A powerpoint and lesson looking at the Weimar Constitution. Ideal for the Edexcel GCSE course. Includes exam questions and teacher notes

A powerpoint and worksheets looking at different historical figures in History. Each group gets a different worksheet on a different figure, they are to prepare a presentation and a speech on this person, and then the class votes on who was the most significant.

A powerpoint looking at what changes Edward made to religion, looking at key differences. The lesson includes differentiated activities.

A lesson ideal for KS3, this lesson looks at how the great depression affected different groups in America. Requires SHP The USA between the wars 1919-1941 book (p.74-84) - can scan and send across if needed. Differentiated activities throughout, as well as GCSE style questions to consolidate knowledge.

A lesson ideal for an introduction into how important the church was in Medieval England. Students are asked to decide the importance of church today, and then compare it to Medieval England. Students will complete an inference question on the doom painting, as well as looking at a card sort into the power of the church in Medieval England. An opportunity for some extended writing to summarize the learning, with support sheets included for weaker students.

A lesson ideal for the new Edexcel GCSE scheme of work, this lesson (will probably take around 3 hours to do), looks at the causes, events, and consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Includes an 8 mark exam question for students to consolidate their knowledge.

A lesson ideal for the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE course (can be adapted to other exam boards), this lesson looks at the Prague Spring and the impact this had on relations between the Soviet Union and America. Students consolidate their knowledge by answering one half of a 16 mark question focusing on the impact of the Prague Spring for relations between the superpowers.

A source based lesson looking at the suffragettes and whether or not women should be given the vote. Students to look at different sources to look at the reasons behind the vote. Also, students will examine the different tactics used by the Suffragettes and decide which was the most effective Different activities for different students

Students will look at how Elizabeth I dealt with the problems of poverty and begging during her reign. Accompanying worksheet. Ideal for the new GCSE specification and for higher ability students at KS3. Differentiated activities for students.

Was Anglo-Saxon justice violent and superstitious? Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson gets students to create a matrix of how far justice was normal or whether it was superstitious. Includes differentiated resources and activities throughout, as well as challenge activities.

Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson focuses upon the reasons behind the setting up of the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829. Students explain, prioritize and link the reasons. Includes differentiated activities throughout

Ideal to be used with KS3 to as part of a programme teaching exam skills, or useful for the new Edexcel GCSE course. This lesson focuses upon factors which affected changes to crime and punishment. Students will complete an activity that requires them to rank the factors based upon their own opinion. Lesson also includes an exam question for students to answer, and differentiated activities throughout.

Two lessons ideal for the new Edexcel GCSE Elizabeth course. This is a bundle of two lessons - one focusing on the reasons why Mary, Queen of Scots was executed, and the other lesson focusing upon the role of Sir Francis Walsingham.

A lesson aimed at the new Edexcel 9-1 Elizabeth course (can be adapted for AQA), that looks at the events, causes and significance of the Ridolfi, Throckmorton and Babington plots. It includes a worksheet that is ideal for moving around the classroom as a carousel for students to acquire their knowledge. Also includes an exam question for students to consolidate their knowledge.

An overview of protests and potential revolutions in Britain between 1750-1900. Looks at - The Luddites - The Chartists - The Swing Rioters - Peterloo Massacre Finishes with a washing line activity. Includes a reading for purpose worksheet. No textbooks required

A lesson ideal for the new 9-1 Edexcel GCSE course (can be adapted for other exam boards) looking at the different types of education existing and how far education progressed during Elizabethan England.

A lesson ideal for the new Edexcel GCSE Cold War course (adaptable to other exam boards), that looks at the Berlin Crisis and the consequences of this. Students will look at the key events, before deciding who was to blame for the escalation and the impact this had on the Cold War. Students will then look at the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact as a direct result of the crisis. Students will then look at a 16 mark question to consolidate knowledge.

Ideal for the Edexcel Government and Politics course, for the People and Politics unit. This lesson looks at the history of Conservatism and how it has developed over time. Includes a venn diagram activity, lots of group work and a 25 mark exam question for students to consolidate their knowledge.

A double lesson ideal for the new Edexcel GCSE (Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-1991) [can be adapted for the AQA course]. This lesson looks at the worsening relations between the superpowers with the Conferences that took place. Students will acquire knowledge, before applying to an 8 mark consequence exam question. Includes a lower ability worksheet with an exemplar paragraph, and guided questions for the second consequence.

Ideal for the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE course, this lesson looks at how successful was the Homestead Act. It looks at what the Homestead Act, includes a card sort for students to sort through evidence of success and evidence of failures. Also includes an 8 mark explain question, before students reach a supported conclusion.