Here’s a 20-minute school assembly based on the recent 2025 discovery of the washed-up WWI letters from Private Malcolm Alexander Neville and Private William Kirk Harley in Australia. It includes statistics, historical context, reflection, and a closing personal story section that can easily be personalized for your school.

This student booklet contains a series of guided reading activities for the GCSE History: The Cold War and Superpower Relations (1941–1991) topic. It covers the complete Edexcel unit, exploring how tensions between the USA and the USSR developed, deepened, and eventually came to an end. The booklet is divided into three main sections: The Origins of the Cold War (1941–1958) Cold War Crises (1958–1970) The End of the Cold War (1970–1991) There are 15 guided readings in total, each focusing on a key event, development, or turning point in the Cold War. Each reading is followed by 10 guided reading questions designed to build understanding and prepare students for GCSE exam-style topics. Students should: Carefully read each passage before answering the questions. Write answers on the dotted lines provided. Define the key words included with each lesson to strengthen vocabulary and understanding. Create revision flashcards using key events, dates, and individuals to help review learning. This booklet will help them develop a strong chronological understanding of the Cold War, practise exam-style comprehension, and create clear revision notes to support success in their GCSE History: Superpower Relations and the Cold War (1941–1991) exam.

This booklet contains a series of guided reading activities for the GCSE History: Medicine Through Time topic. It covers the full Edexcel course from 1250 to the present day, including a focus study on Medicine on the Western Front. The booklet is divided into four main periods: Medieval Medicine (c.1250–1500) Renaissance Medicine (c.1500–1750) Industrial Medicine (c.1750–1900) Modern Medicine (c.1900–present) Plus a depth study on Medicine on the Western Front (1914–1918) There is a guided reading and question set for every lesson, with 19 lessons in total. Each reading explains key events, discoveries, individuals, and changes in medicine, followed by 10 guided reading questions to check understanding. Students should: Read each passage carefully before answering the questions. Use the dotted lines provided to write full-sentence answers. Define the key words listed for each lesson. Create revision flashcards using the key information and vocabulary from each topic. This booklet is designed to help them build knowledg and create strong revision notes for their GCSE Medicine Through Time exam.

Articulate is a fast-talking, high-energy game where players describe key historical terms, events, and people — without saying the actual word! It’s designed to build confidence with subject vocabulary and strengthen recall through fun, competitive oracy practice. Curriculum Links (Edexcel GCSE History): This version supports topics such as: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Weimar and Nazi Germany Medicine Through Time The Cold War The resource can be easily adapted for any other topics you study. It’s brilliant for revising key terms, developing speaking and listening skills, and consolidating historical knowledge in an engaging way. Resource includes game board, instructions and 104 game cards.

Use this sheet to help you develop your oracy skills throughout History lesson. Oracy means learning through speaking — building confidence in explaining, debating, and justifying your ideas aloud. Students will use this resource to: Discuss key events and turning points during the Cold War. Debate different historical interpretations and viewpoints. Explain causes, consequences, and significance using evidence. Listen and respond to others respectfully and thoughtfully. By practising these skills, you will improve your ability to: Speak clearly and confidently. Use historical vocabulary accurately. Build structured arguments using evidence. Think critically about events and decisions. Regular use of this sheet will help increase your oracy and communication skills, strengthen your historical reasoning, and prepare you for exam questions that require explanation, evaluation, and judgement.