New Focus Education

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New Focus Education

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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.

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Gangsters in the 1920s - Why is Al Capone remembered?

LauraMeadowcroft

Gangsters in the 1920s - Why is Al Capone remembered?

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Lesson exploring Al Capone's fame and interpretations of him. Video hyperlinked in exploring his more positive side, interpretation/source work and table completion leads to an overall judgement activity allowing pupils to justify their own view on Capone.

Hitler's rise to power

LauraMeadowcroft

Hitler's rise to power

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Introductory lesson to Hitler focusing on his early life and how it influence him. Opportunity for group task symbol poster, building to an explanation of how Hitler came to power.

KS3 assessment on Jack the Ripper, JFK assassination and civil rights using AQA 8145 criteria

LauraMeadowcroft

KS3 assessment on Jack the Ripper, JFK assassination and civil rights using AQA 8145 criteria

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Assessment covering significance and utility and essay questions linked to AQA 8145 GCSE. Mark scheme and assessment grid for marking included.

AQA Britain 1950-2007 mid-term assessment

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA Britain 1950-2007 mid-term assessment

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Source question and two essay questions for AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007 course. Mark scheme included and new source question (non-spec paper)

Catholic plots against Elizabeth - two lesson series analysing the threats

LauraMeadowcroft

Catholic plots against Elizabeth - two lesson series analysing the threats

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AQA 8145 - two lesson series analysing the different Catholic threats in a carousel activity with focus on plots like the Ridolfi Plot, Campion's Mission etc. Opportunity to explore how Elizabeth successfully dealt with these threats.

AQA 8145 Society in Elizabethan England

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 Society in Elizabethan England

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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.

AQA 8145 Liberal Health reforms of the 19th century

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 Liberal Health reforms of the 19th century

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Lesson focusing on why the liberal reforms were introduced with specific details on the reforms themselves. Thematic sorting and coding leads to a judgement on successes of the reforms.

AQA 8145 - Development of drugs and treatments in the C20th

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 - Development of drugs and treatments in the C20th

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AQA 8145 - Evaluation of developments in treatments and drugs in the C20th with focus on body, surgery and treatment. Colour coded timeline shows themes over time and allows categorisation, diamond 6 judgement activity on most significant

AQA 8145 - Why did the Nazis gain support two lessons

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 - Why did the Nazis gain support two lessons

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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.

AQA 8145 - Reactions to and interpretations of the Treaty of Versailles

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 - Reactions to and interpretations of the Treaty of Versailles

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For AQA 8145 conflict and tension 1919-39 Two lessons exploring firstly how the Germans reacted to the Treaty of Versailles, then a focus on interpretations of the Treaty to embed utility skills. Builds to a judgement line/debate on how fair the treaty was to Germany. The interpretations are included in the PowerPoint.

AQA 8145 - Why did the League of Nations fail?

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 - Why did the League of Nations fail?

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For AQA 8145 conflict and tension 1919-39 Overview of the key reasons for the failure of the league. Odd one out starter, group task and summary spider diagram and judgement plenary.

Why was immigration feared in 1920s USA?

LauraMeadowcroft

Why was immigration feared in 1920s USA?

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Link to the modern day with Donald Trump video (Mexico wall), exploration of Sacco and Vanzetti using the Woodie Gutherie song and a video on the Red Scare, table exploring different reasons US society was afraid of immigration building to an overall judgement.

Australia - adventure or invasion?

LauraMeadowcroft

Australia - adventure or invasion?

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Case study on the colonisation of Australia - source starter and video exploring treatment of the native peoples. Source analysis comparing contrasting views on the colonisation building to a judgement activity.

Why did prohibition fail?

LauraMeadowcroft

Why did prohibition fail?

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Exploration of why prohibition failed - use of the Simpsons Beer Baron episode promotes discussion of utility, card ranking exercise exploring significance of causes of the failure. Overall judgement activity on why prohibition failed.

The return of the King - Charles II restoration

LauraMeadowcroft

The return of the King - Charles II restoration

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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.

Year 8 assessment on British Empire/industrial revolution using AQA 8145 assessment frame

LauraMeadowcroft

Year 8 assessment on British Empire/industrial revolution using AQA 8145 assessment frame

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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.

Elizabeth I's portraits and utility question - AQA 8145 criteria

LauraMeadowcroft

Elizabeth I's portraits and utility question - AQA 8145 criteria

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Lesson exploring symbolism hidden in Elizabeth's portraits. Hyperlinked videos showing her different portraits, analysis of the Rainbow portrait and Armada portrait and utility question with mark scheme assessed with AQA 8145 criteria.

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Callaghan's premiership

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Callaghan's premiership

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Lesson exploring the premiership of Jim Callaghan. Group team-teach question task, video on winter of discontent, assessment of the reasons for labour's defeat in 1979 and analysis of the most significant reason.

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Foreign policy 1970s: USA and Communism

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Foreign policy 1970s: USA and Communism

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Recap special relationship starter, video recap (hyperlinked in) - jot down successes/limitations of SR, video of Cold War relations (umbrella murder), explanation of détente and impact, table summary analysing foreign policy in the 1970s and link to essay question regarding the special relationship.

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Conservative electoral success 1980s

LauraMeadowcroft

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Conservative electoral success 1980s

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Exploration starter, hyperlinked video on Falklands - discussion of the impact on the 1983 election, hand out exploring factors for electoral success, hyperlinked video on the 1987 election, judgement line plenary.

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