This set of resources is designed for teaching the KS1 History unit about the Great Fire of London. It is suitable for Year 2 children and more able Year 1 children. The bundle includes all the planning, lessons and activities necessary to teach the topic. The planning can be downloaded for free here. Lessons include: L1 - Introduction and timeline activity L2 - Finding out about the Great Fire of London from Samuel Pepys’ diary L3 - Sequencing the events of the Great Fire of London L4 - Understanding why the Great Fire of London spread so quickly L5 - Exploring how London changed after the Great Fire L6 - Understanding how fire safety has changed since the Great Fire Optional FREE lesson: Unscrambling sentences about the Great Fire of London If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.

AQA GCSE History: British Depth Studies: Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Historic Environment, 2025 - Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire. 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 - Growing Prosperity - The Rise of the Gentry 04 - Bess of Hardwick 05 - Elizabethan Architecture 06 - Outside Hardwick Hall 07 - Inside Hardwick Hall 08 - The Historic Environment: Model Answer The resources that I have created have helped my GCSE History classes to sustain outstanding results over a period of time: 2023 P8: +0.26 2022 P8: +0.88 and +0.81 2021 P8: +1.42 2020 P8: +0.47 2019 P8: +0.57 For the third consecutive year, my GCSE History class(es) have also attained the most Grade 9s in any subject and/or class at my current school of over 1350 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 ©

This collection contains 10 fully resourced lessons, a unit outline for staff and students, revision mind maps and an evidence mat which can be used with all GCSE Edexcel source questions. This bundle contains 11 lessons which will cover the study of the Whitechapel Historic Environment for Crime and Punishment Paper 1. The bundle includes: Lesson 1: An introduction to the skills and knowledge for Whitechapel Lesson 2: Problems with housing, poverty and work Lesson 3: Tensions with Immigrant groups Lesson 4: The Whitechapel Workhouses Lesson 5: The difficulties of policing Whitechapel Lesson 6: The Jack the Ripper Murders Lesson 7: Police techniques to catch Jack the Ripper Lesson 8: The problems of the press and vigilance committee Lesson 9: How policing methods changed Lesson 10: Revision Mind Map Diagram UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.

This great value Industrial Revolution bundle includes lessons on: Inventions and Inventors Living conditions Working conditions Children Women Medicine & Public Health Documentary questions to go along with a great documentary (link on worksheet) Industrial Revolution Introduction This download includes everything you need to teach these lessons - all powerpoints, clips, activities, instructions, worksheets and information sheets. Scaffolding and challenge activities are included where possible. All lessons last at least one hour and are fully editable. Activities have been designed to promote thinking and discussion. You can find all our lessons, both free and inexpensive, in our TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resources, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resources, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you asap.

Elizabethan England, c1568–c1603 - Elizabeth’s Court and Parliament. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History. • Elizabeth I and her court: background and character of Elizabeth I; court life, including patronage; key ministers. • The difficulties of a female ruler: relations with Parliament; the problem of marriage and the succession; the strength of Elizabeth’s authority at the end of her reign, including Essex’s rebellion in 1601. 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 Elizabethan ‘Great Chain of Being’ 02 - Life in the Royal Court of Elizabeth I - Performance and Progresses 03 - Elizabeth I’s System of Patronage 04 - The Role of the Privy Council in Elizabethan England 05 - Elizabeth I’s Key Ministers of the Privy Council 06 - The Role of Parliament in Elizabethan England 07 - Local Government - Lords Lieutenant and Justices of the Peace 08 - The Problem of Marriage for Elizabeth I 09 - The Succession Crisis of Elizabeth I 10 - A Royal Favourite - The Earl of Essex 11 - The Earl of Essex’s Rebellion in 1601 12 - The Strength of Elizabeth’s Authority at the End of her Reign 13 - Elizabeth’s Court and Parliament: Assessment 14 - Elizabeth’s Court and Parliament: Revision Guide 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 - are consistently 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 ©

This unit of work has been created to embed and develop skills required at KS4 within KS3 written responses. Skills developed include source work (Interpretations and sources) as well as narrative account, consequences, and PEEL paragraphs. Bundle includes lessons about: D-Day Defeat of France Hitler’s defeat Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Pearl Harbour The Blitz WW2 Dictators