Edexcel ALevel Component 2 The German Democratic Republic Topic 2 All lessons for topic 2 and resources- Please note all lessons are in the SMART notebook format and you will need to have the software for this to view/ edit them. A free version is available on their website but your school will need it too, Everything else is in Word/ PDF format.

All lessons for Edexcel ALevel German Democratic Republic Topic 3- Life in the GDR Please be aware- all lessons are made in the SMART notebook format and you will need this software to view/ edit them. Additional worksheets etc made in WORD/ PDF format

For Edexcel ALevel History German Democratic Republic (GDR/ DDR) Topic 4 This is a complete set of lessons for topic 4 All are in SMART notebook format so you will need this software to open the files./ edit them, A free version can be downloaded from the website with basic features.

Three lessons combined- one is welcome to Y7 History- what is History and Chronology One is context on England in 1066 and what it was like. The other examines claimants to the throne in 1066 and the succession crisis.

KS3 Catch up and retrieval pack of activities on the Black Death.

Full lesson for KS3 on the Murder of Thomas Beckett Includes all resources needed to teach as a stand alone lesson but we use as part of our “changing power of the monarch” unit.

This lesson is part of my unit of work on Liberalism so you may wish to buy the whole set rather than individual lessons. This lesson focuses on the Core Values and philosophy behind them- includes Kant, Locke, Stuart-Mill , wollstonecraft and Rawls Resources for a full 2 hour lesson plus homework

Complete lesson (actually would take 2-3 hours of lessons if all activities completed) on the causes of World War I stemming from the Nationalist activities of the Black Hand Gang in Serbia and Bosnia. Includes very detailed resoures- source analysis, questions newspaper task, steps to war chronology task and paired work. Designed for high challenge Year 9 teaching but detailed enough for KS4 units on Conflict and Tension. Very comprehensive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Goes with my lessons on Long Term causes of WWI but can be used as stand alone lessons too.

Complete lesson- high challenge for KS3/ KS4 pupils on the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand- the spark which started WWI. Goes with my lessons on Long Term Causes of WWI but can be used as a stand alone activity. Including the video and questions this would probably take two single lessons (1 hour each). However there are alternative tasks so could be done without the video in a shorter time. There are also extension tasks such as the newspaper task. Very detailed resources as you can see. Includes: Powerpoint with printable activities 2 x cartoon source analysis activities Video and questions (Link provided) Detailed exposition of events and key individuals Steps to war chronology task Analysis of causes of WWI Detailed information sheet Optional newspaper task

This is for Edexcel ALevel- All lessons for teaching the GDR Unit 2- Topic 1 All lessons are SMART note book so you will need that technology to be able to view/ use them. You can download a free version from their website to view the files- all other documents are in Word/ PDF format. Many hours of planning has gone into this- hopefully you will find it useful.

Complete lesson on Trench Warfare in WWI- designed as an introduction but has a fair amount of depth on why trench warfare was so deadly and difficult. Why did it develop? Why did it cause a war of attrition? Why was the death count so high? Includes full and detailed powerpoint with notes for questioning and exposition for non-specialists, video clips, sources of evidence also a worksheet and diagram- slides can be printed if needed also. This is created to be fully comprehensive suitable for teaching with limited knowledge/ understanding as all info is included for you.

Bundle of Knowledge Organisers for Key Stage 3 - Covers most Autumn term topics Norman Conquest and Battle of Hastings Medieval Society English Civil War WWI and causes

This is a tracker for students to follow different news headlines and see how they are treated differently by rival media groups with BIAS- in this case I chose CNN and Fox News.

This resource can be used as an assembly or a display- it has video clip and interactive slides but they can also be printed as a narrative display to be read in sequence. Such an important topic and we need more education around it and why “all lives matter” narrative is not helpful or relevant. EDIT: I’ve updated it to include info related to the England team and Gareth Southgate :)

I have included my SMART nnotebook files but incase you don’t have the software to open them also a PDF version of each file. Includes all lessons for the USA failure at home and abroad unit for AQA GCSE.

Edexcel History GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany Lesson 6 the Ruhr Crisis and Hyperinflation Also includes a 12 mark practice paper question planning powerpoint for homework and a key words sheet for consolidation/ retrieval. Detailed lesson resource, no additional resources necessary.

Interpretations of Henry VIII- was he a Tyrant or Renaissance Prince? This lesson is designed for KS3 but is quite challenging so could be used for GCSE. I also have a whole unit of work on the Tudor monarchs for £15 which includes 10 lessons – plenty of high challenge and retrieval. You may want to buy that rather than individual lessons :)

This is an example of how you can create a thematic essay plan to share with your students. This is for a thematic question on the nature of rebellions and why some rebellions got more support than others.

Introductory lesson for USA Government and Politics- this is a US history lesson to give context to some of the issues in the USA such as gun control, abortion rights, party politics, Trumpism/ Populism etc. Designed for Edexcel Alevel Politics but will work as an intro overview for USA History or any American politics module.

A revision quiz for Tudor rebellions loosely tied to Christmas but can be easily changed. OCR Alevel: Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors. Round 1: Tudor Santas Round 2: Location, Location, Location Round 3: Observation Round- clip from The Tudors Round 4: Tudor Rebs key terms Round 5: Noble Traitors Total marks available 80