In this lesson, students will investigate the main reasons why the British government began the process of abolishing slavery in 1807. As well as being able to make notes about each reason, students will be guided to complete an extended piece of historical writing based on a GCSE style question about the causes of the abolition of slavery. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Slave Auctions and Life on a Plantation Slide 2: The purpose and main aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up 1: Slave Trade vocabulary activity Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up 2: Ordering the main events of the slave trade triangle Slide 5: Lesson Warm Up 2: Answers Slide 6: Lesson Warm Up 3: What reasons would there have been to oppose or support the slave trade at the time it was happening? Slide 7: Starter Task: Why do you think the slave trade was abolished? Slide 8: Background Information: Source analysis – economic reason for the abolition of the slave trade. Slide 9-10: Background Information: The role of the anti-slavery campaigners Slide 11-12: Background Information: The main reasons for the abolition of the slave trade. Slide 13: Printable sheet to help students make notes about the reasons Slide 14-15: Fact sheets designed to be printed back-to-back about the main reasons (black and white) Slide 16-17: Fact sheets designed to be printed back-to-back about the main reasons (colour) Slide 18: Introduction to the extended writing. Slide 19: Model P.E.E. Paragraph Slide 20: An optional/alternative task – writing a letter or speech to support the abolition of slavery. Slide 21: Follow Up Challenge Tasks – Linking the reasons and evaluating the most important factors. Slide 22-23: Learning Review – Who or What am I? I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will focus their study on the conditions of the Middle Passage of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The lesson provides facts, visual and written sources to help students understand the Middle Passage. There are also optional tasks relating to the 1977 TV series Roots as well as a further online activity based on the BBC Bitesize website about the Slave Trade. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. Please note that I am not able to provide any links to the TV series Roots but this is easily available on most streaming services as well as on DVD. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – The Conditions on the Middle Passage Slide 2: The purpose and aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Recap Activity: Match the stage of the slave trade to the number on the slave trade map Slide 4: Recap Activity answers Slide 5: Starter Task – How could we find out about the Middle Passage? Slide 6: Recap Activity 2 – Use the 8 images on the slide to discuss how the slave trade worked. Slide 7: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship – source inference Slide 8: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship - source usefulness Slide 9: Visual Source Analysis of The Brooks slave ship – printable worksheet Slide 10: Main Task - instructions Slide 11: Main Task – sources about the Middle Passage printable information sheet Slide 12: Main Task – Table printout for students Slide 13: The origins of the TV series Roots – background information Slide 14: The origins of the TV series Roots – background information Slide 15: Think & discuss question about the usefulness of Roots as evidence Slide 16: Roots table task Slide 17: Assessing the usefulness of the TV series Roots Slide 18: Online Activity & Research – BBC Bitesize Slide 19: Printout of the question sheet needed for the BBC Bitesize task Slide 20: Middle Passage Creative Task options Slide 21: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 22: Learning Review Activity I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will investigate where Medieval people gained their ideas about medicine and healthcare from. Students will look at how other religions and societies influence knowledge in Britain such as knowledge from Islamic/Arab countries. They will also be able to explain the influence of the Church, supernatural ideas about astrology and the influences of Galen and Hippocrates – especially the idea of the Four Humours. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from? Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity and challenge Slide 4: Source image starter discussion linked to Medieval medicine Slide 5-6: Background information about the influence of other religions and societies Slide 7-8: Background information about the influence of Hippocrates, Galen and the Four Humours Side 9: Background information about the influence of the Christian Church Slide 10: Background information about the influence of Astrology Slide 11: Printable worksheet – Tasks based on the work of Hippocrates and Galen Slide 12-13: Activity: Printable worksheet and instructions Slide 14: Challenge Questions Slide 15-16: Learning Review – Fill in the missing key terms & facts (with answers) Slide 17: Example exam questions Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet – Includes all the background information needed for this lesson based on the GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will further study the beliefs that people had in Medieval England about the causes of disease. They will also examine the various treatments which were used by Medieval people to cure their illnesses. Students will recap the idea of the Four Humours, Galen and Hippocrates and religion as well as look at treatments such as bloodletting, purging, prayer, apothecaries, wise women and barber surgeons. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Where did Medieval ideas about Medicine come from? Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity and challenge Slide 4: Warm Up: Task about modern day treatments for illness Slide 5: The difference between natural (rational) and supernatural beliefs and treatments. Slide 6-9: 4 different visual sources such as urine charts, zodiac charts, bloodletting and apothecary each with background information and discussion questions. Side 10: Background information about apothecaries and Medieval remedies. Slide 11-12: Activity 1 – Printable note making table and instructions/model Slide 13-14: Activity 2: Printable question worksheet and instructions Slide 15: Challenge Questions Slide 16: Links to useful clips and Reading Slide 17: Learning Review 1 – Image Quiz Slide 18-20: Learning Review 2 – Key term match up with answers and printable sheet Slide 21: Example Exam Question – ‘How useful’ Slide 22: Lesson Fact Sheet – Based on information from the AQA GCSE specification I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This fascinating lesson looks at the contributions made by the Islamic Empire to the progress of medicine and healthcare in Western Europe during the Medieval period. Students will study the influence of key individuals such as Rhazes, Abulcasis, Avicenna and Ibn al-Nafis as well as how Islamic teachings promoted a more rational, evidence led way of thinking in the study of medicine which led to several new approaches and medical discoveries. This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE AQA specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – The significance of Islamic Medicine in the Medieval period. Slide 2: Outline of the main lessons aims Slide 3: As you come in activity: A blank map of the Islamic Empire and geography recall. Slide 4-5: Learning Recap Activity – About the beliefs of the Christian Church. Slide 6: Background information about the time of the Dark Ages in Europe. Slide 7: Background information about the ‘Islamic Golden Age’. Side 8-10: Source based analysis activities to discover the differences between Islamic and Christian approaches to medicine. Printable worksheet included. Slide 11-12: Activity 1 – A worksheet and table to help students fully understand the contributions and significance of Islamic medicine. Slide 13-14: Activity 2 – A table which asks students to compare the similarities and differences between Islamic and Christian approaches to medicine. Answers also given. Slide 15: Example Exam Question - Similarity Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 17: Useful class clips and reading links Slide 18: Learning Review Quiz – Multiple Choice with answers revealed. Slide 19: Final lesson discussion Slide 20: Lesson Fact Sheet – based on the AQA GCSE specification. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the League of Nations and will be given the resources to help them decide how far it achieved it aims. The key questions set out in the lesson are: What was the League of Nations? What were the aims of the League of Nations? What were the main successes and failures of the League of Nations? How successful was the League of Nations? The lesson pack includes a full variety of resources such as printable worksheets, source analysis activities, starter tasks, recap tasks, discussion questions, opportunities for extended writing and engaging background information. Resources included: 2 x A4 printable source analysis worksheets (political cartoons) 1 x A4 printable worksheet about the successes and failures of the League of Nations. 1 x main powerpoint which includes: Slide 1: Title Slide Slide 2: Lesson Key Questions Slide 3: A choice of ‘As you enter’ questions to provoke discussion about the lesson. Slide 4-6: A filling in the missing terms sheet to help students understand the background of the League of Nations and the historical context of the First World War. Slide 7: Source Starter Task - An extract from a speech about the League of Nations made by Woodrow Wilson with supporting questions. Slide 8: Background information - What was the League of Nations? Slide 9: Background information - The aims of the League of Nations Slide 10: Activity 1 Sort Task instructions - students to decide if each statement is a success or failure of the League of Nations. Slide 11: Extended writing activity Slide 12: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 13-14: Cartoon source analysis task (links to the 2 worksheets also included in the pack) Slide 15 - 16: Learning Review - True or False quiz with answers Slide 17: Final overview task - How successful was the League of Nations? Positive reviews are always warmly welcomed All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

This resource outlines 28 lessons to teach the unit and allows students/staff to tick off each lesson when taught. This can be used as a book insert for students or a simple guide to teaching staff. This resources links with the lesson resources which will be uploaded soon and each number on the outline will match the lesson in the series of lessons.

This lesson examines the problems Elizabeth I faced when she first became Queen of England in 1558. Students have a choice of tasks with differentiated worksheets available. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

In this lesson, students analyse the various threats and challenges which Queen Elizabeth faced from other countries in Europe as well as the influence of the Pope. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson has been updated to include a practive 12 marker as well as a lesson about the Revolt of the Northern Earls. All the resources for teaching are included in the lessons. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson looks at why Mary, Queen of Scots was a threat to England and how their relationship weakened. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

In this lesson, students will examine the main Catholic threats to Elizabeth’s reign. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson cover the various reasons for the decline in Anglo-Spanish relations in the events that would build up to the Spanish Armada. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson has a focus on the actions of two key individuals, Francis Drake and Robert Dudley and asks students to explain their part in causing war with Spain. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson allows students to examine the failed colonisation of Virginia. Students will first look at the planning and funding of the trip and then explain why it was a failure. All of the lessons for the Early Elizabethan England unit contain a variety of learning tasks suitable for all abilities, practice exam questions, engaging individual or group activities as well as the key information needed for the Edexcel Specification. Each lesson features a fact sheet which is intended to be used as a substitute for the text book. Therefore, this lesson contains everything you will need for the lesson. If you have found this lesson effective, please be kind enough to leave a review. 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors.

This lesson examines the changes to laws and crimes as a result of the Norman conquest. The lesson includes all the factual information as well as all of the resources you will need for teaching this lesson. There is no need for any additional text books. Slide 1: Title - To examine new definitions of crime in Norman England Slide 2: Knowledge Recap Starter Quiz Slide 3: Starter Task and Discussion Slide 4: Starter Clip (Norman Revolt and Resistance BBC Bitesize) Slide 5: Background - A New Norman King - William I Slide 6: Background - William shows his authority Slide 7: Problem solving task - What woud you do in William’s position? Slide 8: Background - The actions of William I Slide 9: Task Sheet 1 Slide 10: Task Sheet 2 Slide 11: Continuity and Change task sheet Slide 12: What causes change? Slide 13: Task Sheet - printable version to give students Slide 14: Practice Exam question (explain why 12) Slide 15: Example paragraph Slide 16: Discussion based lesson recap Slide 17: Lesson Fact Sheet 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson examines the basic types of crimes in Anglo-Saxon England. No other resources are needed as there are fact sheets and printable resources included in this lesson. Slide 1: Title Slide: To examine the types and definitions of crime in Anglo-Saxon England Slide 2: Previous lesson recap - helping students define crimes again the person, property, authority and social crimes Slide 3-5: A filling in the missing terms sheet - student friendly printable versions and answers included Slide 6: Background information about the power of the king. Slide 7: Background information about Anglo-Saxon society Slide 8: An outline of the worksheet tasks. Slide 9: Lesson recap quiz Slide 10: Fact Sheet 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance. Worksheet also included as a two page Word document.

This lesson examines the case study of the Tolpuddle Martyrs with a focus on their ‘crime’, their punishment as well as the public pressure on the government to reverse the punishment. Power Point 1: Main Presentation Slide 1: Title slide - To examine the case of the Tolpuddle Martyrs Slide 2: Recap Task Slide 3: Key Term - Martyr Slide 4: Key Term - Trade Union Slide 5: Clip about the Tolpuddle Martyrs from Timeline TV Slide 6: Challenge Tasks Slide 7: Task Sheet overview Slide 8: Learning Recap Quiz Slide 9: Chronology Recap Slide 10: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 11: Reasons for change slide Power Point 2: Worksheets on A4 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson examines the reasons for the development of the Bow Street Runners and how this resulted in the first professional police force. Worksheet 1: An alternative 2 page worksheet for students to complete Worksheet 2: A set of different timelines (differentiated) for students to complete their study of the development of the police. Slide 1: Title - To explain the early development of the police in Britain Slide 2-4: Law enforcement recap - match up the key terms along with additional recap questions Slide 5-8: Background information about law enforcement at the start of 1700 and the creation of the Bow Street Runners Slide 9: Two clips covering the development of the Bow Street Runners and the police Slide 10: Timeline task overview (links to the additional worksheets) Slide 11: Follow up tasks and questions Slide 12: Challenge Task - Comparison of two political cartoons about the development of the police Slide 13-16: Examples of exam questions (4, 12 and 16 mark questions) Slide 17: Lesson Review: Students have to decide which set of options provides the correct series of events with the development of the police Slide 18: Lesson Fact Sheet 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.

This lesson examines the development in the prison system during the 18th and 19th century and the roles played by Robert Peel, Elizabeth Fry and John Howard. Slide 1: Title - To explain the development and reform of prisons between 1700 - 1900 Slide 2-3: Previous lesson recap about punishments from this time Slide 4: Short clip reminding students of the way prisons were run before 1700. Slide 5: Source and information sheet for students to recap the problems that faced the previous prison system Slide 6: A slide to record student ideas Slide 7: BBC Class Clips about Victorian prisons Slide 8: Background information about Humanitarianism Slide 9: Elizabeth Fry Slide 10 and 11: Image based information about the development of prisons Slide 12: The role played by Robert Peel with prison reform Slide 13: Learning Task - students to identify and categorise the reasons why prisons reformed Slide 14: Follow up qiestions Slide 15-16: Recap crossword with answers revealed Slide 17: Lesson Fact sheet Slide 18: Example practice exam questions Worksheet 1: Practice Exam Question and outline Worksheet 2: The task sheet on A4 2023 UPDATE INFO: To take into account copyright, all photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and/or are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0 which do not have to be attributed. If you have any issues regarding copyright please email me in the first instance.