Long Term Causes of World War I This is a two lesson looking at the MAIN causes of WWI starting with tensions between the Great Powers and looking at key themes such as Weltpolitik and Imperialism, Alliances and Nationalism and Militarism and Arms/ Naval races. Also includes the Moroccan and Bosnian crises (in brief!) Includes powerpoint, worksheets and several activities- including historiography and interpretations of Germany’s role in “starting WWI.” Suitable for KS3 or as an intro to KS4 unit on International relations.

Lesson on Living Conditions in the USSR under Stalin Looks at the consequences of the 5 year plans and includes analysis and evaluation of the impact on certain groups in society. Fully resourced lesson and includes all information students need including colour code with lots of factual evidence for essays. NOTE: I include images (PNG) files for illustration purposes - ignore these and open the word documents and powerpoint files for actual resources :)

Powerpoint with explanation of how to answer the Edexcel GCSE Paper 1: Medicine through Time questions which can be really difficult for students so they need lots of practice and lots of examples. Includes example answers for all 3 question types.

ALevel lesson for OCR course Russia: 1894-1941 but can be used for any ALevel with a question about Stalin’s control/ purges or use of terror. This is an incredibly detailed lesson- my motto with ALevel is I do the reading so you don’t have to! I’ve read extensively and included a lot of detail within all the resources. Demonstrates turning points in Stalin’s rule e.g. the death of his wife and the 17th Party Congress and significance. Also includes key case studies e.g. the Ryutin Platform and impact. Examines the role of NKVD and various leaders including their purges! Includes Stalin’s purges of various sectors of Russian society and the Communist Party.

This lesson is designed for KS3 but can be used for KS4 also for the AQA and Edexcel specs. It examines how far the lives of women changed during the 1920s and covers flapper culture as well as opposition from Christians and Traditional women as well as some men and authorities. Includes 3 activities - a similarity and difference activity, note taking from a video clip and explanation and a card sort with continuums to annotate before making final judgments. Considers nuances such as the lives of African-Americans in both the North and South e.g. Harlem Renaissance vs Southern Jim Crow repressed women. Also looks at age groups and rural vs urban women.

Edexcel GCSE Anglo Saxons and Norman England although can be used for other specs and adapted up for ALevel. Lesson on Revolt of the Norman Earls 1075 For GCSE Anglo Saxon and Norman England This lesson has all resources needed for teaching students about the Revolt of the Earls in 1075- ideally using the textbooks but all info is on slides if you don’t have them!

This lesson is designed for KS3 but can also be used for Primary school or as an intro for KS4. This lesson is about Edward VI reign and impact of his short reign focused mainly on his reformation of the Church of England. This is part of my unit of work on the Tudors so if you want a bargain download the whole unit instead which has over 8 hours of learning for just £5. Suitable for non-specialists.

Full unit of work on Industrial era Medicine -Intro context and Jenner -Germ Theory- Pasteur and Koch -Improvements to Surgery -Improvements to Hospitals -Cholera/ Public Health -Improvements to Public Health -Further vaccinations -Industrial era summary and exam Qs

These model answers are for the Edexcel Paper 1 Medicine paper from 2021. This is a grade 7-9 set of example answers.

Model Answers in different formats included to the following questions. Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations specification 1943-1991 All 3 question types models included and a range of different models including Find and Fix models for students to correct factually incorrect answers and improve them, gap fills and just paragraphs. All correct answers supplied for activities. Note: Pictures are for displays only but all fully editable word docs are also included: Explain two consequences of: The Hungarian Uprising 1956 The Bay of Pigs Invasion 1961 Gorbachev’s New Thinking Write a Narrative Account of… The Cuban Missile Crisis The Second Cold War Explain the importance of Detente Explain the importance of the Prague Spring PLUS detailed plans of 13 different Explain the Importance of Questions- including ALL past paper questions

GCSE Edexcel Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991 This lesson follows my lesson on the Second Berlin Crisis and examines why the Wall was built and what the consequences were on Berlin/ Germany, USA, USSR and International Relations. Fully resourced, does not need textbooks - any reference to the textbook- has all the necessary information on the following slides/ animations pull it up but obviously you can use the textbooks if you have them- or print the info on the slides for students to do that task independently. Very detailed; enough material for Grades 9-1.

A bundle of example answers for ALevel Russia- the OCR course but can be adapted for any exam board. OCR uses 20 mark “How far do you agree?” style open essays and 10 mark shorter questions in which students must only compare 2 factors as a more important cause or consequence of something. These answers are all A-A* grade responses. Long essay questions included: -How successful were Stalin’s economic policies? -How far did Russia achieve stability 1906-1914? -How far do you agree that the failures of the provisional government led to the October/ November Revolution? -Stalin rose to power because of his strengths and his position within the Bolshevik party. How far do you agree? -To what extent did WWI cause the February Revolution? Short essay (2 factors) quesions included: -Which was the most important reason for the introduction of the NEP: +The Kronstadt Rebellion +Famine in the countryside -Which of the following was the most important cause of the Oct/ Nov revolution in 1917? +The failures of the provisional government +The Actions of Lenin -Which of the following was the most important cause of the 1905 revolution: +Industrialisation +Political Opposition

Lesson on the Red Terror, the Cheka, Political Decrees, Murder of Romanovs, War Communism and Gulags This is a source based lesson for students to do in groups. It examines the various methods Bolsheviks used to consolidate their power and control. To complement my lessons on the Civil War- this has more in depth analysis of War Communism, Propaganda, the Cheka etc as well as in depth work on murder of the Romanovs. No powerpoint- just a big A3 template, a card sort and lots of sources

OCR ALevel lesson for Russia 1894-1941 Examines the role and aims of Stolypin as well as detailed information on his policies, methods and the impact of his actions on Russia. Fully resourced lesson with very detailed information and evidence, a range of tasks- card sort, video, evaluation table, report card, sources etc. Includes 10 mark exam question for OCR about the relative significance of Witte and Stolypin in bringing stability to Russia.

Edexcel GCSE Superpower Relations and the Cold War This is my 4th lesson from Key Topic 3: The End of the Cold War but can be used as a stand alone lesson. In depth examination of who Reagan was, his ideas and beliefs and his policies including increased arms spending, rolling back Communism by funding guerrillas and the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) programme. Includes youtube video clips, source work and all the detail needed for students. Fully resourced nothing else needed. Examines how Reagan’s personality played a key role in developments from the Second Cold War to Gorbacev;s “New thinking” and need to reform the USSR (this is next lesson). Also includes a bumper retrieval practice for Key Topic 1 and 2 Highlighter Heads to help students recall key individuals from earlier in the Cold War (includes all key individuals from Roosevelt to Brezhnev, Dubcek and Husak). Also includes an 8 mark exam question, planning sheet, SEND planning sheet and model answer for a narrative account question on the Cold War. NOTE: I include images (PNG) files for illustration purposes - ignore these and open the word documents and powerpoint files for actual resources :)

The Background to and Causes of the Tyrone Rebellion ALevel OCR- Tudor Rebellions. The 9 Years War Irish History This is one of the Depth studies- a likely exam question since the focus has largely been on the Pilgrimage of Grace and the Western Rebellion up til now. This work will take several one hour lessons - it recaps the prior Irish rebellions such as Desmond and Geraldine since the legacy of these was one of the reasons. Looks at Tyrone’s demands as well as the motivations of Hugh Roe O’Donnell and Hugh Maguire.

Detailed and fully resourced 2 hour lesson on October manifesto and Fundamental laws as well as the Consequences of the 1905 Revolution and analysis of how far Oct manifesto stabilised Russia. How did the Tsar survive 1905? Analysis of the reasons 1905 was different to 1917. Detailed impact on political consequences including splits in the Liberal opposition- creation of the Kadets and Octobrist factions and also the impact on the Soviets and losing support temporarily for the SDs in the cities. Includes a vast range of resources and primary evidence from Tsar Nicholas II and Trotsky. ALevel OCR History Russia 1894-1941 but can be used for GCSE or other ALevel specifications.

Edexcel GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany (can be used for ANY exam board and adapted up/ down for KS3/ KS5) Lesson examines the Munich Putsch in Germany and how Hitler tried to seize power plus analysis and evaluation of the impact and why it could be argued to be a success or a failure for the Nazis. Includes a true or false retrieval starter, retrieval task on how Hitler became the leader of the DAP and made it the NSDAP. Video task / questions on the events of the Munich Putsch. Reminder of the 25 point programmed and why it appealed to many in Germany Analysis of CAUSES of Munich Putsch Description of events and why it failed Homework analysis and evaluation task about whether it hurt or helped the Nazi Party.

This lesson is for KS3 not KS4 therefore is more focused on the Big 3 and their aims rather than simply the impact on Germany and Dolchstoss etc- I do have a lesson for KS4 as well Fully resourced lesson with several different activities. Starter- retrieval task WWI and discussion of peace treaties with links to war in Ukraine and what would need to happen if the war ended. stats to assess damage relative to countries from WWI Aims of Big 3 video and explanation- speech writing with template Discussion -why might Germany’s absence cause issues? Why would the aims cause problems making the treaty Plenary match up exercise.