Introduction lesson for students studying Edexcel (could be tweaked for other exam boards) medicine in Britain. Engaging starter activity with higher level challenge questions. Focus on chronology and key concepts crucial to this course - chronology differences between ideas about the cause of disease/prevention/treatment, continuity & change and factors affecting change. Overview of medicine from the Medieval-Modern period. Students create a timeline and use a card sort to get an overview of key medical developments in each period. They then sort the information to show whether the development is linked to ‘ideas’ ‘preventions’ or ‘treatments’. The work sheet called ‘continuity and change sheet’ allows students to track continuity/change in medicine and introduces them to the idea of factors affecting change. They use the information from the card sort to complete this independently. Progress check questions included in the powerpoint presentation. 2 different options for plenary.

Lesson and resources for a higher ability KS3 History group looking at the events of, chronology of Stamford Bridge. Also focuses on key skill of causation and why Harold Godwinson won the battle. 2 different engaging starter options included Clear differentiated learning outcomes Engaging informative/appropriate BBC clip (linked well to Edexcel spec on Anglo-Saxon & Norman England unit) Video clip questions included to keep students focused and engaged chronology sorting task Final written task that is focused on GCSE skills of analysis 3 different engaging plenary options

Lesson for students studying medicine through time would work for any exam board - I do Edexcel Revision activity on germ theory Students roll dice twice to decide which box they land on and have to answer question Tally up points in back of book

For students studying Edexcel GCSE medicine - could be used for other boards. Students look at the Second Public Health Act - what it involved. They then study the different reasons for its passing, students analyse the importance of these reasons, looking at reasons why they were important and limitations to judge the most important factor in the passing of the Act.

A lesson for KS3 investigating the Blitz (events, key facts etc) and the idea of the Blitz spirit. Includes key concepts such as censorship. Students use sources to support different interpretations about the Blitz spirit. A good intro to interpretation for KS4 & the new GCSE specifications. Please leave a review!

Appeasement lesson for KS3. Looks at the sequence of events & arguments for and against appeasement. GCSE style extended writing task. Differentiated for higher and lower ability - 2 different starter options, one includes a source analysis, linking to GCSE ‘how useful question’. All resources included and instructions on notes section of powerpoint.

KS3 lesson on the dropping of the atomic bomb. Focuses on whether or not it can be ‘justified’. Source work + extended writing task. Some resources are on powerpoint, others are attached as word documents. Instructions/teacher commentary in the notes section of each slide to help navigate. Leave review!

KS3 lesson looking at the significance of D Day using ‘GREAT’ - significance criteria.

Series of 6 homeworks used with students studying Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Paper 2 Superpowers and the Cold War - to be used alongside the Pearson textbook. Knowledge questions could be used in lessons as cover. I used it for consolidation of knowledge learnt in lesson.

Revision activity/homework for students studying GCSE History - Medicine. Designed specifically for the Edexcel specification. For each period students are guided/advised to create a revision flash card on for each question.

An extensive glossary that covers the whole Edexcel course. Based on specification & Pearson/Hodder textbooks.

For students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson focuses on importance of religion and role of church, key words (transubstantiation etc) and differences between catholics and protestants. Students conclude on why protestants wanted reform. Information stations activity. Lots of progress checks including key word test and catholic and protestant splat. All resources created with pictures and clear information simplified and condensed from Pearson textbook. Focuses on thinking rather than notemaking. All resources in powerpoint ready for printing.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson on Thomas Cromwell’s life & work with Henry - covers everything students need to know about Cromwell from Edexcel spec simplified into one document rewritten using Pearson textbook. Looks at Cromwell’s life. Students then use info to track Cromwell’s achievements/ups and downs throughout his life. They evaluate biggest achievement/failure & what/who helped him.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson on Wolsey’s downfall & reasons for it.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel medicine GCSE - also suitable for other boards. Lesson starts off by looking at reponses to a 4 mark question on ideas about the cause of disease, students mark and provide feedback. They can then have a go at answering the question well to achieve 4 marks. Students then sort evidence to look at the positives and negatives of germ theory. A 16 mark question is provided with advice and an essay planning sheet including sentence starters.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers. Lesson starts with a recap of the Lincolnshire rebellion. Video clip to engage included. Students answer question and or create a timeline of the Pilgrimage of Grace using the info sheet - this is based on the Pearson book but reformatted, condensed and simplified. Extension tasks that involve either consolidating information or thinking about reasons for failure. Progress checks looking at role of Aske and Henry + reasons for failure/reasons for significance. 16 mark question planner at the end, with opportunity for a second lesson to write an answer. Student friendly mark scheme to 16 mark question included.

An information for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII’s ministers on the Pilgrimage of Grace. Based on the Pearson textbook but reformatted, condensed, simplified to make it more student friendly. Could be edited further.

For students studying Edexcel Henry VIII and his ministers. Lesson on reasons for the annulment. Notes on powerpoint included. Uses Edexcel GCSE textbook Leads up to a 12 mark explain question, previous activities provide students with everything they need to be able to answer it + notes for their books. Advice on how to answer 12 mark explain question + sentence starters Mark scheme for final self/peer assessment.

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII & his ministers. Lesson on Cromwell gaining the annulment for Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon 4 different starter activities to choose from, include true or false, gimme 5, link it Info sheet written up from Pearson textbook, simplified and condensed Opportunity for answering a 12 mark explain exam question, i

Lesson for students studying Edexcel GCSE Henry VIII and his ministers Lesson focuses on the reasons for, events of and reasons for failure of the Lincolnshire rebellion. Card sort task to categorise reasons for the rebellion. Students then provided with a very poor description of the events, a ‘failed’ answer. They have to add specific detail to it, including sepcialist terms, dates etc using information sheet, created using the Pearson textbook but better formatted, condensed and simplified. Students then carry out a P.E.E paragraph looking at the reasons for failure of the rebellion, this links to the success criteria for a 12 mark edexcel question. Students provided with advice, writing frame etc to help with this. Kahoot style multiple choice quiz at the end without use of iPads.