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!

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!

A full lesson exploring the spread of the Black Death. The lesson includes some background information and then a chronology task. The next activity is a fun task where the students take their chronologically ordered cards and stick them onto an A3 map to show the spread (this links in nicely with Geography as they find all of the places involved). They then bring all of this together in a written task at the end. My students always enjoy this lesson, I’m sure yours will too!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - How useful are these Whitechapel sources? - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This is a double lesson with both sessions being based around the ‘How useful is this source’ question on the Whitechapel paper. It gives guidance on how to answer the question and then a variety of sources to practice. The students use the information and video links to answer the questions on the worksheets. This is designed to be set remotely but I have also found it works well in the classroom with a few small tweaks. 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 - Tensions in Whitechapel - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This lesson looks at tensions between different social groups in Whitechapel in the late 19th century including Jewish immigrants, Irish immigrants, socialists and anarchists. The students answer a series of questions based on the information 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 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 - Who was Jack the Ripper? - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This lesson looks at pieces of evidence, including the Ripper Letters, and considers some of the suspects in the case. The evidence is all in the slideshow and the students complete their work 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 is included to help them understand. Enjoy!

Ideal for remote home distance learning, sickness, self isolation, school closure or revision - Nazi Racial Beliefs and Policies - GCSE Germany. This lesson covers the Nazis’ racial hierarchy, source analysis, eugenics and antisemitism. It has many tasks for the students to complete including defining keywords, analysing sources, taking notes and creating a timeline. 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 - The Working Class in Nazi Germany - GCSE Germany. This lesson covers the changes for the working class. The whole lesson is based around analysing written, statistical and picture sources to develop their understanding. 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 - Youth in Nazi Germany - GCSE Germany. This lesson covers a 25 minute video, a source analysis task and an extra task based around the Disney propaganda film ‘Education for Death’. Links to all of the videos are included in the resource. 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 - Conscientious Objectors - GCSE Crime and Punishment. This lesson asks the students to define some key terms, to analyse a selection of sources, to watch two videos on CO’s experiences, to look at the reasons why people objected to fighting and to compare the experiences of conscientious objectors in WWI and WWII 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 - 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!

This lesson explores the Triple Trawler Tragedy in Hull in 1968. The tragedy was followed by a campaign by many of the trawlermens’ wives, known as the Headscarf Revolutionaries. I plan on uploading a second lesson about this in the future. This lesson focuses on the actual events of the tragedy and the sinking of the three ships. It includes a starter, a film clip with a question sheet (and answer sheet) and a selection of written tasks differentiated at different levels. Enjoy!

This lesson explores the battle of Thermopylae and the legend of the 300 Spartans. It uses three sources: a documentary clip, a film trailer and a primary source from Herodotus’ The Histories (this has been differentiated to make it easier for KS3 students to understand). All of the resources needed for this lesson are included in the download. My students really liked this lesson - enjoy!

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 highs and lows of the life of Bishop Odo. The lesson includes a picture starter, a storyboard task and an exam question. Please note - The Pearson textbook - Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 is used to add extra information in this lesson. If you use a different textbook, you will need to alter the page numbers on the slides accordingly. Thanks, 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!