25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
This display was created to cover a key event for every day in history of the academic year. It contains pictures of a key event in history with information. The picture can be changed daily and lends itself to a working display.
Useful for the primary or secondary classroom.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn about:
The causes of Wyatt’s Rebellion
The events of Wyatt’s Rebellion
To evaluate the danger of Wyatt’s Rebellion using contemporary source material
The consequences of Wyatt’s Rebellion
Duration:
This is a double lesson plus homework - it will take at least 2 hours plus work at home to complete all activities.
This is a bundle of 3 lessons which investigates whether or not a revolution occurred in Germany under the Nazis in 1933-34.
It focuses on the concept of a revolution, and the various actions of Hitler and the Nazis during those years - did they equate to a revolution based on the definition?
Each lesson takes an hour to teach, and activities/points for discussion are included in the power points.
Assessment:
10 mark question comparing the importance of the Reichstag Fire and the Night of Long Knives
20 mark question assessing whether or not 1933-34 did represent a revolution in Germany.
I made these card for students at GCSE who really struggle with the volume of knowledge required. Using them I found that students who fell below the level 4 threshold made much better progress in the 2019 examination series (Edexcel).
The cards address 36 Cold War events,and students learn the events by linking two consequences to the event.
The events are in red; the consequence in blue; and an extension green card for those students who are able to attain level 5+ with sensible revision.
They can also learn the story of the Cold War by sequencing the cards chronologically.
I used the cards for paired activities; home revision and starter activities.
Just cut out and laminate.
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on the analysis of the Kett and Western Rebellions, comparing them and evaluating how dangerous the year 1549 was for Edward VI. It contains a range of investigative material and considers both contemporary source material and interpretations of the rebellions. Students will be looking for more evidence to suggest whether or not there was a mid-Tudor crisis.
Students will learn about:
The causes of the Kett and Western Rebellions
The extent to which they posed a danger to Edward VI
Duration:
This is a long lesson and will probably require 2 hours to teach it, plus an hour of home learning to complete all of the activities. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis focusing on the development of the church under Edward VI. It contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documentaries. There is a range of source material to analyse:
Students will learn about:
Doctrinal changes under Edward VI
A comparison of the process of doctrinal change under Somerset and Northumberland
Duration:
This is a long lesson and will probably require 2 hours to teach it, plus an hour of home learning to complete all of the activities. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
This is a bright and colourful display of 20 command terms with definitions and images for either a primary or secondary classroom. Each term can be blown up to A3 laminated and placed around the classroom. The idea is that students start to familiarise themselves with the terms at a young age so that they are able to correctly follow the commands when approaching a task.
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on Northumberland’s coup and the replacement of Somerset as Lord Protector. It contains a range of investigative material and considers both contemporary source material and interpretation of the coup to help establish the motives for the coup and the events of the coup. This lesson can be used to take lesson 3 ‘good duke’ and ‘bad duke’ further.
Students will learn about:
The coup to overthrow Somerset
The causes of the coup
The role of Northumberland in the coup
Duration:
This is a long lesson and will probably require 2 hours to teach it, plus an hour of home learning to complete all of the activities. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
This bundle contains the lessons needed to teach the collapse of Soviet control of eastern Europe for key topic 3 on the EDEXCEL GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War unit:
The impact of Gorbachev’s New Thinking on Eastern Europe
The fall of the Berlin wall
The collapse of the Soviet Union
3 lessons in total. All resources are included and there is no need for a text book. Activities are varied and aimed at extending thinking and understanding examination criterion.
There are 5 lessons in this bundle which have been created for teaching the role of Berlin in the Cold War for GCSE students, however could also be used to teach the Twentieth Century world at Key Stage 3. They are all fully resourced and there is no need for a text book.
Tasks are varied and heavily directed towards success in the GCSE examination. All lessons contain modeled answers and opportunities for students to practise examination questions.
This is a 23 slide power point tracing the history of the situation between Russia and the Ukraine. It is an assembly, but would probably take 45 minutes to deliver properly, so would be either 2 assemblies or a lesson - there is an obvious break point in the middle of the power point.
It starts with images of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, and a news report in 1989. It then goes into an explanation of the Cold War and the USSR - citing the Ukraine as one of the founding members after the Russian Revolution. The power point then introduces Putin and his beliefs - cites his hatred of Tsar Nicholas II and Mikhail Gorbachev, and outlines his key beliefs in terms of Russia’s relationship with the Ukraine.
The final section focuses on how the war in the Ukraine is impacting on the rest of the world with rising energy prices; the refugee crisis and potential escalation. It ends with 24th February 2022 BBC news clip showing the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
Suitable for key stages 3-5
Duration: 40-45 minutes
This revision power point facilitates the revision of the whole of the Modern Medicine topic for EDEXCEL GCSE. It is divided into the relevant sections; contains all of the key knowledge for revision; thinking points and practice examination-style questions.
Duration: 3 hours approx
This resource also includes a revision wordsearch and quiz for the end of term.
This is a 23 slide power point which focuses on revising 3 areas of the Russian depth study:
Causes of the Civil War
Causes of Stalin’s rise to power
Causes and impact of economic and social changes – industry and the Five Year Plans
while consolidating student understanding of how to answer inference and causation questions for EDEXCEL. Each lesson contains in depth revision of each area of content; explanation; model answer and writing frames for causation questions. The beginning of the power pojnt allows students to practice inference questions.
These lessons will take approximately 3 x 50/60 minutes lessons to complete.
This resource is the second part of a scheme of lessons focusing on revising GCSE Russian depth study unit (EDEXCEL), and is aimed at mastering the interpretation questions on the exam paper. This will be delivered through looking at the 3 question types - why interpretations differ; how they differ and evaluating interpretations. Explanations of the types are given along with model answers and opportunities for practice.
The interpretation content is
Collectivisation
Industrialisation
This power point probably needs 3x 50/60 minutes lessons to deliver.
This is a GCSE revision set of 3 lessons which focuses on mastering the second order concepts required for success at GCSE. It focuses on the 3 question-types:
similarity/difference
2.cause and consequences
change and continuity
Each lesson focuses on one question type - an explanation of how to answer each question; model answers and opportunities for exam practice.
This resource is a 29 slide power point and will take approximately 3 x 50/60 minutes periods to deliver.
This bundle contains the three lessons required to teach the Cuban Missile Crisis as required by EDEXCEL GCSE History specification. it can, however be used for any exam board.
The lessons include:
The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs disaster
The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The consequences of the Cuban Mssile Crisis
The lessons can be taught without the need for a text book and focus on assessment objectives 1 and 2. The tasks contain modelling and examination practice.
This GCSE bundle examines the three Cold War Crises:
The building of the Berlin wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and the Brezhnev Doctrine
This bundle contains the three lessons required to teach the events in Czechoslovakia in 1968 as required by EDEXCEL GCSE History specification. it can, however be used for any exam board.
The lessons include:
The Prague Spring
The importance of the Brezhnev Doctrine
The consequences of the invasion
The lessons can be taught without the need for a text book and focus on assessment objectives 1 and 2. The tasks contain modelling and examination practice.
This bundle contains three lessons focused on the increased tensions between the East and West for the GCSE Superpower relations and the Cold War unit. They examine the build up to the three crisis in Berlin; Cuba and Czechoslovakia.
The Refugee Crisis in Berlin; Khrushchev’s Ultimatum and the Paris/Vienna Summits
The Cuban Revolution and Bay of Pigs fiasco
The Prague Spring.
All lessons are fully resourced. No text book needed. Focus is on modeling and examination practice.
These lessons trace the history of Berlin from its liberation from the Nazis in 1945 to the short-term impact of the construction of the Berlin Wall. They are suitable for all examination boards but were made specifically to meet the requirements of the EDEXCEL Super Power relations and the Cold War Unit.