Lesson examining why Germans voted for Hitler and what gorups of people voted for Hitler includes simplified 25 point plan for pupils to examine.

Lesson examining different aspects of the Roman Army and why it was such an effective fighting machine.

Introductory lesson asking pupils to look at the life of Cromwell and how people described him to start formulating their own opinions on whether Cromwell was a Protector or a Dictator.

Lesson introducing the medieval period and a snapshot of what life was like in 1066 compared to 2011 - this exercise works well with low ability pupils but can be adapted for higher ability by asking pupils to link the facts together to explain why Medieval England was the way it was.

Lesson examining the Battle of Stalingrad and what we can learn from source evidence (photographs) about how the battle was fought. Includes caption competition plenary.

Lesson examining events of the Battle of Hastings and whether Harold lost or William won - pupils encourage to explain what advantages Harold had, how William demonstrated good leadership and the role of bad luck in Harold's defeat.

Introductory lesson for German Depth Study introducing pupils to the basic geography of Europe and Germany, an giving pupils an idea of who Wilhelm II was and his personality traits. Pupils also briefly exaine what makes a country great. Textbook references to SHP Germany textbook (white).

Lesson examining the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary, and the threat Mary posed to Elizabeth

Assessment preparation lesson for pupils examining why WIlliam won the Battle of Hastings - lesson can be delivered as an ICT lesson with pupils completing task on computers or as a card sort for a non-ICT based alternative. Lesson focuses on pupils using explanatory language and being able to prioritise information.

Lesson examining blitzkrieg warfare - lesson delivered to all boys class and card sort worked well and drew on knowledge pupils had from video games like COD and MW.

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (End of the Cold War) Learning Objectives To examine the philosophy that lay behind the Reagan Doctrine To investigate the factors that weakened the hold of the USSR over Eastern Europe To discover the ways in which Mikhail Gorbachev changed Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s To investigate the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall To understand the sequence of events that was involved in the ending of the Cold War

Lesson examining Czechoslovakia and Nazi-Soviet Pact explaining why Stalin chose to sign the Nazi Soviet Pact - in addition to interpreting cartoons and catchphrase plenary.

Role information for class mock trial for Mary Queen of Scots for a class of 32 pupils (can be varied accordingly) including; Judges x 3, Jury x 12 (+ Foreman of the Jury for deciding vote if a tie), Prosecution x 3, Defence x 3, Francis Walsingham, Anthony Babbington, Mary Queen of Scots, Witnesses x 6, (Clerk x 2)

Lesson examining Operation Barbarossa asking to pupils to 'flesh out' the reasons why Hitler invaded Russia and the implications of his mistakes. Plenary as caption competition for cartoons depicting operation barbarossa.

CSI based lesson for pupils to examine evidence and piece together what happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Lesson examining the roe of the Medieval Church in people's lives compared to its role today including the duties of priests, and examining doom paintings.

Lesson evaluating whether Elizabeth was repsonsible for the Golden Age - encouragig pupils to evaluate whether Elizabeth I was the most important reason behind the Golden Age.

Resources for examining the Spanish Armada - forms part of a 10 lesson Elizabeth I SOW

Lesson examining medieval life in England using market stall/walk about talk about activity (kinaesthetic learning) and encouraging pupils to engage in peer teaching.

Used as revision/recap lesson