This lesson is the second of a scheme of work on how the Industrial Revolution changed the lives of people in Britain. It aims to develop an understanding that the experiences of the Industrial Revolution very much depended on the Victorian class structure. Students are tasked with coming to this conclusion themselves by using primary sources to compare the similarities and differences between the inhabitants of Britain. Can be purchased and taught as a stand alone lesson or as part of a bundle which allows students to answer the ‘Big Question’. Designed in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum.

This resource includes glossary sheets for the entire Weimar and Nazi Germany course in three pages. It includes all key terms students need to understand from the abdication of the Kaiser to life in Nazi Germany. Designed to meed the requirements of the exam board specification. The glossaries can be used as homeworks for students to embed knowledge of the key terms or can be used in revision.

This resource is designed to help students revise/embed their knowledge of the key battles of 1066 including the Battle of Fulford, Battle of Stamford Bridge, and the Battle of Hastings. It includes a range detailed facts which would help students answer all three questions students would face on this topic. Available as a PDF file. Students need to place the numbers into the relevant boxes.

This lesson is the fourth of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson allows students to establish an understanding of the causes, reasons for failure and consequences of the July Days. It helps students understand that although the July Days were on the surface a failure for the Bolsheviks, it showed the support they could rely upon when October arrived. It also establishes how Kerensky becomes PM in the aftermath and therefore the success of the Provisional Government relied upon him. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This resource is designed to help KS4 students revise the entire first section of the Anglo Saxon and Norman England course. It covers all of content of the specification and is a perfect point from which students can make flashcards.

This includes two fully resourced lessons in a single PowerPoint on the impact of the Treaty of Versailles. Designed according to the exam board specification and makes use of content in the Pearson exam board textbook. PowerPoint includes clear instructions for students and staff to follow. The first lesson is designed to provide students with an understanding of the expectations of the Germans before the Paris Peace Conference and the resulting treaty and the impact of the treaty on German society. The second lesson includes an opportunity for exam question practice. Students are given guidance (including a guide sheet with sentence starters) on how to complete questions 1 and 2 of the exam paper.

This lesson is the second of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson allows students to establish an understanding of how the Bolsheviks went from an obscure, minority party to one with the means of toppling the Provisional Government. It covers key events such as Lenin’s return, the April Theses, the July Days and the Kornilov Coup before later lessons study these events in more depth. Lesson ends by comparing the rising popularity of the Bolsheviks with the declining popularity of the Provisional Government. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This is the final lesson of a series of lessons on why the Reds won the Russian Civil War. The aim is to review the factors learned in previous and consider which was the most significant in allowing the Reds to achieve victory. The lesson ends with the planning of a 20 mark question on the Civil War.

This lesson is the sixth of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson establishes a narrative understanding of the events of October/November revolution. It charts the course of events from September, 1917 to the completion of the Bolshevik takeover at the end of October. Whilst establishing a narrative understanding it also enables students to identify and understand the roles of Leon Trotsky, Alexander Kerensky and Vladimir Lenin in the course of the revolution. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This lesson is the fifth of an enquiry into the causes of the October revolution. The lesson explains in further depth who Alexander Kerensky was, the problems he faced and introduces some of the many mistakes he made. It then allows students to establish an understanding of the Kornilov Coup and its impact on the rising tide of revolution. It allows students to understand the causes and course of the coup, reasons for its failure, and most significantly the impact upon the Provisional Government and Kerensky and the Bolsheviks. Lesson requires the textbook, ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. Lesson designed according to the exam board specification and all resources recently updated.

This is an introductory lesson on the Russian civil war and forms part of an equiry into how Lenin dealt with the problems he faced following the October Revolution. This lesson introduces the combatants of the civil war (the Whites, Reds and Greens), introduces the key leaders of the respective armies, introduces the geography of the civil war and helps establish a narrative through homework reading. Key individuals included and introduced are: Leon Trotsky, Nikolai Yudenich, Anton Denikin, Alexander Kolchak and Nestor Makhno. Lesson requires two textbooks: ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. ‘Russia, 1855-1991. From Tsars to Commissars’ by Peter Oxley. Lesson recently updated in line with OCR exam board specification.

This lesson is the first of an equiry into how Lenin and the Bolsheviks overcame the challenges they faced between October 1917 and 1924. This lesson is focused on the many key events in the first year of Bolshevik rule. It allows students to understand the problems faced by the Bolsheviks (such as a lack of political legitimacy) and the solutions they had (such as the closing of the closing of the Constitiuent Assembly and the writing of a new constitution. The lesson also covers Lenin’s decrees, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the launching of the Red Terror (to be covered in more depth in later lessons). It aims to establish that the Bolsheviks were pragmatic and effective under the leadership of Lenin when dealing with the many threats they faced. Resources all recently redesigned and content planned according to the exam board specification. Some slides include notes for further instruction where it is not immediately obvious what is required of the teacher.

This is designed to be a second lesson on the NEP. The 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. Lesson includes all resources and an essay plan for a 20 mark question on the NEP. Homework on the war scares of 1928 requires ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn.

This fully resourced lesson is the second of a KS3 scheme of work on the British Empire. It can be taught as a stand alone lesson or can be purchased as part of a bundle on the British Empire which includes an assessment. Lesson plan is included. The aim of the lesson is to focus on how the British waged war on the indigenous peoples of the Empire to secure or maintain control. The lesson has been taught for a number of years and recently updated. The lesson meets the national demand to ‘decolonise the curriculum’.

This is the third lesson of a scheme of work on why women achieved voting rights in Britain. Its aim is to provide students with a detailed overview of the actions of the Suffragists, Suffragettes and British government before 1914 and understand why women were denied voting rights before 1914. Fully resourced with a lesson plan included. Can be purchased as a stand alone lesson or as part of a bundle which allows students to answer the inquiry question listed. Designed as a British study in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum

A fully resourced KS3 lesson including lesson plan. The lesson aims to teach students the reasons for the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and therefore provide an insight into the impact of British colonial rule. Lesson taught for a number of years and recently updated. Fits in with the national push to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and fits within the aims of the National Curriculum. This can be taught as a stand alone lesson or can be purchased in a bundle of lessons on the British Empire which includes an assessment.

A fully resourced KS3 lesson including lesson plan. The lesson aims to teach students the global impact of the British Empire using sources to make inferences. Lesson taught for a number of years and recently updated. Fits in with the national push to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and fits within the aims of the National Curriculum. This can be taught as a stand alone lesson or can be purchased in a bundle of lessons on the British Empire which includes an assessment.

This lesson is designed according to the OCR A-level History, Russia, 1894-1941 specification. It takes the narrative on from the events of the 1905 revolution and goes through each of the Dumas between 1905 and 1914. Students are required to assess the successes and failures of the Dumas to help them decide whether the reforms between 1905 and 1914 were successful or not. The information sheet was compiled using multiple textbooks - and therefore provides the necessary detail needed for students in essay writing. All resources included recently updated. Includes a homework where students complete a big table on the parties in the Duma using a handout.

This lesson is designed to be the second of a series of lessons on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It follows directly from the previous lesson as students are required to use their notes to identify problems faced by Tsarist Russia and evaluate which were the most significant/threatening. The lesson requires students to make their own card sort where they identify problems using their homework, spread them over a table and then rank them according to their significance. They should be referring to Nicholas II, the Tsarist system of government, the economy and industrialistation, Russification and problems faced by the working, middle and peasant classes. You could make blank cards or provide scrap paper to be torn up so students can make their own.

This is the third of a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. This lesson is designed to introduce opposition groups withing Russia by firstly introducing Marxist Theory. The lesson begins with the tale of Alexander Ulyanov and his execution and the early life of Lenin before going into the nuts and bolts of Marxist theory. Students are then required to make their own Marxist model. This is vital as this base level of understanding will be essential for students to later understand Marxist-Leninism, the April Theses, and the NEP. Students should be given Oxley, Russia, 1855-1991 pp. 53-54 to help them make their own diagram.