Lesson plan and resources (differentiated) helping students to understand why Harold Godwinson won the Battle of Hastings whilst also recapping previous learning as part of a scheme of work on the Norman Conquest.

15 posters from both WW1 and WW2 about the British Home Front.

Video and facts that can be used as an assembly. Particularly useful in terms of the promotion of SMSC.

Range of whole school assemblies created to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.

KS3 and Ks4 whole school assemblies about Black History Month

Lesson materials and potential assembly or tutor time activity

Series of questions that can be displayed in a history classroom to promote independent learning and thinking.

Word mats to use with less able students to enable them to spell keywords correctly.

Questions and answers that students can use in their revision. Students have to answer each question correctly three times before they can move on.

A display in my classroom promoting the different types of source students encounter when studying History.

Series of displays that enable students to visualise the events in Berlin (1961), Cuba (1962) and Czechoslovakia (1968). Particularly useful for visual learners.

Revision resources created for Y11 students studying Germany 1918-39 on Edexcel Specification. Exercises are geared towards developing students' ability to recall the key information.

Differentiated resources and activities which develop students' critical thinking skills and develop their knowledge and understanding of the First World War.

Differentiated resources that promote students independent thinking skills to explore the lives of 'conchies&'.

Differentiated lesson that uses sources to consider the significance of events at Little Rock Central High School in 1957 (i.e. what impact it had on the Civil Rights Movement). Originally delivered to a high ability Year 8 class, though it can be easily adapted to suit a GCSE group.

An idea I adapted from a colleague during my training year. Students come up with their own scores for each medieval weapon and then play the various games. Rules also part of document. Any comments welcome.

A series of A4 sheets I have displayed, in the form of a timeline, to help students understand the chronology of the Weimar Republic.

Lesson aimed at low ability Year 7 students. Colour-coding sheet is in the PowerPoint presentation (slides 19 and 20). All activites are differentiated and extension tasks are displayed on presentation. Any feedback, positive and negative, is welcome.

Lesson which uses a range of resources and learning techniques to understand the effects of the Wall Street Crash. Exercises have been differentiated and students are given the choice for some activities. Starter will need to be changed. Lesson plan and information for LSAs has also been provided. Any constructive feedback is very welcome.

Resources which enable students to develop an understanidng of how Henry Brown successfully escaped from Virginia. NB: 'HoM&' stands for Habit of Mind. Inbox me if you want more information about the Habits of Mind.