A full unit exploring the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon Britain. Each lesson is fully resourced with a range of activities to engage your pupils. Targeted at KS3 classes, Lesson 1: Intro to topic Lesson 2: Population Growth Lesson 3: Town conditions and cholera Lesson 4: Workhouses and child labour Lesson 5: Transport changes Lesson 6: Dragon’s Den style project - pupils have to work in groups to pitch their new products (e.g. steam engine) to the class. This lesson can easily be extended to 2/3 lessons plus homework research.

A mini unit comprising five detailed lessons on the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party. The lessons are fully resourced and designed for high flying Year 9 classes but can easily be adapted into KS4 resources. The lessons follow Hitler’s early life, the rise of the Nazis 1919-1929, their takeover of Germany 1930-33 and a double lesson on how they transformed Germany. If you like this unit, a follow on unit exploring the holocaust is also available.

A full unit of work covering the formation of the UK. Designed for KS3 classes, this unit includes six full lessons and an assessment. Each lesson has a range of activities that can easily be adapted for any class. Lesson 1: England and Wales Lesson 2: England and Scotland Lesson 3: Invasion of Ireland Lesson 4: Irish famine Lesson 5: The Troubles Lesson 6: Assessment prep Lesson 7: Assessment

A unit of work exploring the Tudors. This unit explores the wives of Henry VIII, how religious changes impacted upon Britain and the royalty, the challenges the Tudors faced (including the Spanish Armada) and discussion questions as to who was teh best Tudor monarch. An assessment is included. Lesson 1: Intro and wives Lesson 2: Change of religion Lesson 3: Edward and Mary Lesson 4: Elizabeth’s religious changes Lesson 5: Problems and the armada Lesson 6: Problem of marriage Lesson 7: Best Tudor Monarch Lesson 8: Assessment

A full unit covering the events of The Great War. Designed for Year 9 classes, each lesson is fully resourced with a variety of exercises to engage the inquisitive minds in your classroom and enthuse the reluctant learners. Packed with info about weapons and gory diseases- everything you need to teach this topic in one bundle! Lesson 1: Schlieffen plan fails- stalemate ensues Lesson 2: Trench warfare (easily developed into a double lesson) Lesson 3: Battle of the Somme Lesson 4: Life in the trenches Lesson 5: Trench art and poetry Lesson 6: Shell shock and deserters Lesson 7: Assessment preparation Lesson 8: Assessment

A comprehensive resource with everything you need to prepare your students for this GCSE poem. Carol Ann Duffy's poem, about a war photographer developing his images, explores how the British public react to the horrors of war. Featured on AQA's 'War and Conflict' cluster, this poem shows how the photographer, editor and readers respond to foreign tragedies. Beginning with background reading about the life of a war photographer, this resource includes iconic war photographs for class discussion and a full annotation of the poem.