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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.

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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.
Cromwell - hero or villain? Essay question linked to AQA 8145 included
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Cromwell - hero or villain? Essay question linked to AQA 8145 included

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Two lesson sequence exploring the rule of Oliver Cromwell and interpretations of him. Source starter and comparison of two paintings of Cromwell to explore how he is portrayed. Video hyperlinked in to gather contrasting evidence on Cromwell and categorisation card sort task. Leading to a 12 mark bullet point essay comparing Cromwell's legacy - hero or villain.
AQA 8145 America  1920-70: The rock and roll generation
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AQA 8145 America 1920-70: The rock and roll generation

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Picture starter, recap on 1920s and 30s society, carousel activity exploring aspects such as cinema, advertising, rock and roll music, application of knowledge in an 8 mark "in what ways were" question and an interpretation plenary. Model answer to question attached - used as a starter in the following lesson.
What was life like for a peasant - KS3 and suitable for AQA 8145
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What was life like for a peasant - KS3 and suitable for AQA 8145

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*Seventh lesson in the scheme - how the Normans changed England * Lesson exploring the life of a Medieval peasant. Source starter to introduce peasant life, video introducing peasant living, cartoon strip on the daily life/routine of a peasant (limited words for challenge), positive/negative table creation on the life of a peasant, GCSE style interpretation plenary.
AQA 8145 - Health and the People: How healthy were the public in medieval England?
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AQA 8145 - Health and the People: How healthy were the public in medieval England?

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Two lesson sequence exploring medieval public health. Town picture starter labelling positives and negatives, hyperlinked video exploring positives and negatives, group task comparing towns to monasteries - swap and share in a marketplace or carousel activity, table creation of similarities and differences of towns and monasteries, judgement on why monasteries were healthier and corners plenary.
How did Harold Godwinson die?
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How did Harold Godwinson die?

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Lesson exploring the way that Harold Godwinson died. Starter utilises the bayeux tapestry scene to explore how Harold is portrayed as being killed. Pupils then investigate five sources and complete the table to analyses the content and provenance of the sources. This is brought together with a paired summary analyses enabling students to reach a conclusion, leading to supported judgement on their own theory on Godwinson’s death.
AQA A level 2S Making of Modern Britain - Thatcher and Europe 1979-87
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AQA A level 2S Making of Modern Britain - Thatcher and Europe 1979-87

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Lesson exploring the changing nature of Britain’s relationship with Europe under Thatcher. Recap starter gets pupils to review existing knowledge of the EEC/Europe (included in PPT), leading to a video giving an overview of Thatcher’s views on Europe and others views on Thatcher. Students split up and plan half an answer to a 25 mark essay question: The Conservative party was pro-European between 1973 and 1987’. Assess the validity of this view after ‘bugging’ the question. After 15 minutes pupils swap and teach each other - focus on explanation and assessment at this stage. Criteria for Level 4 and Level 5 is shared with students who use this to craft an essay judgement using their learning from the lesson. A continuum plenary assesses the strength of Britain’s relationship with Europe by 1987. An assessment (20 mark source adaption) planning sheet is included on Thatcher’s foreign policy - for use as a timed piece in the following lesson.
Who were the Normans? Suitable for AQA 8145 and KS3
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Who were the Normans? Suitable for AQA 8145 and KS3

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Lesson exploring the Norman link to the throne of England. The starter recaps the position of Normandy and its significance, the main task is a carousel/information hunt to discover why the Normans were important and why William felt he had a claim to the throne. Bringing it all together pupils list why William would be an effective King and using the information on the slides assess ‘how’ significant Normandy was to England by 1066.
How did the Normans influence religion - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145 too
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How did the Normans influence religion - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145 too

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*Tenth lesson in the scheme - how the Normans changed England * Lesson exploring the change and continuity in religion under the Normans. Source starter introducing religion in medieval England, discussion of statements to explain the importance of Norman control of religion at the time, analysis of the changes made through table completion, group assessment of the positives of religious changes leading to a judgement line plenary on the importance of changes made to religion.