25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
25 years of experience as Assistnt Head; Head of Humanities and AST for history.
Resources generally for KS3-KS5 history, some that can be used as English resources, and some politics/citizenship resources
This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the fIfth lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and master how to evaluate different interpretations of history. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full marks on evaluating interpretations questions, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This lesson contains material based on Weimar and Nazi Germany (USA Conflict at Home and Abroad also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their interpretation skills.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn to:
Evaluate Mary’s governance in relation to religion; foreign policy; the economy and social unrest.
The legacy of Mary Tudor.
This lesson involves group work and cooperation.
Duration: 1 hour plus a considerable amount of home learning.
This lesson is suitable for an A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn about:
The complexities of the succession after Edward VI, with reference to the claim of Lady Jane Grey
Edward’s role in naming a successor
The activities of Northumberland
The causal factors of Mary’s succession and the execution of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey
The extent to which Jane Grey was a threat.
Duration:
1 hour teaching plus 1 hour of activities (also optional documentary)
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on comparing the protectorates of Somerset and Northumberland. It considers a variety of interpretations and sources and contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documenies. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
Students will learn:
About the actions and outcomes of Protectors Somerset and Northumberland
To look at and categorise evidence to support a hypothesis
To interrogate an interpretation of history and structure an examination answer
Duration:
1 hour teaching and one hour home learning
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis focusing on the development of the church under Edward VI. It contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documentaries. There is a range of source material to analyse:
Students will learn about:
Doctrinal changes under Edward VI
A comparison of the process of doctrinal change under Somerset and Northumberland
Duration:
This is a long lesson and will probably require 2 hours to teach it, plus an hour of home learning to complete all of the activities. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on the challenged faced by Somerset as Edward VI’s Lord Protector and investigates why Somerset became increasingly unpopular. It contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documentaries. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
Students will learn about:
The challenges faced by Somerset when he became Lord Protector
How to categorise them
How to deal with them
Why Somerset became so unpopular
Duration:
1 hour and a documentary to watch at home
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on the analysis of the Kett and Western Rebellions, comparing them and evaluating how dangerous the year 1549 was for Edward VI. It contains a range of investigative material and considers both contemporary source material and interpretations of the rebellions. Students will be looking for more evidence to suggest whether or not there was a mid-Tudor crisis.
Students will learn about:
The causes of the Kett and Western Rebellions
The extent to which they posed a danger to Edward VI
Duration:
This is a long lesson and will probably require 2 hours to teach it, plus an hour of home learning to complete all of the activities. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on Northumberland’s coup and the replacement of Somerset as Lord Protector. It contains a range of investigative material and considers both contemporary source material and interpretation of the coup to help establish the motives for the coup and the events of the coup. This lesson can be used to take lesson 3 ‘good duke’ and ‘bad duke’ further.
Students will learn about:
The coup to overthrow Somerset
The causes of the coup
The role of Northumberland in the coup
Duration:
This is a long lesson and will probably require 2 hours to teach it, plus an hour of home learning to complete all of the activities. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
This lesson continues the investigation into whether or not there was a Mid Tudor Crisis. It focuses on the issues surrounding Edward VI’s age and minority rule. It contains a range of investigative material and links to useful documentaries. It can be used for all examination boards and is designed so that any examination board approved text book can be used to complete the activities.
Students will learn about:
The issues surrounding the role of Edward as a minority monarch
The role of Somerset in manipulating Henry VIII’s will
How to analyse contemporary material to the standard necessary for success at A Level
Duration:
1 hour teaching plus an hour’s activities, plus links to clips.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn about:
The causes of Wyatt’s Rebellion
The events of Wyatt’s Rebellion
To evaluate the danger of Wyatt’s Rebellion using contemporary source material
The consequences of Wyatt’s Rebellion
Duration:
This is a double lesson plus homework - it will take at least 2 hours plus work at home to complete all activities.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn to:
Evaluate evidence to suggest whether or not there was a Mid-Tudor Crisis from the unit of work
Answer an interpretation-style question
This is the concluding lesson in the unit where students will draw on evidence from throughout the unit to reach their own judgment
Duration: 2 hours and 45 minutes homework.
This lesson is suitable for any A Level Tudor unit of work. It uses both contemporary sources and interpretations, and is therefore suitable for all boards and all units. It fully resourced, and can be used with any examination board approved text book. It contains a range of varied activities and clips all designed to maximise performance at A Level.
In this lesson students will learn about:
The issues faced by Mary Tudor on her coronation as queen of England.
Examine source material explaining 16th century attitudes towards gender
Evaluate her marriage options and treaties, evaluating the issues she faced and the complexities of choosing between an English nobleman and a foreign prince
Duration:
1 hour teaching plus a 50 minute documentary for homework.
Comprehensive set of revision notes contained within a 22 page booklet covering IGCSE Modern World History International Relations 1919-1939. Outlines and tabulates knowledge for key questions:
Were the 1919 Peace Treaties Fair?
How successful was the League of Nations?
Why did peace collapse in 1939?
Analysis of each key question also included to support students to produce in depth analysis in the examination.
This lesson is the first of four looking at the experiences of migrants in Medieval England.
This lesson focuses on Viking migration and involves work with chronology; creating a time line and identifying the key turning points. Students will also use a poem to make a judgment about the determination of the Viking settlers
Duration: 1 hour
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
This bundle contains 4 lessons on the experiences of migrants to Medieval England. Each lesson focuses on one group of migrants, and then compares and contrasts the experiences of migration using a variety of activities/clips. They also focus on the different question-types which are modeled, and there are opportunities for peer and self assessment.
Duration: 1 hour per lesson.
This bundle also includes a 79 page workbook (space for answers included) which is aimed at helping students understand the assessment requirements for the new EDEXCEL Migrants in Britain breadth study.
It contains:
A course outline
The EDEXCEL generic mark scheme for reference
Instructions on how to answer each question type with explanations of the AOs and how to gain the marks for each
A sample answer for each question-type with commentary on where the marks are gained
Practice questions for each question type (8 for questions 1 and 3, and 4 for questions 2; 4 and 5/6)
A glossary area where students can record key terminology with definitions to help maximise SPaG marks
This can be used as a single document to keep all assessments together and it addresses the lack of sample questions available for the new option. It can also be used as evidence for predicted grades (or TAGs if that becomes necessary).
Printing costs can be reduced by either sharing with students online, or by removing the pages for writing and asking students to write the answers in their books.
This lesson is the third of four looking at the experiences of migrants in Medieval England. This lesson focuses on Jewish migration.
In this lesson students will look at the chronology of Jewish migration and the gradual development of anti-Semitism; they will consider CAUSATION (examination practice); and will analyse a source to help to explain ‘blood libel.’
Duration: 1 hour
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
This bundle has been created for the new GCSE Edexcel 9-1 Breadth Study - Migrants in Britain. It contains the second 4 lessons for key topic 1 - Medieval Britain. Experiences of migrants. Each lesson examines the experiences of a different group of migrants coming to England in the medieval period. They contain a variety of activities and relevant clip to aid learning. Each lesson includes the opportunity to start mastering the different examination question types through modeling and sharing criterion.
Duration:
Each lesson takes an hour to teach
This lesson is the final one of four looking at the experiences of migrants in Medieval England. This lesson focuses on migration of peoples from the Low Countries and Lombardy.
It involves looking at the different ways in which European migrants settled into English society, and requires students to consider causation, and to make an overall judgment about the experiences of all four groups of migrants in Medieval England.
Duration: 1 hour
A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.
This is the first lesson in a A Level Civil Rights Part 1 - African-Americans SOL. It focuses on the emancipation of slaves and considers the question regarding whether or not emancipation resulted in freedom. The activities are varied and are targeted at stretching students’ thinking in preparation for success at A Level. The lesson is fully resourced, but can also be used in conjunction with any A Level approved textbook.
Duration: 2 hours.
This is the second lesson in a A Level Civil Rights Part 1 - African-Americans SOL. It focuses on the reconstruction and considers the question regarding whether or not reconstruction after the Civil War was a success. The activities are varied and are targeted at stretching students’ thinking in preparation for success at A Level. The lesson is fully resourced, but can also be used in conjunction with any A Level approved textbook.
Duration: 2 hours.