I'm a Head of History in a mixed comprehensive. My specialism is Early Modern Europe. Here you'll find resources for KS3-5, templates to help run a department, and even some PSHE resources from my time as Head of PSHE in 2015.
When I'm not inspiring future historians you'll find me knitting, reading a good book, playing with my children or indulging in 'Prosecco Friday'.
I'm a Head of History in a mixed comprehensive. My specialism is Early Modern Europe. Here you'll find resources for KS3-5, templates to help run a department, and even some PSHE resources from my time as Head of PSHE in 2015.
When I'm not inspiring future historians you'll find me knitting, reading a good book, playing with my children or indulging in 'Prosecco Friday'.
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.
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.
This reading list has been compiled from the Edexcel course information.
The papers included are:
Paper 1: Medicine Through Time and the Western Front.
Paper 2: The American West and The Reigns of King Richard I and King John I.
Paper 3: The USA, 1945–75: conflict at and abroad.
This reading list has been compiled from the Edexcel course information and resources collected for the coursework unit.
This list includes:
Paper 1: Religion and State in Early Modern Europe.
Paper 2: Luther and the German Reformation.
Paper 3: Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1850-2009.
Coursework: The origins of the First World War
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.
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.
Preparing to start GCSE Medicine this September? Help your students make a focused start with this two page overview sheet. Perfect for students to reference throughout the course.
Page 1 covers what the topic of medicine is about and what the exam questions will ask students to do. There is space to add target grades, aspirational grades, and the results from assessments.
Page 2 includes a timeline from the course, as provided by Edexcel in their course information. The dates are colour coded; a technique I use to help my students have a sense of chronology.
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.
A PowerPoint with some key facts about Crawley. It is a very basic PowerPoint, it would not be the main attraction of your display but would be a nice addition. This fits with a local study and helps students to see how events in their local area fit with wider events such as the Second World War.
Need a new display for September?
Here is a Hazards display, it warns students of the dangers they face in History written work. Add a boarder of warning tape, and an amber flashing light for extra drama and interest.
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.
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.
To support my A Level students, Edexcel, I created a key word sheet to help students embed analysis in their essays. This sheet supports succinct analysis.
Preparing for GCSE the reigns of King Richard I and King John I?
Here’s a great overview for your students.
Page 1 contains an overview of the content with space to log target grades and assessment grades.
Page 2 has a timeline, taken from the Edexcel information, to help students learn dates for this depth study.
Are you looking for a fun and easy way for your students to track their progress? Well look no further!
This assessment tracker allows KS3 students to track their progress throughout KS3, whether your school has a 2 or 3 year KS3.
There is space for students to record when the assessment took place, what their positives were and their next step.
Students are encouraged to reflect between assessments by recording when they met their target.
Two skills ladders allow students to use the tracker with homework and class work activities. One ladder focuses on PEEL writing and can be applied to all historical concepts. The second ladder focuses on source skills.
The benefit of students keeping their tracker through the Key Stage means they while the scheme of work may revisit concepts in different years, students will still be able to review feedback specific to that concept.
A castle for students to record historical and chronological knowledge. A method to include specific knowledge questions within assessments to help build revision and knowledge skills.
A template to help students make the best decisions in your classroom. It can be used in conversations with students, parents, for tutors and classroom teacher.
