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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023. Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!

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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023. Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!

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GCSE Battle of Hastings
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GCSE Battle of Hastings

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Full lesson on Battle of Hastings- uses the Battlefield Britain clip which there is a link to but also includes plenty of information as a stand alone resource includes diagrams, colour code and exam question/ example answer (16 marks) For the Edexcel specification GCSE although can be adapted to others Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? Includes a grade 9 and a grade 5 model answer
Feminism Overview, Development and
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Feminism Overview, Development and

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Lesson for Edexcel Politics ALevel Introduction and Overview to Feminism lessons- this is a double lesson plus note making for homework on Feminism and its development over time. Begins with looking at issues facing women in the 21st century e.g. female genital mutilation, rape and sexual assault, gender pay gap, violence against women and girls etc- students discuss and swap articles and then the lesson develops from there. Introduces some of the key thinkers e.g. Perkins-Gillman, Wollstonecraft and Friedan as well as Bell Hooks.
Medicine Through Time WWI Western Front Battles
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Medicine Through Time WWI Western Front Battles

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This introductory lesson looks at the context of WWI and the new advances in weaponry as well as the key Battles of WWI. Very developed and detailed resources for students including video clips of documentaries about battles and key features such as the blood bank at Cambrai, the underground hospital at Arras etc. Examines the nature of Trench warfare and Attritional warfare as well as tactics such as Creeping Barrage to minimise injuries in the battles.
The Feudal System
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The Feudal System

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Edexcel Anglo Saxons and Normans Topic 3: Life in Norman England Lesson 1: The Feudal System Detailed lesson on the Feudal system, importance of Tenants in Chief, Knights and Knight Service. Any references to textbook can be ignored as all info from textbook is on the slides but if you have the textbooks, you can set it as independent work instead. Includes key terms, diagrams etc.
Tudor Rebellions Intro to Course and Henry VII
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Tudor Rebellions Intro to Course and Henry VII

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This introduction lesson is for teaching of OCR Thematic ALevel course Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors. It contains everything you need to get started teaching this brilliant ALevel course. I have replanned this lesson 3 times and now I’m happy with it. Lesson examines- the nature of thematic learning- the content and an introduction to rebellion with parallels to 2022/ 2023 context. Card sort activity/ colour code to look for patterns over time in causation of rebellions Activity which recaps and consolidates knowledge from wars of the roses- if you have not studied WOR as Unit 1- you can use the basic info from the slide and adapt it. Also includes comprehensive course guide with reading lists, model answers, key vocabulary, key individuals of rebels and supporters of the crown, timeline, course overview and essay technique tips and past paper questions and example pink sheet.
USA Comparative Politics- 12 mark THEORY questions
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USA Comparative Politics- 12 mark THEORY questions

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Edexcel; ALevel Politics This is a detailed planning grid for answering 12 mark COMPARATIVE THEORY questions. The questions are all either past paper questions or constructed from the spec. Some are filled in fully, some partly and some blank for students to plan. Includes many potential/ past questions to prepare students for a range of elements from the spec. There are 7 pages of questions here and it took a long time to make so hopefully it is useful! Note: The images are for illustration only- the file includes a fully editable word document also which can be adapted/ further edited and enlarged/ adapted etc.
Informal Powers of President The Cabinet
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Informal Powers of President The Cabinet

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Edexcel ALevel Politics USA Politics Includes retrieval task to sort formal and informal powers of Presidency and a detailed breakdown of US Informal and formal powers of the POTUS. Examines the role of the US Vice President and US Cabinet (updated as of 2024) includes examination of Trump and Biden CAbinet and covers the nature and powers of the Cabinet as well as other basics e.g. frequency of meetings etc. Includes a picture sheet of the Biden Cabinet and two brief video tasks (youtube links included on slides). I have also included some similarities and differences to UK Cabinet for analysis as we go but have a comparative lesson at the end of the topic.
Rights Case Studies and colour code
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Rights Case Studies and colour code

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Two case studies on Rights in UK for UK Politics Edexcel topic 1: Democracy 1.4 rights in context. Also includes a colour coded debate for which does more to protect and uphold rights in UK: Parliament? Pressure Groups/ Think Tanks etc or the Judiciary
The Wyatt Rebellion
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The Wyatt Rebellion

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The Wyatt Rebellion Tudor REbellions OCR Thematic History ALevel Course This lesson (2-3 hours plus hwk) looks at the Wyatt rebellion vs Mary I in 1554. Includes all resources needed to teach- no textbook required. Comprehensive and detailed.
Case studies Referendums UK
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Case studies Referendums UK

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Template sheets for student research into key referendums and their impact. This is for Edexcel ALevel Politics Topic 3 Elections and Referendums Paper 1 Includes: N. Ireland the Good Friday agreement / devolved power 1998 Scottish Independence 2014 European membership 2016 I have not included AV 2011 but this would also be a good one to look at as it gave govt a mandate to reject electoral reform but 2015 brought fresh demands to reform after most disproportionate election results. Editable word documents.
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979
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The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979

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Edexcel GCSE lesson on the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and the consequences. This is for the Superpower relations in the Cold War unit Key Topic 3: The end of the Cold War Lesson 3 the Soviet Invasion Follows my lesson 1 on Detente and SALT and lesson 2 on SALT 2 and the failures of detente. Fully resourced and detailed- does not require any additional resources. I have included all the information students need. Includes Cold War recap starter -odd one out with explanation of answers (on the slide), causes, events and consequences of the invasion Exam question (8 marker) on the importance.
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The Cold War Superpower Relations Topic 1
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The Cold War Superpower Relations Topic 1

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Edexcel GCSE: I made these lessons to save time as I had to teach the entire Unit 2A in just 18-20 lessons. I have managed to squish each key topic down into 6 lessons with exam questions generally being sat as homework. These lessons worked surprisingly well despite only having 6 lessons! It does require some printing however if you are organised you could have your repro dept print all the sheets into a booklet with alternative pages for notes. Includes the whole of key topic 1: Origins of the Cold War. Lesson 1: Peace Conferences WWII and the Grand Alliance Lesson 2: Escalating tensions and breakdown of Grand Alliance Lesson 3: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Cominform and Comecon Lesson 4: The first Berlin Crisis-Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift Lesson 5: The Nuclear Arms Race Lesson 6: The Hungarian Rising/ Revolution and Soviet invasion Exam questions included: Explain two consequences of the Yalta Conference (includes model answer) Write a narrative account analysing key events of the Berlin Crisis 1948 (8 marks) includes modelling End of topic key content quiz- 18 questions
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Medicine Through Time Bundle
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Medicine Through Time Bundle

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This Bundle is an almost complete GCSE Paper It has lessons on 4 of the 5 topics: Medieval Medicine Renaissance Medicine Industrial era Medicine The Western Front- British Sector of the Trenches I’ve also included my revision resources, model answers and a mega revision task booklet which took me hours for maximum value for money. Total price of items individually would be £66. My colleague has also planned the Modern Medicine topic if you wish to purchase those lessons too! Here is a link: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edexcel-medicine-through-time-modern-medicine-12776306
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Tudor Rebellions- Rebellions against Mary and Elizabeth
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Tudor Rebellions- Rebellions against Mary and Elizabeth

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OCR ALevel Tudor Rebellions These lessons look at rebellions against Mary I and Elizabeth I in ENGLAND. I have a separate bundle for Ireland so they are not on here. Includes: Lady Jane Grey, Wyatt, Revolt of the Northern Earls and Oxfordshire and Essex (as one mega lesson). Cost to buy separately £19
Knowledge Organiser -US Congress Topic
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Knowledge Organiser -US Congress Topic

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A detailed knowledge organiser for US Politics Edexcel Topic 2 congress. This KO includes key terms, debates, processes and powers of Congress. Up to date as of summer 2024.
US Politics Presidential Powers of Persuasion
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US Politics Presidential Powers of Persuasion

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Edexcel Politics Alevel USA Lesson from Presidency unit of work on Powers of Persuasion Full double lesson (2 hours) on Presidential Powers of Persuasion Examples looking in depth at Trump and how he uses powers of Persuasion Includes all details in the slides- no need to use textbooks or any additional sources. Includes updated to include Trump’s election win and cabinet nomination info 2024
Weimar Germany Lesson 2 The Weimar Constitution
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Weimar Germany Lesson 2 The Weimar Constitution

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Complete lesson for Edexcel GCSE Weimar Germany -can be used for different specs. This lesson is an in depth look at how Ebert took power in 1918 and became the new Chancellor prior to elections and also how the Weimar Constitution worked. Includes a political ideologies quiz, diagrams of the political spectrum and Weimar government/ constitution and colour code sheets to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution. Important context to set up the issues facing the Weimar Constitution and the coalition governments in Germany in the 1920s. Also important foundations to explain how Hitler was later able to exploit the Constitution and be appointed Chancellor in 1933. Updated for 2023 to make it more streamlined and simplify. Please ignore PNG files they are for illustrative purposes only, all my lessons include fully editable word docs and powerpoints as well as images of these.
The Kett Rebellion 1549
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The Kett Rebellion 1549

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Lesson for ALevel History This is for the OCR Thematic Tudor Rebellions scheme of work but can be used for Tudors looking at social unrest due to socio-economic problems in the Mid-Tudor Crisis. Full lesson which covers all aspects of the rebellion with a variety of activities including card sort, venn diagram, tables, continuum and lots of reading. Examines Causes, Aims, Nature, Events, Reasons for Increased Threat and Decreased Threat, Government resopnse and Impact of the Kett rebellion.