I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
I am Head of Humanities in the West Midlands and have been teaching History for twenty years. I have marked exams and moderated coursework for GCSE History for a popular exam board since 2001. All resources published have been tried out in class before publication!
Used as an induction lesson for Y11’s wanting to do A Level History with a focus of protesting. Originally designed for an introduction to US Civil Rights but can easily be adapted.
Includes discussion of protest, historical examples of protest and group task on protest with a peer assessment sheet for whole class marking.
Activities and PowerPoint's on the changing lives of women between 1951-1979
Includes:
- Changes to lives at home - information PP
- The role of women - Info PP
- Women work book - Students can use to write down their notes
- Contemporary source activity
PowerPoint presentation which focuses on differing interpretations as to whether Henry VIII was prepared for Kingship when his father died. Includes tasks and a student answer booklet.
Designed intially as an introduction for Y11’s to do over the long holiday as a bridging or pre-course task. The focus is on the War of the Roses and the five monarchs before Henry VII in order to understand the context of the Battle of Bosworth.
There are 20 slides in total:
Task 1 - Research task for the 5 Kings before HVII
Task 2 - Reading three extracts about the War of the Roses and completing questions and the summary page
Task 3 - Using Henry VII’s family tree to work out if he was the best claimant for the throne
Task 4 - Reading about and completing a report task on the Battle of Bosworth
Personalised learning checklists for a variety of the new GCSE exam style questions based on Germany breadth study 1919-1991. Each includes the question, mark scheme and targets for improvement on a cover sheet for ticking and circling to make marking easy. Allows opportunities for peer and self assessment as well as targets for improvement.
Questions include:
- The German economy greatly improved after Hitler came to power in 1933. Arrange the three reasons in order of their significance in improving the German economy in the 1930s. Explain your choices. (9 marks]
- After World War 2 relations between the two Germany’s changed. Arrange the reasons in order of their significance in demonstrating the worsening relations between East and West. Explain your choices. (9 marks]
- Coordination was an important part of how Hitler and the Nazis controlled Germany. Three ways Hitler tried to control society was through 1. Women 2. Workers 3. Children. Arrange the three groups in order of how significant they were to the Nazi policy of coordination in the 1930s. (9 marks]
- How far did the economic status of the German people change between 1923 and 1929? (6 marks]
- How important was the impact of the Enabling Act in Hitler`s consolidation of power? [12 marks]
Personalised learning checklists for a variety of the new GCSE exam style questions based on Germany breadth study 1919-1991. Each includes the question, mark scheme and targets for improvement on a cover sheet for ticking and circling to make marking easy. Allows opportunities for peer and self assessment as well as targets for improvement.
Questions include:
- Explain why conditions on the Home Front changed between 1940 and 1945. (8 marks)
- Explain why life was different for women and children under the Nazis. (8 marks]
- Describe the problems for the Weimar Republic in the early 1920s. (5 marks]
- Describe the terms of the Treaty of Versailles (5 marks]
- Describe the treatment of women between 1933-39 (5 marks]
Designed for the Eduqas History GCSE topic of Germany 1919-1991 these resources run through the key information about the impact of the First World War on Germany and the new constitution of the Weimar Republic. Includes all the key information, some tasks and exam question practice.
This resource tries to help students understand the different political parties in Germany during the Weimar Republic and whether they are left or right wing. It includes detailed information and activities.
Focus on the changing style of music and different styles of music between 1951 and 1979.
Includes:
- PowerPoint on changing music styles with YouTube links to hear the changing face of music
- How people listened to music PowerPoint - this is content information only
- worksheets to consolidate
- Where people listened to music PowerPoint - info with a task
- Changing trends in popular music with two case studies on Cliff Richard & the Beatles - info only PowerPoint
Created for ‘dropdown’ last minute revision in class, this focuses on how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Each question - 1 to 5 - has at least 2 practice questions as well as a detailed scaffold for each question to show students how to maximise marks.
12 pages long and used with my own Y11 class.
Created specifically for the 2024 specification, but can be used in the following years revision too.
Created for ‘dropdown’ last minute revision in class, this focuses on how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Each question - 1 to 5 - has at least 2 practice questions as well as a detailed scaffold for each question to show students how to maximise marks. In addition, a model answer is provided for eachquestion too.
15 pages long and used with my own Y11 class.
Created specifically for the 2024 specification, but can be used in the following years revision too.
Created for ‘dropdown’ last minute revision in class, this focuses on how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Each question - 1 to 5 - has at least 2 practice questions as well as a detailed scaffold for each question to show students how to maximise marks.
12 pages long and used with my own Y11 class.
Created specifically for the 2024 specification, but can be used in the following years revision too.
Created for ‘dropdown’ last minute revision in class, this focuses on how to answer the questions on the exam paper.
Each question - 1 to 5 - has at least 2 practice questions as well as a detailed scaffold for each question to show students how to maximise marks. In addition, a model answer is provided for each question too.
21 pages long and used with my own Y11 class.
Created specifically for the 2024 specification, but can be used in the following years revision too.
This is an A3 two sided knowledge organiser for the Elizabethan unit for WJEC / EDUQAS GCSE History course.
It covers all the main points from all of the key questions in an easy to read, visual design.
It was designed to help make the topic more accessible for middle and lower attaining students who struggle with seperate knowledge organisers.
Side 1 - All the main points for each of the key questions 1-6
Side 2 - Key question 7 and advice on how to answer each exam question
To make the best of the resource, you should print in colour on A3 (already formatted for A3 printing) on both sides. Mine are laminated as well to use in class.
PDF copy added as well*
** Update - Also includes a PDF file as well as the original Publisher file **
A two-sided A3 sheet which focuses on the skills needed for the GCSE Eduqas History exam.
Side 1 outlines a short plan on how to answer every question on the four component papers for the GCSE History (Eduqas syllabus). Each plan is colour coded to show the history assessment objectives required for each question so it is easy to see at a glance the focus of each question.
The topics headings have been filled in for Elizabeth I, USA depth, Germany breadth & Entertainment and Leisure HOWEVER to adapt for other units just change the topic title and the topic picture. As the question stems are identical in all papers this would also suit centres who study different topics.
Key information is also included:
exam timings
number of questions
how many are source / interpretation / own knowledge questions
marks the paper is out of
suggested time to spend on each question.
Side 2 gives an explanation of the history assessment objectives and what this means in terms of their answers. Side 2 also includes the grade boundaries for Elizabeth I, USA 1910-1929, Germany 1919-1991 and Entertainment 2019. Finally there is an example of how to analyse a source and an interpretation as a guide for students. I have analysed a source for USA and an interpretation for Elizabeth I but these can easily be adapted for other units.
For best results print in A3 colour.
This is an A3 two sided knowledge organiser for the USA 1910-1929 unit for WJEC / EDUQAS GCSE History course.
It covers all the main points from all of the key questions in an easy to read, visual design.
It was designed to help make the topic more accessible for middle and lower attaining students who struggle with separate knowledge organisers.
Side 1 - All the main points for each of the key questions 1-6
Side 2 - Key question 7 and advice on how to answer each exam question
To make the best of the resource, you should print in colour on A3 (already formatted for A3 printing) on both sides. Mine are laminated as well to use in class.
A complete list of key words for the Elizabeth I topic including definitions. Also includes an extra two files where either the key word or definition column is blank for revision tasks.
9 pages of revision activities like true or false tasks, matching key words and definitions and multiple choice questions. Ideal as a revision or consolidation exercise.
This is a two sided knowledge organiser for the Entertainment & Leisure unit for WJEC / EDUQAS GCSE History course.
It covers all the main points from all of the key questions in an easy to read, visual design.
It was designed to help make the topic more accessible for middle and lower attaining students who struggle with seperate knowledge organisers.
It is colour coordinated into topics.
Side 1 - All the main points and conclusions for each of the key questions 1-6
Side 2 - Historical site Wembley and advice on how to answer each exam question
To make the most of this resource, it should be printed on A3 paper (already formatted for A3) in colour and back to back. Mine are laminated to use in the classroom.
*Please note: This is a four era knowledge organiser arranged into the Medieval era, Early Modern era, Late Modern era and Contemporary/Modern era. This is not arranged into three eras for centres who prefer to teach Medieval, Early Modern and Modern eras. *
A complete list of key words for the Germany 1919-1991 topic including definitions. Also includes an extra two files where either the key word or definition column is blank for revision tasks.