An assembly that looks at honesty and fairness when treating others. Includes: - References to examples of poor guidance and how to improve this - Talks about giving feedback in lessons and being critical - A story that shows us how failure is easy to come across and why it is a key part of growing - Reference to effort and guidance as keys to developing growth mindset thinking. Also links for the teacher to read in the note section - A challenge for pupils to complete over the course of the week.

Two assemblies about tolerance, homosexuality and normality Assembly 1 - Uses Mussolini's WWII treatment of homosexuals to discuss tolerance Assembly 2 - Focuses on 3 history periods to discuss how tolerance society was. Also links to Rigby murder

A lesson that explores the life of Jesus through key events in his life. Pupils can look at his life in chronological order and make inferences about it using quotes from the bible.

A philosophic assembly based around the question: What could you do right now that your future self would thank you for? Lots of thinking here for your pupils! Also includes references to a bucket list and then back to how pupils could make changes now in school to help them later.

A detailed SOW that includes: - Lesson Objectives and outcomes - Key questions to use for lessons - Coherent sequence of lessons that build up to an assessment - Suggested activities to use in every lesson This is a skills unit. You can easily weave the activities into your own lessons or use it as an introductory unit at the beginning of the year.

A full SOW with objectives, overview of suggested activities and outcomes. I have also included an assessment which has been updated with Emerging/Mastery etc. assessed responses. This also includes an essay structure for pupils to use. I run this in Yr9 as a Development/Thematic unit in preparation for the SHP GCSE unit the following year on Crime or Warfare.

A superb lesson I have used for numerous observations before. It works well as it is well paced, has group work and helps pupils consolidate their knowledge at the end with some extended writing. You need some sugar paper or plain A3 would do. Stick the picture of a Motte and Bailey castle and the Stone Keep castle on either side of the sheet prior to the lesson. A good plan of how to run the lesson is below: Starter: A map image is displayed showing Norman castles that were built by William the Conqueror. Pupils asked questions about the map e.g. What do the locations of the castles tell you about England at the time? New Learning: Learning objectives displayed and pupils record the relevant one for their target grade into their exercise books. Pupils watch a short clip about Norman castles and then answer some questions about them with the aid of a PowerPoint slide. Learning development: In pairs, use the sugar paper to explore, analyse and consider the effectiveness of Motte and Bailey and Stone castles. Afterwards, pupils stick their own versions of the castles in in their books and complete a series of levelled activities. Plenary: Think of a 15 second sales pitch you would give William about why he should invest in each type of castle to help him control the English. Revisit Learning Objectives: Pupils consider how/why they have met their learning objective.

An assembly or presentation about Halloween that includes facts and figures from the UK and USA. Also includes: - A look at the traditions and history of Halloween - Ways children can stay safe - Reference to stories, notes about Halloween (on slide notes) and links to further information to help you present it how you wish.

A detailed SOW that includes: - Lesson Objectives and outcomes - Key questions to use for lessons - Coherent sequence of lessons that build up to an assessment - Suggested activities to use in every lesson

A fantastic way of revising rationing in WWII. How you play: - Each pair of pupils needs one learning grid and two dice - One pupil roles both dice and counts the number along the bottom and then up the grid. This gives them the first image. The pupil then repeats the process again to get another image. It is then down to them to explain how the rationing images are linked. Imagination time! - The other pupil then does the same. - The best explanations can be written down after around fifteen minutes. This task is a great way to revise key topics and help develop explanations. There is also a simpler grid for lower ability pupils.

A collection of resources to help you deliver lessons on the Holocaust. Includes: - Assessment PowerPoint's (Slightly different formats) - Mind map worksheets for pupils to complete on the Warsaw Ghetto and the significance of the Holocaust - Information sheet on the Final Solution - 2 starter activities which promote discussion All resources are editable and can be adopted to meet your schools enquiry. Many of these go with my Holocaust map of lessons resource (Holocaust SOW) also found on TES.

A complete lesson which gets pupil to use their source skills to investigate an enquiry question. I have used this for both an interview and for observations - succeeded in both. Pupils enjoy it too.

Lots of resources ranging from worksheets, homework tasks, tests and revision material that covers a range of topics on Weimar and Nazi Germany.

A double lesson giving a good overview of the causes of crime and punishment and why crime changed during this period. It includes a challenging thinking activity using sources that gets pupils digging into causation.

A detailed SOW that includes: Lesson Objectives and outcomes Key questions to use for lessons Coherent sequence of lessons that build up to an assessment Suggested activities to use in every lesson

A source sheet that can be linked to part of a lesson or used as the basis of one. One method I us is: - Display a photograph of children being evacuated from a train station. Ask pupils to develop some questions they would want to ask them, e.g. "What's in your suitcase?" etc. Write these on the board. -In pairs, pupils can study sources on the evacuation of children during WWII and attempt to answer the questions devised in the starter. Feedback to class. Extension – Pupils can try and create additional questions to ask about the evacuation. - Afterwards set a homework around the questions that could not be answered

Aimed to be used at the end of a study of the key Cold War event. The lesson is structured as follows: - Pupils create a mind map about what they already know about the Cuban Missile Crisis - They then use sources (the number of which can be reduced depending on the ability of pupils) to populate the mind map during the course of the lesson. Pupils use a different colour pen for this so it clearly shows new material gleaned from the resources. - Feedback and sharing with other members of the class. Again pupils should use another colour for this so it shows peer teaching

This presentation shows pupils the other side of Syria - the beauty and culture the country has. My pupils were genuinely shocked and impressed by the history of the country. I

A collection of resources which includes printable homework tasks, worksheets and timelines about the Vietnam War.

It never fails to amaze me how much children enjoy a good murder investigation! This lesson is an introduction to how historians 'do' history. Pupils are introduced the concept of inference during the lesson. It also has a literacy twist in that after they have investigated the murder they have to write a piece of discursive writing.