This is a KS3 lesson on the causes of the Second World War. The lesson starts with students identifying the countries involved in WWII before the three main causes are addressed in turn (The Treaty of Versailles, Hitler and the Nazi Party and Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement) The lesson involves paired discussion tasks, identifying flags, reading sources, watching video clips and teacher led discussions.

This lesson explores how to approach and structure an A-Level essay. I used Mary Brown’s article ‘From Muddleton Manor to Clarity Cathedral’ to inform the creation of this lesson. It comes with a generic A-Level essay planning sheet to match. It explores what it means to set a criteria in the introduction of an essay, to substantiate the basis of a judgement. It explores how to use topic sentences to guide the read through the essay It includes an activity that gets students to base their paragraphs around a point that contributes to their argument and allows then to practice selecting appropriate evidence in a suitable quantity. The lesson used a question from the Edexcel A-Level course: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46 However the lesson can quickly be adapted to any course to show students how to move from GCSE style answers to A-Level essays.

Christmas lesson for KS3 students The lesson explores: How people celebrate Christmas Day The meaning behind popular traditions Biblical accounts of the Nativity Christmas celebrations across the world

This is a short lesson that explores the enquiry question: What was life like for British convicts in Australia? It use sources and comes with a source handout as well as a detailed lesson plan. Suitable for KS3 students