Conflict and tension: the First World War, 1894–1918 - The First World War: Stalemate. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • The Schlieffen Plan: the reasons for the plan, its failure, including the Battle of Marne and its contribution to the stalemate. • The Western Front: military tactics and technology, including trench warfare; the war of attrition; key battles, including Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele, the reasons for, the events and significance of these battles. • The wider war: the war on other fronts; Gallipoli and its failure; the events and significance of the war at sea, including Jutland, the U-Boat campaign and convoys. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons: 01 - Twentieth Century Warfare 02 - The Great Powers of Europe and the Alliance Systems 03 - The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 04 - The Outbreak of Hostilities and the Escalation of Conflict in 1914 05 - The Schlieffen Plan; the Reasons for the Plan and its Failure 06 - The Battle of the Marne - ‘Race to the Sea’ and Stalemate 07 - Patriotism and Propaganda 08 - The Accrington Pals 09 - To Fight or Not to Fight - Conscientious Objectors 10 - Trench Warfare during the First World War 11 - The Weapons of Trench Warfare - Military Tactics and Technology 12 - Conditions in the Trenches 13 - ‘They Shall not Grow Old’ - Life in the Trenches 14 - Poetry during the First World War 15 - The Christmas Truce The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes to sustain outstanding results over a period of time: 2022 P8: +0.88 and +0.81 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My GCSE History classes have also consistently attained the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying GCSE History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©

The French Revolution and the Rule of Napoleon - 1774–1815: The Directory and Napoleon’s Rise to Power, 1795–1799. The resources are suitable for OCR, AQA, Edexcel and WJEC A-Level History. • The aftermath of the Terror: the Thermidorian reaction and White Terror; the 1795 Parisian risings. • The establishment of the Directory: the constitution; financial and political problems and policies; strengths and weaknesses of the Directory. • Military campaigns and expansion abroad: Napoleon’s contribution to French success; background, character and military leadership; the Italian campaign and Egypt. • The coup of Brumaire and the establishment of the Consulate: the strengths and weaknesses of the new constitution; Napoleon’s position and the state of France by 1799. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons and assessment: 01 - The Thermidorian Reaction 02 - The White Terror 03 - Rising of Germinal 04 - Rising of Prairial 05 - Rising of Vendemiaire 06 - The Constitution of the Directory 07 - The Directory’s Economic and Financial Problems 08 - The Babeuf Plot 09 - French Fallacies - Coups of Fructidor and Floreal 10 - Coup of Prairial 11 - The Directory - Strengths and Weaknesses 12 - The Directory and Napoleon’s Rise to Power, 1795–1799: Assessment The resources that I have created have enabled my A-Level History classes to attain an ALPS 3 over a four-year period and several students have secured A* and A grades. I am proud to have inspired and helped students pursue and successfully read History at Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities within the United Kingdom. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying A-Level History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©