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!
A powerpoint covering all exam papers to show students what is required to answer exam questions. This is just a brief description to revise exam skills.
Covers:
Elizabeth I
USA 1910-1929
Germany 1919-1990
Entertainment & Leisure
Can be easily adapted for other papers
A simple question and answer quiz on the content of USA 1910-1929 - it comprises of 5 rounds of 10 questions and 3 tiebreak questions. Answers are included.
An exam question tailored to the Eduqas 9-1 GCSE Usa 1910-1929 topic. Focused on question b and immigration. Created as a PLC to encourage self / peer assessment as well as teacher assessment. Also includes DIRT targets.
History Christmas quiz mainly aimed at KS3 but can be used for low attainers KS4 or amended for higher attainers.
Features 9 rounds and includes an excel scorecard which calculates the final total for each groups after inputting individual round scores.
Round 1 - Quiz questions middle ages
Round 2 - True / False
Round 3 - Identify the picture
Round 4 - Who did what for Christmas?
Round 5 - Anagrams
Round 6 - Word Wall
Round 7 - Missing vowels
Round 8 -Events round
Round 9 -What year at Christmas was…
A seven page revision resource covering the whole DWR topic. This was created for students who wanted or needed a smaller, more comprehensive and visually pleasing revision guide so would be ideal for lower ability students.
Adobe and word version added too
Two Y8 assessments for the Autumn term based on the Industrial Revolution & the emergence of modern Britain . Uses GCSE question starters and includes both markscheme.
Assessment 1
Section A
Describe the conditions for children working in factories. (5)
Section B
How far do you agree with this interpretation of the Industrial Revolution? (16+3)
Assessment 2
Section A
What was the purpose of Source A?
Section B
Explain why the Suffragettes and Suffragists were important in the development of women’s rights in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? (9 marks)
Student assessment sheets also include tips on how to answer the questions
Mark schemes include indicative content as well as bands for marking
Grade boundaries included
Two marking sheets (PLC's) which focus on Unit 1c - The Tudors. Includes a marking sheet for question 1a - Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to … [30 marks]
1b) - ‘…’ Assess the validity of this view. (25 marks)
Both sheets include
- the level descriptors
- space for name, mark and grade
- DIRT targets
- relevant AO
- secure (s) or insecure (i) level marker
Use as a front cover for all practice exam questions / assessments / mock exams. Can also be adapted for the use of all unit 1 topics.
9 colour posters on events and governments in Germany between 1919 and 1991. Perfect for livening up your classroom and ensuring students learn whilst gazing at the walls!
Includes pictures, key terms and questions to consider on the following:
- Weimar Republic
- The Rise of the Nazis
- The Nazi Consolidation
- Life under the Nazis
- Life during WW2
- West Germany 1949-1991
- East Germany 1919-1951
Cold War Relations
Reconciliation
This document shows what students need to do to achieve each grade for the new GCSE. Can be used by teachers for devising lesson objectives and criteria for KS3 and KS4 assessments. Helps provide a guide for teachers and students as to where students are at and how they need to improve. Can also be used for KS3 at the beginning of the students journey.
Includes
- grade descriptors in detail for grades 1-9
- Notes for teachers
- sub grades with a key for how to use
- A final comment with an indication of what grades students in all year groups should be hitting. Easy to adapt for use with your own students in wither key stages.
9 colourful posters on Britain during the 1930s and 1940s. Includes pictures, key words and guided content. Includes posters on the following:
- The Depression
- Life in the 1930s
_ steps to WW2
- Preparation for WW2
- The Home Front
- Propaganda and Morale
- Britain in 1945
Society under Labour post 45
- Economy under Labour post 45
A lesson looking at interpretations of young Henry VIII as he ascended to the throne.
Includes interpretations of historians and tasks for students on problems for Henry VIII on accession and how he could solve them. Consists of 18 slides.
A Personalised Learning Checklist for the Eduqas topic of USA 1910-1929. Allows students to self assess their progress and identify targets for improvement.
PowerPoint introducing a collaborative learning lesson which aims to get students researching what life was like in Nazi Germany for different groups. Students work in groups, choose their own tasks and feedback to the rest of the class.
An 8 page resources including 5 pages of templates to help students take structured notes / information about the key information regarding the challenges from Puritans. Includes 3 pages of exam style questions / summary activities with PLC's to help students understand the mark scheme. Covers all students need to know for the Puritan topic.
This lesson focuses on students learning what it was like to live in 1485. Included the following tasks:
Task 1 - Pairwork with one student reading a description of life in 1485 and describing it to partner to draw
Task 2 - Choose a person from the picture of 1485 and imagine their life. Write a short diary entry from their point of view
Task 3 - Travel to the future with your character from task 2 and discuss the differences between then and now
Task 4 - A drama task acting out a scenario!
Task 5 - Answering the question about ‘what was life like in 1485’?
Two Y7 assessments for the Autumn term based on the medieval topic. Uses GCSE question starters and includes both markscheme.
Assessment 1
Section A
Background to the Battle of Hastings – True or False task
The Battle of Hastings – Circle the Word / Multiple Choice
Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? Tick & link reasons task
Bayeux Tapestry task
What if… task
Section B
Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? (12)
Assessment 2
Section A
Describe a Motte and Bailey castle.
Section B
What can be learnt from sources A and B about life in the Middle Ages? (4)
Section C
Use Source C and your own knowledge to describe the Domesday Book. (5 marks)
Student assessment sheets also include tips on how to answer the questions
Mark schemes include indicative content as well as bands for marking
A set of flashcards ready for pupils to write on to aid their revision of the Elizabethan age. Just photocopy onto card and cut each page in half. There are 19 pages in total which means 38 flashcards for the topic. Each flashcard addresses a key content description from the key questions in the spec. Use them for pupils to write their notes on and then keep for revision.