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 is the THIRD lesson of a unit of work on liberalism for the EDEXCEL A Level Government and Politics. It considers whether or not modern liberalism has abandoned the principles of classical liberalism. It is fully resourced and contains activities to extend students’ sills in addition to their understanding of content.
Duration: 2 hours
This is the FOURTH lesson of a unit of work on liberalism for the EDEXCEL A Level Government and Politics. It looks at existing tensions within liberalism and focuses on improving A level essay writing. It is fully resourced and contains activities to extend students’ sills in addition to their understanding of content.
Duration: 2 hours
These are the third and fourth lessons of a key stage 3 unit of work based on the enquiry: Was Martin Luther King the most significant individual in winning the vote for black Americans in 1965?
It sets the scene and introduces the enquiry. They consider the significance of Ida B. Wells and Linda Brown. The lessons are fully resourced, and other lessons are available.
Duration: 2 hours
Whole enquiry: 12 lessons
This is the first lesson of a key stage 3 unit of work based on the enquiry: Was Martin Luther King the most significant individual in winning the vote for black Americans in 1965?
It sets the scene and introduces the enquiry. It also looks at the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. The lesson is fully resourced, and other lessons are available.
Duration: 1 hour
Whole enquiry: 12 lessons
This is the second lesson of a key stage 3 unit of work based on the enquiry: Was Martin Luther King the most significant individual in winning the vote for black Americans in 1965?
It is a source based lesson on the Jim Crow laws. It also looks at the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. The lesson is fully resourced, and other lessons are available.
Duration: 1 hour
Whole enquiry: 12 lessons
This is a revision word search and quiz for either the GCSE 1920s and 30s international relations unit or key stage 3. Students have to answer 15 revision questions and then find the answers in the grid.
Useful as a starter/plenary or revision tool.
Duration 15 - 30 minutes depending on ability.
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the second lesson which examines the work of the peace makers in Paris.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the first lesson which examines the end of the First World War.
Duration 1 hour
This quiz is suitable for either I/GCSE students studing the interwar units, or key stage 3 students (it is part of the 12th lesson in my International relations unit of work (also uploaded).
Students work in groups to answer 24 international relations questions divided into 4 rounds, including:
Who am I?
Which order?
Odd one out?
True and False?
Fun end of unit activity which encourages competitiveness while helping students to revise.
Duration: Approx 40 mins
Combine with wordsearch also available to complete an hour’s fun revision activities.
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the fourth lesson which examines two interpretations of the Treaty of Versailles.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the third lesson which examines the terms of the treaty of Versailles.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the seventh lesson which examines japanese militarism.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the ninth lesson which examines Hitler’s foreign policy and appeasement.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the eighth lesson which examines the failure of the League of Nations.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the tenth lesson which examines the Nazi-Soviet Pact through cartoons.
Duration 1 hour
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
This is the sixth lesson which examines the rise of Adolf Hitler.
Duration 1 hour
This unit of work has been created for key stage 3 students (best suited to Year 9) to consider into the question: Two world wars, or one with a 20-year ceasefire in the first part of the 20th century.
It contains 10 lessons which build up to a creative and self-directed assessment in lesson 11, and a whole class quiz and individual word search for recap; competition and fun in the 12th lesson.
The lessons are as follows:
The end of WW1
The Paris Peace conferences
The Treaty of Versailles Part 1
The Treaty of Versailles Part 2
Case Study - Mussolini
Case Study - Hitler
Case Study - Japanese militarism
The failure of the League of Nations
Appeasement
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Self-directedassessment
Competition time!
Each lesson is fully resourced, and activities are varied and focused, and all feed into answering the enquiry question. This unit of work prepares students very effectively for I/GCSE history, and gives them a head start with the content.
Duration: 12 hours (approximately one half term)
Free sample lesson available
This key stage 3 unit of work is based on the enquiry - Two wars or one with a 20 years ceasefire? It consists of 12 lessons and requires students to think about whether or not the First World War was ever concluded. It examines all second order concepts, but it is primarily based on being able to demonstrate cause and consequence. All lessons are fully resourced.
These are the 11th and 12 th lessons which involve a creative assessment activity following finishing the content in lesson 10, a word search for individual completion and a grou quiz.
Duration 1 hour
This lesson has been created to work on maximising marks on the Whitechapel historic environment section of the EDEXCEL GCSE history crime and punishment breadth study.
It goes through each part of the section using mark schemes and demonstrating model answers and addressing common mistakes. After each modeled answer. students are required to follow the techniques to answer questions on a different paper to the one modeled. The purpose is to work on avoiding traps that students fall into which costs them easy marks. There are also peer assessment opportunities.
Duration: approx 90 minutes
30 slides
There are 4 lessons in this resource which cover the first part of Key Topic 1 - The Economic Boom of the 1920s, of the EDEXCEL GCSE history unit: Boom; Bust and Recovery.
Lesson 1 is an introduction to the course and provides context - introducing the USA and the concept of the boom.
Lesson 2 requires students to carry out a comparative evaluation of the causes of the boom
Lesson 3 considers the limitations of the boom
Lesson 4 is an essay writing lesson.
All resources are included in the power points, and contain varied tasks and activities to stretch and challenge A Level students. The EDEXCEL endorsed textbook for this unit is advisable.
Duration: 4 hours plus homework