A KS3 History lesson centred on the ending of the First World War and how Britain adapted to life after the war. Students will look at the improvements made post-war as well as some of the challenges faced by the recovering nation. Sources and questions present throughout the lesson.

A KS4 AQA History lesson based on the events of the Battle of Verdun. Students will work independently to complete the accompanying worksheet using the information sheets provided. Students will then use the NOP technique (Nature, Origin, Purpose) to pick apart of the source provided.

A KS4 AQA History lesson on the failure of the war plans at the start of the First World War. Students will look at the early stages of the Schlieffen Plan which leads to the Battle of the Marne. Students will look at Belgian resistance here with a source analysis task. Students will then move on towards the origins of trench warfare with the race to the sea before looking at Russian involvement on Germany’s Eastern Front. This lesson ends with a source analysis question based on early Russian dominance against the Austro-Hungarians.

A KS4 AQA History Lesson centred on how the technology in the skies were used during the First World War. Students investigate how planes were first used, the different types of planes used by both sides as well as the aces that flew them. Students will have questions to answer and sources to analyze.

A KS4 AQA History lesson based on the naval interactions during the First World War. Students will investigate the Battle of Jutland, the sinking of the Lusitania, submarine warfare and the naval blockade of Germany. Students have some GCSE question, general questions and sources to analyze.

A KS4 AQA History lesson centred on Russia leaving the war in 1917. Students will investigate life during the First World War under the Tsar’s leadership and how the war eroded confidence in him. The two revolutions are covered as well as the abdication of the Tsar. Russia’s signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk draws an end to it’s involvement in the First World War. Students will be exposed to sources and exam style questions.

A GCSE AQA Psychology lesson on the processes of memory: how we store, encode and retrieve information. Students will investigate the different types of encoding (acoustic, visual, semantic, etc.) Students will then have GCSE style questions to complete.

A GCSE AQA Psychology lesson based on the function and structure of the Nervous System. The lesson covers aspects of the CNS, PNS, ANS and SNS and their function. There are a number of GCSE style questions for students to complete.

A KS3 History lesson on the ‘final solution’ and steps taken towards the mass execution of Europe’s Jews. Students will look at persecution, ghettos and concentration camps using sources to guide them. Lots of information and question involved which should see this lesson take 2 hours to complete. There are some sensitive images used so please review before teaching.

A KS3 History lesson based around complexities of cowardice during the First World War. Students focus on a specific case study, that of Private Harry Farr, and they are to assess the evidence for and against his cowardice. This usually stretches over two lessons; the first looking at the prosecution’s side of the story and the second looking at Farr (the defendant’s) side of the story. Students complete tasks at the end of the lessons to conclude if the outcome was justified.

KS3 History lesson centred on the introduction of the USA into the Second World War and the use of Nuclear weapons against Japan. Students have questions to answer regarding the use of nuclear weapons and the ending of the Second World War.

A KS4 AQA History lesson covering the land and naval arms race between the countries within Europe before the First World War. The lesson is an independent study with information sheets accompanying a worksheet that needs to be printed and handed to the students to complete.

A KS4 AQA History lesson centred on the events in July 1914 which led to the outbreak of the First World War. Students will look at events in the Balkans following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and how countries in Europe interacted with one another. Students then have a source analysis task before attempting a GCSE exam question with the mark scheme provided.

A KS3 History lesson which introduces Titanic and why it is such a notorious disaster of the early 20th century. Titanic’s luxury as well as the possible causes of the disaster are looked at here. This is developed within a second lesson (Why did the Titanic sink?) There are a number of questions and sources for students to work through to create a stable foundational knowledge of the Titanic.

A KS3 History lesson introducing life at the turn of the 20th century. Students look at Britain’s place in the world as well as technological advances in transport, communication and entertainment. Students are presented with sources to analyse and questions to answer.

A KS3 lesson on Remembrance Day. It focuses on the later years of the war, the cost of the conflict and how the dead were/are honoured. Questions are presented to the students throughout the Powerpoint.

A lesson on the weapons used within the First World War. Artillery, machine guns, grenades, aircraft, rifles all mentioned amongst other things. Best way to teach this lesson is a carousel/information hunt where you print off the weapons and the students discover their impact on life in the trenches.