This lesson is designed for my current Y11 students starting AQA Paper 1 (Old Spec). It covers what is on the paper, basic exam technique and sentence structure and allows students to practice and self mark a 4 mark question. Printable mark schemes are provided for easy self assessment. The lesson content covers Hitler’s Foreign Policy aims (post 1933). The main activity can be done as a carousel or on group tables. Homework is set and a homework sheet provided to support Flipped Learning for the next lesson.

This lesson is designed for my current Y11 students starting AQA Paper 1 (Old Spec). It covers the content to the event through a detailed piece of writing which students work on independently at first then in groups to complete a worksheet. Students then use their knowledge of the event to practice and self mark a 6 mark question with heavy scaffolding to help students understand accurate exam structure. The lesson content covers the events of 1936 and the reaction of the leading European powers at the time (namely Britain & France) to Hitler’s violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Students consider how/why was Hitler able to get away with it and begin to consider how this could lead to WW2. Please review!

This lesson is the 4th lesson in my Slavery scheme of work. This Middle Passage lessons looks firstly at the journey and experience of slaves through the middle passage via the medium of a storyboard. Using a pack of resources, students then to consider in groups the Time/Author/Purpose/Place of each source. Like in all my Slavery lessons - I show students a clip from ROOTs for them to visualise the Middle Passage - however this is not an essential part of the lesson! If purchased - please review!

A Remembrance Day resource created for teachers to share with tutor groups student assemblies or to be used for a one off lesson with your secondary KS3 and KS4 students. Included in this Microsoft Powerpoint resource is a teacher-led powerpoint presentation on Remembrance Day with optional links to Youtube videos to enhance the learning. In addition to the teacher led presentation on Remembrance Day and how we celebrate it, there are also three fully resourced student activities (with answers for teachers or for students to self assess) which include a codebreaker activity, a cloze activity worksheet and a mini 10 question quiz. I really hope your students enjoy this lesson for Remembrance. If you get the opportunity, please review!

This is a lesson which develops students skills of team work and independent enquiry. Students begin with a team quiz! Students pose their own enquiry (or choose from 2 enquiry questions on the board) based on the ‘hook’ (video). As a team of detectives. Students explore different elements of organised crime with constant focus on their enquiry question. High quality resources (maps/written pieces/statistics) make up the 6 sources. I have printed mine on A3 in colour and laminated. Students use their enquiry research to answer an 8 mark question (this could also be done as a team/in pairs). As alwasy please review! Video of the youtube link included in the pack.

This lesson is designed for my current Y11 students starting AQA Paper 1 (Old Spec). It covers the content to the event through a detailed piece of writing which students work on independently at first. Students then use the resources to complete the table explaining how each event made WW2 more likely in preparation to answer a 10 mark question. Students then answer a 10 mark question using their tables and previous experience to guide them. A plan is provided on a word doc to help structure their answer. Finally students make a judgment on whether or not the collapse of Czech was inevitable following the Munich Agreement linking their ideas about appeasement. Please review!

This lesson focuses on exam technique - specifically planning and writing a 12 mark answer to what is always a popular topic with examiners but one students struggle to remember and explain. This has been designed for AQA Paper 1D - the new 2016 start spec. This follows on from the causes of the wall street crash lesson. Plan and detailed markscheme provided.

This ppt (and the attached resources) provide an overview of isolationism and causes of the economic boom in the USA. It affords students the opportunity to practice a 6 mark question on the causes of the economic boom. A student worksheet is provided at the bottom of the ppt for students to make notes on whilst revising if they wish.

A full lesson to share with your KS3 and KS4 students for Black History Month. This lesson has been created on Microsoft PowerPoint and is designed to be taught for an hour, however, the tasks can be adapted to speed up or slow down the lesson and some of the tasks included could be taught as stand alone activities. All accompanying information sheets/ worksheets have been provide and additional supportive student materialsfor the starter and plenary have been provided on the PowerPoint as hidden slides to help deliver the lesson quicker should you require. The lesson includes keywords & definitions, a brief overview of what Black History Month is and why we celebrate it, scaffolded teaching, information sheets to search and categorize key information. Students are then to use the information they have extracted to complete profile pages on significant figures in black history. I have provided single A4 information sheets on 4 key figures from varying periods of history in addition to blank profile pages (black and white to save on colour printing and provide students with more opportunities to get creative!) There is an AFL check point built into the lesson and to consolidate the learning students can attempt an exam style question which is great for practicing and developing point & evidence writing. The accompanying mark scheme to self-assess has also been included (this is currently styled as a 4 mark AQA history ‘describe’ question). Alternatively, this can easily be tweaked to meet the language and style of your own subject/exam board questions. I really hope your students enjoy this lesson for Black History Month. If you get the opportunity, please review! Looking for a Black History month quiz to share with your tutortime/students? Check out this one here.

This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec. Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73. The lesson provides an overview of the course (amend to suit the topic choices you have made). Its a nice way to gauge prior knowledge, get students to get a feel for the USA as the majority of their studying at KS3 will have been within Europe. This covers the basics of the 2 leading US political parties. The role of the US government. Intro to 4 mark questions ( for the new spec) with peer assessment of a new style mark scheme. Lesson resources are included with lesson ppt at the correct points of use. They are on hidden slides.

This resource has been created for the new AQA Spec. Paper 1: Section A: Period Study: America, 1920-73. The lesson is designed to be taught over 2 lessons. This lesson covers the roaring 1920s and looks at the different social causes of the economic boom, exploring how and why the 1920s in the USA was considered a period of excitement and social prosperity. The lesson covers exam technique for 4 & 8 mark questions with mark schemes and peer assessment. This lesson provides resources for HAP/MAP students which can easily be adapted to suit. Fantastically produced, detailed resources. Links to videos to watch.

This is the 2016-17 Scheme of work which has been produced for Y8. The lessons I plan and sell on here correspond perfectly with the SOW. This is a SOW which has been honed, changed and improved over my years of teaching. The SOW offers a week by week breakdown (using 2016/17 dates) of each lesson (based on a 2 lesson a week average). It is easy and comprehensive for the non specialists to use and works well for us keeping track as we have many split classes in lower school. Suggested homeworks included and a column to enter the annual data collections can be added which can make planning assessments easier. Lessons for this SOW can be bought in bulk as well as individually. Please message me any requests if I havent yet uploaded any units and I will endeavour to upload them ASAP.

Enclosed in the bundle is a Jack the Ripper mini scheme of work (4 lessons). Next year I am intending to enhance this and make it into 6 lessons (jacks letters & source skills). Exam technique practiced is for the new spec (9 - 1) GCSE, AQA Paper 1 style questions. Lessons include the following: Lesson 1 - Introduction/Keywords/Literacy focus Lesson 2: Victim profiles Lesson 3: Suspects & exam technique 12 mark Lesson 4: Why couldn’t JTR be caught & exam technique 8 mark All resources are produced to a high quality and attention to detail has been paid. Lessons follow the 4 part structure and follows the same consistency as my other lessons using familiar icons etc. Audio clips, video links etc are all embedded. This is designed and has been taught to both Y7 &8 and has been their favorite lessons all year!

The first 6 lessons on the 1066 Hastings SOW. 1) Keywords 2) Who were the British? 3) Life in 1066. 4) Edward the Confessor. 5) 3 Contenders to the throne in 1066. 6) King Harold Godwinsons' problems. Please note these are all sold individually in my shop but are reduced for bulk purchase. This is 3 weeks worth of lessons! Save yourself some work. As per usual all resources produced to an outstanding quality.