A guide to academic writing that I put together to help A level History and Politics students to understand how to write essay responses. The booklet gives general guidance on the features and format of academic writing and also gives model paragraph to show demonstrate academic writing in practice. The examples are aimed at the Edexcel courses for A level History and A level Politics. However, example could be adapted to fit with other specifications.

This is a booklet which is designed to help students to understand the exam technique for the GCSE History AQA course. It is specifically focuses on exam technique for paper one section B option: BD Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950–1975. The booklet contains sample questions, which students can use for practice and revision. It also contains writing frames and structures for each of the four question types and a student friendly copy of the mark scheme for each question type.

A KS3 lesson focused on the events and outcomes of the Battle of Hastings. The lesson aims to help students to understand the events of the Battle itself before classifying the different reasons that William was victorious. The lesson ultimately wabts students to make a judgment on why William defeated Harold.

A complete lesson focusing on groups who protested against the Vietnam War. The lesson includes an information sheet and grid to complete as well as a complete power point. It makes up part of a broader study into the causes, events and consequences of the Vietnam War. The lesson fits in with the new GCSE AQA specification, but could be used for other exam boards.

The second lesson in a scheme of lessons focused on life in Nazi Germany. The lesson focuses on how the Nazis established their dictatorship.

The first lesson in a scheme of lessons focused on life in Nazi Germany. The lesson focuses on the rise of the Nazis in Germany and includes a card sort activity and a flow chart for students to study and understand how the Nazis gained power in Germany.

A KS3 lesson designed to fit into a study of the First World War. The lesson looks at different aspects of life in the trenches ranging from trench foot to rats. The lesson includes some archive footage of shell shock and injuries sustained in the war.

A lesson which focuses on the ways in which the Church contributed to medical develop and the ways in which it hindered development. There are several activities and the lesson includes an information sheet to accompany the tasks. The lesson is focused on the AQA Health and the People course.

A lesson explaining the nature and development of medieval surgery. This is designed as part of the AQA Health and the People course and is part of a sequence of lessons on medieval medicine. There is a link embedded in the power point to a documentary clip on YouTube, which I do not own the rights to.

A lesson introducing key aspects of health and medicine in the Middle Ages. The lesson is designed as part of the AQA Health and the People course and makes up the first part of a series of lessons focused on medieval health.

A full lesson which focuses on the types of crimes committed in the Middle Ages and the punishments used to prevent crime. The final question focuses on how fair Medieval punishments were. There is a link to a youtube clip, which I do not own, embedded in the power point and also attached here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snVbGOrHZaY).

A card sort of key dates in the creation of the alliance system.

This lesson is focused on the new AQA GCSE specification, Health and the People. The lesson is designed as part three of a three part introductory set of lessons. This lesson focuses on Roman attitudes towards health, and looks at disease, surgery and public health. There is also a comparative exercise at the end of the lesson to compare the progress made across the period. The other two lessons in the series are prehistoric and Ancient Greek medicine. The lessons as a whole are designed to get students to think about the causes of change and development in medicine, which is a key focus of the new course.

This lesson is focused on the new AQA GCSE specification, Health and the People. The lesson is designed as part two of a three part introductory set of lessons. Included is a full lesson focusing on the Ancient Greek beliefs on disease, surgery and public health. The other two lessons in the series are prehistoric medicine and Roman medicine. The lessons as a whole are designed to get students to think about the causes of change and development in medicine, which is a key focus of the new course.

This lesson is focused on the new AQA GCSE specification, Health and the People. The lesson is designed as part one of a three part introductory set of lessons. Included is an overview of the new specification for the students and a activities which focus on prehistoric medicine. The other two lessons in the series are Ancient Greek medicine and Roman medicine. The lessons as a whole are designed to get students to think about the causes of change and development in medicine, which is a key focus of the new course.

The lesson is designed as an introduction to a study of Britain after 1945. It breaks down the period into the five decades following the Second World War and looks at the cultural, social and technological changes across the period. The main task is geared towards creating a student led presentation, and all the information sheets needed are attached at the end of the power point. There is a link to a Youtube clip from British Pathe news, which I do not own (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?=NEavcsrMoMw).

This lesson is aimed at KS3 and is designed as the second in a series of lessons focused on the First World War.

This is an introductory lesson focused on the long term causes of the First World War. The lesson is aimed at KS3 and is designed as the first lesson in a sequence of lessons. The intention is to help students understand the long term factors which caused World War One before moving on to look at the war as a whole.