IB History SL/HL Prescribed Subject 4: Rights and Protest (Case Study 1: APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA 1948–1964) Enquiry Question: How significant were key individuals in anti-apartheid movement? Learning Objectives To analyse and evaluate the significance of Nelson Mandela To analyse and evaluate the significance of Albert Luthuli To analyse and evaluate the significance of Steve Biko To research a range of individuals who were significant in the anti-apartheid movement

Powerpoint and guidelines from a CPD session I led focused on how Heads of Departments and teachers can use data and intervention to raise achievement/

iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924 Learning Objectives To explain the key achievements of Lenin To evaluate the extent to which Lenin achieved his aims by 1924

Lesson examining Roman mythology and the family tree of gods and goddesses.

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.

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 how congress scrutinises the executive, including recent contextual examples that can be used in exam answers as evidence.

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 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.

Lesson and activities examining what weapons were used in WW1, and how effective and useful they were at attacking and defending.

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 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.

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.

Lesson examining Red Cloud's War using card sort and Red Cloud Essay to combine a focus on content and essay structuring skills.

Flow chart for use when analysing sources - can be blown up to A3 and used on classroom wall for pupils to refer to or shrunk to A5 for pupils to stick into exercise books.

Lesson introducing the concept of diversity for low-ability/SEN pupils using a variety of figures from history who pupils *should* be vaguely familiar with.

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 Roman food - I prepared the food on the Roman recipe sheet for pupils to try with some hilarious results!

Lesson examining the Magna Carta

The Story of the Gunpowder Plot can be read with class and pupils asked to complete their cartoon of the gunpowder plot. Pupils can be divided into groups for the Role Play Task of acting out their cartoons.