Introductory lesson on the executive branch and government in the UK political system

IB History SL/HL: PAPER 1 (PS3) Move to Global War Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: The move to global war (Andy Dailey) Learning Objectives To explain how the Meji Constitution organized Japan’s government and the reasons for this To analyze the extent to which the education system promoted nationalism and loyalty to the state To evaluate which factors were most significant in contributing to the rise of radical nationalism

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Objectives To outline the problems Henry VIII had during his reign To explain why the monasteries were useful to Henry To compare different reactions to Henry’s actions.

iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924 Learning Objectives To explain the weaknesses and mistakes of the Provisional Government To analyze the impact of the Petrograd Soviet

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (Detente 1969-1979) Learning Objectives To examine the factors that pushed both superpowers towards détente To assess the key features of the main agreements of détente To examine the ways in which détente was criticised by opponents on both sides To understand and analyse the role of the factors that brought about the end of détente

Lesson examining significance and criticism of committees - prior knowledge of role and powers of the different committees would be essential as this lesson focuses on encouraging analysis, including essay map exercise for group planning of an exam answer.

Lesson examining the transition from GB to UK based on activities focused on building chronological timeline of events and learning about how the 4 nations united - 2 quizzes included. All information sheets are at end of ppt ready for printing on A4 paper for using around classroom.

Lesson examining the ideas behind lowering the voting age, with homework and debate assessment lesson to support oral assessment in citizenship (grades/levels may not correlate to other school assessment systems but can be easily adapted.

Handout with questions looking at changes in different industries during the Industrial Revolution.

Lesson organising arguments for and against codified and uncodified constitutions, with a design-a-constitution activity

Edexcel iGCSE PAPER 2: B2 Changes in medicine Learning Objectives To explain the developments which were made to deal with the problem of excessive bleeding both in terms of controlling blood loss and replacing lost blood To reach a conclusion about the impact of war as a factor for the development of surgery

IB History SL/HL: PAPER 1 (PS3) Move to Global War Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: The move to global war (Andy Dailey) Learning Objectives To explain how the organization of the Japanese government benefit the military To analyze how China’s internal problems affected Japan’s foreign affairs To assess the extent to which Japan’s policies towards China had changed by 1931

iGCSE Edexcel History (Specification code: 4HI1) Paper 1: Depth Studies [Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45] Learning Outcomes To explain the reasons for Germany’s defeat in WW2 To analyse the competing theories surrounding Hitler’s death

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Outcomes To explain why the colonists in America were unhappy with British rule To analyse the defeat of the British to show the consequences of this

Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509 Unit 4; How successful was Edward in restoring the power of the monarchy? Lesson 1; How did Edward reclaim the throne? Learning Objectives To understand the role of Charles the Bold of Burgundy in assisting Edward’s invasion. To explain Edward’s invasion of 1471 and Warwick’s defeat and death at Barnet To evaluate the impact of the death of Henry VI and his son

Card sort (definition matching) of key vocabulary in the US Congress topic

Brexit SOW - new for 2016-17 - 5 lessons focusing on Brexit Lesson 3: How does a member state leave the EU? Learning Outcomes To describe the provisions of Article 50 To explain the process of leaving the EU To hypothesise about potential challenges in negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

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 the efficacy of parliament in fulfilling its roles and functions

*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People* Learning Objectives To analyse the short and long term impact of the Provisions of Oxford (1258) To analyse the significance of the Parliament of 1265 and its consequences