The Norman Conquest & Consolidation — Full Unit Bundle

A complete, ready-to-teach Year 7 History unit: 16 full lessons taking students from Anglo-Saxon England through 1066 to Norman rule, plus the assessment, mark scheme and scheme of work needed to teach and evaluate the whole topic.

Included:

• 16 full lessons — PowerPoint slide decks (editable)
• 16 matching worksheets (editable Word documents)
• Summative assessment (30 marks, Section A/B/C)
• Full mark scheme
• Complete scheme of work

The 16 lessons:

1. Anglo-Saxon England — Government, Society and Religion
2. Who Should Be King? The Three Claimants
3. The Road to Stamford Bridge
4. The Battle of Stamford Bridge
5. Preparing for Hastings
6. The Battle of Hastings — Armies, Terrain and the Shield Wall
7. The Feigned Retreat and Harold’s Death
8. Formative 1 — Explain Two Causes
9. Rewarding the Followers — The Feudal System
10. DIRT — Improving “Explain Two Causes”
11. Castles — Motte and Bailey to Stone Keep
12. Formative 2 — Describe Two Features
13. The Domesday Book — Power Through Knowledge
14. DIRT — Improving “Describe Two Features”
15. The Harrying of the North — Crushing Rebellion
16. Normanisation — Language, Law and the Church

Every lesson includes a retrieval starter, source-based analysis, a varied plenary and key vocabulary — with two built-in formative assessments and matching DIRT/feedback lessons to develop extended-writing skills across the unit.

Everything a department needs to teach this unit from a standing start, end to end.