A lesson that covers Rosa Luxemburg for the Edexcel unit on socialist ideologies.

A lesson that begins the enquiry - to what extent was WWI caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (positioned to students as: “Did a single murder trigger the war to end all wars?”) Students engage with the first order concept of nationalism and then overlay this with the second order concept of causation. Activities are scaffolded with clear objectives. The powerpoint is accompanied by country-specific information relating to nationalism.

The first lesson in a unit of work looking at WWI. This lesson introduces the conflict and supports students in analysing the significance of WWI using clear criteria. The lesson is accompanied by the handout that provides activities and information to fill out student understanding of the conflict and how to evaluate it.

This is a lesson introducing a deep dive into the different UK political parties. It is designed with the Edexcel Government and Politics specification in mind. The lesson covers: An introductory look at the political spectrum The origins of the Conservative Party The changing ideologies of- - One-Nation Conservatism - The New Right - Post-Thatcherism (with specific details on new developments under May) Modern policies on: - The economy (with the difference between Cameron and May recognised) - Law and order - Welfare - Foreign policy

A comprehensive lesson resource looking at the current standing of the Liberal Democratic Party as well as its historical and ideological groundings. This lesson also incorporates a consideration of liberalism as an area of consideration to apply to the evolution of the party, potentially offering stretch and challenge questioning as you cover the evolution of the party.

This is an introductory lesson looking at a welfare state for the Britain transformed a-level course. It focuses on the definition of the term and developing some understanding of the situation at the start of the course.

An introductory lesson to the GCE Edexcel course ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’. This is a gentle introduction to the unit that provides guidance on social stratification and the context to the period. The lesson contains a well-designed PowerPoint resource, as well as a detailed hand out that goes beyond the necessities of the specification to expand student knowledge.

Just a short lesson that provides an introduction to the functions of political parties. This lesson was run with students having access to research devices (phones/laptops). They were provided with the features and functions by the teacher, then set off to research the different areas. The direction of the discussion is shown in the image file within the lesson.

This is a resource designed to accompany the first few lessons of depth study 1 for the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1590’ course. It is designed to accompany a purchase of the Pearson textbook for the course by Dr Helen Carrel. This resource aligns to the first three lessons of depth study 1 that I have uploaded to TES.

The third lesson for the first depth study on the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’ A-level course for Edexcel. The lesson provides comprehensive coverage of the course content, as well as going beyond the specification to provide stretch for high-attaining students. It is strongly encouraged that this resource is used in conjunction with the flipped learning workbooks also uploaded to TES.

The second lesson for the first depth study on the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’ A-level course for Edexcel. The lesson provides comprehensive coverage of the course content, as well as going beyond the specification to provide stretch for high-attaining students. It is strongly encouraged that this resource is used in conjunction with the flipped learning workbooks also uploaded to TES.

The fifth lesson for the first depth study on the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’ A-level course for Edexcel. The lesson provides comprehensive coverage of the course content, as well as going beyond the specification to provide stretch for high-attaining students. It is strongly encouraged that this resource is used in conjunction with the flipped learning workbooks also uploaded to TES.

The fourth lesson for the first depth study on the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’ A-level course for Edexcel. The lesson provides comprehensive coverage of the course content, as well as going beyond the specification to provide stretch for high-attaining students. It is strongly encouraged that this resource is used in conjunction with the flipped learning workbooks also uploaded to TES.

The first lesson for the first depth study on the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’ A-level course for Edexcel. The lesson provides comprehensive coverage of the course content, as well as going beyond the specification to provide stretch for high-attaining students. It is strongly encouraged that this resource is used in conjunction with the flipped learning workbooks also uploaded to TES.

The sixth lesson for the first depth study on the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’ A-level course for Edexcel. The lesson provides comprehensive coverage of the course content, as well as going beyond the specification to provide stretch for high-attaining students. It is strongly encouraged that this resource is used in conjunction with the flipped learning workbooks also uploaded to TES.

The seventh lesson for the first depth study on the ‘Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII’ A-level course for Edexcel. The lesson provides comprehensive coverage of the course content, as well as going beyond the specification to provide stretch for high-attaining students. It is strongly encouraged that this resource is used in conjunction with the flipped learning workbooks also uploaded to TES. This lesson expects that students already know the content regarding Henry IV’s invasion of Scotland and Scrope’s rebellion. This will have occurred through flipped learning. The PowerPoint is directive for learning, rather than a content repository.

The sixth lesson in a unit of work looking at the causes of WWI. This lesson provides a detailed analysis of the various qualities of the different weapons, vehicles and national armies. This is initially engaged with through a card game (rules - students select an attribute without first stating their score. They then compare attributes of the different cards, with the winner taking the other players card(s) and then going first on the next round. Continue until there is a winner), with the justification for some of these scores given in the notes of the relevant slide. The rest of the lesson then provides an overview of how this militarism changes over time, before finally concluding in a writing task. Scaffolding is provided for analysing causality.

A lesson that looks in depth at the impact of social class on voting behaviour. The PowerPoint presentation covers the following areas: A definition of key terms on voting behaviour (not comprehensive, however a good start for the unit) A comprehensive definition of what is meant by ‘class’ An evaluation of the extent to which class affects voting behaviour A short consideration of the context that has affected the impact of class on voting behaviour more recently Alongside the presentation, there is a PDF of an analysis of the BBC Great British Class Survey from 2013, to add complexity to modern considerations of class. There is also a table that details the AB, C1, C2 and DE breakdown of class as well as a mock-up source question through which students are directed (in the lesson) to identify the arguments for and against the importance of social class in voting behaviour.

The fifth lesson in a unit looking at the causes of WWI. This lesson looks at how the desire for empire triggered the Moroccan Crises, using a clear case study which can then be connected to WWI. The Moroccan Crises are subsequently compared to the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, so that students are comparing specific events as causes. The PowerPoint is supported by a narrative of both crises, as well as a table for consolidating knowledge.

A further lesson in the Dark Ages Interpretations unit. This now provides students with: The story of the Peasants’ Revolt A detailed case study looking into the revolt with numerous sources - this case study allows students to match against both interpretations An investigation grid to scaffold analysis for the students