An A-level lesson in which students will explain, evaluate and analyse the effectiveness of Stalin’s purges. Students will consider the post-Kirov purges, purges of party, army and people and will complete a chart in which they use the necessary skills for effective essay writing by adding their analysis and evaluation of each different purge. Students will be able to draw conclusions about the importance and effectiveness of the purges for Stalin’s consolidation of power.

A set of Fan ‘n’ pick cards which cover the course content for A-level students on the topic of Lenin’s rule. Also included is a data capture sheet for students to pre-assess their level of knowledge on the different topics such as war communism and the NEP. This has worked effectively as a revision tool, or retrieval tasks.

An A-level lesson in which students will compare the successes of the First and Second FYPs. The lesson is based on students having already studied the first FYP. Includes paired work in which students construct lists of similarities and differences, and group work in which students interrogate statements about the relative successes of the plans and must reach an informed and substantiated judgement.

An A-level lesson to prepare students for writing an essay on how Stalin consolidated his power in the Soviet Union. Students will categorise information which clearly demonstrates the links between the different methods Stalin used to strengthen his position. Students will use the precise evidence offered to help them to reach judgements on statements about the importance of different methods in order to guide them towards making strong arguments in their essays which link the factors together.

A lesson on the effectiveness of the Vietcong when fighting in the Civil War which broke out between North and South Vietnam. Students will gather evidence on four key areas: aims, support, tactics and supplies to understand how effective they were, and then practice adding their explanations as to why this would help the Vietcong. Students will finish by reaching a judgement on which area was the most important in helping them to fight effectively.

An A-level lesson for the OCR Y321 on the Middle East. This lesson is intended to act as an introductory lesson to allow students to gain an overview of some of the key events and therefore provide some contextual knowledge. Students will use the card sort and picture matching activity to produce a timeline of key events, and begin to consider the themes from the course by considering some key questions.

A lesson for GCSE students studying the Vietnam war. Includes exam practice skills including for source questions (AQA 4 mark question) and write an account questions. Students will consider the circumstances under which Nixon decided on Vietnamisation, understanding why other options were not taken. They will create success criteria, so that they are able to analyse the successes and failures of the policy. Finally, with a focus on the write an account question, students will be required to put events into chronological order to form a narrative.

A GCSE lesson on the Cold War in Asia. This lesson focuses on the impact of the events at Kent State University, and links to the impact of the media on public opinion in the USA. Students will carry out a source investigation to work out what happened at Kent State university, and use a video clip to support. To draw this together, students will consider a range of factors influencing public opinion in the US, and will make links between these factors. This will set students up for planning of a write an account question where students will write a ‘step by step’ guide with a focus on chronology and links, as per the requiremetns for 8 mark write an account questions. It concludes with some summary questions using numbered heads for students to reach judgements.

A thematic double lesson in which students consider the nature of power and how it has changed over time. Students will consider key events which were significant in the development of the British political system, such as the Magna Carta, and will weigh up the balance of power at each point by considering the power of the monarchy, parliament and the people. Students will then have the opportunity to evaluate key events in more detail to get a better understanding of how political power was shaped by these events. This lesson works well as a summary to KS3 learning so that students can draw conclusions from what they have been learning.

A thematic double lesson in which students consider how protests have changed over time. Students will consider the causes of protests, specifically economic and political, as well as the methods and response of the authorities. Includes a double lesson carousel in which students will carry out a range of tasks for each time period: medieval, renaissance, industrial and modern. Students will draw conclusions by considering a series of statements about protests and deciding how much they agree with each. This lesson works well as a summary at the end of KS3 where students can consider the periods and the key ideas and concepts from each.