A quiz I use with my GCSE lot on their last lesson before Christmas. Round one is an ‘identify the era’ round; then order the events; quick fire questions. There are then 3 more fun rounds, on logos, guess the celeb baby and a christmas song round. This can be very easily amended to other topics and for other year groups! There is also an answer sheet make it as easy as possible for teachers and the answers are on the slides.

A lesson on the segregation of American based on race under the ‘Jim Crow’ laws. I use the lesson as an introduction to a scheme of work on the Civil Rights movement. The lesson contains a case study of Brown V The Board of Education to exemplify how the African American community challenged the laws on segregation.

An investigative lesson on the murder of Emmett Till and how his death inspired others in the Civil Rights movement. There is a source activity for students to work out what happened in 1955. The slides then go through the murder and aftermath, including the trial and public reaction. The lesson ends on how Till’s death inspired Rosa Parks. There is the option to get students to write a newspaper article surrounding Till. Lesson plan included. My students have always enjoyed this lesson!

A lesson on the arrest of Rosa Parks and the bus boycott that followed; concluding with whether the boycott should be considered a success or not. The lesson also covers Claudette Colvin who was also arrested for refusing to leave her seat and a discussion on why she wasn’t as famous as Rosa Parks for doing so.

Quiz covering Component one and two as well as some more fun politics/current affairs round. There are six rounds: 1. Componenet 1; 2. Component 2; 3: What are they up to picture round; 4. This week in the news; 5. Higher or lower ages of MPs; 6. Obervation round (vid of Boris Johnson on top gear). This can be used for Y12 or Y13. Some rounds could also be taken to be used for other year groups. Can be used year on year if ‘this week in the news’ round is changed. ANSWERS INCLUDED

An introductory lesson on Constitution topic for Edexcel A Level Government and Politics. Introductory quiz, nature of the constitution (unentrenched, uncodified, etc). Also includes a homework written in and resourced on the development of our constitution from Magna Carta to BREXIT.

A lesson on the sources and principles of the UK Constitution, madea as part of a series of lessons on the Constution topic for Edexcel A Level Government and Politics. Also includes a homework written in to research 1997-2010 Constitutional reform. NOTE - Will require a textbook if you want students to work independently OR can print slides for them to work from.

A GCSE resource used for an observation lesson by the head (very good feedback!) on how far the lives of women changes in Weimar Germany during the Stressemann/Golden Years. With primary sources, historiography and challenge activities.

A KS3 lesson on the succession crisis and contenders to the throne in 1066. A tweet activity, profiles on each contender and top trumps to complete to help students decide who should have been given the throne in 1066. My Y7s love it! Goes down every year

EDEXCEL Politics core ideologies topic checklists. Including topics, core values, glossaries/key words and key thinkers.

KS3 lesson from Harold’s coronation to the Battle of Stamford bridge. Varied activities, discussion, timeline, video clips, well resourced.

Fully resourced lesson on the role and power of Back Benchers. Including recent examples of how Back Benchers have outed two PMs. Includes sheet to fill as an overview, sheet to annotate on how well they help parliament fulfill its roles, such as in legislation and scrutiny. Can be used as part of my series of lessons for Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

Fully resourced lesson on the role of the Opposition in parliament. Includes articles on Corbyn and Starmer as well as videos on PMQs to work towards a sheet on how well they help parliament fulfil their roles. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

Introductory lesson on the makeup and roles of the different branches of Parliament. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on paper 2, component 2 lessons. This covers the makeup of parliament, how it overlaps with the executive and then an overview of the different people within parliament and their roles. All which can be filled in with info from the slides. There are videos mixed in to break up teacher talk, plus an article on the people’s peers.

Lesson beginning to look at the comparative powers of Commons and Lords. Will require discussion and prior knowledge or legislative process for students to begin to develop arguments regarding which house is more powerful. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel paper 2 topic 2 Parliament.

A complete lesson on how a bill becomes law. Covers the process from bill to royal assent. Covers the different types of bills, the debate and scrutiny process this must go through and different pieces of legislation that have been introduced, such as Salisbury Conventions and English Votes for English Laws. All info needed is on slides and there are videos to break it up. Can be used as part of my series of lessons for Edexcel paper 2 topic 2 Parliament.

Complete lesson on the role of Select Committees and how well these help to fulfill the roles of Parliament. Includes sheet to fill on what committees do and the powers they have. As well as spider diagram to annotate on how they help parliament to fulfill its main functions. Broken up with videos. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

Resourced lesson on the importance of Parliament’s ability to recruit and maintain ministers. Includes an activity to research the political careers of PMs to see how experienced they were before becoming PM and an article on the issue of Conservative MPs not standing for election. Can be used as part of my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

A short PP and planning sheet WITH arguments on the comparative powers of the Commons and the Lords. Can be used as an assessment in my series of lessons on Edexcel Paper 2 Topic 2 Parliament.

A bank of questions for GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany topic for Edexcel exam board. There are over 40 exemplar questions made up of past paper and teacher made questions, with sources and interpretations attached. There are example of each question (Q1, Q2, Q3A, B, C, D) Can be used to make assessment/mock papers or given to students for revision. These cover the whole period from early Weimar Problems, through Stresseman’s Golden Years, the growth of the Nazi Party, Hitler becoming Chancellor and then Hitler’s methods of control, oppression and opposition against him.