Lesson introducing the causes of the Cold War and context of 1950. Video starter, paired card sort categorising causes of the Cold War - use to create a mind map, introduce location of Korea and notion of why the USA and USSR could not directly fight each other, source plenary linked to 4 mark "source supports/opposes...how do you know?" question.

Lesson exploring the role of MLK through 1950s and 60s protests. Recap starter of existing knowledge of MLK, video interpretation of King, carousel activity exploring events like the bus boycott, sit ins, freedom marches etc, activity on significance of King using all learning, significance scale pyramid plenary, essay homework and model answer built in.

Lesson exploring social and economic policies of Kennedy and Johnson. JFK picture starter, analysis of JFK quote, highlight successes and failures of 'new frontier', assessment of success of this, analysis of Johnson quote, card sort on Great Society Programme - used to create a positive/negative table, video interpretation of the Great Society (opportunity to analyse provenance), justification plenary on who made a larger impact to society in the 1960s - Kennedy or Johnson.

AQA 8145 - analysis of Elizabethan society with focus on Great chain of being and use of videos to assess different groups in society. Summary hand out covers different groups. Assessment focus on the impatc of the rise of the Gentry in Elizabethan England.

For new Germany unit - 1890-1945 Two lesson sequence on the various factors causing the Nazis to gain support - depression, fear of Communism, dissatisfaction with Weimar, appeal of Hitler and propaganda. Image linking starter, video focusing on rise of the Nazis, carousel activity information hunt, essay assessment at the end.

Lesson exploring the impact of Charles II's return to England and restoration. Focus on what the English would want after the death of Cromwell, reduction cartoon strip creation - only allowing 10 words per box to tell the story of the Restoration, exploration of Charles' reputation as 'the Merry Monarch' and finally hypothesising who would dislike the return of the monarchy.

Assessment focusing on factory conditions, the changes caused by the Industrial Revolution and the legacy of the British Empire. Assessment grid for marking and mark scheme included.

Lesson focusing around feminism/legislation trying to even out the gender gap. Thatcher starter and source from feminist magazine 'Spare Rib' (content, provenance and tone), video of Miss World 1970, debate on the extent of equality and judgement line plenary.

Lesson focusing around the extent of racial equality in 1970s Britain under Conservatives and Labour. Odd one out starter, Immigration Act focus, video on Ugandan Asians, explanation of impact of Race Relations Act , 4 videos hyperlinked in exploring National Front, TV racism and extent of equality, judgement plenary. Source evaluation homework included.

Complete scheme of learning with activity ideas for individual lessons, assessments and hyperlinked videos.

Lesson exploring the impact of Thatcher's economic policies - information hunt carousel, leading to a card sort thematically categorising the impact of her policies, judgement regarding the overall economic legacy of Thatcher and homework assessment source on economic realignment.

Whole lesson for new AQA 8145 History spec - opportunity to prioritise and gain a thematic overview of the problems Elizabeth faced including religion, Mary Queen of Scots, marriage etc.

AQA 8145 - Full lesson analysing the different developments caused by WW1 - video hyperlinked in, coding into themes and judgement line continuum plenary.

Map starter, hyperlinked Nixon video outlining the invasion of Cambodia, hand out on invasion and explanation question on the impact of the invasions, useful sources planning grid activity (how useful are the sources for studying the invasion of cambodia, link to vietnamisation plenary.

Lesson exploring changes in hospitals. Starter recapping medieval treatments, describe the changes using the information hand out, comparison of medieval hospitals/treatment to new methods, case study and video of Florence Nightingale and her impact, significance post-it plenary.

Lesson exploring the motivation for Truman's sacking of MacArthur. The 3,2, 1 starter explores MacArthur's military career, the motivations of Truman and the impact of the sacking via a hyperlinked video. Pupils then give their own advice to Truman using the information hand out. Pupils then categorise the various reasons for the sacking in terms of importance and use the information to explain why MacArthur was sacked and the impact this had. Finally, pupils apply their knowledge in a scaffolded manner to the 4 mark source inference question.

Lesson exploring the factors that enabled William to win the battle of Hastings. True or false starter recaps the key points of the battle and claimants, whilst the video explores some of the reasons for William’s successes. The card sort categorisation allows thematic understanding of why William won building to an explanation of the significance of different factors. A voting plenary allows assessment of the understanding of the factors. Optional essay plan homework assessment included.

Fourth lesson of the scheme - changes made by the Normans to England Lesson exploring the establishment of castles by the Normans. Starter video introduces why castles were helpful to the Normans, group ‘site of a castle’ decision making activity, card sort on how and why castles were built/used, GCSE style describe question on why castles were built leading to a corners judgement plenary.

*Eleventh lesson in the scheme - how the Normans changed England * Lesson exploring the extent of change brought to medieval England under the Normans. Video starter introduces the key changes made, paired card sort - change and continuity leads to completion of Venn diagram (attached at end of PPT), judgement on the most significant change, summary answer to how far the Normans changed England, plenary reviewing different groups in society and how far their lives changed. NB: Assessment GCSE write an account question plan attached for completion next lesson

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.