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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

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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
MASTERING THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR GCSE HISTORY NAZI GERMANY FOCUS
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MASTERING THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR GCSE HISTORY NAZI GERMANY FOCUS

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This bundle contains 5 lessons, each designed to address a different skill required on the GCSE Papers. Inferences Causation Source Utility Interpretations Evaluation The lessons are taught through modeling and repetition and are useful preparation for assessments which feed into the TAGs. Each lesson takes approximately an hour to teach, however may overrun and the students may need to complete some of the activities for homework.
A LEVEL - THE PRESIDENCY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY
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A LEVEL - THE PRESIDENCY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY

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This bundle contains everything needed to teach the Presidency of JFK at A level. It is fully resourced with varied activities and examination practice. It is suitable for any A level board but was specifically made for the American Dream Unit on the AQA board. There are about 10 hours worth of lessons included.
HUMANITIES TRANSITION UNITS OF LEARNING FOR HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
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HUMANITIES TRANSITION UNITS OF LEARNING FOR HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

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This bundle contains two units of work What is Geography? What is History? for year 7. Each unit contains 6 lessons and is fully resourced, so no text book is needed. Lessons enable new year 7 students to demonstrate and consolidate their primary school learning while learning and developing new key skills essential for the study of history and geography in key stage 3 and beyond. Both units also contain an additional assessment resource to enable teachers to plan and differentiate for their classes.
GCSE COLD WAR KEY TOPIC 2. LESSONS AND REVISION RESOURCES
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GCSE COLD WAR KEY TOPIC 2. LESSONS AND REVISION RESOURCES

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This bundle contains all lessons for the GCSE Super Power Relations and the Cold War Key Topic 2: Three Cold War Crises (9 lessons fully resourced); an assessment; and 2 revision resource: Differentiated revision cards - consequences of Cold War events Booklet for practising exam questions on the importance of Cold War events. These resources are sufficient without the need of a text book.
GCSE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME REVISION POWER POINTS AND QUIZZES
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GCSE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME REVISION POWER POINTS AND QUIZZES

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This bundle comprises 4 power points, one for each period studied in the breadth study. The power points contain all of the relevant knowledge needed for success at GCSE; exam practice and tips; and summaries of each period. They can be used as the basis of revision lessons. Each era plus case studies would take about 2.5 to go through with GCSE classes. Duration approx 10 hours This also includes 4 fun revision quizzes - one for each era.
CHRISTMAS CAROLS WORDSEARCH AND QUIZ
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS WORDSEARCH AND QUIZ

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Fun end of term activity for tutorial or music lesson at Christmas time. Find the answers to 15 questions asking students to complete the title of a famous Christmas carol and then locate the words in a wordsearch. Useful for key stages 1-3. Would take between 20-40 minutes depending on age and ability.
CHARLES DICKEN'S 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' WORDSEARCH AND QUIZ
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CHARLES DICKEN'S 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' WORDSEARCH AND QUIZ

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Fun end of term activity for tutorial or English lesson at Christmas time. Find the answers to 15 questions asking students to questions about Charles Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’ and then locate the words in a wordsearch. Useful for key stages 2-3. Would take between 20-40 minutes depending on age and ability.
A LEVEL HISTORY - THE ENGLISH ECONOMY AND EXPLORATION IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VII
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A LEVEL HISTORY - THE ENGLISH ECONOMY AND EXPLORATION IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VII

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These lessons focus on the Tudor economy in the reign of Henry VII and the beginning of the age of exploration including the work of early explorers. They contain a wide range of activities to complete individually and in groups to help students to work on their interpretation and essay writing skills. They have been made for unit 1C The Tudor on the A Level AQA specification but can be used for any post 16 Tudor England course.
EARLY ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND KEY TOPIC 2 - AO1 AND 2 PLUS EXTENSIVE EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE
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EARLY ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND KEY TOPIC 2 - AO1 AND 2 PLUS EXTENSIVE EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE

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THIS POWER POINT CONTAINS ALL OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND REVISION TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR KEY TOPIC 1 OF THE EARLY ELIZABETHAN UNIT. RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE IS BULLET POINTED; REVISION ACTIVITIES ARE GEARED TOWARDS THE EXAMINATION WITH CRITERION EXPLAINED. I MADE THIS TO RE-TEACH THIS UNIT QUICKLY ABOUT 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION. IT CONTAINS ABOUT 6/7 HOURS WORTH OF LESSONS PLUS HOMEWORKS. KEY TOPICS 2 AND 3 ALSO AVAILABLE.
MARY TUDOR OR 'BLOODY MARY?'  A HISTORIOGRAPHY
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MARY TUDOR OR 'BLOODY MARY?' A HISTORIOGRAPHY

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This is a detailed historiography lesson which interrogates the evidence for whether Mary Tudor really deserved her title ‘bloody.’ It takes about two hours to teach and tests skills and knowledge. It can be used for Unit 1C of the AQA A level unit 1C or any other unit which covers this topic. It could also be useful as an AO4 lesson for GCSE students.
GCSE - MASTERING INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORY QUESTIONS
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GCSE - MASTERING INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORY QUESTIONS

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This lesson has been created to help GCSE students to answer questions which require them to explain how interpretation differ, and give valid reasons why they differ. It is taught through explaining the concept of interpretations of history; understanding the role of an historian; examples of model answers and opportunities to practice examples of GCSE questions. This is particularly useful to consolidate higher prior attaining students conceptual understanding and to provide a logical route to accessing the marks for these question types for lower prior attaining students.
A LEVEL - HISTORICAL ENQUIRY AND DEBATE - THOMAS WOLSEY
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A LEVEL - HISTORICAL ENQUIRY AND DEBATE - THOMAS WOLSEY

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This lessons were created for AQA A Level history unit 1C, but can be used for any post 16 study of the Tudors. It is a two part lesson considering historical arguments regarding Thomas Wolsey. Part 1: An enquiry into whether Thomas Wolsey served himself or the king Part 2: A historiographical debate into whether or not Wolsey was responsible for his own downfall It provides students with the opportunities to study different historical interpretations and reach judgments in preparation for both essay writing and historical interpretation questions.
A LEVEL - ELIZABETH I AND THE RELIGIOUS SETTLEMENT
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A LEVEL - ELIZABETH I AND THE RELIGIOUS SETTLEMENT

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These A Level lessons focus on Elizabeth I and religion with specific attention to interpretations of history. They include 4 studies: Did Elizabeth find a middle way? Were the Catholics a threat? Were the Protestants a threat? To what extent was Mary Queen of Scots a threat. All resources are included within the power point. There are approximately 5x1 hour lessons in this resource. Suitable for all A level boards.
REMEMBERING VE DAY - LESSON - WAS DRESDEN JUSTIFIED OR A WAR CRIME?
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REMEMBERING VE DAY - LESSON - WAS DRESDEN JUSTIFIED OR A WAR CRIME?

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This lesson has been created to recognise VE Day, and to help students look at source materials to reach a value judgment. It is suitable for most ages but particularly useful for either key stage 2 or 3. It starts with information about VE day and the background to the war in the air with clips; images and statistics. It then presents the students with a wide range of source material which they have to categorise by making inferences and tabulating information. The main task is a piece of writing in the form of a newspaper report where students are judged on how effectively they communicate the conclusions they have drawn from the sources. The lesson ends with a class discussion which can be differentiated. This is an appropriate lesson for VE Day, and takes about 1 hour to complete all activities.
A LEVEL - PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND CIVIL RIGHTS
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A LEVEL - PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND CIVIL RIGHTS

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This resource contains 3 lessons addressing the issue of Civil Rights during the presidency of JFK and is fully resourced. They address issues such as the NAACP; Black Power and how these movements impacted on Kennedy’s Presidency. They have been created for AQA A level, but is suitable for any board and could also be used for GCSE civil rights.
A LEVEL. THE 1968 ELECTION AND NIXON'S ADMINISTRATION
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A LEVEL. THE 1968 ELECTION AND NIXON'S ADMINISTRATION

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This resource is ideal for teaching an introduction to President Nixon for any A Level examination board. However it was originally created for AQA Unit 2Q TheAmerican Dream. It would probably take about 2 lessons to teach if all the activities are attempted, and contains a range of question answer/writing/research activities/election map analysis suitable for extending the students. It considers why Nixon won the 1968 election, and also contains a research task on Nixon’s administration.
A LEVEL DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIPS IN GERMANY LESSON 16. THE CREATION OF THE NAZI PARTY AND IDEOLOG
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A LEVEL DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIPS IN GERMANY LESSON 16. THE CREATION OF THE NAZI PARTY AND IDEOLOG

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This is the sixteenth lesson on the A level democracy and dictatorships in Germany A Level Unit, and focuses on evaluating the the creation of the Nazi Party; the 25 point programme and nazi ideology. It contains research activities; historians’ interpretations and clips to support learning. This lesson takes an hour to teach, but students will have to complete significant home learning to finish all of the activities.
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD ASSEMBLY OR LESSON
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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD ASSEMBLY OR LESSON

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This assembly is suitable for either Key Stage 2 or 3 students (maybe Key Stage 1). It is based on different traditions around the world at Christmas time. It contains 2 clips - one on Christmas traditions and a short one on the Nativity. It then goes on to discuss different traditions in selected countries. It would take about 20-30 minutes to deliver, and provides opportunities for students to think about their own traditions and what is important to the, I have included a ‘Christmas in 21 different languages’ wordsearch and quiz to accompany this if it was to be delivered as a lesson instead of an assembly.