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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023. Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!

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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023. Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
Changes to Landholding
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Changes to Landholding

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Edexcel GCSE History Anglo Saxon and Norman England Topic 2: Establishing Control Changes to Landholding In depth examination of the introduction of the Feudal system and changes William introduced to ensure the loyalty of his nobility by making them his tenants -in-chief. Fully resourced. Can use the textbooks but can be taught without.
Edexcel Superpower Relations Cold War Key Topic 2
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Edexcel Superpower Relations Cold War Key Topic 2

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This is a bundle of my lessons for Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations in the Cold War 1945-1991 Key Topic 2: Crises oof the cold War Includes: -The Berlin Crisis 1958-1961 -The Berlin Wall and impact -The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs Invasion -THe Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 -The Prague Spring 1968 causes events and consequences Includes a range of exam questions of all 3 question types and model answers. Total Cost would be £21 individually Here is a link to my Key Topic 1 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-superpower-relations-topic-1-12813074
The Cold War Superpower Relations Topic 1
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The Cold War Superpower Relations Topic 1

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Edexcel GCSE: I made these lessons to save time as I had to teach the entire Unit 2A in just 18-20 lessons. I have managed to squish each key topic down into 6 lessons with exam questions generally being sat as homework. These lessons worked surprisingly well despite only having 6 lessons! It does require some printing however if you are organised you could have your repro dept print all the sheets into a booklet with alternative pages for notes. Includes the whole of key topic 1: Origins of the Cold War. Lesson 1: Peace Conferences WWII and the Grand Alliance Lesson 2: Escalating tensions and breakdown of Grand Alliance Lesson 3: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Cominform and Comecon Lesson 4: The first Berlin Crisis-Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift Lesson 5: The Nuclear Arms Race Lesson 6: The Hungarian Rising/ Revolution and Soviet invasion Exam questions included: Explain two consequences of the Yalta Conference (includes model answer) Write a narrative account analysing key events of the Berlin Crisis 1948 (8 marks) includes modelling End of topic key content quiz- 18 questions
Medicine Through Time Bundle
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Medicine Through Time Bundle

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This Bundle is an almost complete GCSE Paper It has lessons on 4 of the 5 topics: Medieval Medicine Renaissance Medicine Industrial era Medicine The Western Front- British Sector of the Trenches I’ve also included my revision resources, model answers and a mega revision task booklet which took me hours for maximum value for money. Total price of items individually would be £63. My colleague has also planned the Modern Medicine topic if you wish to purchase those lessons too! Here is a link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-medicine-through-time-modern-medicine-12776306
Weimar Germany Lesson 3 The Spartacist Revolt
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Weimar Germany Lesson 3 The Spartacist Revolt

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Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany Edited for 2023- improved -now includes practice 4 mark inference question- more support with guided notes and breakdown of main events of the Spartacist Rising in 2023. Lesson 3 in Key Topic 1 -Weimar Germany Rosa Luxemburg and the Spartacist Revolt includes all needed information- no textbook needed- reference to textbook is in case you do have it. If not all the important info has been typed up onto slides. Can be printed as a worksheet or students can do with support from teacher. Hope it is useful! Fully resourced.
Weimar Germany lesson 5 The Treaty of Versailles
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Weimar Germany lesson 5 The Treaty of Versailles

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Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany Lesson 5 the Treaty of Versailles and impact Includes a range of resources, colour code, venn diagram (alternative task), source, interpretations and a 12 mark exam question with a model answer. Fully resourced if you do not have the textbook you can use the colour code sheet and slides for information. PNG images are for reference only, all files are fully editable/ downloadable word docs/ powerpoint.
Western Rebellion 1549 Impact
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Western Rebellion 1549 Impact

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OCR Tudor Rebellions ALevel course Depth Study: Western Rebellion 1549/ The Prayer Book Rebellion Lesson examining the impact/ government response to the Western Rebellion of 1549 No textbook needed Includes powerpoint with detail about the Western rebellion govt response and context/ issues/ challenges faced by the govt. Also includes retrieval of causes of the prayer book rebellion and a practice assessment interpretation of the effectiveness of Government response to Western rebellion. Includes key debate How serious was the Western government/ how far did it pose serious threat. Includes colour code sheet to analyse the consequences and consider how far rebellion was a success.
The Nature of the Pilgrimage of Grace
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The Nature of the Pilgrimage of Grace

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Detailed lesson (2 hours plus hwk) on the Nature of the Pilgrimage of Grace Includes Historiography to deconstruct the question “Whose rebellion was the Pilgrimage of Grace” which is one of the key debates used for the exam. Includes key debate from the textbook and historians views evaluation.
The Yorkshire Rebellion 1489
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The Yorkshire Rebellion 1489

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OCR Tudors Rebellion and Disorder/ Tudor Rebellions Thematic ALevel Course This lesson covers the Yorkshire Rebellion of 1489. I teach the rebellions initially thematically with attention to the themes as we go through and then I cover the themes discretely at the end. This lesson includes all notes and materials needed for the Yorkshire rebellion 1489 including an analysis of the threat posed Note: Picture files (PNG) are for illustration only. Your downloaded folder will contain fully editable documents in powerpoint and word.
The Cornish Rebellion 1497
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The Cornish Rebellion 1497

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OCR Tudor Rebellions ALevel Can be used for any spec and for an Alevel course on the Tudors/ Wars of the Roses- Henry VII government and foreign policy This is a detailed and comprehensive lesson which is fully resourced on the Cornish rebellion of 1497 Includes all resources, a detailed powerpoint and several activities as well as a retrieval quiz on the previous rebellions (I teach Warbeck after Cornish) I hope it is useful for you! Please note: PNG files are images for illustration only. The file contains fully adaptable Word documents and a powerpoint so please download entire folder and check it carefully.
Weimar Germany -Challenges for the Weimar Government
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Weimar Germany -Challenges for the Weimar Government

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Bundle of lessons looking at the first half of key topic 1: Challenges faced by the Weimar Republic. Includes: -Bonus revision task booklet -Bonus exam skills and example answers sheets Lesson 1: Introduction to Weimar Germany and the Impact of WWI Lesson 2: The Weimar Constitution LEsson 3: the Spartacist Revolt and Rosa Luxemburg Lesson 4 The Treaty of Versailles Lesson 5: The Kapp Putsch and Red Rising in the Ruhr Lesson 6: The Ruhr Crisis and Hyperinflation. Total cost to buy separately= £36.50
Lesson 2 US Constitution Features Principles
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Lesson 2 US Constitution Features Principles

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Edexcel Politics ALevel USA Can be used for AQA too Lesson on the Features/ principles of the American Constitution including Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances and Federalism. This is lesson 2 of my unit and follows on from the work we did on the Constitution in lesson 1 and the framers of the constitution. Students learn about the features, using modern, up to date examples mainly from Obama and Trump administrations. They then evaluate how effective the checks and balances are etc, Would the Founding Fathers be pleased with the results?
Lesson 5 and 6 The Prague Spring 1968
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Lesson 5 and 6 The Prague Spring 1968

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Edexcel GCSE History Superpower Relations 1945-1991 Key Topic 2: Cold War Crises These two lessons (rolled into one powerpoint) are based on the causes, events and consequences of the Prague Spring 1968. Powerpoint is fully explained with activities, all information included so no need for textbooks. Includes: video overview of the Prague Spring with question sheet (link provided on sheet) Sources tasks: events of the rising Note making tasks on the events of the rising/ Soviet Invasion- can also be done from textbook if you have it. Exam question and model answer
ALevel Russia stuff
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ALevel Russia stuff

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Check out my lessons on ALevel Russia-for OCR spec but can be adapted for all specs and GCSE I have spent hours and hours on them- very detailed with tonnes of factual knowledge on every slide- can be useful for first time Russia teachers/ those with no knowledge. This resource is a small bundle of Russia resources for the OCR 1894-1941 spec Marking grid 10 marker questions- this will save hours of time marking and also help your students become familiar with assessment objectives marking grid 20 marker questions - as above List of Past Paper Exam Questions List of revision podcasts etc for students
The Cold War Arms Race
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The Cold War Arms Race

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Edexcel GCSE (Can be used by other boards) lesson on the Arms Race Key Topic 1: Lesson 5 the Arms Race and escalating tension between East and West This one follows my lesson on the First Berlin Crisis 1948 Causes and consequences of the Arms Race between USA and USSR- also includes leadership changes from Stalin-Khrushchev and Truman-Eisenhower and a brief bit of contextual info on Korea (Korea is not explicitly a part of this spec but is useful to see what is going on). Also has links to a video to demonstrate the destructive power of Hydrogen bomb compared to Atomic bomb used in Japan. Also includes a brief bit on the Geneva summit 1955 and a guided “Write a narrative account anaysing key events of Berlin Crisis” question with model answer.
Who was to blame for WWI?
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Who was to blame for WWI?

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Scholarship lesson based on Historiography of the Causes of WWI and who/ what caused the war- debunking the old fashioned view that Germany was to blame. Complete lesson with all resources including Historian’s views and an SEN version.
The Russo Japanese War
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The Russo Japanese War

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OCR Russia 1894-1941 Lesson the Russo-Japanese War Looking at Causes, Reasons for Defeat and Impact on Nicholas, part of the mini unit of work: Causes of 1905 Revolution. Ideally you have access to the chapter from “A People’s Tragedy” Orlando Figes Chaper “First Blood” which I cannot include for Copyright reasons but if not, you can still use the worksheet in combination with the slides or the textbook for the students to do Causes, Reasons for defeat and consequences.
Lenin's Problems
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Lenin's Problems

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Lenin’s Problems and Priorities after taking power in 1917 Detailed ALevel lesson on Lenin’s problems/ Bolshevik Problems after the revolution. Includes creation of Sovnarkom and Veshenkha Complete Alevel lesson (2-3 hours) Part of my whole unit on Lenin’s rule
Superpower Relations Simplified
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Superpower Relations Simplified

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These summary sheets are for the Edexcel Superpower Relations course (GCSE) they can be used for other specifications which cover Cold War crises. This is a set of 6 word documents which have simplified, dual coded summaries of the Cold War crises for SEND students/ those who struggle to accesss the GCSE. The 1st Berlin Crisis The Hungarian Crisis The 2nd Berlin Crisis The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs The Cuban Missile Crisis The Prague Spring I have included fully editable word docs but also PDFs as some versions of Word may cause images etc to misalign.