Crime & Punishment Through Time unit, revision activity on the death penalty. This is a mind map with sections for students to fill in details looking at the development of the death penalty over time.

Weimar & Nazi Germany unit, revision activity on the 1920s. Covers the Golden Years and the Lean Years. Students fill in the gaps on the cards using the words provided. They then cut the cards up and stick them onto flash cards for revision.

Weimar & Nazi Germany unit, revision activity on Nazi economic policies. Students match the question to the answer. Then they stick the cards onto flashcards, question on one side and answer on the other. They can then quiz one another.

Alternative lesson on the Rebellion of 1215, because my students were complaining that my lessons had too many card sorts! Lesson designed in a work pack which can be completed independently. Lesson 17 talks about the build-up to the Magna Carta.

Revision for the Richard & John unit. Contains a simplified mark scheme for the 16 mark question plus 3 model answers of varying levels for the following question: ‘King John’s use of arbitrary power was the main reason for his worsening relationship with the barons in the years 1209–14.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer. (16) You may use the following in your answer: • fines • loss of Normandy You must also use information of your own. Students use the mark scheme to mark the model answers and gain a better understanding of how to answer the 16-marker.

Activity for marking model answers, to help students understand the mark scheme. These answers are all for the 12-mark question, “Explain why Philip II left the Third Crusade early.” Included is a simplified mark scheme for students to look at and 4 model answers of varying levels.

10-question precision quiz for the Richard & John unit, for revision. Ideal for a starter.

Revision activity supporting students in remembering the who’s who of the Richard and John unit. Space at the end to add additional barons/etc you may have covered.

Activity for a GCSE lesson on the Magna Carta. Present cards to students cut up. They first need to match the questions to the answers. When this has been done correctly, students can stick the cards onto a flash card, question on one side, answer on the other. They can then practice quizzing each other.

Designed to be printed A3 double sided. This resource is a table which students fill in for revision, summarising the key battles for the Richard and John unit. They need to fill in the date, who won, details of the battle, and the consequences of the battle.

Baseline assessment designed for all age groups, Y7 - GCSE. Questions are derived from skills required for the Edexcel History GCSE. Questions are designed to be skills-based, so can be issued before teaching content. Assessment contains marking sheets at the back. Highlighters can be used to identify strengths, key strengths, key targets, and students’ preferred ways of working. The latter provides evidence for exams access arrangements.

Simple storyboard template with 6 boxes.

Designed for KS2, part of a cross-curricular scheme of work which combines geography, history and science. Dinosaur research project.

Part of a KS2 cross-curricular scheme of work which covers history, geography and science. This highly visual lesson tells the story of Somerset from single-cell life up to the dinosaurs.

Word mat activity. Students are given 20 key words for the Edexcel History GCSE Richard and John unit and have to look up the definitions and draw pictures. Ideal key word pre-learning activity. Best printed on A3 and kept on the desk during lessons. Designed to support students with dyslexia.

History Edexcel GCSE (from 2016)(9-1) Richard and John unit, Lesson 18: First Barons War Lesson designed in a work pack which can be completed independently.

History Edexcel GCSE (from 2016)(9-1) Richard and John unit, Lesson 17: How far did the Magna Carta resolve the barons’ problems? Lesson designed in a work pack which can be completed independently.

History Edexcel GCSE (from 2016)(9-1) Richard and John unit, Lesson 16: Which should John be more concerned about, the 1212 assassination plot or the 1214 Battle of Bouvines? Lesson designed in a work pack which can be completed independently.

History Edexcel GCSE (from 2016)(9-1) Richard and John unit, Lesson 15: Why had John’s relationship with the barons broken down by 1215? Lesson designed in a work pack which can be completed independently.

History Edexcel GCSE (from 2016)(9-1) Richard and John unit, Lesson 14: How far did John’s argument with the Pope damage his position? Lesson designed in a work pack which can be completed independently.