NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. This lesson focuses on the work of the Suffragists (NUWSS) and the tactics they employed to gain equal rights for women including getting the vote. Students are given the opportunity to practice source analysis skills by investigating the successes and failures of the Suffragist movement. Students reflect on their learning by using De Bono's thinking hats to examine the strategies employed by the Suffragists. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. This lesson examines how women were treated in prison and how the Suffragettes fought against the government by going on hunger strike. Two video clips introduce the Suffragette movement leading up to the hunger strikes and students then analyse a primary source from a Suffragette publication on the Cat and Mouse Act (Temporary Discharge for Health Act) linked to information about how the government reacted to Suffragette hunger strikes and how the Suffragettes used the Cat and Mouse Act to their advantage in campaigning for the right to vote. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. The lesson asks the key question if Emily Davison's death was an accident or an act of protest and students investigate reasons to support both claims before analysing how far Davison's death played a part in the campaign for women to get the vote. A YouTube clip summarises Emily Davison's role in the Suffragette movement and another clip analyses how far her actions were a deliberate act of protest or not. The main task supports student's literacy as it is a reading task; this can be done in pairs, groups or as individuals and allows students to pick out reasons for and against the key question as well as evaluating the impact Emily Davison's death had on the Suffragette campaign. The plenary asks students to reflect on the information they have learnt during the lesson. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. This lesson focuses on the Reform Act of 1832 and how this led to the People's Charter in 1838. Students explore the divergent attitudes of Moral Force Chartism and Physical Force Chartism and have the opportunity to write a speech from either viewpoint to support an equal society. This lesson builds analytical skills and allows students a creative way of investigating the changes to voting laws in the UK through the use of De Bono's hats as the platform for deeper questioning. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. This lesson focuses on the work of the Suffragettes (WSPU) and the tactics they employed to gain equal rights for women including getting the vote. Students get to practice the skill of chronology in assembling Suffragette tactics. Students then have the opportunity to write a piece of creative writing in the form of a speech from the point of view of a Suffragette. The teacher can choose students to sit in a 'hot seat' at the front of the class to read out their work (alternatively, this task can be carried over into a second lesson to give every student the chance to read out, or perform their speech). In the plenary, students vote in a secret ballot to decide if violent action helped women to get the vote. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. Students use information to investigate some core Liberal Reforms and fill in a work sheet with a table analysing the benefits and drawbacks of each Reform. Reforms included focus on children, national insurance and pensions. Students then use the information to write a diary entry from the point of view of either a child, a working class person or a pensioner, allowing them to analyse how successful the Reforms were. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. The lesson starts with an outline of the plight of living conditions for working class people, explored through a source and video clip from the BBC. Students then analyse a selection of sources in more depth to explain why Reforms were necessary. Students then go on a carousel task around the room to investigate six core factors that drove the Liberal Reforms; industrial decline, De Boer war, social reformers, key people, political rivalry and a new philosophy. Finally, students rank the factors in order of importance and link to government Reforms. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. This lesson focuses on four key voting Reforms from 1850 to 1900 and asks students to compare these to the People's Charter. The Reforms Acts covered are from 1867, 1872, 1884, 1885 and students get a chance to analyse and evaluate how far each Reform made an impact on gaining more equality for men and how they link to the campaign for universal suffrage outlined in the People's Charter of 1938. The plenary is designed to stretch and challenge students of all abilities, by asking them to create 5 quiz questions about Reforms and then swap with a partner and take someone else's quiz. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

NEW KS3 History curriculum on British Reforms following the NEW 1-9 grading criteria. This lesson focuses on the different reasons why women got the vote, including changing attitudes of men and society in general, new opportunities for women through education and work, as well as the role played by women themselves in campaigning for their right to vote. Students are asked to analyse a variety of reasons and place them into the above categories. This forms the basis of a creative task where students produce a leaflet to show why women eventually got the vote. In the plenary, students are asked to reflect on their target grade and the work they completed during the lesson and set a target for future learning. All tasks are clearly differentiated and this lesson is suitable for all abilities.

British Reforms Assessment for KS3 or KS4, following NEW GCSE AQA exam style questions and marking criteria (all provided). The assessment takes its focus through the campaign for votes for women, starting with an 8 mark source based question focusing on suffragettes being force fed in prison (How useful is this source to a historian studying the women’s suffrage movement). This is followed by a 10 mark significance question comparing the impact of theWSUP and the NWSSU (Explain which group was more significant in helping women to win the vote, the WSUP or the NWSSU). The final question is a 16 mark evaluation question, which allows students to incorporate information about male suffrage in relation to women ultimately winning the right to vote (Women would never have won the vote without WW1 occurring).