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I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted for over 20 years of my teaching career. I appreciate just how time consuming teaching now is and the difficulty of constantly producing resources for an ever changing curriculum.

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I am a History Teacher with a love for producing high quality and easily accessible history lessons, which I have accumulated and adapted for over 20 years of my teaching career. I appreciate just how time consuming teaching now is and the difficulty of constantly producing resources for an ever changing curriculum.
Changing impact of war on Germany society | A Level
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Changing impact of war on Germany society | A Level

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AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to evaluate to what extent were the elites, workers women and young people affected by war between 1939-45 in Germany. The students analyse and evaluate the roles played by these different groups in turn during the war and assess how each group were impacted. Key questions are asked throughout and students are required at the end to prioritise which group was the most affected and why. The lesson may be delivered over two lessons. There is some exam practice to be completed at the end, with a focused markscheme provided if required. An enquiry question posed at the beginning of the lesson will be revisited throughout to track the progress of learning during the lesson and the subsequent unit of work. The lesson is available in PowerPoint format and can be customised to suit specific needs. It is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Opposition to the Nazis 1939-45 | A Level
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Opposition to the Nazis 1939-45 | A Level

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AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to evaluate why opposition to the Nazis was limited and sporadic. Students begin the lesson by giving reasons for opposition and how it might vary across different sections of German society. A number of tasks are completed on different types of opposition to the Nazis, from youth groups, Churches, elites and the army. For each opposition group there are key questions, source analysis, links to video footage and a requirement to discuss and debate. The plenary exemplifies this discussion and debate with a talk like an expert task. The lesson may be delivered over two lessons. There is some exam practice to be completed at the end with the challenge that opposition methods were too varied and fragmented to be effective against the Nazis. There is a markscheme provided if required. An enquiry question posed at the beginning of the lesson will be revisited throughout to track the progress of learning during the lesson and the subsequent unit of work. The lesson is available in PowerPoint format and can be customised to suit specific needs. It is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.
The impact of war on Nazi Germany | A Level
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The impact of war on Nazi Germany | A Level

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AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to assess the impact of war upon Nazi Germany. The lessons begins by assessing the value of some sources, to be used in some exam practice at the end, which questions the effects of the war on civilian morale. There is a missing word activity for the students to complete after studying how rationing was introduced in Germany and its repercussions. There is also a grid sheet to complete as students evaluate the four phases of the war and how the use of propaganda affected civilian morale, particularly as the German people began to realise the war was not going to plan and would not end quickly. An octagon plenary will check understanding and consolidate the learning at the end of the lesson. The lesson is quite literacy heavy and may have to be delivered over two lessons. There is some exam practice to be completed at the end, with a markscheme provided if required. An enquiry question posed at the beginning of the lesson will be revisited throughout to track the progress of learning during the lesson and the subsequent unit of work. The lesson is available in PowerPoint format and can be customised to suit specific needs. It is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies
Radicalisation of the Nazi State | A Level
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Radicalisation of the Nazi State | A Level

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AQA GCE A Level Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-45 The aim of this lesson is to assess the reasons behind the radicalisation of the Nazi state. Students begin by noting the three main phases in the development of the Nazi regime. They learn about social Darwinism and how this played a role in the formation of the Volksgemeinschaft. There are some key questions posed about this and the policy of lebensraum. A 3-2-1 plenary at the end will check and consolidate learning of the racial state. There is some source exam question practice to finish, with help and tips and a detailed markscheme given if required. An enquiry question posed at the beginning of the lesson will be revisited throughout to track the progress of learning during the lesson and the subsequent unit of work. The lesson is available in PowerPoint format and can be customised to suit specific needs. It is differentiated and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Punishment in Modern Britain
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Punishment in Modern Britain

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is to ascertain how attitudes towards punishment have changed in the 21st Century. Students begin the lesson by deciding which punishments are new in the modern era (change) and which punishments have stayed the same (continuity). They then analyse how successful new preventative measures are being promoted through schemes such as neighbourhood watch and community policing. Students also investigate the different policing departments set up to tackle crime, such as Special Branch and the National Crime Agency. There is a chance to debate the morality of the death penalty and whether it should be brought back or not, with arguments given for both sides. The final focus is on the role of prisons in today’s society, never far away from the news headlines. A true or false quiz is also designed to challenge misconceptions and clarify current prison problems. Ultimately there is some recall practice on previous thinking about punishments through the ages, before students can tackle some key assessment question practice, with help and a markscheme provided if required. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Tudor and Stuart Crime and Punishment
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Tudor and Stuart Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is assess the effectiveness of Tudor and Stuart punishments against the crimes committed in this era. Students have to plot the different crimes in this era from vagrancy, treason, heresy and witchcraft and how the punishments took on a brutality to an attempt to deter the crimes. There are key questions asked throughout the lesson and some source analysis of the gunpowder plotters, with prompts and help given if required. An odd one out plenary to finish will consolidate the learning from the lesson. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Norman Crime and Punishment
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Norman Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is judge how effective the punishments were against the crimes committed in Norman times. Students will also decide throughout the lesson if many of the crimes committed and punishments dispensed were continued or changed under the Normans . Students begin the lesson with some context of Norman society and then introduced to the new punishments of the Forest Laws and the Murdrum Fine. They analyse the punishments given by the Norman and then have to categorise the crimes committed from the descriptions given (such as treason, theft, poaching, forest laws and so on). There are some key questions on the role the Church played in crime and punishment before the students can complete some extended writing practice with a markscheme given if required. The plenary is a multiple choice quiz to consolidate the learning from the lesson. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies
Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment
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Anglo-Saxon Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is judge how effective the punishments were against the crimes committed in Norman times. Students will also decide throughout the lesson if many of the crimes committed and punishments dispensed were continued or changed under the Normans . Students begin the lesson with some context of Norman society and then introduced to the new punishments of the Forest Laws and the Murdrum Fine. They analyse the punishments given by the Norman and then have to categorise the crimes committed from the descriptions given (such as treason, theft, poaching, the forest laws and so on). There are some key questions on the role the Church played in crime and punishment before the students can complete some extended writing practice with a markscheme given if required. The plenary is a multiple choice quiz to consolidate the learning from the lesson. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies
Derek Bentley
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Derek Bentley

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is evaluate why the case of Derek Bentley can be classified as a miscarriage of justice. Students begin the lesson with the background of Derek, his early life growing up and his troubles at school. They are then given some source scholarship with tasks to complete. The details focus on the events of the night of 2nd November 1953, when Bentley was involved in the shooting of a policeman. Students use this information to decide if it was right to sentence him to death, despite not firing the shots which killed Constable Sidney Miles. Some key information of the case has been left out deliberately to then challenge the students to see if they wish to change their minds. (For example they are then told about his severe learning difficulties and metal age.) Students also complete a diamond nine activity, rating in order of importance the impact and significance of the case. The lesson ends with some differentiated questions around the subject of the death penalty and a heart, head, bin, bag plenary to consolidate their learning. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies. This lesson is ideal as an introduction to Crime and Punishment if you are teaching it at GCSE or if you wish to add an interesting unit of work to engage and challenge the students. The resource can also be used as a stand alone lesson to question the morality of the death penalty, which links to Citizenship, PHSE and Religious Education topics.
Ruth Ellis - the last woman to be hanged
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Ruth Ellis - the last woman to be hanged

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is evaluate why the case of Ruth Ellis can be classified as a miscarriage of justice. Students begin the lesson with the background of Ruth Ellis, her childhood experiences and growing up in London. They are then given some source scholarship to complete with some hinge questions posed to analyse the text. The details of the killing of her boyfriend David Blakely are then given; students use this to decide if it was right to sentence her to death, which was the law at the time and if she was guilty beyond question of the crime. Some select information of the case is left out deliberately to then challenge the students to see if they wish to change their minds. (For example they are told that the verdict was given after only a day and a half.) Questions at the end are therefore raised about the fairness of the criminal justice system at the time, gender issues in sentencing, domestic abuse awareness and mental health considerations. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies. This lesson is ideal if you are teaching Crime and Punishment at GCSE or if you wish to add an interesting unit of work to engage and challenge the students. This lesson can also be used as a stand alone for subjects such as PHSE and Religious Education which question the morality of using the death penalty.
Crime and Punishment in the 18th and 19th Century
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Crime and Punishment in the 18th and 19th Century

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is to analyse how and why attitudes towards punishment changed in the 18th and 19th Centuries with the development of ‘new’ crimes. Key questions are posed throughout the lesson. Why was there a shift from public to private punishments? Why was the prison system developed with a focus primarily on retribution and punishment? Why were there a change in attitude towards capital punishment and the desire to expand the police force? The first part of the lesson assesses the responses of governments to the crimes of highway robbery, poaching, smuggling, rioting, protesting and joining a Trade Union. Students plot the various crimes, giving explanations and reasons for the increase in crimes and how effective the government responses were to reduce it. There is a diamond nine activity and video link to help. The second part of the lesson plots the strengths and weaknesses of Government punishments such as transportation, the expansion of prisons and the police force. A thinking quilt at the end of this part of the lesson will check understanding and students can also complete some extended writing practice, with prompts and a markscheme provided. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Crime and Punishment introduction
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Crime and Punishment introduction

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Crime and Punishment The aim of this lesson is to introduce students to the concepts of crime and punishment in Britain today. They begin with a definition of crime and punishment and then have to decide the punishments to fit the eight crimes listed. There are some key questions to discuss as well as some infamous case studies to analyse and evaluate. Students will finish the lesson with some extended writing to complete and consolidate with a summary of their learning. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies.
World War 1 trenches
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World War 1 trenches

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World War I The aim of this lesson is to understand why building trenches led to a static war of attrition. It focuses on some key questions: Why did they build trenches in the first place? Why were the trenches built in zig zags? Why were there lines of trenches behind the front ones and how did they use the barbed wire and sandbags? Through video footage and visual aids, students build up a picture of what a trench looked like, the equipment a soldier would have to carry to build them and the advantages and disadvantages of protecting themselves in a trench. Key knowledge Bingo for the plenary will test students understanding of the lesson. The lesson is enquiry based with a key question of ‘How frightening was the First World War?’ using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout the lesson and this unit of study to show the progress of learning. The resource includes retrieval practice activities, suggested teaching strategies and differentiated materials, and comes in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
Conflict and Cooperation Revision Summary Guide OCR 9-1
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Conflict and Cooperation Revision Summary Guide OCR 9-1

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This is a summary revision guide tailored to the OCR Conflict and Cooperation 1918-1939 unit for GCSE (International Relations: The Changing International order 1918-2001). The resource is in booklet form and is ideal for the student who wants a quick recap before the exam as it set out all the main details in bullet form. It is also extremely useful and cheap for printing and giving out to the students who can also use it for interleaving and homework. The resource is editable and can be changed to suit with PDF and Word formats included. Any reviews of this resource would be extremely welcome.
Medicine Through Time Revision Summary Guide
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Medicine Through Time Revision Summary Guide

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**Medicine Through Time, c1250-present ** This resource is a condensed version of the Medicine Through Time course onto two sides of A4 . It is ideal for the student who wants a quick recap before the exam as it includes all the main details in booklet form. Simply print out double sided and fold down the middle. It is also great for giving out during revision or cover lessons, especially when the students claim they cannot remember anything they have been taught! This resource can be also used for homework and interleaving or for retrieval practice. It can also be easily emailed to parents or put on the school drive for easy access. I have included both PDF and Word formats if there is a need to change or adapt.
Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945 Revision Guide
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Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945 Revision Guide

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AQA A Level: Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945 This 49 page Revision Guide is broken down into two main sections: Weimar Germany 1914-1933 and the Nazi Dictatorship 1933-1945 This Revision Guide includes practice exam questions on both types and gives examples and tips on how to answer each. I have been inspired to write this Guide by my students after they had complained about the difficulty of accessing and understanding the content provided by other Revision Guides and resources. The Guide is therefore clear, concise and content driven. It will enable all learners to achieve the higher grades with clear guidance on how to achieve them. The information is also broken down into an easy to use format to aid the students. The Guide can be used for revision, interleaving, home learning as well as class teaching. This Guide has been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow and can be edited and changed to suit, It comes in both Word and PDF format. Any reviews on this resource would be much appreciated. This Guide also compliments the lessons I have put on TES for the delivery of the whole course. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. My email address can be found by visiting my shop at TES: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/PilgrimHistory
Elizabeth I introduction | A Level
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Elizabeth I introduction | A Level

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The Tudors: England 1485-1603 The aim of this lesson is to question what sort of a monarch Elizabeth promised to be. Students also have to decide the initial problems she needed to overcome and how she set about rectifying these to some degree. The obvious starting point with this, is to compare Elizabeth to her sister Mary. Students then to onto the people most influential in her early years and why. They have the chance to rate and debate each of them. A quiz will check their understanding of the aims of the lesson and a flashcard plenary requires them to categorise her early monarchy. There is some challenging homework included which enables students to support and challenge the validity of an interpretation on Elizabeth’s character. There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work. The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit. The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies.
Battle of Hastings Bundle
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Battle of Hastings Bundle

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These eleven lessons are designed to meet the needs of the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum and cover the development of the Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509; the Norman Conquest. All the lessons are differentiated and come with suggested teaching and learning strategies and link to the latest interpretations of the conquest from the bbc and other sources. This bundle addresses key historical skills from the outset, from a baseline test to track the students’ starting points, questioning what is history and how to use historical sources. Furthermore key questions are asked in this period; WHo was Alfred the Great? Why was England a good place to invade in 1066? What were the causes and consequences of Edward the Confessor dying? What were the similarities and differences in the claims of contenders to the throne? What was significant about the Battle of Stamford Bridge and how was William the Conqueror able to win the battle of Hastings? These skills are addressed in each of the lessons and allow students to be able to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends and be able to create their own structured accounts and written narratives. The lessons are broken down into the following L1 Baseline Assessment Test L2 What is History L3 Historical Sources L4 Roman Britain L5 Alfred the Great L6 The Anglo-Saxons (free resource) L7 Contenders to the throne L8 The Anglo-Saxon and Norman armies L9 The Battle of Stamford Bridge (free resource) L10 The Battle of Hastings L11 Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? ( + Key Word History Display) All the resources come in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.
Conflict and Tension Bundle, Part 1
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Conflict and Tension Bundle, Part 1

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Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 This series of five lessons introduce the first part of the AQA Conflict and Tension course 1918-39 and focus on peacemaking after World War One. Lessons come complete with suggested teaching strategies and differentiated learning tasks. I have included many of the typical GCSE questions AQA have so far supplied, from source analysis, write an account, source opposition to the longer 16+4 mark questions. The lessons are broken down into the following: L1: Aims of the Peacemakers L2: Compromise L3: Terms of the Treaty of Versailles L4: Satisfaction with the Treaty L5: The Wider Peace Settlement (free resource) Lessons also include some retrieval practice activities and come in Powerpoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change. Any reviews would be gratefully received.
Siege of Rochester Castle
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Siege of Rochester Castle

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This lesson aims to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Rochester Castle and understand why it was built in such a strategic position. It also explores the reasons why the Castle was seized by some disaffected knights in 1215 and why King John was so keen to recapture it. Students have to evaluate the most effective ways of attacking and defending a Castle and learn how difficult medieval siege warfare was. The second aim of the lesson is to examine how and why it was captured in the first place, as students continue to analyse the power struggle between the barons and the King. There is a brilliant video link to the siege under Rory’s McGrath’s Bloody Britain series which the students follow and answer questions on. Finally they plot the power struggle between the king, the church, the barons and the people in a sequence of lessons. This lesson includes: Fun, engaging and challenging tasks Links to video footage Printable worksheets Suggested teaching strategies PowerPoint format, which can be changed to suit