Assessment focusing on factory conditions, the changes caused by the Industrial Revolution and the legacy of the British Empire. Assessment grid for marking and mark scheme included.

Lesson focusing around the extent of racial equality in 1970s Britain under Conservatives and Labour. Odd one out starter, Immigration Act focus, video on Ugandan Asians, explanation of impact of Race Relations Act , 4 videos hyperlinked in exploring National Front, TV racism and extent of equality, judgement plenary. Source evaluation homework included.

Complete scheme of learning with activity ideas for individual lessons, assessments and hyperlinked videos.

Lesson exploring the impact of Thatcher's economic policies - information hunt carousel, leading to a card sort thematically categorising the impact of her policies, judgement regarding the overall economic legacy of Thatcher and homework assessment source on economic realignment.

Whole lesson for new AQA 8145 History spec - opportunity to prioritise and gain a thematic overview of the problems Elizabeth faced including religion, Mary Queen of Scots, marriage etc.

Video starter on the Boer War, exploration using source material of the chnages caused to Britain by the Boer War, reduction task summarising the impact of the war in less than 50 words.

Map starter, hyperlinked Nixon video outlining the invasion of Cambodia, hand out on invasion and explanation question on the impact of the invasions, useful sources planning grid activity (how useful are the sources for studying the invasion of cambodia, link to vietnamisation plenary.

Lesson exploring changes in hospitals. Starter recapping medieval treatments, describe the changes using the information hand out, comparison of medieval hospitals/treatment to new methods, case study and video of Florence Nightingale and her impact, significance post-it plenary.

Lesson exploring the motivation for Truman's sacking of MacArthur. The 3,2, 1 starter explores MacArthur's military career, the motivations of Truman and the impact of the sacking via a hyperlinked video. Pupils then give their own advice to Truman using the information hand out. Pupils then categorise the various reasons for the sacking in terms of importance and use the information to explain why MacArthur was sacked and the impact this had. Finally, pupils apply their knowledge in a scaffolded manner to the 4 mark source inference question.

AQA 8145 - Analysis of the different contributions caused by WW2 and categorisation into themes, comparison question on similarities of WW1 and WW2 and mark scheme for summary assessment

Group task analysis of key victims, one victim per group using primary police reports and recollections, videos to introduce the victims used as a starter.

Eleventh lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring the extent of change in the power of the King in medieval England. Starter recapping key powers a King has, information hunt with table completion on how the power of the King changed/remained the same in Medieval England (can be done as a categorisation card sort if desired), paired task reviewing how the different events studied in this unit impacted on different groups (e.g. barons, peasants), using all of this completion of living graph (attached at the end of the PPT) leading to a judgement summary answer. The post-it note plenary allows assessment of pupils understanding.

Third lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring the legacy of the Magna Carta. Quiz quiz trade starter reviewing learning on the Magna Carta, analysis of the promises of the Magna Carta and who benefitted in English society, assessment of how John would feel about these promises, card categorisation in terms of short, medium and long term significance of the Magna Carta leading to an AQA 8145 GCSE style significance assessment - optional plenary writing up ONE paragraph of the assessment - alternately complete for homework/next lesson

Seventh lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Assessment lesson explaining the significance of the Black Death on England. True/false starter recaps key learning on the Black Death, recap of the meaning of significance, moving on to using the completed assessment plan done for homework from previous lesson - opportunity for peer-assessment and improvement, time allocated for writing up the assessment, leading to a self or peer-assessment plenary using the WWW/EBI pupil grid to mark their own work and demonstrate improvements on the EBI.

Lesson exploring the impact of the Falklands on Thatcher’s government and standing in the world. Starter recaps existing knowledge of the conflict using pictures, moving on to a video giving an overview of the key aspects of the conflict. Pupils use the Oxford textbook to create a table showing the arguments for and against British involvement in the conflict (information included on the PPT), leading to application of this knolwedge to analyse a source from Thatcher focusing on content, tone and provenance (frame included). Finally, pupils read the summary hand out and create an argument for the pros or cons of the conflict for Thatcher and Britain which links to the judgement line plenary.

For AQA 8145 Conflict and tension, 1919-39 Three lesson sequence focusing on the events and impact of the Manchurian Crisis Lesson 1 introduces the crisis with a video, note sheet and hand out. Lesson 2 is a role play news report on the crisis with roles including - The league, China, Japan and a reporter Lesson 3 analyses the impact of the crisis on the league building towards a 'write an account' question with planning sheet and hints

Lessons focused around the 2020 Historic Environment on the Spanish Armada. The third lesson focuses on the chronology of the Armada, with specific focus on the ‘turning points’ of the battle. The lesson starts with a comparison of two accounts of the Armada, linking to the ‘how convincing’ question stem in this unit. In pairs pupils then annotate a variety of sources to understand the key events of the Armada. Pupils then use an overview worksheet to identify when and why the Armada was defeated, using this information to create a ‘symbol poster’/flash cards on the key turning points. Pupils use this information to answer: At which point do you think the Armada was defeated? Finally, pupils recap their learning in a 3,2,1 plenary.

Lesson outlining the causes of the 1984 miners’ strike. The lesson begins with a recap of right to buy. A video introduces the miners’ strike from the Welsh perspective so students can begin to make inferences. Pupils list the various reasons for the strike using the Oxford AQA textbook pp. 128-129 making links to the successes in 1972 and 1974; pupils then rank the causes in terms of significance using the cards. The lesson culminates in an analysis of three sources (two from June 2017 exam and one new Arthur Scargill source) focusing on the reasons given in each for the strike, leading to a judgement plenary on the ‘most valid’ source using the content only.

Lesson exploring the failure of the 1984/5 miners’ strike. The lesson starts with an inference task using contemporary images, leading to a video outlining the Battle of Orgreave. Using the hand out students identify and explore the impact of the strike, leading to an activity ranking the reasons for failure. Pupils then link in previous learning assessing the various reasons for industrial unrest in the period, finally culminating in a judgment plenary exploring why the unions were less successful in the 1980s in comparison to the 1970s.