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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 7042 Britain 2S Unit 6 - New Labour revision
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AQA 7042 Britain 2S Unit 6 - New Labour revision

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A double-lesson, reviewing the whole of unit 6 - the era of New Labour in the Britain 2S module. The lesson begins with a ‘who am I’ starter reviewing the key individuals in this unit, moving on to reviewing the whole period completing the table and assessing the overall successes and failures under New Labour. Students then explore the content, motive, provenance and knowledge associated with a source on Conservative divisions and failures in the period before completing 3, five-minute essay plans on various strands of the unit. Finally, students review the four key reasons why Labour were electorally successful in a group activity before assessing the overall success of Labour in a judgement line plenary.
AQA 7042 Britain 2S Unit 4 revision - Thatcher 1979-87
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AQA 7042 Britain 2S Unit 4 revision - Thatcher 1979-87

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A double-lesson, reviewing the whole of unit 4 - 1979-87 in the Britain 2S module. The lesson begins with students creating their own interpretation of Thatcher, recapping the concept of Thatcherism using a video. Students then review the whole period completing the time line, moving onto assessing the successes and limitations of Thatcher economics in a card sort task. Students then explore the content, motive, provenance and knowledge associated with a source on Thatcher’s views of Europe before completing an essay plan regarding industrial disputes. Finally, students review their learning in a ‘trios’ plenary, making links between key concepts, individuals and events throughout the period.
AQA 7042 Britain 2S - Unit 5 1989-97 revision
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AQA 7042 Britain 2S - Unit 5 1989-97 revision

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A double-lesson, reviewing the whole of unit 5 - 1989-97 in the Britain 2S module. The lesson begins with students ‘unscrambling’ the scrambles and defining the word/events. Students then complete the revision clock reviewing the political changes within this period, leading to a knowledge organiser review of society and foreign policy. Students then explore the content, motive, provenance and knowledge associated with a source on why the Conservative’s won the 1992 election before completing an essay plan regarding race relations by 1997. Finally, students review their learning in a ‘trios’ plenary, making links between key concepts, individuals and events throughout the period.
AQA 7042 2S Britain 1951-2007  - Complete course revision work books
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AQA 7042 2S Britain 1951-2007 - Complete course revision work books

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Revision work books covering all required content in the AQA 7042 2S Britain 1951-2007 course. All booklets include knowledge recall, covers all key political, economic, social and foreign policy elements and integrates source practice throughout. At the end of each unit there are a variety of sample essays students can practice.
AQA Sheffield Manor Lodge model answer (HE 2023)
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AQA Sheffield Manor Lodge model answer (HE 2023)

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A model answer for the 2023 AQA Historic Environment study on Sheffield Manor Lodge. The question focus is: “The main change that Elizabethan Manor Houses demonstrated was the improved security of Elizabethan England”. How far does the study of Sheffield Manor Lodge support this statement? You should refer to Sheffield Manor Lodge and your contextual knowledge (16 marks). The answer encompasses the themes and evidence associated with the site.
Why was Christmas banned in 1652? - the rule of Cromwell in England
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Why was Christmas banned in 1652? - the rule of Cromwell in England

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Exploration of the impact of Cromwell on England - puritan image starter, links to Cromwell and exploration of how his beliefs would affect how he ruled England, warning poster production aimed at English citizens outlining the new rules for England leading to a judgement explaining how and why England changed under Cromwell.
Did all Germans benefit from Nazi rule? - two lessons
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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.
Anne Frank case study - the Holocaust
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Anne Frank case study - the Holocaust

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Empathy starter, card sort sequencing task using images and text to tell the story of Anne Frank, hyperlinked video of Anne Frank's story and diagram of the annexe for discussion in the PPT. Pupils use this information to create a 'spider diagram' with Anne's picture showing key information in speech bubbles around her. Explanation plenary of the significance of Anne's story in the context of the Holocaust.
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.
Ghettos in the Holocaust
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Ghettos in the Holocaust

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Whiteboard starter, hyperlinked video showing the Warsaw ghetto, source analysis of images of the ghettos to build a picture of life there, use of "lessons from the Holocaust" DVD (on youtube also) and "describe" question on the ghettos, use of 'the Holocaust KS3' textbook to discuss morality of life in the ghettos, plenary link to ghettos and the final solution.