Aimed for GCSE, this lesson is based around the concept of a revision clock, and is differentiated into 3 different ones, based on lower, mid and higher ability. Instructions are all in the presentation.

This is a full scheme of work on World War II and the Holocaust, aimed for Year 9 (13-14). All lessons are fully resourced, with a document containing all resources needed for the lesson. There is a detailed and varied powerpoint for each lesson. Lessons on the Holocaust are made following guidance from HET (Holocaust Educational Trust) about how to best teach the Holocaust in schools. All lessons will also be available separately to buy for £2 each on my author’s page.

This is a full scheme of work on World War II and the Holocaust, aimed for Year 9 (13-14). All lessons are fully resourced, with a document containing all resources needed for the lesson. There is a detailed and varied powerpoint for each lesson. Lessons on the Holocaust are made following guidance from HET (Holocaust Educational Trust) about how to best teach the Holocaust in schools. All lessons will also be available separately to buy for £2 each on my author’s page.

An introduction to Humanities. Covers the key concepts of Geography, History and RE. Contains a card sort, and all resources are differentiated.

Part of the Surgery on the Western Front SoW (Medicine Through Time)

Fully differentiated lesson on Introduction and Government from the Early Elizabethan England GCSE module. Contains: Introduction to the course Context on who Elizabeth was and the situation when she came to power in England Organise different roles and jobs in England Task to give an understanding of roles in Elizabethan England Explain what jobs the Queen should do Plenary: Source inference activity

A comparison of Towns and Countryside in the Industrial Revolution. All resources are differentiated and include group and individual activities.

Can be used as a revision lesson or as a recap. Covers the key points of the main events in the Cold War 1943-91. Very popular with Year 11 classes.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Differentiated card sort on the Anglo-Spanish relationship Lesson 8 summary cards Graph to show declining relations Introduction: Why would there be tensions between King Phillip of Spain and Queen Elizabeth II Main: Explain Elizabeth's foreign policy Card sort on declining Anglo-Spanish relations and prioritise key features Plot the cards onto a graph and identify turning points PEA paragraph to justify the main reason England and Spain went to war Plenary: True or false based on summary cards

Part of a Year 9 Scheme of Work on the Holocaust. Resources are differentiated and include various activities. Includes some resources from the Holocaust Trust.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Activity sheet on the changing relationship between Mary QoS and Elizabeth Introduction: Anagrams of key words Main: Watch video on Mary's early life, and complete flow chart to explain it. Easily differentiated for weaker students. Choice activity - based on what could Elizabeth do to help/stop Mary QoS. Evaluate changes in the relationship using activity sheet. Progress check - why might Elizabeth want to help Mary? Judgement - what is the main reason Mary was a threat to Elizabeth and why? Plenary: Using the summary sheet (attached), highlight all key names and phrases to help with revision

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Differentiated card sort on the Catholic threat Catholic threat table Starter: Who might be angry with the Religious Settlement? Why? Main: Puritan challenge - Using p26 in the textbook (Hodder 9-1), research the Vestment and the Crucifix controversy. Evaluate which was a bigger problem for Elizabeth and why. Catholic challenge - card sort. Place events on graph. Plenary: How well did Elizabeth deal with the threats? Why?

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Introduction: How many differences can you think of between the rich and the poor Main: What different activities do you think different social groups may have done? Sport or pastime activity Research leisure activities in the Elizabethan era, recording the information in a table Progress check: How varied were the activities for the different social groups? Debate tennis Plenary: Complete the gaps in the summary sheets using the words on the board

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Fully differentiated resources on each of the three plots against Elizabeth. Introduction: Can you guess what all of the following had in common? Main: Complete research on each of the three main plots against Elizabeth. Progress check - Various questions on the plots to check understanding. Evaluation - Judge how much of a threat each of the plots was to Elizabeth Explain why Mary was executed Plenary: Can you complete the summary sheet using the key words on the board.

Fully differentiated lesson on the GCSE Edexcel Elizabethan England module. Contains: Differentiated resources on the reasons why the Armada failed Summary sheet for topic Introduction: Source inference from a picture Main: Order the events of the Armada Research why the Armada failed. Use differentiated resources according to GCSE target grades (or as you feel appropriate) Source analysis activity What was the significance of the Armada? Plenary: Draw a cartoon to illustrate what you learnt today

Part of the Surgery on the Western Front SoW (Medicine Through Time)

This lesson has been rated as Outstanding in observations. It focuses on 1920s America and the role of the gangsters (linked back to prohibition as well). Each of the tasks are timed, and all resources are differentiated to three levels for abilities. Extension tasks and sentence starters are all in the presentation.

Part of the Surgery on the Western Front SoW (Medicine Through Time)

This resource contains ALL of the lessons for the GCSE Edexcel module on Elizabethan England. Each of the lessons is differentiated, which is reflected in the resources as well. This was planned using the Hodder 9-1 Elizabethan England textbook, and some scans of pages have been included in the lessons. Each lesson contains a starter, multiple main activities or choices of activities, then plenaries, which utilise the “summary” sections on each topic (contained in the files). Each lesson will also be available separately.