Scheme of work for Parliament topic taught at AS for Edexcel Unit 2; Governing the UK

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.

Scheme of work for Constitution topic taught at AS for Edexcel Unit 2; Governing the UK

Information sheet pupils can stick in their exercise books at the beginning of the year identifying the key skills they are going to cover in history with some examples of how the skills might appear.

Revision aid articles for US Parties, can be combined to produce a revision booklet or used inivdiually to supplement lesson materials.

This lesson examines the methods parliament uses to hold the government to account - focus on executive scrutiny.

Information sheets examining how many candidates and votes ratio on presidential ballot paper in 2008 with a focus on third party candidates and their relative success/failure.

Fact test used at the end of the US constitution topic

A lesson examining the effectiveness parliament - stepped approach to answering 'How effective is parliament?' exam question, asking pupils to find their own contemporary examples to use in a model answer.

Resources useful in investigating the various electoral systems used in the UK - results from other countries using these systems provide pupils with an interesting perspective rather than a hypothetical.

Lesson examining education in Roman times - lesson started worked well with pupils, convincing them their curriculum was going to change.

Lesson introducing and examining the causes of the Indian Wars

Lesson examining the constitution and government of the Weimar Republic including comparison activity for Germany in 1914 and 1919, and explanation of proportional representation.

Lesson as part of wider genocide unit, delivered after completion of the Holocaust. Lesson examines the foundation of the UN and the UN Declaration of Rights in relation to the Holocaust.

Spanish Civil War, Anti-Comintern Pact and Anschluss with skills focusing on interpreting cartoons - making inferences from sources.

Lesson examining the Blitz- introductory lesson with censroship plenary.

Task asking pupils to compile a facebook profile page for James I using information from a short biography

Lesson examining the powers of Congress, and how to plan out an essay answer to an exam question comparing the prestige of the House and Senate

Lesson examining why are symbols important in religion aiming to create a community of enquiry and encourage pupils to understand the deeper meanings of Revelations

Lesson examining Einsatzgruppen activity focusing on eye witness testimony from both a survivor and a perpetrator taken from the Nuremberg trials.