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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 8145Health and the People - 16 mark essay revision sheet
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AQA 8145Health and the People - 16 mark essay revision sheet

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Revision resource focusing on how to structure the 16 mark statement essay question (e.g. How far has religion been the most important factor in bringing medical development. The sheet models the responses and allows opportunities for students to practice these questions in a variety of contexts.
AQA 8145 - Health and the People Causes and Cures thematic bundle
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AQA 8145 - Health and the People Causes and Cures thematic bundle

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Lessons exploring how the understanding of causes and cures of diseases developed from Medieval England through to the 19th century. Lessons included a focus on factors, model answers, assessments and a variety of activities. There is also a revision/review lesson summarising the whole topic included.
AQA 8145 - thematic lesson bundle on public health
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AQA 8145 - thematic lesson bundle on public health

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Series of lessons exploring public health form Medieval England to the present day. Including topics like conditions in medieval towns and monasteries, hospitals, cholera epidemics, public health acts, liberal reforms and the NHS. Integrated exam practice and mark schemes and model answers where appropriate
AQA 8145 - Why did Truman sack MacArthur - conflict and tension in Asia
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AQA 8145 - Why did Truman sack MacArthur - conflict and tension in Asia

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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.
WW1 - The Christmas Truce - Low ability
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WW1 - The Christmas Truce - Low ability

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Lesson exploring interpretations of the Christmas Truce 1914. The Sainsburys advert is used as a starter with three sources later used to highlight similarities and differences from what the advert shows. Pupils then describe what they have learned about the Christmas Truce. Pupils then answer - how accurate do they think the Sainsburys advert was about the truce.
WW1 - The Christmas Truce 1914 - High ability
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WW1 - The Christmas Truce 1914 - High ability

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Lesson analysing the Christmas Truce using sources of accounts from soldiers/the press at the time. Comparison to the Sainsburys advert to test if the interpretation is accurate. Plenary focuses on assessing if the article in 'The Guardian' is accurate in its assessment of the Christmas advert. The sources are attached to the PowerPoint.
AQA A level - Making of Modern Britain Level 3 and 4 essay review/planning - B/C target grades
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AQA A level - Making of Modern Britain Level 3 and 4 essay review/planning - B/C target grades

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Lesson focused around the sample question: Conservative electoral success in the years 1951-64 was due to rising living standards". Assess the validity of this view (25 marks) Lesson explores Level 3-5 criteria, examining how to reach this, pupils then plan an answer using the DEALs frame. Pupils then explore the model answer highlighting and identifying why it would achieve L5. Pupils then set a target for their next response.