AQA GCSE History: British Depth Studies: Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Historic Environment, 2024 - The Americas and Drake’s Circumnavigation, 1577-1580. The resources are suitable for Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons and assessment support: 01 - An English Renaissance 02 - The Elizabethan ‘Golden Age’ 03 - The Golden Age of Elizabethan Exploration 04 - The Reasons for the Anglo-Spanish Conflict, 1580 05 - Sir Francis Drake - Slave Trader 06 - Drake’s Plan 07 - Sir Francis Drake’s Circumnavigation, 1577-1580 08 - Consequences of Drake’s Voyage 09 - The Impact of Voyages and Trade 10 - Sir Francis Drake’s Significance 11 - The Historic Environment The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes to sustain outstanding results over a period of time: 2022 P8: +0.88 and +0.81 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 My GCSE History classes have also consistently attained the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1300 students. In addition, this specific component’s outcomes - Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603: Historic Environment - are consistently well-above the national average according to AQA Enhanced Results Analysis. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying GCSE History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©

Industrial Revolution: A Wolsey Academy Scheme of Work on the Industrial Revolution. Target is KS3 but all assessments throughout are GCSE and use Edexcel criteria. Each lesson contains a lesson plan, quick start guide, printable resources, mini plenaries, challenge questions, mark schemes, writing frames, lots of differentiation, a nice mix of activity types and a lesson specific EAL activity sheet. There are 14 lessons in total, but each lesson has enough material to last 2 or 3 lessons for even high ability classes. Most lessons include some high-level source analysis. The lessons also include a link to a site hosting a self-marking End of Unit quiz and a revision guide which make for nice homework activities. The SOW has been used for several years (with continual updates and improvements) at a very successful History department in an outstanding school. If used at KS3 it also acts as a grounding for any History of Medicine modules they might encounter at KS4 (hence the focus on public health and inventions). The SOW covers the following topics: Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (free) Population Boom (free) Factories Coal Mining Transport Robert Stephenson Industrial Revolution inventors Child Labour Public Health Problems Public Health Solutions & Government Intervention Source Question on the Big Stink Luddites British Empire Source Question on Empire William Cuffay & The Chartists (Black History Month lesson) Causes of Indian Independence All Guided Reading Challenges (24 in total - 6 of which directly relevant to the Industrial Revolution & Empire) Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission. Hope it helps.

The French Revolution and the Rule of Napoleon - 1774–1815: The Origins of the French Revolution, 1774-1789. The resources are suitable for OCR, AQA, Edexcel and WJEC A-Level History. • Absolutism and the structure of the Ancien Régime: Louis XVI as King; government; social divisions; privileges and burdens; strengths and weaknesses. • The ideas of the Enlightened philosophes: extent of influence in France; the salons; impact of the American revolution and War of Independence. • Economic problems and royal finance: attempts to improve royal finances under Turgot, Necker and Calonne. • The Assembly of Notables and political developments, February 1787 to May 1789; the state of France, politically, economically and socially by the meeting of the Estates-General. • The revolution; May – October 1789: developments in Versailles and Paris; developments in the country, including the Great Fear; the October Days. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons, revision guide and assessment: 01 - Welcome to History - The French Revolution 02 - King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France 03 - Absolutism in France 04 - The French Parlements 05 - The Government and Administration of France 06 - Ancien Regime - French Social Division - Rights and Privileges 07 - Enlightened Philosophes - Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau and Quesnay 08 - The Spread of Enlightened Ideas 09 - The French Salons 10 - The American Revolution 11 - The American War of Independence and its Impact on France 12 - In the Red - Royal Finance 13 - A French Contraction - The Economy 14 - Attempt to Improve Royal Finance - Turgot, Necker and Calonne 15 - The Origins of the French Revolution, 1774-1789: Assessment 16 - The Origins of the French Revolution, 1774-1789: A-Level Revision Guide The resources that I have created have enabled my A-Level History classes to attain an ALPS 3 over a four-year period and several students have secured A* and A grades. I am proud to have inspired and helped students pursue and successfully read History at Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities within the United Kingdom. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying A-Level History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©

4 x detailed and editable, one hour lessons to introduce students to history skills. The pack includes: History Skills Introduction - A fun Year 7 History lesson which can be used either on a transition day or in the first week at secondary school as an introduction to history. The lesson focuses on familiarising students with the key skills they will be using throughout history lessons in KS3- source analysis, source comparison, chronology and literacy through history (spag and essay skills). It includes engaging teamwork tasks, fact-finding activities and lots of introduction to new key terms. History Skills - Evidence. A detailed and well-differentiated, editable history lesson all about how to assess evidence / sources for usefulness, with PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets. It’s editable and very easy to pick up and run with. The lesson lasts one hour and is very easy to just pick up and use. The lesson is best suited to Year 7 (but could be used with an older, perhaps lower ability group as a refresher) . The download includes: a one hour PowerPoint, a variety of activities, worksheets, clip tasks and more. History Skills - The Ice Man. A detailed and well differentiated, editable history skills lesson with a focus on the importance of using evidence. This hour long lesson (with PowerPoint, clips and worksheets) was created for Year 7 (but could be used with a different group) to illustrate the importance of source work as historians (and those working in archeology) in order to gain a detailed picture of the past. The lesson focuses on the story of the Ice Man and how he died and came to be buried and preserved he was. Students will use evidence to create a detailed profile of the Ice Man’s last days and explore the artifacts he left behind and the clues left for historians to decipher. History Skills - Pompeii. A detailed and well differentiated, editable history skills lesson with a focus on the importance of using evidence. This hour long lesson (with PowerPoint, clips and worksheets) could be used with any KS3 group to illustrate the importance of source work as historians (and those working in archeology) in order to gain a detailed picture of the past. The lesson focuses on the story of the Pompeii and the evidence left behind that historians have pieced together to create an accurate view of the disaster. Students will use evidence to create a detailed profile of the last days of Pompeii and explore the site left behind and the clues left for historians to decipher.

The French Revolution and the Rule of Napoleon - 1774–1815: The Origins of the French Revolution, 1774-1789. The resources are suitable for OCR, AQA, Edexcel and WJEC A-Level History. • Absolutism and the structure of the Ancien Régime: Louis XVI as King; government; social divisions; privileges and burdens; strengths and weaknesses. • The ideas of the Enlightened philosophes: extent of influence in France; the salons; impact of the American revolution and War of Independence. • Economic problems and royal finance: attempts to improve royal finances under Turgot, Necker and Calonne. • The Assembly of Notables and political developments, February 1787 to May 1789; the state of France, politically, economically and socially by the meeting of the Estates-General. • The revolution; May – October 1789: developments in Versailles and Paris; developments in the country, including the Great Fear; the October Days. Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons, revision guide and assessment: 01 - The Assembly of Notables 02 - The Revolt of the Nobles and Political Breakdown 03 - What is the Third Estate - Politicisation of the Masses 04 - Grievances and Voting Procedures 05 - The Estates-General, Formation of the National Assembly and the Tennis Court Oath 06 - The Séance Royale and its Aftermath 07 - The Storming of the Bastille 08 - The Municipal Revolution and the Great Fear 09 - The August Decrees and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen 10 - Women’s March - The October Days 11 - The Origins of the French Revolution, 1774-1789: Assessment 12 - The Origins of the French Revolution, 1774-1789: A-Level Revision Guide The resources that I have created have enabled my A-Level History classes to attain an ALPS 3 over a four-year period and several students have secured A* and A grades. I am proud to have inspired and helped students pursue and successfully read History at Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities within the United Kingdom. I have worked for the examination boards for over 10 years and considering the recent developments within education, my resources are constantly amended and updated for students studying A-Level History. I have utilised feedback from students, fellow professionals, experienced colleagues and have used my own professional judgement to ensure that each resource will help you to teach quality history lessons to ensure that each student achieves their personal best. I am proud that I am a ‘Gold’ TES Author, and this is recognised by the fact that my resources have been downloaded over half a million times by educators throughout the world. Copyright Protection ©