This bundle aims to enable students to develop an understanding of the factors which led to the October Revolution and develop their own interpretations to allow them to answer exam questions on this topic. It include lessons on the failures of the Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet in the ‘Dual Power System’; the rising popularity of the Bolshevik; the importance of the April Theses; the significance of the July Days; the significance of the Kornilov Coup; and the events of the revolution itself. This is key content in the exam board specification and has been planned according to its requirements. All lessons recently updated and used by my department.

This scheme of work aims to shed light on the consequences of British imperialism in multiple contexts. The first 7 lessons enable students to answer the listed inquiry question. It includes a variety of activities covering multiple topics and substantive concepts. Bundle also includes a lesson on why the British Empire collapsed and an assessment based on the differing interpretations of the British Empire. This scheme of work was designed in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum and with the idea of ‘de-colonising the curriculum’ in mind.

This bundle is a five lesson scheme of work on the women’s suffrage movement in Britain. All five lessons aim to enable students to answer the advertised ‘Big Question’. The lessons begin in Victorian England to enable students to develop an understanding of the reasons women in England would want voting rights; they continue by looking at the actions of the suffragists and suffragettes; and go through to the women’s role in WW1. This is an ideal unit to include after a study of the First World War. This scheme is tried and tested and recently updated. All lessons were designed with the requirements of the National Curriculum in mind.

This bundle of lessons aims to allow students to evaluate the various factors which contributed to Red victory and determine which factor was the most significant. The bundle of lessons covers, Leon Trotsky’s leadership, White weaknesses and divisions, propaganda, Geographical factors, War Communism and the Red Terror. Some lessons require the following textbooks: ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. ‘Russia, 1855-1991. From Tsars to Commissars’ by Peter Oxley. All lessons used by my department and recently redesigned.

This large bundle of lessons aims to take students from the October Revolution to the introduction of the New Economic Policy. It coveres a range of key topics and events including: How lenin secured the Bolshevik grip on power immediately after the revolution. The closure of the Constituent Assembly. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The Russian Civil War The Red Terror and the assassination of the Romanov family. War Communism and famine. The Kronstadt Mutiny The introduction of the NEP and its impact. The bundle ends with a lesson designed to asses Lenin’s strengths and weaknesses as a leader. All lessons designed with exam questions in mind and includes practice answers for students to complete, alongside essay planning activities. A couple of activities require the following textbooks: ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn. ‘Russia, 1855-1991. From Tsars to Commissars’ by Peter Oxley.

This bundle of lessons aims to allow students to come to conclusions which answer the advertised question. Lessons cover the final years of Lenin’s life and his relationship with Stalin; the politburo upon Lenin’s death and the divisions within it; the events of the struggle and how Stalin was able to defeat opponents such as Trotsky et al; and finally includes a card sorting lesson whereby students can come to their own conclusions as to which factors were the more significant in helping Stalin. Two lessons require ‘Communist Russia under Lenin and Stalin’ by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn