This lesson is aimed at Y7 students but could be adapted. It is based on the Invasion, Plague and Murder Oxford textbooks and contains a range of activities including creating a information booklet for Y6 students (could be done over a series of lessons). It also has success criteria and help to guide the students and there are challenges available for differentiation. Please feel free to ask if you have any questions :)

This lesson does NOT require the use of any accompanying textbooks. All of the resources needed are included. The lesson encourages the students to investigate the death of Harold Godwinson and is aimed at developing their source analysis skills. It is particularly useful for introducing/developing the idea of reliability. The lesson includes a range of activities including a link to a short video clip (not produced by myself) and working with sources. There is an engaging starter, clear modelling and a hinge question. I have also included two sets of sources (one differentiated) and a table to go with the lesson. A sheet to guide the students on NOP is attached which may also be used for other lessons. Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lessons provides background context on Hippocrates and Galen. Although ancient medicine is not a major feature of the new 9-1 course, it does teach the students about the Four Humours theory and allows them to notice continuity and change between time periods. It also indludes an idea for a homework. This could be used as a GCSE taster lesson. Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Invasion, Plague and Murder KS3 textbooks and aimed at Y7. It involves encouraging students to analyse advantages and disadvantages of different types of castles from the book and contains success criteria to help guide the students along with an engaging starter and a PEEL paragraph plenary.

This PPT contains enough for two full lessons. These lessons do NOT require the use of any accompanying textbooks. All of the resources needed are included. It encourages the students to develop their reading and explanation skills. The lessons include a range of activities including completing a table from an information sheet (both included, with modelling) and creating an ‘agony aunt’ style letter. There is an engaging starter, modelling, success criteria to help guide the students and differentiation. (red=easiest, green=most challenging) Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This PPT does NOT require the use of any accompanying textbooks. All of the resources needed are included. There is enough content here for two lessons. The lessons encourage the students to investigate the youth of Henry VIII and is aimed at developing their source analysis skills. There is differentiation (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging) The lessons include a range of activities including a link to a short video clip (not produced by myself) and working with sources. There is an engaging starter, clear modelling and a hinge question. Opportunities are provided for self/peer reflection. I have also included two sets of sources (one differentiated) to go with the lesson. Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This PPT is based on the Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation KS3 textbooks. There is enough content here for two lessons. The lessons includes a range of activities including mind-map and creating a diary entry. It encourages the students to come up with their own success critieria to engage with their learning on a higher level. The PPT also contains differentiation (green=least challenging up to red=most challenging). Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation KS3 textbooks and the Historyonics documentary on the Gunpowder Plot (available on YouTube-please check it is still there before purchasing!) The lesson includes a range of activities involving source analysis and using this to form a written judgement as well as making notes in a directed way from the documentary. The PPT also contains success criteria to help guide the students and differentiation (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging). Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson does NOT require the use of any accompanying textbooks. All of the resources needed are included. The lesson encourages the students to investigate both sides of the debate surrounding Mary I and is aimed at developing their source analysis skills. The lesson includes a range of activities including a link to a short video clip (not produced by myself) and working with sources. There is an engaging starter and differentiation (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging). Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson does NOT require the use of any accompanying textbooks. All of the resources needed are included. The lesson encourages the students to investigate the Henrician Reformation and is aimed at developing their categorisation and explanation skills. The lesson includes a range of activities including a link to a short video clip (not produced by myself) and a written judgement. There is an engaging starter and clear modelling. Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation KS3 textbooks. The lesson includes a range of activities involving creating a profile on Richard Arkwright and developing their explanation skills. The PPT also contains success criteria to help guide the students. Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation KS3 textbooks. The lesson includes a range of activities including creating a letter and making a written judgement on how justified the execution of Charles I was. The PPT also contains success criteria to help guide the students and differentiation (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging). A worksheet is included containing statements for and against Charles deserving to be executed which can be categorised. Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation KS3 textbooks. The lesson includes a range of activities including creating a news item script. The PPT also contains success criteria to help guide the students and differentiation (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging). Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation KS3 textbooks. This is a simple lesson which goes with the activities in the textbook which has success criteria to help guide the students and challenges designed to encourage higher level thinking. Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Renaissance, Revolution and Reformation KS3 textbooks. The lesson includes a range of activities including help with the textbook activities and leading up to a written judgement. The PPT also contains success criteria to help guide the students and differentiation (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging). Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson does NOT require the use of any accompanying textbooks. All of the resources needed are included (some are from the Holocaust Educational Trust). The lesson encourages the students to investigate the the beginning of persecution against the Jews. The lesson includes a range of activities including comparing and contrasting laws against the Jews as well as analysing testimonies from survivors. Differentiation by colour is used (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging). Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson is based on the Technology, War and Independence KS3 textbooks. The lesson includes a range of activities involving source analysis and writing a witness statement. The PPT also contains success criteria to help guide the students and differentiation (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging). Please feel free to ask any questions :)

This lesson does NOT require the use of any accompanying textbooks. All of the resources needed are included. The lesson encourages the students to investigate different aspects of fighting in the trenches with activities including making directed notes from a video on shell shock and source analysis (which could be done using a timer and sharing the sources in groups before moving them round). The lesson also includes differentiation by colour (red=least challenging up to green=most challenging) and a table to fill out. Please feel free to ask any questions :)