I am an experienced History teacher who has created SOW for different schools. I love making different and creative resources and hope you enjoy them too! I will try and update any old resources and you are welcome to recommend any SOW for me to create!
I am an experienced History teacher who has created SOW for different schools. I love making different and creative resources and hope you enjoy them too! I will try and update any old resources and you are welcome to recommend any SOW for me to create!
This SOW/ bundle addresses Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88. This is perfect for the EDEXCEL spec but can be used for any other exam board/ series of lessons. It has various activities and exam practice too. The lessons cover:
● Introduction to the course
● Elizabethan England in 1558: society and government.
● The Virgin Queen: the problem of her legitimacy, gender, marriage.
Her character and strengths.
● Challenges at home and from abroad: the French threat, financial
weaknesses.
● Religious divisions in England in 1558.
● Elizabeth’s religious settlement (1559): its features and impact.
● The nature and extent of the Puritan challenge and the nature and extent of the Catholic challenge, including the role
of the nobility, Papacy and foreign powers
● Mary, Queen of Scots: her claim to the English throne, her arrival in
England in 1568.
● Revision and Exam Practice
A lesson on Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot. The lesson had a variety of activities with videos, reading comprehension, chronology and narrative tasks and creating a storyboard. This was a lesson given to students on Bonfire Night and students enjoyed it! The tasks in the lesson can be removed for an assembly (and the videos should remain).
A series of lessons to teach the new OCR specification for Russia 1894–1941. The lessons are from the rule of Tsar Nicholas II to the events of 1917.
18 fun and engaging lessons with a model essay template (20 mark question). Each lessons links exactly to the relevant chapter in Access to History: Russia 1894-1941 for OCR. Numerous worksheets, exam practice and powerpoints (with appropriate page numbers to the book).
A free example has been provided.
Lesson and resource focused on the Rise of Empires with activities on: A01, vocabulary and language, source analysis, categorising and paragraph practice.
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time/Renaissanxe in Britain course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources, exam skills and revision and students perform extremely well! The lessons cover:
Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Continuity and change in explanations of the cause of disease and
illness. A scientific approach, including the work of Thomas
Sydenham in improving diagnosis. The influence of the printing
press and the work of the Royal Society on the transmission of
ideas.
Approaches to prevention and treatment
● Continuity in approaches to prevention, treatment and care in the
community and in hospitals.
● Change in care and treatment; improvements in medical training
and the influence in England of the work of Vesalius.
Case studies ● Key individual: William Harvey and the discovery of the circulation
of the blood.
● Dealing with the Great Plague in London (1665): approaches to
treatment and attempts to prevent its spread.
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time/18th and 19th century Medicine in Britain course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources, exam skills and revision and students perform extremely well! The lessons cover:
Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease: the
influence of genetic and lifestyle factors on health.
● Improvements in diagnosis: the impact of the availability of blood
tests, scans and monitors.
2 Approaches to prevention and treatment
● The extent of change in care and treatment. The impact of the
NHS and science and technology: improved access to care;
advances in medicines, including magic bullets and antibiotics;
high-tech medical and surgical treatment in hospitals.
● New approaches to prevention: mass vaccinations and
government lifestyle campaigns.
3 Case studies
● Key individuals: Fleming, Florey and Chain’s development of
penicillin.
● The fight against lung cancer in the twenty-first century: the use
of science and technology in diagnosis and treatment; government
action.
These outstanding lessons are focused on Key Topic 4 of EDEXCEL GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939. The lessons use both the Hodder and Pearsons book and is full of different activities and exam practice. The lessons can be used and adapted for any year group and exam board including AQA, OCR or IGCSE. It has a range of resources and is great for students!
The lessons cover:
Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39
1 Nazi policies towards women
● Nazi views on women and the family.
● Nazi policies towards women, including marriage and family,
employment and appearance.
2 Nazi policies towards the young
● Nazi aims and policies towards the young. The Hitler Youth and the
League of German Maidens.
● Nazi control of the young through education, including the
curriculum and teachers.
3 Employment and living standards
● Nazi policies to reduce unemployment, including labour service,
autobahns, rearmament and invisible unemployment.
● Changes in the standard of living, especially of German workers.
The Labour Front, Strength Through Joy, Beauty of Labour.
4 The persecution of minorities
● Nazi racial beliefs and policies and the treatment of minorities:
Slavs, ‘gypsies’, homosexuals and those with disabilities.
● The persecution of the Jews, including the boycott of Jewish shops
and businesses (1933), the Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht
This SOW is to support students accessing and answering the EDEXCEL Paper 3 Exam questions. Each lesson provided a detailed overview of exam skills and content and is perfect for students before mock/summer exams. The lessons cover topic 1-4 with a detailed overview of the questions with helpful advice/practice.
Two lessons focused on the Opposition the the Nazi Party. Part 1 is full of activities focused on the main groups which opposed the Nazi Party and Part 2 is focused on exam practice/paragraph writing. This is part of my larger SOW on Key Topic 3 Weimar and Nazi Germany.
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time/18th and 19th century Medicine in Britain course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources, exam skills and revision and students perform extremely well! The lessons cover:
1 Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Continuity and change in explanations of the cause of disease and
illness. The influence in Britain of Pasteur’s Germ Theory and
Koch’s work on microbes.
2 Approaches to prevention and treatment
● The extent of change in care and treatment: improvements in
hospital care and the influence of Nightingale. The impact of
anaesthetics and antiseptics on surgery.
● New approaches to prevention: the development and use of
vaccinations and the Public Health Act (1875).
3 Case studies
● Key individual: Jenner and the development of vaccination.
● Fighting Cholera in London (1854); attempts to prevent its
spread; the significance of Snow and the Broad Street pump.
This SOW/ bundle addresses Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88. This is perfect for the EDEXCEL spec but can be used for any other exam board/ series of lessons. It has various activities and exam practice too. The lessons do not need any ammending and cover a wide variety of lessons:
Key topic 2: Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad, 1569–88
1 Plots and revolts at home
● The reasons for, and significance of, the Revolt of the Northern
Earls, 1569–70.
● The features and significance of the Ridolfi, Throckmorton and
Babington plots. Walsingham and the use of spies.
● The reasons for, and significance of, Mary Queen of Scots’ execution
in 1587.
2 Relations with Spain
● Political and religious rivalry.
● Commercial rivalry. The New World, privateering and the
significance of the activities of Drake.
3 Outbreak of war with Spain, 1585–88
● English direct involvement in the Netherlands, 1585–88. The role of
Robert Dudley.
● Drake and the raid on Cadiz: ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s beard’.
4 The Armada ● Spanish invasion plans. Reasons why Philip used the Spanish
Armada.
● The reasons for, and consequences of, the English victory
This is a SOW created for KS5 students focusing on injustices throughout history (including the BLM movement, land disputes, the theory of ‘the Other’/treatment of minority groups, genocides, dictatorship and uprisings and the refugee crisis. The SOW ends with a research/ essay task for students to complete.
This is a detailed SOW with tasks for students to complete (but can also be used as engaging lectures/ seminars for students to prepare them for university). Each lesson is related to contemporary news articles so students can understand the relevance of each lesson today. There are also thought-provoking questions in each lesson to allow the students to express their opinion/ challenge their opinion.
My year 12 and 13s loved these lessons and it really helped them to: understand the current political/social events/problems in the world, be confident in expressing their opinions, improve their research skills and the impact media and governments have on the world!
Series of lessons on the OCR module Anglo-Saxon England
and the Norman Conquest 1035–1087. The SOW has 23 detailed Power Points with information regarding the spec, differentiation, a variety of activities and worksheets, and exam/ essay writing guidance. The lessons can be used for the Edexcel GCSE/ AQA Spec too.
The lessons cover: Anglo-Saxon England 1035–1066:
• Viking influence (Harold I, Harthacnut); Edward the Confessor; succession,
consolidation, government and administration; religion, economy and society
• Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings 1066: plans; course of events; impact
• William I’s consolidation of power: securing succession; methods of control; extent of opposition.
Please see my other lessons and resources (I have uploaded a revision booklet for this spec too). Hope this helps!
This SOW/ bundle addresses Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88. This is perfect for the EDEXCEL spec but can be used for any other exam board/ series of lessons. It has various activities and exam practice too. The lessons do not need any ammending and cover a wide variety of lessons:
Key topic 3: Elizabethan society in the Age of Exploration, 1558–88
1 Education and leisure
● Education in the home, schools and universities.
● Sport, pastimes and the theatre.
2 The problem of the poor
● The reasons for the increase in poverty and vagabondage during
these years.
● The changing attitudes and policies towards the poor.
3 Exploration and voyages of discovery
● Factors prompting exploration, including the impact of new
technology on ships and sailing and the drive to expand trade.
● The reasons for, and significance of, Drake’s circumnavigation of the
globe.
4 Raleigh and Virginia
● The significance of Raleigh and the attempted colonisation of
Virginia.
● Reasons for the failure of Virginia
4. Exam
● Revision
● Assessment
● Feedback
Part of my Anglo-Saxon and Norman England SOW. This bundle of lessons cover:
Dispute over the Conqueror’s inheritance
Role of Lanfranc
Inspection of the royal treasury and decisions over coinage and seal
William’s relationship with Robert
Role of Odo of Bayeaux and his rivalry with William de St Calais and Lanfranc
• causes, nature and effect of the rebellion of the Norman barons (1088):
sieges at Tonbridge, Rochester and Pevensey
desertion and trial of William de St Calais
Diplomacy in Wales, Scotland and Northumbria
William’s reaction to the rebels and reasons for magnanimity
Exam practice (separate lessons for knowledge, primary source, essay practice)
Exam and Exam feedback
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Two lessons on Anselm covering who he was and the Council of Rockingham. The lessons have a variety of different activities and are part of my wider resource on William Rufus and the Church.
Part of my Anglo-Saxon and Norman England SOW. This bundle of lessons cover:
• Church appointments and the issue of lay investiture
• William’s personal attitude towards the Church: plundering wealth
• Leaving vacant sees, effect of illness in 1093, unwillingness to hold synods
• Role of Lanfranc at the trial of William de St Calais (1088)
• The political role of bishops and royal administration
• The primacy of Canterbury
• The appointment of and relationship with Anselm as Archbishop of Canterbury (1093)
• Relations with Urban II and the Council of Rockingham (1095)
• Exam Practice
• Exam
• Exam Feedback
This is part of my larger SOW on OCR Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. The lessons include:
• William’s return to England in 1099
• negotiations with Duke William IX of Aquitaine
• Robert’s return from crusade
• circumstances of William’s death in the New Forest
• nature of issues of succession and Henry’s relations with Robert Curthose:
previous quarrels between William I’ s sons at L’Aigle in 1077
actions of Robert and support from Philip of France
pawning of Normandy to William II in 1096
• Henry I as the beneficiary of William’s death and consecration at Westminster
• Exam
• Exam Feedback
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL WW1 Medicine Through TimeThe British Sector of the Western Front course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources, exam skills and revision and students perform extremely well! The lessons cover:
1 The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and
the trenches:
● The context of the British sector of Western Front and the theatre
of war in Flanders and northern France: the Ypres salient, the
Somme, Arras and Cambrai. The trench system - its construction
and organisation, including frontline and support trenches. The use
of mines at Hill 60 near Ypres and the expansion of tunnels, caves
and quarries at Arras. Significance for medical treatment of the
nature of the terrain and problems of the transport and
communications infrastructure.
● Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front,
including the problems of ill health arising from the trench
environment. The nature of wounds from rifles and explosives. The
problem of shrapnel, wound infection and increased numbers of
head injuries. The effects of gas attacks.
● The work of the RAMC and FANY. The system of transport:
stretcher bearers, horse and motor ambulances. The stages of
treatment areas: aid post and field ambulance, dressing station,
casualty clearing station, base hospital. The underground hospital
at Arras.
● The significance of the Western Front for experiments in surgery
and medicine: new techniques in the treatment of wounds and
infection, the Thomas splint, the use of mobile x-ray units, the
creation of a blood bank for the Battle of Cambrai.
● The historical context of medicine in the early twentieth century:
the understanding of infection and moves towards aseptic surgery;
the development of x-rays; blood transfusions and developments
in the storage of blood.
2 Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries:
● Knowledge of national sources relevant to the period and issue,
e.g. army records, national newspapers, government reports,
medical articles.
��� Knowledge of local sources relevant to the period and issue, e.g.
personal accounts, photographs, hospital records, army statistics.
● Recognition of the strengths and weaknesses of different types of
source for specific enquiries.
● Framing of questions relevant to the pursuit of a specific enquiry.
● Selection of appropriate sources for specific investigations