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!
My students were really struggling with the NEA aspect of the AQA A Level. The aim of the book is to help guide the students with the NEA whilst allowing them to independently tackle it at home especially in the summer holidays.
It includes 3 approved NEA questions which are used at my school but this is easily editable if you are changing to fit your school questions.
This is a 60 page booklet which contains guidance, advice, exemplars and activities for students to complete.
There is a contents page at the beginning which lists the following page information:
Page Topic
3 - Grade boundaries & target grades
4 - NEA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) part 1
5 - Background to the Civil Rights in the USA
6 - Background to Russia
7 - NEA Questions
8 - My NEA Question
9 - NEA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) part 2
10 - NEA Mark Scheme
11 - Bibliography
14 - Unpacking your question
16 - Decade Checker
17 - Interpretations
30 - Evaluating the values of sources
41 - Creating a detailed plan
43 - Writing your introduction
48 - Writing up your NEA - common issues
50 - Writing your final judgement
55 - Footnotes
56 - An example of a NEA with footnotes
57 - Research
58 - Space for notes & research
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.
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.
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.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home.
Includes a variety of activities including:
• True or False
• Knowledge Retrieval
• Correct the mistakes
• Practicing exam questions
• Key word activities
• Categorising events
• improving exam question answer
• Focus on specific events
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home. Includes a focus on the historical site for 2024 Ally Pally.
Includes a variety of activities including:
True or False
Knowledge Retrieval
Correct the mistakes
Practicing exam questions
Fill in the definitions of key words
Quick thinking exam prep
Correct the mistakes
revision clock
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home.
Includes a variety of activities including:
True or False
Knowledge Retrieval
Correct the mistakes
Practicing exam questions
Thinking Quilt
Categorising events
improving exam question answer
revision clock
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
16 page activity booklet designed to use either in class or for students at home.
Includes a variety of activities including:
True or False
Knowledge Retrieval
Correct the mistakes
Practicing exam questions
Word Wall
key word revision
find the connections between.
revision clock
Used in the classroom to test drive this kept students focussed and engaged for several lessons. Recommended to print this out as a booklet - A3 paper for an A4 booklet.
5 Knowledge Organisers for the first section of the 20 AQA History A Level.
KQ1 - Germany before 1918
KQ2 - The Weimar Constitution
KQ3 - The Peace Settlement
KQ4 - Economic and social issues
KQ5 - Political instability and extremism
Dual coded for easier understanding. I use the information from these knowledge organisers as the basis for my lessons.
An A4 double sided KO based on the UK Supreme Court.
Covers all the key content on one sheet for students to revise, including comparison with US SC
I teach AQA Politics but it is also suitable for Edexcel Politics.
I have included the original Publisher version as well as a PDF.
Tried out in class first.
An A3 double sided KO based on the US Legislative (Congress).
Covers all the key content on one sheet for students to revise and use in lessons.
I teach AQA Politics but it is also suitable for Edexcel Politics.
I have included the original Publisher version as well as a PDF.
Tried out in class first.
An A4 double sided KO based on the three political theories in comparative politics (structural, rational and cultural).
Covers all three theories on one sheet for students to revise and use in lessons.
I teach AQA Politics but it is also suitable for Edexcel Politics.
I have included the original Publisher version as well as a PDF.
Tried out in class first.
An A3 double sided KO based on the US Supreme Court.
Covers all the key content on one sheet for students to revise and use in lessons.
I teach AQA Politics but it is also suitable for Edexcel Politics.
I have included the original Publisher version as well as a PDF.
Tried out in class first.
An A3 double sided KO based on the Constitution of the USA.
Covers all the key content on one sheet for students to revise and use in lessons.
I teach AQA Politics but it is also suitable for Edexcel Politics.
I have included the original Publisher version as well as a PDF.
Tried out in class first.
Knowledge Organisers for AQA’a A Level History course on unit 1C The Tudors.
Each knowledge organiser focuses on a key question:
Henry VII - The first 8 KO’s focus on key content from the spec and the final 4 KO’s focus on key people from this period
Henry VIII - The first 11 KO’s focus on key content from the spec and the final 3 KO’s focus on key people from this period
Edward VI & Mary I - The first 12 KO’s focus on key content from the spec and the final 3 KO’s focus on key people from this period
Elizabeth I - The first 13 KO’s focus on the key content from the spec and the final 4 KO’s focus on key people from this period
A set of knowledge organisers covering the topic of Elizabeth I following the AQA A Level History 1C The Tudors specification. The first 13 KO’s focus on the key content from the spec and the final 4 KO’s focus on key people from this period.
The resource comprises of 17 Knowledge organisers to use in lessons:
KQ1 - What sort of monarch did Elizabeth promise to be?
KQ2 - Did Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement cause more problems than it solved?
KQ3 – Was Elizabeth in control of government?
KQ4 - Was Elizabeth’s early Foreign Policy Successful?
KQ5 – Did Elizabeth achieve her foreign policy objectives in Spain?
KQ6 - How serious was the threat of Mary, Queen of Scots?
KQ7 – How effective was Elizabeth’s social & economic legislation?
KQ8 – Was there more or less disorder under Elizabeth I?
KQ9 – How prosperous was Elizabethan England?
KQ10 - How far did religion affect stability?
KQ11 – Was the reign of Elizabeth a Golden Age?
KQ12 - How successful was Elizabeth I?
KQ13 – How successful were the Tudors?
Key people during Elizabeth I’s reign a. Family
Key people during Henry VII’s reign b. Wider family
Key people during Henry VII’s reign c. Other notable key figures / influences on Henry VII
Best printed A4 in colour, images are used to support the dual coding theory & act as symbols to aid learning and revision.
A set of knowledge organisers covering the topic of Edward VI & Mary I following the AQA A Level History 1C The Tudors specification. The first 12 KO’s focus on the key content from the spec and the final 3 KO’s focus on key people from this period.
The resource comprises of 15 Knowledge organisers to use in lessons:
KQ1 – Why was Edward’s reign not secure?
KQ2 – Was Somerset a ‘Good Duke’ or ‘Bad Duke’?
KQ3 – How successful was the Duke of Northumberland?
KQ4 – How well governed was England during the reign of Edward VI?
KQ5 – Why did Mary get popular support for her accession to the throne?
KQ6 – To what extent did Mary I seek to reform the government?
KQ7 – Did Mary’s foreign policy serve the interests of Philip II rather than England?
KQ7 – Did Mary’s foreign policy serve the interests of Philip II rather than England? (Map of Europe & country info)
KQ8 – How did Mary bring back Catholicism?
KQ9 - What was the extent of religious change under Mary?
KQ10 – What was the extent of social & economic change under Mary I
KQ11 – How successful was the reign of Mary I?
Key people during Edward VI & Mary I’s reign a. Family
Key people during Edward VI & Mary I’s reign a. Wider Family
Key people during Edward VI & Mary I’s reign
Best printed A4 in colour, images are used to support the dual coding theory & act as symbols to aid learning and revision.
A set of knowledge organisers covering the topic of Henry VIII following the AQA A Level History 1C The Tudors specification. The first 11 KO’s focus on the key content from the spec and the final 3 KO’s focus on key people from this period.
The resource comprises of 12 Knowledge organisers to use in lessons:
How prepared was Henry VIII for kingship?
How strong was Henry VIII’s position during the early years of his reign?
To what extent was Anne Boleyn the instigator of change?
Was Wolsey’s Fall due directly to his own mistakes?
Was there a Tudor Revolution in Government under Thomas Cromwell?
How had Royal Government Changed Since 1485?
How successful was Henry VIII’s Foreign Policy?
What was impact of religious upheaval on society?
To what extent did England’s economy change in the reign of Henry VIII?
How had the Church in England changed by 1547?
How successful was Henry VIII?
Key people during Henry VIII’s reign a. Family
Key people during Henry VII’s reign b. Key People
Key people during Henry VII’s reign c. Foreign Rulers
Best printed A4 in colour, images are used to support the dual coding theory & act as symbols to aid learning and revision.
A set of knowledge organisers covering the topic of Henry VII following the AQA A Level History 1C The Tudors specification. The first 8 KO’s focus on the key content from the spec and the final 4 KO’s focus on key people from this period.
The resource comprises of 12 Knowledge organisers to use in lessons:
To what extent had Henry VII successfully established his authority by 1487? (A) Henry VII’s character, background and aims
To what extent had Henry VII successfully established his authority by 1487? (B) Establishing The Tudor Dynasty
How effective was Henry VII’s reform of government in the years 1485-1509?
How successful was Henry VII’s foreign policy?
Was society in England more peaceful & stable during Henry VII’s reign?
How did the economy develop under Henry VII?
How far did intellectual and religious ideas change and develop and with what effects?
How successful was Henry VII?
Key people during Henry VII’s reign a. Family
Key people during Henry VII’s reign b. Threats
Key people during Henry VII’s reign c. Other notable key figures / influences on Henry VII
Key people during Henry VII’s reign d. Foreign Rulers
Best printed A4 in colour, images are used to support the dual coding theory & act as symbols to aid learning and revision.