These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 1, Option 1G Germany and West Germany, 1918–89: 1 Political and governmental change, 1918–89 2 Opposition, control and consent, 1918–89 3 Economic development and policies, 1918–89 4 Aspects of life in Germany and West Germany, 1918–89 Historical Interpretations: How far was Hitler’s foreign policy responsible for the Second World War? (Specific historians and their viewpoints are detailed here) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery 1 Boom and crash, 1920–29 2 Depression and New Deal, 1929–38 3 Impact of the New Deal and the Second World War on the USA to 1945 4 The transformation of the USA, 1945–55 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These detailed revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Unit Y103 England 1199–1272: Enquiry Topic: King John 1199–1216 a) John and Normandy b) The Baronial Rebellion of 1215 c) John and the Church British Period Study: England 1216–1272 a) The minority and early years of the reign of Henry III 1216–1232 b) Henry’s rule 1232–1258 c) Political Crisis 1258–1263 d) Simon de Montfort, civil war and reconstruction 1263–1272 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70 1 Challenges to the restored order and the failure of revolution, c1830–49 2 The rise of Piedmont, 1849–56 3 The creation of the Kingdom of Italy, 1856–61 4 Consolidating the Kingdom of Italy, 1861–70 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These revision notes are intended to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the four parts of the breadth study: “Spain in the Age of Discovery”: The forging of a new state, 1469–1516 The drive to ‘Great Power’ status, 1516–1556 The ‘Golden Age’, 1556–1598 Spain: The ‘Great Power’, 1556–1598 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90 1 Establishing and consolidating communist rule in the GDR, c1949–61 2 The development of the East German state, 1961–85 3 Life in East Germany, 1949–85 4 Growing crises and the collapse of communist rule in the GDR They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76: 1 Establishing Communist Rule 2 Agriculture and industry, 1949–65 3 The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 4 Social and cultural changes, 1949–76 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2G.2: Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy: 1 Creation and destabilisation of the Second Republic, 1930–36 2 The Spanish Civil War, 1936–39 3 Establishing Franco’s dictatorship, 1938–56 4 Dictatorship remodelled and the transition to democracy, 1956–78 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2B.1: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55 1 Conditions in early sixteenthcentury Germany 2 Luther’s early challenge to the Catholic Church, 1517–20 3 The development of Lutheranism, 1521–46 4 The spread and survival of Lutheranism, 1521–55 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: The English Revolution, 1625–1660 Part one: the origins of the English Civil War, 1625–1642 The emergence of conflict and the end of consensus, 1625–1629 An experiment in Absolutism, 1629–1640 The crisis of Parliament and the outbreak of the First Civil War, 1640–1642 Part two: Radicalism, Republic and Restoration, 1642–1660 (A-level only) War and radicalism, 1642–1646 (A-level only) The disintegration of the Political Nation, 1646–1649 (A-level only) Experiments in government and society, 1648–1660 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: “Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216" Part one: The Reign of Henry II, 1154–1189 The Restoration of Royal Authority, 1154–1166 The crisis of Royal Authority, 1166–1174 The struggle for Royal Authority, 1174–1189 Part two: England under Henry II’s Successors, 1189–1216 (A-level only) Richard I, 1189–1199 (A-level only) King John, 1199–1214 (A-level only) The end of John’s reign, 1214–1216 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Unit Y203: The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192 1) The First Crusade 2) The Crusader States in the 12th Century 3) The Second Crusade 4) The Third Crusade These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics / areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. They give peace of mind that every corner of the specification/syllabus has been covered. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99: 1 The origins and onset of revolution, 1774–89 2 Revolution and the failure of constitutional monarchy, 1789–93 3 The National Convention, the Jacobins and the Terror, 1793–94 4 From the Directory to Brumaire, 1795–99 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These revision notes were specially written to give Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 1 Popular pressure and causes of revolution, 1840–48 2 Failure of revolution, 1848–51 3 AustroPrussian rivalry, 1852–66 4 Prussia and the Kleindeutschlandsolution, 1866–71 They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These revision notes were created for my students and were intended to give them a comprehensive overview of th four parts of the Crusades AQA A Level specification: The origins of conflict and the First Crusade, c1071–c1099 The foundation of new states and the Second Crusade, c1099–1149 The Muslim Counter-Crusade and Crusader states, 1149–1187 (A-level only) The Third and Fourth Crusades, 1187–1204 (A-level only) They were especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson wasn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills meant they were missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. They found these notes certainly helped reduce the time it took them to catch up with their peers, and also they enjoyed using them as a checklist of topics to go into further detail. Hopefully these help to save your students (and you!) some time in the run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715 Part one: The Sun King, 1643–1685 The Regency, 1643–1661 The establishment of Absolutism at home, 1661–1685 Louis XIV and Europe, 1661–1685 Part two: Louis XIV in decline, 1685–1715 (A-level only) Challenges at home, 1685–1715 (A-level only) Challenges in Europe, 1685–1697 (A-level only) rance defeated, 1697–1715 (A-level only) They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

This lesson was designed for my pupils studying OCR Classical Civilisation 9-1 GCSE. It provides an excellent in-depth look at the Roman Domus / Villa - the household and home of wealthy Romans / Roman Patricians. The lesson is dual coded and there is an emphasis in reducing excess ‘noise’ in the PowerPoint file - allowing pupils to easily access the content without distraction. There is also a yellow overlay on each slide to aid any pupils with irlens / dyslexia (this can easily be removed though by clicking on the overlay on each slide and pressing ‘delete’). The lesson begins with a look at a map of Pompeii to allow pupils to see the prevalence of the Domus in a Roman city and then pupils are given a handout (included as a slide to be printed off) of a typical domus floor plan with a key and pupils must colour code both. Once pupils thus have an understanding of the uses of the rooms in a typical domus and what they were called, there is a handout (again, included as a slide) to be printed off of extra info where pupils are encouraged to highlight key points and use to make extra notes to supplement their work up to this point. There is then a short 3 minute video embedded in the next slide which summarises what pupils should have learnt up to this point. Having established the key features of a typical domus, pupils are then presented with the floor plans of three important Roman villas in Herculaneum and Pompeii: The House of the Wooden Partition The House of Menander The House of Octavius Quartio Pupils are prompted to compare the floorplans and key features of these houses to their ‘typical’ domus floorplan and pick out similarities and differences. A group task then ensues where pupils fill in their fact file sheets on each house using more detailed information included in the proceeding slides (designed to be printed out - but you can go through the info on the board, or alternatively read the information for each house aloud and ask students to make notes as you read - I did it slightly differently with my two groups). Finally, the PowerPoint ends with OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation exam questions so pupils’ learning and understanding can be assessed. Thanks for taking a look :-)

I created this lesson for my OCR GCSE 9-1 Classical Civilisation class. It’s dual coded throughout to reduce excess ‘noise’ to ensure students know what to focus on and when, in order to aid high quality knowledge retention. The lesson is meant to complement the counterpart ‘Journeying to the Underworld’ GCSE lesson for the ancient Greeks: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/homeric-hymn-to-demeter-journeying-to-the-underworld-in-ancient-greece-12655537 The lesson starts by introducing Ovid and Roman beliefs about the Underworld. Background is then given to students on who Orpheus is and why he is so famous in classical myth. Students are encouraged to summarise his importance themselves before moving on to a reading task. The exam-specified version of Metamorphoses by Ovid is included as a hidden slide to be printed out for pupils, who will go through it as a class and pick out words they might struggle with to aid literacy-building and to ensure the text is accessible to all. Students are then instructed to read through it again themselves and pick out key parts and summarise each part themselves (can be verbal, written or drawn). before attempting some exam questions so you can gain some clarity on where they are in terms of how much they have retained from the lesson. The lesson finishes with a really good 5 minute video that summarises the story for pupils. A final storyboard task is included should you want to extend the lesson beyond the one hour mark, or to be set as an engaging homework that helps make their learning stick. Each slide has a pale yellow overlay to aid students with dyslexia / Irlen’s but this can be removed easily by deleting it, or its colour can be easily changed to suit your pupils’ needs. Thanks for looking :)

These detailed course / revision notes were specially written to give OCR A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Unit Y207: The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559 1) The German Reformation 1517–1529 2) The spread of Lutheranism 1530–1555, the Schmalkaldic War and Peace of Augsburg 3) Charles V’s relations with the Ottoman Empire 4) Charles V’s wars with France These extensive notes are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics / areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail. They give peace of mind that every corner of the specification/syllabus has been covered. Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)

This lesson is designed with OCR’s GCSE Classical Civilisation unit: Myth and Religion The lesson is comprehensive in its inclusion of everything the GCSE specification requires: How wealth and status affected burial in Ancient Rome Preparation of the body Funerary procession Burial of the body Festivals for the dead and ancestors Also, primary sources such as Pliny and Ovid are included and clearly signposted for students. Thinking questions (to be answered verbally or in written form are included) as are exam questions at the end, in addition to a short video where Mary Beard looks at Roman tombs lining the road into Rome. Everything my students needed to know is included and they seemed to really enjoy it and engage with it. It’s presented using the principles of dual coding to reduce cognitive load - ensuring that excess ‘noise’ on the PowerPoint does not prove a barrier to knowledge acquisition and retention. Thanks for taking a look :)