I created the end of unit paper using past gcse questions from OCR & AQA so that section A tests students knowledge with low mark questions and section B tests their ability to apply their knowledge to higher mark questions this gave students 2 GCSE grades (based upon the last year grade boundaries and allowed us to do a SWOT analysis of them in this unit). The resit is a combination of both knowledge & skills. I hope you find this useful. Feedback is welcomed :)

I have created 3 booklets that I have used with my students. One looks at various sources based questions from the 2 papers. One looks specifically at section B of the A342 exam and the other contains past 12 mark questions for the A342 exam. My students like having these booklets to help them practice the areas they felt weakest in. I hope you find them useful. I welcome feedback. :)

This session goes through what parliament week is, suggests activities to complete in the week and makes links to british values.

links pre release to textbook, revision guide, oak academy and you tube

I use this at least once a term with my classes when I take their books in as it's quick & easy to use showing students what they need to do to improve etc. I have got some of my more able classes to use it as a peer assessment of books too.

I have used this lesson with Year 8 & year 9 students. I use the easy read formats of all the political parties so they understand what a manifesto is and should look like. I have attached one as an example. You can usually find these easily when you google for them. The project booklets are completed by each student and allows for self, peer & teacher assessment. This would need changing for your schools own assessment system but you get the idea. This lesson usually takes about 3-4 lessons and I allow students access to computer rooms so they can research their policies and create things for their campaign. They then have to present their ideas to a panel (of teachers etc who vote) to see which party has been the most persuasive and won the class election. the best groups from across the year group then meet the local MP to discuss their ideas. Students LOVE this project and get a lot out of it. I hope you enjoy it and I welcome your feedback.

I use this once a term to give detailed feedback quickly to students. Do not try to use this every time you mark (as if you are like me and have about 300 students you teach it's too much workload wise). You could get students to use this as part of peer assessment based upon your feedback too. I hope you find it helpful.

I have used this lesson as part of the new AQA spec for Theme 3 and with my year 9 students as part of their Politics & extremism unit. I hope you find it useful. I welcome feedback too :)

a lesson that gets students to consider where on the political spectrum political parties are.

complementary powerpoint to the AQA Student text book

This lesson is a PowerPoint with worksheets etc. on the PowerPoint. I have taught this lesson for a few years now to Year 7 and it has always been received well. I would suggest that you say your door is open to them if they have found any of the lesson upsetting etc. However, my students have always voted at the end for this lesson to be taught again the following year.

A look at how change can occur

this can be rushed through in one lesson or explored in 2 lessons. It covers the aspects of the AQA GCSE for taxation & government spending.

part of theme 3 for aqa gcse citizenship

a look at the role of the monarchy in modern britain

A look at how the MP Expenses scandal affected UK politics & demonstrated the power of the people & the media in a democracy

I have used this with my Year 10 students as part of the new AQA GCSE Spec. I hope you find it useful. Feedback is welcomed :)

I use this lesson with my year 7 students. It always seems to get them engaged. I hope you enjoy it too.

this covers the aspect of how others (e.g. the us) govern themselves.

to complement the activities in the student textbook for aqa gcse citizenship