An introductory lesson to 9/11. Students will gain key information about the attacks, and then apply these to analyse the utility of a series of video clips.

Cards for the game 'articulate' based on the GCSE topic of Crime and Punishment. The cards cover categories: crime, punishment, law enforcement and key people. This activity works really well as revision.

A resource which is useful for revision. The cards cover four topic areas: 1900-1918; 1914-1922; Mussolini's Italy and Mussolini's foreign policy.

A GCSE lesson for the Edexcel course on Crime and Punishment. Students will use a range of characters to understand different attitudes to conscientious objectors and the different reasons for conscientious objection during WWI.

A GCSE lesson in which students analyse the ways that the Nazis controlled education. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of Nazi methods of control.

A GCSE lesson which examines Nazi policy towards the Christian Church in Germany. Students will evaluate the reasons for the Concordat and the extent to which the Nazis were successful in controlling the Church.

A GCSE lesson looking at the persecution of various groups in Germany, including a more detailed analysis of how persecution of Jews changed over time up until 1939. Students will understand the reasons behind the persecution and categorise them, and create a timeline of Jewish persecution.

A summary GCSE 1-2 lesson series for the section of the specification for AQA on social policy. Students will analyse interpretations about whether people benefited or suffered under Nazi rule according to social policy. Students will prepare an answer to the 8 mark question asking 'Which interpretation do you find more convincing about...'. Includes differentiated resources for high, middle and low ability students.

A GCSE lesson in which students will gain an understanding of the threat posed by Puritans to Elizabeth's religious settlement. Students will evaluate the extent to which puritans posed a threat to Elizabeth's rule.

An A-level lesson looking at how Stalin defeated Trotsky in his rise to power. Students will compare the relative strengths of Stalin and Trotsky by completing a set of Top Trumps cards (included in the PowerPoint) in order to evaluate the relative strengths of the two leadership contenders. Students will reach judgements on their strengths in areas such as their positions within the party, their ideology and their ability to position themselves as Lenin’s successor. Ultimately, students will reach judgements on the roles of Stalin and Trotsky in the outcomes, and compare the relative importance of a range of factors. Includes a retrieval task from their previous learning.

A GCSE lesson in which students examine the impact of John Hunter in the field of surgery. Students will consider which area was Hunter's most significant contribution to surgery. Students will then consider how much surgery has changed between the medieval period and by 1800 in preparation for the 'compare' 8 mark questions on the exam.

A GCSE lesson in which students study the 'Great Chain of Being' and its impact on Elizabethan Society. Students will explain the causes of the rise of the gentry, and consider how this group was different from the nobility.

An A-level lesson in which students examine the significance of the Suez Crisis on Britain. Students will sequence the events leading to the crisis, before analysing the impact of the crisis on Britain, and in particular will gain an understanding of how Britain’s place in the world changed as a result of Suez.

A KS3 lesson on the case study of the slave ship zong. Students examine evidence in order to reach a verdict on the case. The lesson is differentiated with different tasks for lower ability (orange), middle ability (blue) and higher ability (yellow) students, so is easily adaptable for either mixed ability or classes that are set.

A GCSE lesson on attitudes to poverty in Elizabethan England. This lesson precedes studying the 1601 poor law, and works best after understanding the causes of poverty.

A GCSE lesson analysing the extent to which there was a 'Golden Age of culture' in the Elizabethan period.

A KS3 lesson on the reasons for an Empire. The lesson includes a game in which students must 'scramble' to gain territory in Africa, after which they prioritise reasons for building an Empire.

An introductory lesson as an overview on the causes of the Russian Revolution. Planned for a KS3 scheme of work, but could also be used at GCSE, the lesson includes differentiated worksheets to help students to build key skills for essay writing. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to make a prediction about the causes of the Russian Revolution.

A KS3 lesson examining key areas of life on plantations. Students will gather information by becoming an expert in one area, and then use this to answer a 'how useful' question in the style of a GCSE question. Includes differentiated resources for lower ability students.

A GCSE lesson introducing Elizabeth's religious settlement before studying religious threats to Elizabeth's throne. Students will understand the reasons for the religious settlement and the reasons why some people were still unhappy.