The Miners' Strike 1984-85 KS3, Lesson 1 - Causes of the Miners' Strike

The first lesson in a unit on the causes of the 1984-85 miners’ strike designed for year 8 students. This is based upon the old style Edexcel B Unit 3 ‘Protest, law and order in the twentieth century’ and was meant as an introduction to GCSE studies. A source inference question to start, followed by a sorting activity where the students are required to highlight the category that each cause falls into. Students are then provided with a sheet so that they can complete their source evaluation using the acronym ‘COAP’ (Content, Origin, Audience, Purpose). There is then a simplified model answer for them to complete, before they attempt the final written task, which has a markscheme and a writing frame provided. Highlighters are useful when delivering this lesson. There is an excellent documentary on Channel 4 entitled ‘When Britain Went to War’ which proved very useful to use alongside the PowerPoints https://www.channel4.com/programmes/when-britain-went-to-war/on-demand/36247-001