A full set of resources for teaching Think Tanks and Lobbying for A Level Politics. (Edexcel Component Topic 1 - Democracy) Though these are designed with the Edexcel specification in mind, the content is easily transferable for the AQA specification. There is a PowerPoint which has embedded links to articles and video clips as well as an accompanying case study information sheet.

This resource acts as an introduction to British law for use in PSHCE/Citizenship and is suitable for Years 7-9. There is an accompanying worksheet that is attached. All instructions and activities are explicitly outlined on the powerpoint.

This is a 70 slide PowerPoint presentation with detailed information on liberalism, the 6 key themes of Rationalism, Equality and Social Justice, The State, Freedom, Liberal Democracy and Individualism. There are also slides preparing students for questions on Human Nature, Society and the State as well as tasks throughout.

Introductory powerpoint outlining the skills and content integral to the new Medicine Through Time unit of Edexcel GCSE History.

Lesson covering the causes and developments of the Gunpowder plot, with an emphasis on the implications for Catholicism in Britain in the early seventeenth century.

This is a revision lesson for the third stage of the Superpower relations aspect of Edexcel History Paper 2, focusing on the End of the Cold War. There are numerous practice questions as well as advice and mark schemes that are broken down to help students focus on specific criteria. There are also sample answers.

Introduction to the nature, importance and values of Citizenship, applicable for PSHCE or Citzenship lesson.

Resources, practice questions, activities relating to planning and establishing thesis statements as well as full modelled example answers.

A lesson enabling students to run a Mock election campaign.

A guide to improving the quality of language of interpretation, source analysis and evaluation in improving History essay writing.

This is the second in a series of lessons on the Law as part of a Citizenship/PSHCE programme, but can be used as a stand alone lesson. It centres on the debate regarding the Age of Criminal Responsibility and young people’s relationship with the law. The accompanying worksheet is attached.

PowerPoint of notes and conclusion activity to cover full breadth of Khrushchev’s Agricultural and Economic Policies including an assessment of successes and failings.

A PowerPoint addressing the extent of control under Khrushchev and evaluating how genuine the Thaw was. Draws on more recent evidence to evaluate the nature and role of control under Khrushchev - an issue that is often given little attention or over-simplified. The role of dissidents and their long term contribution, established in the Khrushchev era is also outlined. This comprises 2-3 lessons worth of material in ‘lecture style’ which would feed well into a session on essay planning.

A PowerPoint of approximately 2 lessons worth of content covering the breadth of Khrushchev’s economic policies, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses and incorporating concluding tasks. Designed for Edexcel A Level Unit 1E - Breadth study, but suitable for any exam board and could also be adapted for GCSE Cold War lessons.

Full set of lessons covering High Stalinism. 25 slides comprising text, sources, interpretations and activities.

Activities and introductory notes for the AQA specification but easily adaptable for other specifications.

A Level History Resource linked to Edexcel syllabus but could be used for any A Level specification. Comprises detailed information on Brezhnev’s strategies for controlling the people, handling of dissidents, the role of the KGB.

Full series of lessons for unit on Khrushchev; economic, social and cultural policies as well as political control. 46 slides comprising text, sources, interpretations and activities.

A full powerpoint relating to Women’s suffrage, referring back to the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People’s Act, analysing both the wider historical and political significance of this. Suitable for KS3 History or Citizenship. There is an accompanying article attached.

First 6-7 lessons of unit with extracts and worksheets.

A PowerPoint covering Khrushchev’s social policies, focusing on Housing, Education, Consumerism and Women.