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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.

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Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level History resources available for purchase and download. New Focus Education offer resources from a teacher with 10 years teaching experience, a track record of excellent outcomes and experience of leadership at several levels. The main focus is AQA 8145 and AQA A Level, with key stage three resources available with GCSE skills and requirements embedded throughout.
AQA 8145 Conflict and tension in Asia - was Vietnamisation a success?
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AQA 8145 Conflict and tension in Asia - was Vietnamisation a success?

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Lesson exploring the policy of vietnamisation. Recap starter reviewing key content from Vietnam, group task exploring how Nixon could solve the issues in Vietnam, source analysis of Nixon to compare their suggestions to,, hyperlinked video of vietnamisation, use of hand out to create a table showing the success of vietnamisation for the US government, US military and south Vietnam, 4 mark source question plenary.
AQA 8145 America  1920-70: Black power and the situation by 1968
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

AQA 8145 America 1920-70: Black power and the situation by 1968

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Starter using key events of 1965-67 to explore why black Americans were dissatisfied (paired table), Black Power salute source and video, group task examining one area of Black Power (Nation of Islam, Black Panthers, SNCC and Malcolm X) assessing successes and limitations of each, assessment of civil rights legislation to tackle issues - challenge questions built in regarding most significant legislation, video on assassination of MLK, describe (4 mark question) plenary regarding legislation.
AQA 8145 Conflict and tension in Asia  - Why did the US and Un intervene in Korea?
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AQA 8145 Conflict and tension in Asia - Why did the US and Un intervene in Korea?

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Lesson exploring the motivation for US/UN intervention. US advisor starter, hyperlinked video and spider diagram (using video and hand out) for the key reasons of intervention, utility focus for the 12 mark utility question analysing two contrasting sources with scaffolded planning grid/group work. Pupils answer this question in class or at home: How useful are sources E and F to a historian studying why the US intervened in the Korean War? Model answer included.
AQA 8145 - Health and the People:  How significant was the work of Edward Jenner?
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AQA 8145 - Health and the People: How significant was the work of Edward Jenner?

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Lesson focused on significance and source skills. Link the picture starter, Description of difference of inoculation and vaccination, hyperlinked video on the work of Jenner, explanation of the differences of vaccination to inoculation, ranking significance card tasks, source analysis of the Gillray anti-vaccination source, and model answer built in for use in the lesson or afterwards.
AQA 8145 - Health and the People: How successful were 19th century public health reforms?
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AQA 8145 - Health and the People: How successful were 19th century public health reforms?

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Joseph Bazelgette video starter to introduce success and role of individuals, assessment of successes and failures of reforms/actions in a table with extensions built in, group analysis of one factor in improving public health (government, individuals, technology or epidemics) - poster creation and feedback/notes, PEE planning sheet for the following essay: Was the role of individuals the main factor in improving public health in the 19th century? Explain your answer with reference to individuals and other factors (16 marks + 4 SPaG), model paragraph analysis and corner judgement plenary on the most significant factor for the essay question.
AQA 8145 America  1920-70: Segregation and 1950s challenges with interpretations
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AQA 8145 America 1920-70: Segregation and 1950s challenges with interpretations

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Lesson exploring segregation in the 1940s and 50s and the challenges to educational segregation in Brown v Topeka and Little Rock. Starter for 10 recapping previous lessons, source exploration of jim crow laws, reduction task on segregation laws, team case study challenge - one group have Brown V Topeka, the other Little Rock - five minutes to summarise and choose the top 5 factors, interpretation grid used to scaffold the first three questions (how differ, why differ and which is most convincing). Pupils can use the planning grid to answer the three questions. Video plenaries.
How healthy were people in medieval england - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145
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How healthy were people in medieval england - KS3 suitable for AQA 8145

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*Ninth lesson in the scheme - how the Normans changed England * Lesson exploring the health of medieval England. Positive and negative annotation of a source starter introduces conditions in medieval England, video expands on the positive and negatives, group task analysing either a medieval town or monastery (timed challenge), one stay another stray activity to share information about both factors to complete the table, differentiated summary questions for pupils to demonstrate their understanding, corners plenary assessing why monasteries were healthier than other areas. NB - the textbook pages used are from the AQA 8145 thematic studies booklet Health and the People (pp. 16-19)- i cannot upload due to copyright.
How was England ruled before 1066? Suitable for AQA 8145 Normans and KS3
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How was England ruled before 1066? Suitable for AQA 8145 Normans and KS3

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Lesson exploring the power of the Godwins and early Viking links to the throne. Starter focusing on the power of a King, leading to a video showing the different rulers up to 1066 - leads into a discussion over different claimants. Source analysis of the Viking claim moving on to analysis of how the Godwins helped and hindered Edward. Summary interpretation introduces the skills of the ‘how convincing’ question for AQA 8145.
How did William officially become King on Christmas Day 1066? Suitable for AQA 8145 Normans and KS3
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How did William officially become King on Christmas Day 1066? Suitable for AQA 8145 Normans and KS3

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Lesson exploring the immediate events after the battle of Hastings. The starter focuses on different groups in society and how they would perceive William (e.g. Norman knights, Saxon earls etc). The video introduces methods William used to keep control (built on in subsequent lessons). Pupils then analyse the actions of William after Hastings and say advantages and disadvantages for each, leading to a judgement on how William was able to consolidate his power. Pupils then have a choice of differentiated questions to answer leading to a review of the key groups in society as a plenary after these actions.
The importance of Stamford Bridge - suitable for AQA 8145 or KS3
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The importance of Stamford Bridge - suitable for AQA 8145 or KS3

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Lesson exploring the importance of the battle of Stamford Bridge to the outcome of Hastings. Starter recaps Hardrada and a video explores the build up to the battle and events. A sequencing tasks allows students to chronologically order the events (teacher copy included) and then assess the positives and negatives of Stamford Bridge overall. The lesson builds to a 4 mark describe question (AQA 8145) - describe two problems Godwinson faced fighting William at Hastings due to the battle of Stamford Bridge.
What was the Black Death? KS3 but also suitable for AQA 8145
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What was the Black Death? KS3 but also suitable for AQA 8145

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Fourth lesson in the scheme - how was the power of the monarch challenged in medieval England? Lesson exploring what the Black Death was. RAlly-robin source starter, data capture information hunt investigating the Black Death, analysis of the ‘causes’ of the Black Death assessing how ‘believable’ each appears, explanation answer on why there were so many incorrect causesof the Black Death leading to a recap quiz plenary.
AQA 8145 - How did Hitler become Chancellor?
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AQA 8145 - How did Hitler become Chancellor?

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For new Germany unit - 1890-1945 Full lesson exploring why Hitler was able to become Chancellor - match up definitions starter, video clip (attached) and question sheet, table on significance of factors, explanation of most significant factor assessment at the end.