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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.
Introduction to the Holocaust
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Introduction to the Holocaust

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Lesson introducing the Holocaust using primary sources and artefacts. Exploration of Jewish communities pre-WW2 and then the impact of the Holocaust using imagery. Use of an artefact (shoe) to discover the impact on a person of the escalation of Jewish treatment, building to a description of how treatment changed over time for Jewish communities.
Did all Germans benefit from Nazi rule? - two lessons
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

Did all Germans benefit from Nazi rule? - two lessons

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Exploration of the impact of the Nazis on society. Starter considering who may or may not have benefitted, two hyperlinked videos explore positives and negatives of Nazi society, group task exploring one area and focusing on positive/negative impacts then team teaching others, judgement on how far Nazi Germany benefitted and judgement line/post-it plenary.
Witch trials
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

Witch trials

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Lesson exploring the different witch trials in England - starter identifying features of a witch, video hyperlinked showing a witch trial, freeze frame creation of the different trials with an explanation question linked in. Optional homework also included.
An introduction to witchcraft
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

An introduction to witchcraft

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Lesson introducing witchraft in the 16th and 17th centuries. Hyperlinked video introduces why people were accused, chronology card sort shows reasons for accusations, source task explores views on witches and allows an introduction with a plenary recap quiz.
AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Thatcher as a leader
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Thatcher as a leader

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Introduction to Thatcher - images starter, two videos comparing interpretations (hyperlinked in), spider diagrams on key aspects of Thatcher's leadership, source analysis of Thatcherism (content, tone and provenance), impact of Thatcher judgement. Homework included to research one minister with view to present findings next lesson - summary sheet to give out also attached.
AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Britain's entry into the EEC 1973-5
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Britain's entry into the EEC 1973-5

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Lesson exploring how Britain finally joined EEC: Recap relationship with Europe, watch video and consider mixed reaction of people in Britain to EEC (hyperlinked with timings), exploration of 1975 referendum judgement plenary explaining why membership occurred between 1971-5 but not before (opportunity for linking in themes).
AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Race and immigration 1970s
LauraMeadowcroftLauraMeadowcroft

AQA A Level Britain 1950-2007: Race and immigration 1970s

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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.