Lesson using the new Edexcel specification, The American West. Lesson focuses on how 'wild' the American West was - good and easily adaptable activities and resources

In line with the new 2016 Edexcel GCSE History Course - Anglo-Saxon and Norman England 1066-1087. The lesson focusses on the career of Bishop Odo from his appointment as Bishop of Bayeux to the his death. The focus of the lesson is his relationship with William I and how his actions led to him falling out of favour. The students make a living graph, based on an information sheet provided, and then answer a 4 mark features question, with peer marking and structure strips to help. The lesson is very well resourced and in clear line with the GCSE syllabus

KS3/KS4 Assessment preparation and Assessment on the Dunkirk Evacuation - focussing on whether it was a triumph or a disaster. Assessment involves an interpretation and the following questions: What does Interpretation A suggest about Dunkirk? Why would the author of this Interpretation have this view? How far do you agree with Interpretation A that Dunkirk was a disaster?