This resource enquires into the relative prosperity of the USA by 1963 through a comparison with the presidencies of the previous post-war presidents. It also investigates youth culture; feminism and the new left. It contains a range of activities including the interrogation of contemporary source materials and the opportunity to write 2 exam style essays with structured plans and AFL for success. This has been created for AQA unit The American Dream, but is suitable for any A level board or higher attaining GCSE students. It would take about 3 hours to complete.

This resource contains 3 lessons addressing the issue of Civil Rights during the presidency of JFK and is fully resourced. They address issues such as the NAACP; Black Power and how these movements impacted on Kennedy’s Presidency. They have been created for AQA A level, but is suitable for any board and could also be used for GCSE civil rights.

This resource contains 2 baseline assessments and two mark schemes for history transition from year 6-7. The first test examines knowledge and understanding, and tests students on their knowledge of historical methods and the Second World War (KS2 topic). It is fully differentiated and examines recall and key second order concept understanding. The second assessment is a skills assessment which evaluates students’ ability to use source materials. They are required to demonstrate key skills such as making inferences; comparing sources; assessing reliability. There are a wide range of written; pictoral and photographic evidence to evaluate on the papers testing all of their skills as well as written sources. They are accompanied with mark schemes and guidance on performance. I use these tests to inform planning and differentiation for the year.

This resource investigates the foreign policy of JFK in Cuba and Vietnam. It was made for the AQA American Dream unit but could be used for any relevant A Level unit. It could also be used for higher attaining students covering Super Power relations at GCSE. It contains many clips; research work; class discussion and evaluation. It is fully resourced.

This lesson considers the aims of President Kennedy’s economic policy and how far it was successful It contains a variety of task including exam-style work and discussion. It was created for the AQA American Dream unit of work but could be used for any post 16 study of the presidency of JFK.

This is the first lesson of a sequence of A Level lessons on the presidency of JFK. It focuses on the 1960 US election, and considers the key issues which led to the outcome as required by the A Level specification. It contains the relevant tasks and resources for students. This lesson was made for AQA The American Dream, however can be used for any A level unit about the Presidency of JFK.

This lesson supports GCSE students in being able to evaluate the utility of sources essential for GCSE success. It is taught through modeling answers and success criterion and giving students the opportunity step by step to improve their skills. It includes a hand out which can be stuck in their books and used as a checklist to ensure that they have covered the key skills necessary for a successful answer to a source utility question at GCSE.

This lesson investigates the situation faced by Edward VI on the death of Henry VIII and it introduces the concept of the Mid-Tudor Crisis. Students will look at the historiography of the crisis; make predictions and prepare for an evidence collection activity. This was created for AQA Unit 1C, however is suitable for any A Level study of the Tudors.

This lesson focuses on how to attain a high level on the GCSE history paper when evaluating interpretations of history. The lesson is taught by looking at potential questions and through teacher modeling and then students copying. It demonstrates how to structure answers and differentiates between information lifted from interpretations and presentation of own knowledge.

This lesson has been created to help GCSE students to answer questions which require them to explain how interpretation differ, and give valid reasons why they differ. It is taught through explaining the concept of interpretations of history; understanding the role of an historian; examples of model answers and opportunities to practice examples of GCSE questions. This is particularly useful to consolidate higher prior attaining students conceptual understanding and to provide a logical route to accessing the marks for these question types for lower prior attaining students.

This is an A level double lesson (2 hours) which explores the key historical debate regarding Queen Elizabeth I and her relationship with Parliament as required by the Tudors A Level courses. It contains starter activities which link Elizabeth to previous Tudor Monarchs; historiographies; and resources containing summarised but very detailed key information needed for answering an interpretation question on this topic. The lesson enables the teacher to work through the planning of an A level historiography answer, and then allows the students to write their own independent answer. All resources needed are included.

This lesson has been created to recognise VE Day, and to help students look at source materials to reach a value judgment. It is suitable for most ages but particularly useful for either key stage 2 or 3. It starts with information about VE day and the background to the war in the air with clips; images and statistics. It then presents the students with a wide range of source material which they have to categorise by making inferences and tabulating information. The main task is a piece of writing in the form of a newspaper report where students are judged on how effectively they communicate the conclusions they have drawn from the sources. The lesson ends with a class discussion which can be differentiated. This is an appropriate lesson for VE Day, and takes about 1 hour to complete all activities.