. Lessons in the series include: Government Economic Objectives Fiscal Policy Monetary & Supply Side Policies Business Responses to Economic Policies Business Activities and the Environment Non-Economic Pressures on Businesses Business & Ethics Globalisation & Multinationals Globalisation Issues Exchange Rates Revision lesson with resources Hope they help! Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.

This lesson is from a scheme of work that covers everything you need from module 5 of CIE Business Studies IGCSE: Finance In total the Module 5 Scheme of Work includes: 59 flash cards, 14 Google Quizzes and 14 lesson PowerPoints (including a revision lesson). Each lesson in the series come with a. Activities to complete b. Key word flash cards c. Information to revise from and assist teacher talk d. A unique Google quiz to assess understanding & progress Hope they help! Business Need for Finance Internal and External source of Finance Short & Long Term Finance Options Factors in choosing Finance Options Cash Flow Cash Flow Forecasts Working Capital Importance of Accounts Income Statements Balance Sheets Analysis of Accounts Liquidity Ratios Uses and Users of Accounts Revision for Unit 5 Design for CIE but covers 99.9% of the same stuff as the Edexcel Business Studies Finance module (I have used these resources for both). Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.