This resource pack will help your students revise for the Historic Environment of Notting Hill section of the Paper 1 topic Migrants in Britain. There are 10 different activity sheets ready for students to use. Answers, where appropriate, have been given in the notes section of each slide. The activity sheets are as follows: Activity 1: Notting Hill Key Individuals Match Up Activity 2: General Notting Hill Glossary Fill Activity 3: Migrants in Notting Hill Glossary Fill Activity 4: Notting Hill Types of Evidence Activity (useful for the follow up & usefulness question) Activity 5: ‘Follow Up’ Question Practice Activity 6: Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 7: ‘Two Features’ Practice Questions Activity 8: Notting Hill Fact Question Sheet Activity 9: The Big Notting Hill Quiz Sheet Activity 10: Topic Mini Mind Maps Activity 11: Notting Hill Crossword I also have a revision resource pack available for the Thematic Study of Migrants in Britain which can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12829683

**Thank you for viewing these resources for the new Paper 1 topic, Migrants in Britain. This lesson provides students with an overview of the skills and knowledge they will use throughout the topic. ** Slide 1: Title Slide - An introduction to the topic Migration in Britain Slide 2: GCSE Grade Levels - To allow you to level the outcomes of the lesson Slide 3: An overview of what is meant by a ‘Thematic Study’ Slide 4: An overview of the Paper 1 Exam Slide 5: An overview of the type of questions students will answer in this part of the Paper 1 exam Slide 6: A poster style set of factors which can help students explain why changes in migration have happened Slide 7: A basic overview and activity which links to the chronology of the historical periods the students will study Slide 8: A worksheet where students have to match the key events of migration to the correct date along a structured timeline Slide 9: Answers for the activity in slide 8 Slide 10: An explanation of how to complete the key term activity on slide 11 Slide 11: Students given 20 key terms relating to migration which they should pick the correct meaning from 3 options Slide 12: Answers revealed for the activity of slide 11 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the features of and purpose of punishments in Anglo-Saxon England such as the use of wergild, capital and corporal punishments. Title Slide: To examine the methods of punishment in Anglo-Saxon England Slide 2: Knowledge recap 10 question quiz Slide 3: Starter Activity Slide 4: Background info about Anglo-Saxon crimes Slide 5: Background about the use of ‘prisons’ in this time Slide 6: Background about the wergild Slide 7: Practice Exam questions (comparisons) Slide 8: The factors which encouraged change slide Slide 9: Anglo-Saxon punishments Task Sheet Slide 10: Final discussion task Slide 11: Fact Sheet for the lesson 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 case study of Matthew Hopkins and his contribution to the seriousness of the crime of witchcraft in the mid-1600s. Slide 1: Title slide - To evaluate the role of Matthew Hopkins in the increased belief in witccraft in the 1600s. Slide 2: Medieval Crime and Punishment Recap Quiz Slide 3: Starter Task Slide 4-5: Bcakground information about the origins in witchcraft Slide 6: Student discussion - why do you think there was an increase in the belief in witchcraft during the 1600s? Slide 7: An outline of the factors that led to the increasing belief in witchcraft Slide 8-9: Worksheet for students to make notes about the main reasons Slides 10-16: Printable A4 fact sheets to help students make notes about the various reasons for the increase in witchcraft. Slide 17: An outline of why the belief in witchcraft declined by 1700. Slide 18-19: Two 4 mark practice exam questions Slide 20-21: An example of a 16 mark question about the increase in the belief in witchcraft Slide 22-23: Match up the key terms from the lesson activity with answers Slide 24-25: Lesson Fact Sheets A4 worksheet - a highly differentiated worksheet 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 covers the continuity and change in ideas about the cause of disease in the Early Modern period 1500-1700. In particular it explains why there was so little change in our knowledge of what caused disease as well as a study of individuals such as William Harvey, Robert Hooke and Thomas Sydenham. This lesson includes: Clear learning aims and achievements, a recap task, a starter activity, background information, a variety of tasks to pick from to suite your students learning style and ability, extension and challenge tasks, exam questions, a learning review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a stand alone resource for the lesson or as part of revision/student catch up. 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson looks at the influence of religion and the supernatural on people’s explanations for the cause of illness and disease in the later Medieval period. The lesson includes a recap from previous learning, a focussed starter task, background information about the wider historical context, a set of learning tasks which are differentiated for higher and lower ability, extention task/s, a focus on the exam with a 12 mark question, a review (plenary) and finally a fact sheet which can be used as a replacement for any books. 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson is to be used as a first lesson introduction to the GCSE History topic, Medicine Through Time. Students will gain an understanding of the exam format, question types and topics. ** There are a choice of tasks relating to the key terms, key periods of history and key causes that will be used throughout the lessons. To take into account copyright, images have been attributed where appropriate and are, to the best of my knowledge, all in the public domain. 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 takes the students through the causes, events, consequences and importance of the building of the Berlin Wall. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson **The main PowerPoint includes: ** Starter: Recap Quiz to go over the Berlin Ultimatum and Refugee Crisis Background Slides: With easy to follow maps and an outline of the events shortly before the building of the Berlin Wall. Task Sheet 1: A printable comprehension sheet about the causes, events and consequences Task Sheet 2: A sort task (see image) where students read each statement and decide if the fact is a cause, an event or a consequence of the building of the wall. Task 3: Write Kennedy’s West Berlin Speech Exam Questions: One question about the building of the Berlin Wall for each of the three types in this paper. Fact Sheet: All the information the students need on one A4 sheet. This can be used in place of the text books. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson has a focus on the development of nuclear weapons from 1945 until the end of the 1950s along with its impact on US Soviet Relations at the start of the Cold War. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main Power Point Includes: RECAP: Students given an A-Z grid and asked to think of one or two key terms they have already learned for this whole unit. BACKGROUND: A basic slide covering the development of nuclear weapons. Allows the students a chance to understand and discuss the various types of nuclear weapons at this time. STARTER: Questions and key terms to be discussed. A class clip which key questions to the side. TASK 1: A printable comprehension sheet using the fact sheet from the lesson which is also provided. TASK 2: Students to use the fact sheet to create their own timeline/living graph to show the development and threat level of each stage. EXAM QUESTION: Explain the importance of the Arms Race to the development of the Cold War after 1945. Sentence starters and help given. EXTENSION TASK: To infer meaning from a political cartoon about the Arms Race. RECAP: 10 Key questions from the lesson. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the case study of Derek Bentley, with a focus on the public reaction to his sentence and how his punishment led to the abolition of the death penalty. Slide 1: Title slide - To explain the controversy of Derek Bentley’s execution in 1953 Slide 2-4: Learning recap - key terms, with printable version for students and answers revealed. Slide 5: Starter Task - Students read and listen to the lyrics of Elvis Costello’s Let him Dangle’ in order to infer information about the Derek Bentley case. Slide 6: The story of the Derek Bentley case, written in a student friendly format. Slide 7: Explanation practice table Slide 8: Activity - students imagine they are on the side of the defence and the prosecution and write down what their arguments would be. Slide 9: Learning Task questions with challenge Slide 10 - 11: Practice 12 and 4 mark questions Slide 12: Lesson Fact Sheet 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 newly defined crimes of the 20th century such as race related crimes, driving crimes and rape with the aim of explaining their creation. It also looks at why some acts have been decriminalised. Slide 1: Title slide - To explain the changing definitions of crime between c.1900-Present Day Slide 2-3: A recap quiz which asks students to match the creation of a crime with the era it was created in. Answers revealed for self assessment. Slide 4: The wider historical context of the period c.1900 = Present. An activity sheet which students use to think about why aspects of crime have changed. Slide 5: Discussion Task - What are our modern attitudes towards crime? Slide 6: Discussion Task - Why do students think attitudes towards some crimes have changed in the modern era? Slide 7-8: Task Sheets to help students make notes on the various crimes and how they have changed. Slides 9-13 - Fact Sheets for each crime which can be printed and then swapped between students. Slide 14: Challenge Tasks Slide 15-16: Practice exam questions Slide 17-18: Two lesson fact sheets Slide 19-20: Learning Review with answers revealed. 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. Worksheet 1: Practice Exam Question and outline Worksheet 2: The task sheet on A4 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 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 covers the roles of Goodnight & Loving, Joseph McCoy and John Iliff in the development of the cattle industry. ** The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every American West lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson This lesson includes: Clear learning aims/targets Provoking starter tasks and discussion activities Printable worksheets Engaging background information Challenge tasks Exam links Learning Review Fact Sheet linked to the GCSE specification 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson has a focus on the actions of Francis Drake and Robert Dudley and asks students to explain their role in the decline of Anglo-Spanish Relations in the years before the Spanish Armada. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x Main 23 slide Power Point Lesson 1 x Worksheet The Power Point includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2-3: Recap multiple choice quiz about Anglo-Spanish relationships - with answers Slide 4 - 14: A series of role play/decision making tasks where students decide which option Elizabeth should select. Slide 15 - 16: Background knowledge about Robert Dudley’s actions in the Netherlands Slide 17: Background knowledge about Drake’s Raid on Cadiz Slide 18-19: Task 1: Explaining how the events increased tensions between England and Spain Slide 20-22: Example exam/assessment questions Slide 23: Lesson fact sheet 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 20-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 3 Period Study exam for the USA: Home & Abroad and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of the Paper 3 USA: Home & Abroad question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘What can you infer’ source-based question type. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question type. Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How useful’ source-based question type. Slide 12-16: An outline of the two 4-mark interpretation questions. Slide 17-19: An outline of the final 20 mark ‘How far do you agree with the interpretation’ question. Slide 20: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

NEW UPDATED 2025/6 SPEC: This lesson examines the methods and techniques used by the Metropolitan Police in Whitechapel to investigate the murders of Jack the Ripper. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) 1 x A4 Source Enquiry Sheet 1 x 24 slide main power point presentation The lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes Slide 3: As you enter discussion - linked to modern day crime and policing Slide 4-6: Recap Activity - Gap fill activity to recap the murders, policing and Whitechapel environment with answers and printable worksheets. Slide 7-8: Starter - Which of the 12 police techniques could have been used in 1888? With answers. Slide 9-10: Task 1 - Printable diagram with instructions and aims Slide 11-12: Task 2 - Additional questions with printable question and activity sheet included. Slide 13-14: Exam Focus - Examples and printable sheets for ‘one feature’ question. Slide 15-18: Exam Focus - Two examples of the ‘how useful’ question with printable answer sheets and exam technique. Slide 19-20: Exam Focus - Two examples of the ‘follow up’ question. Slide 21: Learning Review Activities Slide 22-24: Learning Review Crossword - with answers and printable sheet. Slide 25: Lesson Fact Sheet Slide 26: More from RA Resources This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED FOR NEW SPEC. 2025/6. This lesson looks at the structure and features of Anglo-Saxon society. Students learn about earls, thegns, peasant farmers, social status and the earldoms of Anglo-Saxon England. The 20 slide lesson includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: An outline of the exam questions for this topic Slide 3: Lesson Progress/Learning Aims Slide 4-5: Starter Knowledge True or False Quiz - 12 questions to assess student knowledge about Anglo-Saxon England with answers. Slide 6: Starter Activity - What do the two maps teach you about Anglo-Saxon England? With answers Slide 7-8: Background information about Edward the Confessor, Anglo-Saxon Earldoms and Danelaw Slide 9: Social hierarchy of Anglo-Saxon England activity with answers Slide 10: Background information diagram about Anglo-Saxon society Slide 11-12: Task 1 with instructions and printable table and gap fill activity. Slide 13: Gap fill answers for student self assessment Slide 14: Challenge questions Slide 15-16: Exam Focus - examples of the ‘one feature’ exam question with printable answer sheets Slide 17-18: Learning Review - True or False with answers Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet Slide 20: More from RA Resources All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

NEW 2025/6 Spec In this lesson, students examine the reasons for the Elizabeth I’s execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587 and its significance. This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. The lesson pack includes: 1 x fact sheet - The reasons for Mary, Queen of Scots’ execution (PDF & PPT) 1 x sample exam paper for students to practice questions linked to this topic. 1 x main PowerPoint The main 11 slide PowerPoint contains: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Mary, Queen of Scots recap questions with answers Slide 3: Starter Task - The reasons for and against Mary’s execution discussion and table fill with answers Slide 4: Starter Task - Analysis of a painting of Mary’s execution. Slide 5: Links to video clips covering the execution Slide 6-7: Task 1 - Why was Mary executed sorting task with instructions. Slide 8: Follow up questions Slide 9-10: Practice exam/assessment questions Slide 11: Fact sheet All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to analyse the portraits of King Henry VIII. They will be able to explain why portraits were so important to Henry VIII as well describe the common features of all Henry VIII’s portraits. This lesson can either be used in a unit of work about the Tudors and Henry VIII or as a stand-alone lesson covering Henry VIII. It can also be used to help students analyse the art of the Tudors. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Resource 1: ** 4x A4 worksheets to help students analyse the portraits of Henry VIII and a worksheet aimed at higher ability students to analyse the importance of portraits. ** Resource 2: Power Point Slide 1: Title slide – The importance of Portraits to Henry VIII Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up Activity: Why do we take pictures of ourselves? Slide 4: Key Term Analysis – What is a ‘portrait’? Slide 5: Starter Task – Students have to pick one portrait from a choice of three which they think Henry VIII should use as his ‘official’ portrait. Slide 6-7: Background information about Tudor portraits and the artist Hans Holbein the Younger. Slide 8: Background Information about how portraits were forms of propaganda. Side 9: Task – Portrait analysis task instructions (links to the A4 worksheets included with the resource) Slide 10-11: Task – What was the purpose of portraits? Filling in the missing term task with answers. Slide 12: Task – Tudor Vs Modern Day portrait analysis Slide 13: Follow Up Challenge Task Questions Slide 14: Learning Review Activity Reviews are really important to me and if you have enjoyed the lesson, it would be great if you could do this. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your 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.

Students will examine Henry VIII’s main religious reforms between 1534-40 and then evaluate the impact that the Reformation had on the English Church. ** ** This lesson examines the following questions: What religion reforms took place between 1534-40? What was the role of Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell with these reforms? What was the overall impact of the Reformation on the English Church? 1x main Power Point: Slide 1: Title slide – Henry VIII’s Religious Reforms – What was the impact of the Reformation on the English Church? Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims Slide 3: As You Enter Warm Up Discussion: What is meant by the term ‘reformation’. Slide 4-5: Recap Activity: Which religious beliefs are Catholic and which are Protestant – sorting activity with answers revealed. Slide 6-8: Starter Task: Key religious term match up. The terms will be useful to know to fully understand the religious reforms. Answers revealed and includes printable worksheets. Slide 9: Starter Task 2: Source analysis about the way Henry VIII dealt with opposition. Slide 10-11: Background Information: Information about the influence of Protestant Reformers and Catholic Traditionalists on Henry with the dangers they faced if they pushed the king too far. Slide 12-13: Task 1: A chart students fill in to show Henry’s religious reforms and how Catholic/Protestant they were. Includes a printable student worksheet. Slide 14: Task 2: How much religious change was there? What was the impact of the Reformation on the English Church? Slide 15: Task 3: What was the impact of the religious changes on ordinary people and why? Slide 16: Background Information: An image of the front cover of the Great Bible with information and discussion questions included. Slide 17: Follow up challenge questions. Slide 18: Follow Up Research Tasks. Slide 19: Example Exam Questions Slide 20-21: Learning Review Quiz 1: 13 questions of varied difficulties with answers. Slide 22: Learning Review Quiz 2: What’s the Question? Slide 20: Lesson Fact Sheet 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.