Complete lesson on WW1 Propaganda and the reasons men signed up to fight in the war. - Reasons why men joined the Army - Analysis and discussion of what propaganda is - Source analysis - WW1 propaganda poster activity - Lots of chances for reading, recording and discussion throughout -Relevant Hyperlinked videos

Complete lesson on Slave Resistance and Escape, designed for Key Stage 3. This lesson is clear, fully resourced and easy to follow. Hyperlinked videos are included throughout, as are a number of different activities for students to engage with. The primary focus is on the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman.

Complete lesson on the abolition of the slave trade, designed for Key Stage 3. This lesson is clear and easy to follow. Hyperlinked videos are included, as are a number of different activities for students to engage with. Recently updated for the new academic year, with new activities and videos included.

Complete lesson, designed for Key Stage 3, on the Harrying of the North in 1069-70. This lesson includes reading, many different activities and a number of educational videos. Thanks.

Whole lesson on propaganda in Nazi Germany, with information and hyperlinked videos throughout - Joseph Goebbels - Book burning - Posters and newspapers - Speeches - Cinema and film - Rallies - Sport, Festivals, Art and Music - Censorship (covered using hyper linked videos, and activity to be completed alongside use of Ferriby textbook) - Homework task on opposition to the Nazi regime

Complete lesson, designed for KS3, examining what life was like for soldiers in the trenches of the Western Front during World War One. This lesson is fully resourced, with clear, progressive differentiated activities and relating educational videos.

1066 - Castles: How William Controlled the Lands - Recap and starter activity - Paired pictionary activity - Contextual information for reading, discussion and recording - Relevant hyperlinked videos - In-depth analysis of the methods used for attacking and defending castles - Extended writing activities - Class dominoes activity - A choice of 2 interactive plenary activities

Complete lesson on the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49, including: - Hyperlinked informative video - Activity examining the causes and consequences of the blockade - Chances for analysis of a number of relevant sources throughout

Complete lesson, designed for Key Stage 3, on the Domesday Book. It is full of reading, activities and educational videos.

Once determining what an interpretation is, students are then required to consider a number of different academic interpretations about who was responsible for the outbreak of World War One. This lesson is of great relevance for higher ability KS4 students and particularly KS5 students, and works brilliantly as a skill building lesson.

Complete lesson, designed for KS3, on King John and the Magna Carta. This lesson is fully resourced, with a number of different activities for students to engage with. It also includes a fully planned and resourced interpretations assessment that helps to build skills in preparation for the new GCSE exams.

This lesson is taken from a unit on the Holocaust, titled ‘What do we need to know about the Holocaust?’. In this lesson, students will be provided with a number of statements and a set of figures on an activity sheet (differentiated). Their task is to match each of the statements to the correct figure. I have found that this activity creates a great deal of student engagement. Once complete, answers can be provided, which will then lead into an SMSC plenary. A starter activity is also included for students as soon as they get in the room.

Interpretations assessment on the Battle of the Somme, 1916. It is suitable for both KS3 and KS4 students This includes… - an instructional powerpoint to go through with students - the assessment and an assessment guidance sheet for students - an official marking grid with purple pen reflection activities linked to the demands of the new Edexcel GCSE (AO4). Full revised and improved for 2019

Complete lesson, designed for Key Stage 3, on the Treaty of Versailles that resulted from World War One. This lesson includes reading, many different types of activities and a number of educational videos along the way. A great lesson to end a unit on WW1.

Edexcel GCSE History - Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, 1060–88 Student Personal Learning Checklist & Marking and Assessment Feedback Tracker. This can be stuck in student books and allows them to track their progress in each topic and assess their own progress. I’ve found these really useful myself, and they really come into fruition for the students when it comes to reflections and revision. Thanks.

Edexcel GCSE History - The American West, 1835-1895 Student Personal Learning Checklist & Marking and Assessment Feedback Tracker. This can be stuck in student books and allows them to track their progress in each topic and assess their own progress. I’ve found these really useful myself, and they really come into fruition for the students when it comes to reflections and revision. Thanks.