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I have a wealth of resources that are aimed primarily at KS4 and KS5; however, there are some useful KS3 tasks that have been uploaded this year. Topics at KS5 include: Russia and its Rulers, 1855-1941; Later Tudors, 1547-1603; Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries; Italian Unification, 1830-1870; and Germany, 1890-1990. As well as History, I also have a few resources relating to Geography and ICT that some users may find helpful.

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I have a wealth of resources that are aimed primarily at KS4 and KS5; however, there are some useful KS3 tasks that have been uploaded this year. Topics at KS5 include: Russia and its Rulers, 1855-1941; Later Tudors, 1547-1603; Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries; Italian Unification, 1830-1870; and Germany, 1890-1990. As well as History, I also have a few resources relating to Geography and ICT that some users may find helpful.
Industrial Revolution Overview: PowerPoint & Timeline Activity
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Industrial Revolution Overview: PowerPoint & Timeline Activity

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A full lesson's work on the Industrial Revolution. This can be used as an introductory lesson on a much larger unit of work, or could be a stand-alone lesson. Included is a PowerPoint presentation that can be worked through. The timeline cards can be cut out and laminated. Then, give out to students and have them move around the room to find other pupils with corresponding cards (there should be three for each category). Then have them put themselves in order: 1750-->1900. There is also another timeline task where students can colour-code the dates based on each theme. They then need to identify the most important category and any turning points.
Suffragettes: Change of tactics
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Suffragettes: Change of tactics

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Three resources that can be used to help explain how/why the Suffragettes became more violent after 1909. Students can read the brief handout that explains the change and then study the poster on force-feeding (comparing it to a written source and answering questions). Once the students have been introduced to the story of Emily Davison (there is a wealth of material on this elsewhere) they can complete the newspaper homework task, which is great for displays! These resources are intended for KS3 and are designed to be used alongside existing resources on the Suffragettes.
Restoration England: Parliamentary Relations Card Sort
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Restoration England: Parliamentary Relations Card Sort

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A card sort activity showing the decline of relations between Charles II and Parliament during his reign. Each card gives an example of something that caused tension between the two sides. Students can sort the cards using the instructions on page 2 of the resource. They can then use the cards to answer an exam style question. This is designed for the new AQA GCSE topic: Restoration England, 1660-1685; however, it could be adapted for any KS4/KS5 topic on Charles II.
Lancashire Witch Trials, 1612: Timeline and Family Tree
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Lancashire Witch Trials, 1612: Timeline and Family Tree

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Two activities to run alongside the OCR or Edexcel Textbooks on the witch craze. This is designed specifically for the A Level Topic: Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries from OCR. Students can read the text book (and read around the topic), adding detail to their family tree. What were the relationships? Who were the characters? What happened to each of the accused witches? They can also fill in the timeline using the information from the text book and other sources. This resource is intended to supplement other resources on the Lancashire Witch Trials.
The Great Reform Act of 1832
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The Great Reform Act of 1832

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Resources relating to the Great Reform Act of 1832. These can be used as part of a wider unit of work on electoral reform (perhaps leading in to women's suffrage?) Included is a summary of the Great Reform Act; a task where pupils have to differentiate between the voting systems of 1830 and 1835; and a PowerPoint presentation for the lesson. Also referenced are two political cartoons that show a for/against view of reform. These should be printed out and distributed for pupils to analyse during the lesson. This is a great introduction to political cartoons, which are used extensively at GCSE.
Industrial Revolution: Living Conditions Wordsearch
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Industrial Revolution: Living Conditions Wordsearch

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This is a gap fill and wordsearch for pupils studying the Industrial Revolution. This is a great homework or extension activity, or just for a bit of fun! Students will need to work out what the missing words are in the paragraph and then find these in the grid - can they spot which word is missing from the word search? (**ANSWER: Water Supply***) I have included answers on a separate sheet.
Heraldry/Coat of Arms Task
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Heraldry/Coat of Arms Task

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A fun task to consolidate pupils' understanding of heraldry. I used this with my Year 7 pupils alongside the KS3 text book by Aaron Wilkes. Students will need to be introduced to what Heraldry is before moving on to this task. They are provided with tables that detail the various colours/animals/symbols that can be found on Coat of Arms. They then have to think of their own and answer questions. Also included is a blank shield where students can design their own Coat of Arms with a motto (we used the tables for this, e.g. 'Honesty. Strength. Loyalty.'
Restoration England: Restoration Culture
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Restoration England: Restoration Culture

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This is an excellent revision task or class task for anybody studying the AQA GCSE topic: Restoration England, 1660-1685. Students need to first of all use the text books to record any key dates. They can then cut and stick the appropriate information from the sheet (I blew this up to A3 and it worked out great!) on to the appropriate pages in their exercise books, before answering the relevant question. What they should end up with are 4 pages, each summarising the 4 'snapshots' of Restoration Culture that are specified in the Scheme of Work. Answers have been provided.
Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witchcraze
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Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witchcraze

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Various resources to aid A Level (or GCSE) teaching of the East Anglian Witchcraze. This was designed for the OCR Unit 3 topic: Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries. Students may need to use either the Hodder or Pearson text books to complete one of the worksheets on the causes of the hunts; however, everything else can be used independently. Included are: information sheets on the hunts a sorting activity focusing on the causes of the hunts revision sheets extracts from Hopkins' book where he responds to John Gaule's criticisms a biography worksheet for students to complete using their own research
The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution - Knowledge Test
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The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution - Knowledge Test

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Based around two units from a Year 9 SOW focusing on the 17th and 18th centuries (this can be found in my shop). Students are given a range of 1 mark knowledge questions on dates/names/events/definitions associated with The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. This form of assessment would be in addition to knowledge and source essays to practise the skills required for GCSE. Also included is a sheet with answers to all of the questions. The test is 35 questions long (35 marks).
AQA History GCSE Britain: Health and the People: Women in Medicine Table Task
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AQA History GCSE Britain: Health and the People: Women in Medicine Table Task

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Two worksheets as part of a lesson on Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Sophia Jex Blake. This forms the part of the 'Revolution in Medicine' section of the AQA Health and the People unit of work. Students need to use the Hodder Textbook (pages indicated on the worksheets) to match the dates with the events; they then need to find similarities/differences between the stories of both women.
AQA History GCSE: Restoration England - Exam Pack
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AQA History GCSE: Restoration England - Exam Pack

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A selection of exam questions based on the four chapters/sections of the Hodder Restoration England GCSE from AQA. Some of these have come from the specimen papers on the AQA website, whereas others have been created by me (DISCLAIMER: THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS A PRECISE REFLECTION OF WHAT COULD COME UP IN THE EXAM!) I have also given examples based on the Royal Observatory Environment Study.
History Department Displays
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History Department Displays

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Various display ideas that I have used to 'jazz up' the corridor. These have all been positively received by my students; they absolutely love the Historical Emojis competition! Any questions, let me know!
Unification of Italy, 1830-1870: The Revolutions of 1848 & 1849
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Unification of Italy, 1830-1870: The Revolutions of 1848 & 1849

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Handouts and a PowerPoint created in support of the Edexcel AS Level unit: The Unification of Italy, 1830-1870. Included are two blank revision diagrams to allow students to write notes in an ordered way on the 1848 revolutions and why they failed. Ideally this would be blown up to A3 and a map of Italy has been included for reference. Also included is a detailed, completed copy of the 'events' handout using a number of text books. Lower ability students could be given this to support note taking or this could be shown on a projector and talked through in class. I have also included a PowerPoint presentation that can be used as a walkthrough during a lesson on this topic. Please note that as this is an independent learning lesson, the PowerPoint presentation is used for guidance, it does not include all of the answers!
Unification of Italy, 1830-1870: A Changing Italy Card Sort
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Unification of Italy, 1830-1870: A Changing Italy Card Sort

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An activity created in support of the Edexcel AS Level unit: The Unification of Italy, 1830-1870. This activity includes 3 sets of 8 cards, each in relation to one of the 8 stages of Italy's transformation into a unified state (between 1792 and 1870). Each page contains either: 8 maps, 8 events or 8 dates. Students are required to match up the dates, events and maps before putting the matched-up sets in chronological order. This would be a useful started during a revision lesson towards the end of the course, or the maps/dates cards could be used at the very beginning of the course to get students speculating what may happen.
Unification of Italy, 1830-1870: The Failed Revolutions of the 1830s and Italy intro
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Unification of Italy, 1830-1870: The Failed Revolutions of the 1830s and Italy intro

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A handout and PowerPoint presentation created in support of the Edexcel AS Level unit: The Unification of Italy, 1830-1870. Included is a blank copy of a revision diagram to allow students to write notes in an ordered way on the 1830 revolutions. Ideally this would be blown up to A3 and a map of Italy has been included for reference. Also included is a detailed, completed copy of the handout using a number of text books. Lower ability students could be given this to support note taking or this could be shown on a projector and talked through in class. To accompany these materials, I have put together a detailed PowerPoint presentation to introduce the content. It provides an introduction to the subject as well as a summary of the 1830 Revolutions.
War on Land: D-Day
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War on Land: D-Day

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A useful lesson starter and class task on the D Day landings. Students are given a selection of images and they must first try to work out what is going on in each (all images from WikiCommons). Then, after a class discussion, they need to try to put them in the correct order. Once finished, they can try to match them up and rearrange the events on the PowerPoint presentation, before sticking/writing into their books. A map of the D Day landings has also been included, to be used alongside the questions from the PowerPoint. This is a useful introduction to D Day and can be used as a springboard for further tasks.
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Cuban Missile Crisis

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An introductory presentation and some accompanying images/maps to be used as part of a lesson on the Cuban Missile Crisis. These worksheets/presentations can be adapted to suit a much broader lesson on the Cold War, or can be used as a stand-alone lesson. There is a useful BBC documentary that can be found on YouTube that works well once students have been introduced to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Included is a PowerPoint presentation that talks through the story, along with a map of Cuba and the areas of tension.