I am a current teacher with 20 years experience of teaching history. I publish a mix of free and paid for resources in the hope of saving people time. The resources are generally designed to be used 'off the peg' saving you time and effort as well as helping teachers who are non-specialists.
I am a current teacher with 20 years experience of teaching history. I publish a mix of free and paid for resources in the hope of saving people time. The resources are generally designed to be used 'off the peg' saving you time and effort as well as helping teachers who are non-specialists.
This is a fully differentiated lesson resource looking at the developing union of England and Scotland through the 17th century and into the early 18th century. Students look at reasons for the union but are also given the opportunity to look at the future of the union today. Could be adapted as a further debate lesson.
Planning sheets to help with the 16 mark question. All time periods are covered with the possible different topics that could be asked.
Could be structured for lower attainers so that parts of the table are completed.
A completed revision wheel for 2025 exam with a section on Hardwick Hall.
This resource can be used:
as an aide memoir and resting resource, particularly for those students looking for the knowledge to move from grade 3 to 4
an overall knowledge organiser at the beginning of the course
A series of six lessons on comparing the American War of Independence, the French Revolution and the Irish Rebellion. Ends in students presenting their findings and assessing their group presentations.
Also offers assessment opportunities throughout.
Provides question stems, assessment objectives, suggested writing frames and student friendly mark schemes for both papers and all questions.
Also included are some general overview documents introducing assessment objectives and mark schemes.
A third session on the Conflict and Tension tutoring programme.
Covers a revision sheet, three quick source practice questions and in-depth look at a 16 marker.
This is a course to teach the Stuarts from James I in 1603 to the Act of Union in 1707. Resources are fully differentiated and include starter tasks, assessment opportunities and mark schemes that tie in with the AQA GCSE History.
Lesson One - Interpretations of James I
Lesson Two - The Gunpowder Plot
Lesson Three - the 17th century witch-craze
Lesson Four - Causes of the English Civil War
Lesson Five - Why were Parliament able to win?
Lesson Six - the execution of Charles I
Lessons Seven - an analysis of Oliver Cromwell
Lesson Eight - the Restoration and a comparison of the Black Death and Great Plague medical approaches
Lesson Nine - The Glorious Revolution
Lesson Ten - the union of Scotland and England
Also included is:
MTP (Medium Term Plan) for students so that they can assess their understanding each lesson
KLI (Key Learning Indicators) that provide attainment levels for students
History Home Learning postcard to aid revision and boost parental engagement
I set homework using Seneca Learning (the free app) and have included a link to Seneca Learning as part of the bundle.
https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
Full instructions for students covering all questions on paper 1:
question stem
assessment objectives covered
a brief list of what to do (and sometimes what to avoid)
suggested writing frame
student friendly mark scheme (this will allow them to self and peer assess more easily)
Full instructions for students covering all questions on paper 1:
question stem
assessment objectives covered
a brief list of what to do (and sometimes what to avoid)
suggested writing frame
student friendly mark scheme (this will allow them to self and peer assess more easily)
This is a fully differentiated and resourced lesson looking at the impact of Oliver Cromwell. Core tasks for lower attainers provide structure and scaffolding to form an opinion about Oliver Cromwell supported by evidence. Challenge and Aspire tasks for middle and higher attainers allow students to look at the debate surrounding the statue of Oliver Cromwell and whether or not it should be removed. Success criteria is provided for challenge and aspire tasks so that students can self or peer assess. There is also an exemplar answer that they can compare their response to.
There is a link provided to the clip from the History of Parliament ‘Who was Oliver Cromwell?’. This is not referenced in the lesson but could be used to add further contextual knowledge.
This is a differentiated lesson that provides information of the Restoration and Charles II and starts with an interpretation analysis and mark scheme for self/peer assessment. Students then go onto look at the Great Plague and compare the causes, treatments and methods of prevention with the Black Death in order to assess change and continuity over time.
Fully differentiated and resourced lesson on causes of the English Civil War. Starter is an AQA style interpretation question to help recall previous knowledge on Charles I that is broken down for KS3 students with a mark scheme. The lesson leads onto an exam style question with scaffolding for lower ability students. A mark scheme and feedback sheet is also provided for teacher assessment (can be adapted to be self of peer assessed).
A fully differentiated lesson resource investigating the gunpowder plot. Includes self-assessed starter task that links with previous learning on James I as well as plenty of opportunities to listen and present to the rest of the class with their findings.
This was used as part of the after-school revision class and was delivered as part of the NTP tutoring with a small group of students.
It is partially differentiated but can be further adapted for students with scaffolding (I have made notes about how this could be achieved).
This was delivered as part of the NTP tutoring that has gone on in school. It will last longer than one hour. It does not cover all of the course but does get students to apply their learning and practice exam technique.
An emergency revision wheel that is completed with the key facts for students. Good for those students who are on the Grade 4 borderline or as a quick reference for all students so that they can be actively tested.
Would also be useful for students at the beginning of the course as an overview.
Should be photocopied A3 size.
A fully differentiated resource studying the execution of Charles I. Allows source analysis as well as writing and debate about both sides of the argument. Highlights career skills an provides a WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) for self/peer assessment of work.
A fully resourced and differentiated lesson that looks into society during the English Civil War with reasons Parliament were able to win. This is an overview of the time period and can be used as an introduction to the topic if you teach it in greater depth.
