This is the third lesson of a scheme of work on why women achieved voting rights in Britain. Its aim is to provide students with a detailed overview of the actions of the Suffragists, Suffragettes and British government before 1914 and understand why women were denied voting rights before 1914. Fully resourced with a lesson plan included. Can be purchased as a stand alone lesson or as part of a bundle which allows students to answer the inquiry question listed. Designed as a British study in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum

This is the second lesson of a scheme of work on why women achieved voting rights in Britain. Its aim is to introduce students to the Suffragettes and Suffragists and establish that there was a great deal of resistance to their ideas. Fully resourced with a lesson plan included. Can be purchased as a stand alone lesson or as part of a bundle of lessons which allows students to answer the inquiry question listed. Designed as a British study in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum.

This lesson is designed according to the OCR A-level History, Russia, 1894-1941 specification. It recaps and introduces the problems faced by Stolypin, his aims, and solutions for each problem. It provides lots of opportunity for discussion of Stolypin’s work between 1906 and 1911 and his attempts to prevent further revolution. There is also significant independent work for students to get to grips with the evidence themselves. The lesson is fully resourced and has clear instructions on each slide. The information sheet included has loads of statistical evidence - compiled using multiple textbooks - and therefore provides the necessary detail needed for students in essay writing. All resources included recently updated.

This is the final lesson of a scheme of work on why women achieved voting rights in Britain. Its aim is to review all of the content covered in the previous lessons and to enable students to form their own conclusions. Fully resourced with a lesson plan included. Can be purchased individually or as part of a bundle which allows students to answer the inquiry question listed. Designed as a British study in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum

A fully resourced KS3 lesson including lesson plan. The lesson aims to teach students the condequences of the Indian Rebellion and should teach the harsh realities of how Britain maintained control of India. Lesson taught for a number of years and recently updated. Fits in with the national push to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and fits within the aims of the National Curriculum. This can be taught as a stand alone lesson or can be purchased in a bundle of lessons on the British Empire which includes an assessment.

A fully resourced KS3 lesson including lesson plan. The lesson aims to teach students the reasons for the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and therefore provide an insight into the impact of British colonial rule. Lesson taught for a number of years and recently updated. Fits in with the national push to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and fits within the aims of the National Curriculum. This can be taught as a stand alone lesson or can be purchased in a bundle of lessons on the British Empire which includes an assessment.

This is the first lesson of a scheme of work on why women achieved voting rights in Britain. It’s aim is to contextualise the position of women before leading to further study of the suffrage movement. Fully resourced with a lesson plan included. Can be purchased as a stand alone lesson or as part of a bundle of lessons which allows students to answer the inquiry question listed. Designed as a British study in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum.

A fully resourced KS3 lesson including lesson plan. The lesson aims to teach students the global impact of the British Empire using sources to make inferences. Lesson taught for a number of years and recently updated. Fits in with the national push to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and fits within the aims of the National Curriculum. This can be taught as a stand alone lesson or can be purchased in a bundle of lessons on the British Empire which includes an assessment.

A fully resourced KS3 lesson including lesson plan. The lesson aims to teach students the significance of India to the British Empire and the impact of ~British colonialism on the subcontinent. Lesson taught for a number of years and recently updated. Fits in with the national push to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ and fits within the aims of the National Curriculum. This can be taught as a stand alone lesson or can be purchased in a bundle of lessons on the British Empire which includes an assessment.

This is the fourth lesson of a scheme of work on why women achieved voting rights in Britain. Its aim is to show how the position of women changed as a result of the First World War. Fully resourced with a lesson plan included. Can be purchased as a stand alone lesson or as part of a bundle which allows students to answer the inquiry question listed. Designed as a British study in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum

This lesson is designed according to the OCR A-level History, Russia, 1894-1941 specification. It takes the narrative on from the events of the 1905 revolution and goes through each of the Dumas between 1905 and 1914. Students are required to assess the successes and failures of the Dumas to help them decide whether the reforms between 1905 and 1914 were successful or not. The information sheet was compiled using multiple textbooks - and therefore provides the necessary detail needed for students in essay writing. All resources included recently updated. Includes a homework where students complete a big table on the parties in the Duma using a handout.

This is a set of two lessons on the reasons for the failure of the 1905 revolution and why the Tsar was able to survive. The first lesson is designed to establish an understanding of the factors and narrative whilst the second lesson allows students to evaluate the factors and form opinions. The lessons include multiple activities including examples of completed work to model expected outcomes, essay planning activities, and recall activities. It covers factors such as the October Manifesto, the end of the Russo-Japanese war, use of force/terror, and the Fundamental laws.

This worksheet is designed to recap the problems Germany experienced from the end of the First World War to the establishment of the Weimar Constitution. The worksheet would act as a good starter activity for students to complete upon arrival to the classroom. It is designed to recap the key developments and challenges faced by the new democratic order, whilst also providing students with a clear sense of narrative. The worksheet is designed to get students back on topic following a long summer break but is also good for getting all students back on the same page in the case of persistent absence.

This lesson is designed to be the first of a series of lessons on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It also acts as the first lesson of the OCR Russia 1894-1941 A-level course. The lesson introduces the topic in the context of the the wider A-level course and introduces some key concepts which students need before getting into the course proper. The lesson begins with the dramatic event of Bloody Sunday and poses the question: why did this happen? This leads to a series of activities where students create a character profile of Tsar Nicholas II and his mentor Konstantin Pobedonostev which allows them to make early conclusions as to why there was a revolution in 1905. Students will then complete a homework activity whereby they complete a ‘Health Report’ using ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn pp. 4-11. where they will take notes on key issues faced in Russia such as those faced by the working, middle and peasant class and industrialisation.

This lesson is designed to be the second of a series of lessons on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It follows directly from the previous lesson as students are required to use their notes to identify problems faced by Tsarist Russia and evaluate which were the most significant/threatening. The lesson requires students to make their own card sort where they identify problems using their homework, spread them over a table and then rank them according to their significance. They should be referring to Nicholas II, the Tsarist system of government, the economy and industrialistation, Russification and problems faced by the working, middle and peasant classes. You could make blank cards or provide scrap paper to be torn up so students can make their own.

This is the third of a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. This lesson is designed to introduce opposition groups withing Russia by firstly introducing Marxist Theory. The lesson begins with the tale of Alexander Ulyanov and his execution and the early life of Lenin before going into the nuts and bolts of Marxist theory. Students are then required to make their own Marxist model. This is vital as this base level of understanding will be essential for students to later understand Marxist-Leninism, the April Theses, and the NEP. Students should be given Oxley, Russia, 1855-1991 pp. 53-54 to help them make their own diagram.

This is the fourth of a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. This lesson is designed to expand students understanding of the opposition groups in Russia between 1894 and 1905. The main part of the lesson focuses on the development of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks and the ideological differences between the two. It demonstrates how Lenin adapted Marxism to fit Russia and ensures students understand the differences between Marxism and Marxist-Leninism. The lesson includes a homework table which students will use to get to know the key features of other opposition groups including liberals and other revolutionary groups such as the Socialist Revolutionaries. Lesson requires page 21 of ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn for the ‘Train Tracks to Marxism’ mentioned in the slides.

This is the fifth lesson in a series on the causes of the 1905 Revolution. It covers the causes, reasons for Russian defeat and the consequences of the conflict. The lesson demonstrates how Minister of the Interior, Vyasheslav von Plehve planned the war as a short victorious war which ended in disaster. It also demonstrates how this war caused opposition to reach new heights with events like the liberal Banqueting Campaigns and strike action. Lesson includes retrieval quiz and homework. The lesson makes use of an extract from Orlando Figes ‘A peoples’ tragedy’, pp. 168-171.

This is the sixth lesson in a series on the causes of the 1905 revolution. It covers the events of Bloody Sunday and how the revolutionary movement expanded from there. The lesson shows how national strikes gripped the empire and how Nicholas’s grip on power was under serious threat. Students will be given a timeline of key events and will be required to identify key information before assessing how the threat level changes over time. Includes recall activities and homework.