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 homework booklet with 33 pages for the autumn second half term of year 8. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on The emergence of modern Britain and includes: Contents Queen Victoria The British Empire: Definition, colonies, map work, trading goods with colonies The British Empire: How was the British Empire a force for good & bad? Case studies of two colonies: Canada, Australia, India, Kenya, Jamaica or South Africa Living conditions in towns: Poverty & workhouses Crime and Punishment: Law & Order / Prisons Medical developments & advancements Votes for women: Situation in 1884, reasons for votes for women Votes for women: Campaigning and protesting Votes for women: key people like the Pankhursts, Emily Davidson etc. Votes for women: Reactions to campaigning: Men, Cat & Mouse Act, impact Instructions for pupils are: Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic. At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests. If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.

A homework booklet with 28 pages for the autumn first half term of year 8. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on the Industrial Revolution and includes: Contents Britain in 1750 Population explosion Beginnings of Revolution: The Agrarian Revolution Factory Fever: Steam power and new factory industries Factory Fever: Children & working conditions in factories Case Study: Ironbridge Transport: Turnpike trusts, roads, canals & railways What were the most significant inventions of the Industrial Revolution? The overall impact of the Industrial Revolution Instructions for pupils are: Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic. At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests. If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.

A homework booklet with 35 pages for the spring 2 half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on Stuart England and includes: Contents Who were the Stuarts? Why did the Civil War start? Roundheads v Cavaliers Weapons & Battles Why was the King executed? Cromwell ‘hero or villain’? Which witch is which? The ‘Merry Monarch’ London’s burning The Catholic King & his ‘Glorious’ daughter Instructions for pupils are: Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic. At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests. If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.

A homework booklet with 28 pages for the third half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework is about Tudor England and includes: Contents Tudor Kings and Queens Life in 1485 – comparison with 1066 King Henry VII’s problems & successes of his reign What did Protestants protest about? Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? Religious changes under Henry VIII & Edward VI How ‘bloody’ was Bloody Mary? Elizabeth’s Middle Way The Catholic & Puritan threats against Elizabeth I To what extent did religion change under the Tudors? Instructions for pupils are: Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic. At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests. If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.

A homework booklet with 16 pages for the second half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homework ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on Medieval England 1066 and includes: Contents Motte & Bailey castles Stone / Square keep castles Medieval Church Thomas Beckett Magna Carta Causes & symptoms of Black Death Causes of Peasants revolt Consequences of Peasants revolt Instructions for pupils are: Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic. At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests. If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.

A homework booklet with 21 pages for the first half term of year 7. The focus is on learning homeworks ready for a starter or exit quiz in lessons. Each homework comes with a revision activity as well. This terms homework focuses on Medieval England and includes: Contents Skills in History: Introduction to History, chronology of Medieval monarchs Skills in History: Timelines, Sources and Interpretations England in 1066 Background to England 1066 & contenders for the throne Battle of Stamford Bridge and effects Events of the Battle of Hastings Outcomes of Battle of Hastings Revision for assessment Feudal System Domesday Book Revision for Fact test Instructions for pupils are: Each week in History, you will have a fact test on work you completed the week before in lessons. For homework revise the information on the topic which you learnt in your lesson and be ready to answer ten factual questions based on that work. To help you revise there are revision activities to do for each topic. At the start of each half term and new term in History you will have a fact test which covers ALL the topics you have studied so far. Use this homework booklet to revise for your factual tests. If you continually fail your factual tests (less than half marks) you will have to stay after school to retake your tests. Your teacher will be able to help you one to one to ensure you are learning.

This is a Y7 outline scheme of work which includes a brief overview of every lesson for the Autumn term. Included are two student assessments and markschemes (based on GCSE examination style questions) and two homework booklets where the emphasis is mainly on short learning homeworks for a weekly fact test and including revision activities to complete. There is also a baseline assessment with mark scheme for Y7 to assess knowledge and skills at the beginning of KS3. The Topics studied are Medieval History and Historical skills.

Covers the whole topic in this 58 slide powerpoint. Goes through all the relevant historical eras from c500 to present day and then covers the key question topics for each era. Final slides focus on Blackpool historic site.

41 pages of practise questions and answers for all five questions in the Germany exam. Answers are written mostly in bullet points and give key points to help students learn the answers to the questions. The questions cover a variety of topics from the spec, Includes comments on questions 2 and 3 which deal with ‘how far’ (change) and prioritising events in order of importance for question 3.

These flashcards are based on the AQA specification but include content on all the key policies, events, treaties etc. relating to King Henry VIII. There are two flashcards on each page and 15 pages in total. I printed them off on card, cut in half, hole punched and treasury tagged one corner. They were produced for the students I teach who struggle to remember facts! Content based on the spec: •• Henry VIII: character and aims; addressing Henry VII’s legacy •• Government: Crown and Parliament, ministers, domestic policies including the establishment of Royal Supremacy •• Relationships with Scotland and other foreign powers; securing the succession •• Society: elites and commoners; regional issues and the social impact of religious upheaval; rebellion •• Economic development: trade, exploration, prosperity and depression •• Religion: renaissance ideas; reform of the Church; continuity and change by 1547

Six revision activities to help revise Germany 1919-1991 Practice exam questions Blank spider diagrams Guess who game - I laminate mine so they can be reused Blank Knowledge organisers for students to complete for revision Revision card template for students to fill in Knowledge test

Six revision activities to help revise Entertainment & Leisure c500 to present day Only Connect quiz Blank spider diagrams Guess what game - I laminate mine so they can be reused Blank Knowledge organisers for students to complete for revision Word Wall template to make your own word wall activities Knowledge test

A collection of six revision activities for USA 1910-1929 Includes: Guess Who game - I laminated my game boards so that they can be reused Revision of sources and interpretations - Over 20 different sources & interpretations to evaluate as practice Spider diagrams (blank) for each key question Blank template for students to make own flashcards Blank templates for students to create own knowledge organisers on key questions Knowledge test Word Wall Template (from only connect) to create linking puzzles

A collection of six revision activities for Elizabeth I - 1558-1603 Includes: Guess Who game - I laminated my game boards so that they can be reused Revision of sources and interpretations - Over 20 different sources & interpretations to evaluate as practice Spider diagrams (blank) for each key question Blank template for students to make own flashcards Blank templates for students to create own knowledge organisers on key questions Knowledge test

These flashcards are based on the AQA specification but include content on all the key policies, events, treaties etc relating to King Henry VII. There are two flashcards on each page and 15 pages in total. I printed them off on card, cut in half, hole punched and treasury tagged one corner. They were produced for the students I teach who struggle to remember facts! Content based on the spec: Henry Tudor’s consolidation of power: character and aims; establishing the Tudor dynasty Government: councils, parliament, justice, royal finance, domestic policies Relationships with Scotland and other foreign powers; securing the succession; marriage alliances Society: churchmen, nobles and commoners; regional division; social discontent and rebellions Economic development: trade, exploration, prosperity and depression Religion; humanism; arts and learning

This is a lesson on how to answer the 16 mark question on interpretations for papers 1 and 2. It focuses primarily on ‘The Elizabethan Age 1558-1603’ and ‘The USA 1910-1929’ but can be adapted for other topics. Slides include: what is an interpretation and examples Walk through a question with a sample answer Planning table on PP (and attached word document) on analysing interpretations Answering ‘how and why interpretations are reached’ Giving starter sentences to use in the exam 5 practice questions a revision poster task

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’?

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.

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