I am currently a head of faculty, with over 10 years teaching experience, specialising in History. I am passionate about developing excellent teaching which allows all pupils to feel challenged, supported and involved in their own learning. I have maintained outstanding results across KS4 and 5 and feel this has been made possible through rigorously planned lessons which are constantly updated to take into account meaningful, pedagogical changes in education.
I am currently a head of faculty, with over 10 years teaching experience, specialising in History. I am passionate about developing excellent teaching which allows all pupils to feel challenged, supported and involved in their own learning. I have maintained outstanding results across KS4 and 5 and feel this has been made possible through rigorously planned lessons which are constantly updated to take into account meaningful, pedagogical changes in education.
Series of 3 lessons designed for KS3 students, examining the concepts of Chronology, Significance and Bias.
Each lesson is clear and easy to follow and is full of activities and discussion opportunities.
Complete lesson on conscientious objectors.
Focuses include...
- Source analysis activities throughout the lesson
- Contextual information - chances for reading, recording and discussion
- Hyperlinked documentary and differentiated question sheets for students to answer as they watch
- Plenary activity and Homework
Jack the Ripper: Life in the East End of London
Designed for Key Stage 3, this is the first lesson in a unit on Jack the Ripper. It explores what life was like in the East End (Whitechapel) and why crime was easier to commit in this period. A variety of activities run throughout the lesson.
This lesson has been designed as part of a KS3 unit of work on Women’s fight for suffrage in the early 20th Century.
It is titled: ‘The Fight For Women’s Suffrage: The Suffragettes’
The lesson is fully resourced and full of activities, information, educational videos and discussion opportunities. Some of the key focuses include:
… key debates on gender equality in today’s society
… source analysis
… a number of videos and related questions
… Primary source account from Hannah Mitchell
… Examination of militant tactics and the ‘Cat and Mouse’ act.
… Campaigning activity
… plenary, homework and purple pen slide with 10 minute interactive timer.
A comprehensive and fully resourced lesson on The Battle of the Somme, 1916.
This lesson has been designed for KS3 and contains all the contextual information, a number of different activities and many relevant educational videos.
Recently updated for 2019.
Complete, fully resourced unit of lessons on the fight for women’s suffrage in Britain.
Lesson 1 - British Society and the Origins of Women’s Suffrage
Lesson 2 - The Suffragettes
Lesson 3 - The Death of Emily Wilding Davison
Lesson 4 - Achieving the Vote - Women in World War One (WW1)
The Long Term Causes of World War One: Alliances and Militarism
This is a thoroughly resourced lesson, covering the alliance systems and the arms race.
War montage starter: music plays as different images of the trenches are presented. A good introduction to the topic that promotes discussion and provides an understanding of initial knowledge.
In depth information and match up activity on the 4 ‘MAIN’ causes of World War One: Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism and Imperialism. (This lesson focuses on the first 2 of these causes).
European map activity for understanding the alliances and which countries were in each one
Alliances source activity (domino chain)
Militarism activity, examining the strength of the different powers in Europe
A concluding activity examining the aims and ambitions of each country in detail - this develops a good understanding of how tension kept increasing and then leads in well to the next lesson on Nationalism and Imperialism.
What was the Wars of the Roses?
This lesson has been designed to provide KS3 students with an engaging introduction and overview of what the Wars of the Roses was and how it progressed before culminating in the Battle of Bosworth.
Contextual information, reading, videos and activities are provided throughout.
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Edexcel GCSE History - The American West, 1835-1895
Student Personal Learning Checklist & Marking and Assessment Feedback Tracker.
This can be stuck in student books and allows them to track their progress in each topic and assess their own progress. I’ve found these really useful myself, and they really come into fruition for the students when it comes to reflections and revision.
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World War One: Injuries and Treatment
This lesson covers 3 key areas and has accompanying tasks/worksheets:
The types of wounds soldiers had to deal with (shrapnel, gas, head wounds…)
How medical problems were dealt with (Chain of Evacuation)
How medical problems were treated (Thomas Splint, Transfusions, Surgeries)
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This bundle provides a clear, in depth sequence of three lessons on the English Civil War
Lesson 1 - The Causes of the English Civil War
Lesson 2 - The Battles of the English Civil War
Lesson 3 - The Trial and Execution of Charles I
I am also including a bonus lesson in this bundle, entitled ‘Restoration London - Plague, Fire and Enlightenment’. This could act as a brilliant way to end the unit.
Each lesson is fully resourced and contains a wide variety of different activities throughout.
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Fully resourced lesson on the Battle of Britain.
This lesson contains all the necessary contextual information, different types of activities and a number of educational videos to accompany the lesson as it progresses.
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This is a complete in-depth presentation, designed for the AQA A-Level, Option 1C - The Tudors: England, 1485–1603.
This lesson covers all of Edward’s reign from 1547-1553, including:
Problems of succession at the beginning and end of the reign.
Complete analysis of Somerset (economy, religion, foreign policy, rebellion…)
Complete analysis of Northumberland (economy, religion, foreign policy, rebellion…)
Hyperlinked video to David Starkey documentary.
Questions and tasks for students to complete
Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, 1250-present
Topic 3 - Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Britain (1700-1900)
Lesson 3 - Case Study – Fighting Cholera in London, 1854
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: Medicine in Britain, 1250-present
Topic 4 - Medicine in Modern Britain, 1900-Present
Lesson 3 - Fleming, Florey and Chain’s Development of Penicillin
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches
Lesson 4: The work of the RAMC and FANY
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
Edexcel GCSE History: The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: Injuries, Treatment and the Trenches
• Lesson 1: The historical context of medicine in the early 20th century.
• Lesson 2: The context of the British sector of the Western Front
• Lesson 3: Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front
• Lesson 4: The work of the RAMC and FANY
• Lesson 5: The significance of the Western Front for experiments in surgery & medicine
Each lesson is fully resourced, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
This is a complete unit of lessons, covering all 4 topics from the specification in their entirety.
Each lesson is fully resourced and contains in-depth information, activities, exam practice and educational videos throughout.
• Topic 1: Medicine in Medieval England, 1250-1500
o Lesson 1: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 2: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment, 1250-1500
o Lesson 3: Case Study - The Black Death, 1348-49
• Topic 2: The Medical Renaissance, 1500-1700
o Lesson 4: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 5: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 6: Case Study - William Harvey’s Blood Circulation Discovery
o Lesson 7: Case Study - The Great Plague of London, 1665
• Topic 3: Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Britain (1700-1900)
o Lesson 8: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 9: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 10: Case Study - Fighting Cholera in London, 1854
• Topic 4: Medicine in Modern Britain, 1900-Present
o Lesson 11: Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
o Lesson 12: Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
o Lesson 13: Case Study - Fleming, Florey and Chain’s Development of Penicillin
o Lesson 14: Case Study - The Fight Against Lung Cancer in the 21st Century
Edexcel GCSE History: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39
Topic 1: The Weimar Republic, 1918-29
Lesson 1: The Origins of the Republic, 1918-19
The legacy of the First World War.
The abdication of the Kaiser.
The armistice and revolution, 1918–19.
The setting up of the Weimar Republic.
The strengths and weaknesses of the new Constitution
This is a fully resourced lesson, covering all aspects of the specification and featuring in-depth information, activities, videos and exam practice throughout.
