Lesson examining King John examining his qualities to those a Medieval King should have and how John managed to alienate those people that should have in theory supported the King.

Lesson examining what changes to religion Elizabeth made and how the Religious Settlement was perceived

Lesson examining why Germans voted for Hitler and what gorups of people voted for Hitler includes simplified 25 point plan for pupils to examine.

Introductory lesson for German Depth Study introducing pupils to the basic geography of Europe and Germany, an giving pupils an idea of who Wilhelm II was and his personality traits. Pupils also briefly exaine what makes a country great. Textbook references to SHP Germany textbook (white).

Lesson examining the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary, and the threat Mary posed to Elizabeth

Assessment preparation lesson for pupils examining why WIlliam won the Battle of Hastings - lesson can be delivered as an ICT lesson with pupils completing task on computers or as a card sort for a non-ICT based alternative. Lesson focuses on pupils using explanatory language and being able to prioritise information.

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (End of the Cold War) Learning Objectives To examine the philosophy that lay behind the Reagan Doctrine To investigate the factors that weakened the hold of the USSR over Eastern Europe To discover the ways in which Mikhail Gorbachev changed Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s To investigate the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall To understand the sequence of events that was involved in the ending of the Cold War

Role information for class mock trial for Mary Queen of Scots for a class of 32 pupils (can be varied accordingly) including; Judges x 3, Jury x 12 (+ Foreman of the Jury for deciding vote if a tie), Prosecution x 3, Defence x 3, Francis Walsingham, Anthony Babbington, Mary Queen of Scots, Witnesses x 6, (Clerk x 2)

Lesson examining Operation Barbarossa asking to pupils to 'flesh out' the reasons why Hitler invaded Russia and the implications of his mistakes. Plenary as caption competition for cartoons depicting operation barbarossa.

CSI based lesson for pupils to examine evidence and piece together what happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Lessons examining the US Civil War delivered as part of a 6 week American SOW to give pupils a brief overview - examining causes, fighting etc.

Powerpoint explores how Marley's records help tell the story of black history from slavery and emancipation to civil rights and contemporary issues such as inequality and insitutionalised racism. Audio clips inserted into powerpoint but if they fail to play they are Buffalo Soldier, Redemption Song, War and Get Up Stand Up and easily accessible on YouTube. *Notes section of ppt contains notes/script.

Information sheet pupils can stick in their exercise books at the beginning of the year identifying the key skills they are going to cover in history with some examples of how the skills might appear.

Lesson examining Elizabeth I’s suitors and why she remained single, some pupils can role play suitors.

Lesson examining the origins of Rome asking pupils to complete a cartoon storyboard of the myth behind the foundation of Rome (Romulus and Remus).

Task asking pupils to compile a facebook profile page for James I using information from a short biography

Lesson introducing Native Americans - general overview of geography and climate of the USA and therefore explaining the diversity amongst different Native American tribes.

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Outcomes To describe the aims of the Chartists To examine the tactics of the Chartists To evaluate the impact the Chartists had

IB History SL/HL Paper 2; Authoritarian States Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian states Second Edition (Michael Lynch) Learning Objectives To explain why Russia had become a revolutionary one-party state by 1924 To assess the extent of influence that Stalin had by 1924 To exemplify how Stalin exploited the situation after Lenin’s death To evaluate the extent to which Stalin faced opposition from both the Left and the Right

Lesson examining education in Roman times - lesson started worked well with pupils, convincing them their curriculum was going to change.