Explores William’s death and looks back at his legacy. Includes a starter quiz, a video with a question sheet and an obituary written task. A great way to end a unit of study on the Normans. Enjoy!

Explores the culture of the Normans including hunting, fashion, hairstyles, language and architecture. The lesson includes a starter, then a jigsaw activity and finally a written task. I usually give textbooks out for this lesson as well to add to their knowledge but they are not needed for the lesson to work. Enjoy!

This lesson explores the feudal system and the Domesday Book. It includes a drawing task, a video with some note-taking and an exam question. I have included an entry from the Domesday Book for a village in our local area which you could easily change to something more relevant for your location. Enjoy!

This lesson explores how England changed after the Norman invasion in 1066. It includes how the Normans introduced the feudal system, built castles, changed everyday language and many other changes. The lesson starts with a quick identification starter. There is then a task involving categorising factors. This is then brought together in a comic strip task and the lesson ends with a true or false quiz. Enjoy!

This lesson explores the symptoms of the Black Death. There is a link to a video and a question sheet, a primary source used to describe the symptoms day by day and a final section on plague doctors with a differentiated written task. Enjoy!

Explores the role of monasteries in the Middle Ages. After a quick starter to get them thinking the students evaluate the different roles of the monastery in society. After a differentiated written task the students then carry out some quick AfL. The lesson ends with a second written task. Enjoy!

Explores the way Norman castles were attacked and defended. Features included are battering rams, catapults, trebuchets, seige towers, keeps, moats, drawbridges, portcullises, arrow slits and murder holes. The starter asks the students to identify features of a Norman castle. The main task involves describing different features and saying whether they were used to attack or defend. I have included a gap fill version of the worksheet for students who you think may need a little extra assistance. The slides with the information can be delivered by the teacher or stuck around the classroom for a carousel activity (that’s how I do it). The lesson ends with a written task to show their knowledge. Enjoy!

Explores the Domesday Book - what it was and why it was created. After a quick starter to get the students thinking and a brief video, they move onto the main task. This involves carrying out their own Domesday survey based on five villages detailled in the information document. These can be stuck around the classroom for the students to move around or you could adapt it if you do not wish to deliver it this way. There are two versions of the survey sheet, one is slightly easier to complete to aid with differentiation. I have also included a completed copy for the teacher so that you can go through the answers. The lesson ends with a written task to bring it all together. I always find this to be a fun and engaging lesson. Enjoy!

This lesson explores medicine in the Middle Ages. It begins by looking at some amusing and surprising medieval treatments. The students then carry out some research around the physician, the apothecary, the barber surgeon and the housewife. The groups of students then teach each other what they have learnt (this is easily changed if you don’t want to do it as group work). After a quick AfL task they then compare medieval medicine with modern medicine in a written task. I have provided a structure strip for this which you might want to use with some of the students. Enjoy!

Explores life in a village in the Middle Ages. The starter involves labelling a picture of a village. They then look at villeins, freemen and the Lord of the Manor. There are two written tasks, both of which can be assisted with the handout I have included. The lesson ends with a quick AfL task. Enjoy!

Explores life in towns in the Middle Ages. Their is a ‘first impressions’ starter which is revisited at the end. The students then use information to complete a Venn diagram, looking at good things and bad things about living in a medieval town. After some true or false questions there is then a written task to bring it all together. I have included a differentiated version of the written task for any students you feel may need it. Enjoy!

Explores the role of the church in the Middle Ages. A picture starter gets the students thinking, followed by a look at the structure of the church. The students then categorise factors into beliefs, practices, people and other followed by an answer slide to check for understanding. After a quick true or false, the students then create a piece of writing to bring together everything they have covered today. I’ve also added a wordsearch at the end it you want to use it. Enjoy!

This electronic mark book automatically calculates percentages and GCSE grades for assessments. I have been using it for years and it saves lots of time sitting with a calculator and a sheet of grade boundaries. Contains tabs for 15 classes, each with room for 15 assessments throughout the year. You set your own grade boundaries on the first tab, enter the maximum score for each assessment and then simply enter each student’s score. The mark book does the rest! I’ve included a set of instructions explaining how to use it. It’s incredibly user friendly and you can make a new copy every year so all of your assessment data is conveniently saved on your computer. Some of my colleagues have uploaded it to Google Sheets and it works fine on there too if you would like it in the cloud. It took a long time to make and to figure out the formulae but now it is an intrinsic part of my teaching practice. Enjoy!

Explores the Harrying of the North 1069-1070 by William I and the Normans. After a picture starter and some information, the students carry out a task which involves analysing a collection of sources. The written task is in the form of a newspaper article either from the Saxon or Norman point of view to further develop their understanding of bias. There are printable templates of the newspaper in the slides and also a differentiated version for the students who you think may benefit from a slightly easier version. You end with a Harrying of the North crossword (answers on the slideshow). Enjoy!

Explores the feudal system and also how William I distributed land after the Norman invasion. The starter creates a feudal system for school (Head at the top etc). After some delivered information, including defining the word ‘hierarchy’, The students then attempt to distribute the land of England to the King, the Church and the Barons. The written task involves describing how the feudal system worked - with a worksheet to help. All of the printable resources needed for this lesson are in the slideshow. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - How did prisons change in the 20th century? GCSE Crime and Punishment. This lesson covers prison work, open prisons, female prisons and modern alternatives to prison. There is also a separate task - Wandsworth Prison Report - where the students follow a link to a video about Wandsworth prison and then complete a report on the conditions as if they were a modern day Elizabeth Fry or John Howard. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the information over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - Women in Nazi Germany - GCSE Germany. This lesson covers the experiences of women in Nazi Germany. It includes women’s expected roles, laws, programmes, propaganda, sources for analysis and an exam question. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the information over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed is included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - What Was Whitechapel Like? - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This lesson looks at conditions in Whitechapel in the late 19th century. It includes overcrowding, pollution, slum houses, rookeries, workhouses, the Peabody Estate and many other factors. The students use the information and video link to answer the questions on the worksheet and then type up a ‘Whitechapel Report’. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the worksheet over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - The Metropolitan Police in Whitechapel - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This lesson explores the police in Whitechapel in the late 19th century. It looks at their organisation, equipment and the problems they faced capturing Jack the Ripper. Students use the information and video links to answer the questions on the worksheet. This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the worksheet over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - KS3 Geography Measuring Weather This is a remote learning resource which can be emailed out or set on Google Classroom or similar platforms. I simply copy the information over into a Google Doc on Classroom so the students can then type their responses straight onto the sheet. All the information needed and links to videos are included to help them understand. This lesson looks at the difference between weather and climate and the various instruments used to measure the weather. This worked really well with my KS3 Geography class. Enjoy!