Lesson examining terror and intimidation in Nazi Germany comparing Germany to a police state. How did Hitler maintain control of people?

Lesson asking pupils to consolidate knowledge from constitution topic so far to make judgements as to who holds the power, and apply new knowledge to 15 mark exam questions.

Lesson adpated for high ability pupils including card sort (can be printed directly from powerpoint) where pupils decide on categories, analysis of propaganda and Adolf Hitler true or false plenary game.

Quiz for Y12 pupils to see how politically literate they are before beginning first topic - used as a team 'pub' quiz type of activity.

Card sort and tutorial asking pupils to examined whether the Gunpowder Plot was a conspiracy or a terrorist plot.

Lesson examining the Blitz- introductory lesson with censroship plenary.

Lesson requiring pupils to examine arguements for and against executing the King, the verdict and to create a short talk-show clip interviewing the key people.

Lesson encouraging pupils to examine the different newspapers (you will need to provide a recent copy of each newspaper) focusing on both content/price/target audience as well as the political bias of the major newspapers.

The Story of the Gunpowder Plot can be read with class and pupils asked to complete their cartoon of the gunpowder plot. Pupils can be divided into groups for the Role Play Task of acting out their cartoons.

Revision for parties, elections etc

A lesson examining the principles of the UK constitution including parliamentary sovereignty, rule of law, parliamentary government, the constitutional monarchy and EU membership and the impact of these on the UK constitution.

Lesson examining the League of Nations and its' failings, and introducing pupils to interpreting cartoons, encouraging a caption competition.

Lesson examining King John examining his qualities to those a Medieval King should have and how John managed to alienate those people that should have in theory supported the King.

Stone Castle Diagram with labels

Lesson examining what changes to religion Elizabeth made and how the Religious Settlement was perceived

Lesson examining why Germans voted for Hitler and what gorups of people voted for Hitler includes simplified 25 point plan for pupils to examine.

This lesson examines the reforms and proposed reforms of the House of Lords, examining the options available and the pros and cons of each - including Coalition plans.

Lesson examining different aspects of the Roman Army and why it was such an effective fighting machine.

Introductory lesson asking pupils to look at the life of Cromwell and how people described him to start formulating their own opinions on whether Cromwell was a Protector or a Dictator.

Lesson introducing the medieval period and a snapshot of what life was like in 1066 compared to 2011 - this exercise works well with low ability pupils but can be adapted for higher ability by asking pupils to link the facts together to explain why Medieval England was the way it was.