Teachers TV: GCSE History: Apartheid and Nazi Germany

Great Lesson Ideas that can be applied to a number of different topics on the GCSE history curriculum. Head of department Emma Parker introduces both a starter activity for a lesson on opposition to apartheid and “Hula Hoop History”, a lesson idea aimed at providing pupils with an overview of what it was like for Jews living in Nazi Germany. The students place cards listing anti-Jewish laws in a large hula hoop Venn diagram to encourage them to evaluate how different areas of life were affected by the anti-Jewish laws. Steve Toms demonstrates how he uses a Role Play Press Conference when covering the topic of international opposition to apartheid with higher-attaining students taking the roles of delegates. Sophie Welch introduces the idea of helping students learn to use a Learning Pyramid, an organised structure to gather information from sources.