The Miners' Strike 1984-85 KS3, Lesson 2 - Tactics of Government & Miners

The second lesson in a unit on the 1984-85 miners’ strike designed for more able year 8 students. This is based upon the old style Edexcel B Unit 3 ‘Protest, law and order in the twentieth century’ and was meant as an introduction to GCSE studies. Students first watch a YouTube clip on the tactic of the miners and the Government, followed by a sorting activity where the students are required to first decide whether the tactic was used by the Government or by the miners, and then evaluate how effective it was. Students are then provided with a sheet so that they can complete their source evaluation using the acronym ‘COAP’ (Content, Origin, Audience, Purpose). There is then a written task, which has a writing frame provided. There is an excellent documentary on Channel 4 entitled ‘When Britain Went to War’ which proved very useful to use alongside the PowerPoints https://www.channel4.com/programmes/when-britain-went-to-war/on-demand/36247-001