An easy read with practical ideas which can easily be used in the classroom. A quick PowerPoint summary of the main ideas.

A very simple research sheet to support with research homework. Cna be used to model how to research.

Over the years I have developed lots of sheets and displays to help students develop their writing skills. I have found teaching PEEL with a washingline concept the most effective. Here I have bundled together my PEEL phrase sheet and a visual washingline sheet.

Over the past 5 years I have been a Form Tutor to the same group which was hugely rewarding. I have added some of the resources I made and used: Locker organisation sheet. Homework planner sheet. Start of the Year PowerPoint. Reflections. CSE presentation. Diversity assembly. Halloween worksheet.

Here’s my updated KS3 reading list. The list is now organised by era rather than year group as it was before. I feel this will make it easier for you to edit it to suit your needs. This reading list has been successful in promoting wider reading, and in teaching independent learning skills. There are so many wonderful historical fictions books, history magazines, and academic books out there but I hope I have created a base for you to add all the books and articles you discover. To get you started my suggested reading list includes: lots of My Story books for historical fiction. I found my students enjoyed them and they became a catalyst to read other books or to complete independent research. Magazine articles. Academic books. These are included to stretch and challenge students. YA novels. A few websites. A film.

Need quick ways to test your students’ knowledge? Look no further. This PowerPoint contains 5 assessments on aspects within the first topic- Life and government 1189- 1216 The feudal system Kingship and succession Royal government and finances (and answers) English society (and answers) The role of the Church In addition, the PowerPoint contains two slides with knowledge and exam style questions taken from the Edexcel textbook and revision guide.

Sample letters home to A Level parents post mock exams. One letter celebrates the success of a student, one highlights the need to revise and the final letter explains that the skill of analysis needs to be improved.

Ever wondered what your students think of their History lessons? If yes, then this pack is for you. It is crammed with questionnaires for KS3-KS5 that ask specific agree/disagree questions followed by open ended questions. As a Head of Department these questionnaires are a fantastic tool to review the mood of students and the impact our schemes of work are having. As a classroom teacher they help with self reflection on good practice and allow for an open, class dialogue on the quality of learning and teaching taking place.

Help your GCSE and A Level students develop their independent learning skills using this questionnaire and teacher review sheet. The questionnaire encourages students, half-termly, to reflect on their approach to their learning. It prompts students to think about the skills they need to develop and their attitude towards their learning. To encourage meaningful conversations between teacher and student on independence there is a teacher review sheet, allowing you to record how independent the student is from your perspective.

A very simple and basic sheet to be used if you are having a guest visit your lesson or there are learning walks taking place. You can give a very brief outline of what’s happening that lesson and identify different group of students.

This tracker follows the same layout of my KS3 tracker to help with continuity into KS4. Especially as you have spent hours training your students on how to record and respond to feedback, it means they can hit the ground running at GCSE. This tracker includes: A main focus on their target and aspirational target. Great to help students remember what their target it. A space to record historical knowledge after knowledge tests. A graph to track their progress towards their target after each school report. A Year 10 and Year 11 space to record exam question practice. Setting a target for the next exam practice.

One word document. Five A Level essay attempts. Each essay has been written by a real Year 12 student. Their syntax, grammar, and spelling have been left ready for your students to improve. The questions included are: How far does religion explain Parliament’s changing influence in the years 1529-1588? How far were the Tudor Monarchs able to extend and sustain their control of local government between 1536 and 1588? How significant were alterations in religious belief in explaining cultural change from 1509-88? Did the Tudors rely more upon consent than coercion to maintain their authority? (There are two answers to this question)

A great read with some really useful ideas. Here I have summarised the key points I have taken from the book and where you can find them if you want to know more.

This revision plan is aimed at Year 13s to help them chunk revision for Paper 1 and 2 while studying their Paper 3 topic and preparing their coursework. This plan is dated 2017/2018 but can easily be edited for your needs. The plan is for Edexcel Paper 1- Religion and state in Early Modern Europe and Paper 2- Luther and the German Reformation. It includes: Break down of the topic Suggested exam question Mark achieved for the essay Space for student to record their independent work.

This is a student answer on the question- ‘The main difference between life in medieval town and villages was that town dwellers were free.’

A simple feedback sheet for students to use when reviewing their peer’s enquiry final piece. The assessment sheet leaves space for students to consider the positives, improvement and action to be taken for each piece they review.

Help students identify the strengths and limitations of different types of sources. PowerPoint slide 1 is a worksheet which can be used in lesson or as a homeowrk. Slide 2 reveals the answers to help students mark their own or a peer’s work.

Here I have collected different interview questions I have asked when hiring a member of the department. I have also included some Head of Department questions.

This PowerPoint helps students to summarise the role each president played in civil rights and race relations. Not every president will require notes, a handy column links the presidents to the depth themes of the Edexcel Paper 3 course (Civil Rights and race relations in the USA 1850-2009)

Preparing to teach Paper 3 this summer? Here is a paper overview which contains: Page 1 an overview of the paper and the question types. Page 2 the timeline of dates supplied by Edexcel.