This presentation was designed and delivered at the beginning of a CPD day we did on ensuring the rigour and alignment of our curriculum: both whole-school and in individual subjects. It goes into 7 key areas of curriculum design: Challenge Enjoyment Progression Relevance Coherence Personalisation Choice Each one is defined and explanations are included for the speaker as to what these mean on a practical level. Links to research are included and the end of the presentation focuses on the implementation of the key facets and mapping how they can be evidenced in e.g. a curriculum map. Staff found this clear and concise and helped foster a sense of collaboration when it comes to curriculum planning - hopefully it can form the base of curriculum thinking in your context too. 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 Y102 Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107: 1 British Period Study: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1087: a) Anglo-Saxon England 1035–1066 b) William of Normandy’s invasion and the Battle of Hastings 1066 c) William I and the consolidation of power d) William I and the government and administration of England 2 Enquiry Topic: Norman England 1087–1107 a) William II ‘Rufus’ and the consolidation of power and government b) William II ‘Rufus’ and the Church c) The death of William II ‘Rufus’ and the succession of Henry to 1107 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 1 Option 1F In search of the American Dream USA c1917–96: ** 1 The changing political environment, 1917–80 2 The quest for civil rights, 1917–80 3 Society and culture in change, 1917–80 4 The changing quality of life, 1917–80 Historical Interpretations: What impact did the Reagan presidency (1981–89) have on the USA in the years 1981–96? (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 2F.1 India, c1914–48 the road to independence: 1 The First World War and its impact on British India, 1914–20 2 Changing political relationships,1920–30 3 Consultation and confrontation,1930–42 4 The road to independence,1942–48 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 Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924 1 The rule of Nicholas II, 1894–1905 2 The end of Romanov rule, 1906–17 3 The Provisional government and its opponents, February–October 1917 4 Defending the Bolshevik revolution, October 1917–24 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 1, Option 1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin: 1 Communist government in the USSR, 1917–85 2 Industrial and agricultural change, 1917–85 3 Control of the people, 1917–85 4 Social developments,1917–85 Historical Interpretations: What explains the fall of the USSR, c1985–91? 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 each part of the Edexcel History specification for Paper 1, Option 1C:Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement: 1 The quest for political stability, 1625–88 2 Religion: conflict and dissent, 1625–88 3 Social and intellectual challenge, 1625–88 4 Economy, trade and empire, 1625–88 How revolutionary, in the years to 1701, was the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89? (Historians and their views are explicitly discussed 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 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 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform 1 The growth of parliamentary democracy, c1785–c1870 2 Industrialisation and protest, c1785–c1870 3 Unionism and cooperation, c1785–c1870 4 Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870 5 What explains the abolition of the slave trade at the end of the period, c1785–1807? (The views of specific Historians are outlined and explored 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 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 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 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 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 ‘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 ‘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 1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion 1 Monarchy and government, 1509–88 2 Religious changes, 1509–88 3 State control and popular resistance, 1509–88 4 Economic, social and cultural change, 1509–88 Was there a general crisis of government in the last years of Elizabeth I’s reign, 1589–1603? (Historians and their views are explicitly discussed 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 2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 1 Late AngloSaxon England, c1053–66 2 The Norman conquest of England and extension of control in Wales and Scotland, 1066–93 3 State, church and society, 1066–1106 4 Normandy, 1066–1106 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 2B.2: The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609 They are written in line with the exact headings and content specified within the exam specification to ensure they are complete, robust and cover each corner of the syllabus. The four parts of the specification for this unit are: 1 Origins of the Dutch Revolt, c1563–67 2 Alva and Orange, 1567–73 3 Spain and the reconquest, 1573–84 4 Securing the independence of the United Provinces, 1584–1609 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 Edexcel A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for Paper 2, Option 2A.2: England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89 1 The restoration and extension of royal authority, 1154–72 2 Reforms in England, 1154–89 3 Henry II and the English church, 1154–74 4 Crises of the Angevin Empire, 1170–89 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 :)