KS4 Edexcel medicine. Focuses on Medieval prevention and treatments + differences between the two. Useful focus on knowledge and key words. Colour activity that includes detailed knowledge for students taken from Pearson textbook, put into student friendly activity. Challenge tasks for higher ability.

A worksheet to go with the Battlefield Britain documentary on the Spanish Armada. Key/simple note making sheet.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson on Wolsey’s attempts to gain the annulment & subsequent failure. Looks at different strategies, reasons for failure and who was to blame. Includes clear progression, identify, describe, explain, analyse, evaluate - clear challenge for all. Differentiated work sheet for weaker students available to aid notemaking. Info simplified into 1 document for printing from Pearson textbook Crossword plenary Opportunity for further lesson answering an exam question, includes advice, writing frames and student friendly mark scheme.

Lesson for students studying Medicine through Time GCSE (Edexcel). The lesson focuses on three key aspects of the Renaissance period that affected ideas about the cause of disease and illness (Thomas Sydenham - individual, printing press - technology and Royal Society - government). A differentiated note making sheet is included, where the challenge is stepped. Firstly this involves students basically getting down the facts, to then linking to factors, to then explaining impact to then judging and evaluating importance. This sheet is to be completed with the information worksheet compiled from information gathered from the Edexcel Pearson textbook made simpler. 2 examination style questions included 4 Explain one way… & 12 Explain why… Student friendly mark schemes and model answers provided to allow students to mark and improve their own in the lesson. This could be 2 lessons in 1! Also includes link to knowledge checking KAHOOT for a mini plenary/plenary.

A lesson on the Battle of Britain for KS3 looking at categorising reasons for British victory. Also looks at a propaganda poster so includes source analysis skills. Extended writing P.E.E GCSE style paragraph included with writing frame. Code breaker starter that hooks students in straight away with second secret mission. Done as a lesson observation was graded as outstanding. All resources on powerpoint except for card sort and plenary sheet whichare word docs Instructions in the note section of the powerpoint should talk you through the lesson & basic instructions also attached as a word doc. Please leave a review!

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson on reasons for fall of Anne Boleyn Looks at building up reasons for her downfall (points) adding evidence to support points/reasons, explaining the reasons and deciding which was most important. Detailed colour code/card sort with info taken from Pearson textbook Task included that helps students build links between the reasons in order to help them evaluate.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Looks at the process of dissolution and the winners and losers. Students have to use information from Pearson textbook to answer questions form the question sheet provided on the process of dissolution. Character cards included to help with spectrum task of biggest winner/loser. Good for group discussion, however could also be done individually and students feedback their order to the class.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson starts with recap on Acts of Succession & Supremacy Then focuses on 3 key individuals who opposed Henry’s religious changes, Elizabeth Barton, John Fisher and Thomas More. Information profiles provided for each individual - much simpler than the textbooks! Students provided with a table of facts, they have to decide which of the three individuals the fact applies to, this reduces notemaking and promotes thinking and reading. Extension/challenge tasks available. Students think about similarities/differences between the three & who was more dangerous to Henry Opportunity for 4 mark describe question + exemplar answer. Plenary whos whos - to check knowledge

Lesson for students studying Edexcel medicine at GCSE. An introduction to the period and the key changes/important factors in this period. An overview of the key individuals and their discoveries. Evaluation of importance through balloon debate task. Sticky post it note on the head game as plenary. *IMPORTANT Uses info about key individuals from Hodder textbook - you will need this or will need your own info about each individual

Done as an observation lesson that was graded outstanding under the old Ofsted grading system still used in some schools. For students studying Edexcel medicine. High level thinking starter that gets students to recap knowledge of medicine so far through 'odd one out’ Card sort/coding task looks at differences between preventions and treatments and tracks continuity and change. Challenge encourages students to evaluate the level of change and continuity in preventions and treatments Practice exam question linked to Edexcel specification - Explain on way… (4) advice/sentence starters to help. All resources included and notes on each slide that talks you through the lesson.

A lesson for KS3 students but could also be used at KS4. It looks at the effects of WWI, the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the big 3 and how this led to WWII. Clear differentiated learning outcomes that link well to tasks. Challenge and super challenges included to stretch and challenge. The powerpoint is differentiated - there are 2 different starter options, one for higher ability and one for lower ability. Extended writing optional activity also included with writing frame, linked to GCSE expectations. 2 plenary options. All resources within/at the end of powerpoint. Instructions added to notes to help. Please leave a review!

Differentiated lesson resources suitable for lower ability KS3 looking at events of Stamford Bridge, focused on key skills for lower ability including memory for learning and literacy.

Revision resource for students studying Edexcel Paper 2 Henry VIII and his ministers. A summary of each key topic including key words, dates and events based on Pearson textbook.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson starts with recap on differences between Catholics & Protestants Then looks at religious change and the impact of the reformation in England under Henry. Using a protestant/catholic graph and timeline of acts/reforms (Act of Supremacy, Act of Ten Articles, Bishop Book, Six Articles) with dates. Students consider whether there was real change and whether the term religious rollercoaster is accurate. Consolidation & challenge tasks available to push all abilities. Students think about similarities/differences between the three & who was more dangerous to Henry Plenary quiz All tasks very clearly modelled on powerpoint

Lesson for students studying GCSE Edexcel medicine - would be suitable for other boards too. Looks at the ideas about the cause of disease prior to germ theory. Then goes through story of Pasteur and Koch’s discoveries. Students listen to the animated story read out by the teacher from the powerpoint - feel free to put on French and German accents!! As students listen to each development they plot on their graph who the development belongs to - Pasteur or Koch and whether it was a high or low point for them in their career. Information sheet for them to then stick in their books to have as notes. This lesson therefore includes more listening, thinking than note making, but notes are covered due to typed up notes sheet. Who’s who activity and quiz to finish.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson looking at reasons for the marriage and annulment to Anne of Cleves. Group work activity, easily applicable to your own group. Work sheets included if students would prefer to work on a sheet. Extension/challenge tasks included. For use with Pearson textbook

Lesson for students studing Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Looks at reasons for break with Rome and counter arguments to aid analysis Clear differentiation and progression from identifying reasons, to adding evidence, to explanation and then analysis and evaluation. Card sort/colour code activity + counter arguments 12 mark explain question opportunity with clear guidance, advicem writing frame and opportunity for self/peer marking and feedback

Lesson for students studying Edexcel medicine GCSE, also suitable for other boards. Looks at the state of public health in the period through source analysis - a court for King cholera. Students use information around room (in slides) to complete work sheet. Work sheet includes: definition of public health conditions in towns and cities problems caused by these conditions cholera -symptoms and what it was appointment of Chadwick and his report response to Chadwicks report 1848 Public Health Act Limitations of Act/reasons for failure What else it would take for government to do more Differentiation for lower ability and consolidation/challenge tasks Notes on slides for teacher

Edexcel Medicine Black Death lesson Starter - Exam question - Explain one similarity (4 marks) based on previous learning - advice, sentence starters, student friendly mark scheme and model answer provided. Black Death running powerpoint animation - students watch and answer question (resource at end of powerpoint) Students then colour code resource 2, to show ideas about cause of Black Death, preventions and treatments used. Higher level linking activity included. Self reflection throughout lesson 2 different plenary choices.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel medicine GCSE could also be used for other exam boards. Students look at problems in surgery pre - Simpson and Lister Clip on both individuals Notemaking & tasks looking at what each individual discovered, impact including positives/negatives, factors that helped/hindered and evaluation/comaprison of importance. Plenary competitive girl v boy game.