A complete scheme of learning designed for Year 9 which focuses on the concept of Revolution. The second part of the scheme looks at Russia/Soviet Union as a case study. Purpose: Introduce students to key substantive concepts of revolution, communism, dictatorship. Continue developing understanding of historical disciplinary concepts: causation, chronology, interpretations, historical reading and writing. Develop sense of period and conceptual understanding in preparation for future work on the modern world, e.g. Nazi Germany and Russia/Soviet Union, and especially about different political systems and societies. Core enquiry questions: Why have revolutions occurred across time and place? How did Stalin keep the Russian Revolution going? Why was communism such a threatening ideology for many in the modern world? Substantive Knowledge: Revolution, communism, dictatorship/different political systems Disciplinary knowledge: Chronology - Sense of period (modern world), historical writing, historical reading and interpretations, particularly how we assess how convincing an interpretation is (introducing an A-level skill/language).

A short scheme of work on segregation and the American Civil Rights Movement, designed for Year 9 (after a scheme of work on Nazi Germany). All PowerPoint resources included. Topics covered: Segregation Race relations Key events of the Civil Rights Movement To what extent is America the ‘land of the free’?

WW1 Knowledge Organsier for AQA GCSE Conflict and Tension: First World War 1894-1918. Three A3 sheets on the beginning, key events and end of the First World War with timeline of events. The Knowledge Organiser covers all the key content for the AQA topic.

PowerPoints and all lesson materials for teaching the first third of the AQA GCSE Conflict and Tension: The First World War course. These lessons focus on the causes of the war, and includes assessment practice, knowledge recall quizzes and source practice. Key topics covered: Introduction to the Great Powers Imperialism Militarism Moroccan Crises Balkan Crises Assassination Schlieffen Plan (Parts 2 and 3 sold separately. Also see the revision materials, such as the WW1 knowledge organiser and 100 questions revision sheet.)

PowerPoints and all lesson materials for teaching the second third of the AQA GCSE Conflict and Tension: The First World War course. These lessons focus on the war itself, including trench warfare, weapons and key battles. It also includes assessment practice, knowledge recall quizzes and source practice. Key topics covered: Why did trench warfare develop? Trench warfare Life in the trenches Weapons Gallipoli Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele Jutland (Parts 1 and 3 sold separately. Also see the revision materials, such as the WW1 knowledge organiser and 100 questions revision sheet.)

PowerPoints and all lesson materials for teaching the final third of the AQA GCSE Conflict and Tension: The First World War course. These lessons focus on the end of the war, and includes assessment practice, knowledge recall quizzes and source practice. Key topics covered: USA Russia Ludendorff Spring Offensive 100 Days Surrender (Parts 1 and 2 sold separately. Also see the revision materials, such as the WW1 knowledge organiser and 100 questions revision sheet.)