This scheme of work aims to shed light on the consequences of British imperialism in multiple contexts. The first 7 lessons enable students to answer the listed inquiry question. It includes a variety of activities covering multiple topics and substantive concepts. Bundle also includes a lesson on why the British Empire collapsed and an assessment based on the differing interpretations of the British Empire. This scheme of work was designed in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum and with the idea of ‘de-colonising the curriculum’ in mind.

This bundle of two lessons allows students to evaluate the NEP as an economic policy. The first lesson introduces the problems faced by the Bolsheviks at the end of the Civil War, such as the famine of 1920 and the Kronstadt Mutiny, and therefore goes through why the NEP was needed for the survival of the Bolsheviks. The second lesson allows students to identify successes and failures of the NEP according to a Bolshevik perspective. It works largely with statistics to indicate the economic impacts of the NEP however, the ideological anxieties surrounding the NEP are also considered. The lessons helps students to draw out that the NEP was successful in aiding recovery but following the crisis of 1927/8 was not allowing Russia to make significant progress. All fully resourced and recently updated. Does have one homework which required ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn.

This bundle aims to enable students to develop an understanding of the factors which led to the October Revolution and develop their own interpretations to allow them to answer exam questions on this topic. It include lessons on the failures of the Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet in the ‘Dual Power System’; the rising popularity of the Bolshevik; the importance of the April Theses; the significance of the July Days; the significance of the Kornilov Coup; and the events of the revolution itself. This is key content in the exam board specification and has been planned according to its requirements. All lessons recently updated and used by my department.

This bundle of lessons aims to allow students to evaluate the various factors which contributed to Red victory and determine which factor was the most significant. The bundle of lessons covers, Leon Trotsky’s leadership, White weaknesses and divisions, propaganda, Geographical factors, War Communism and the Red Terror. Some lessons require the following textbooks: ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. ‘Russia, 1855-1991. From Tsars to Commissars’ by Peter Oxley. All lessons used by my department and recently redesigned.

This bundle of lessons aims to allow students to come to conclusions which answer the advertised question. Lessons cover the final years of Lenin’s life and his relationship with Stalin; the politburo upon Lenin’s death and the divisions within it; the events of the struggle and how Stalin was able to defeat opponents such as Trotsky et al; and finally includes a card sorting lesson whereby students can come to their own conclusions as to which factors were the more significant in helping Stalin. Two lessons require ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn