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I am Head of History and a Teaching and Learning Guide at a large secondary school. I teach all Key Stages with a focus on teaching GCSE and A Level to large classes. As I am in the classroom I understand the demands being placed on teachers by new specifications and assessment criteria. Through sharing these resources I hope to help teachers acquire new resources and ideas to make the step to the new specifications a successful one.

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I am Head of History and a Teaching and Learning Guide at a large secondary school. I teach all Key Stages with a focus on teaching GCSE and A Level to large classes. As I am in the classroom I understand the demands being placed on teachers by new specifications and assessment criteria. Through sharing these resources I hope to help teachers acquire new resources and ideas to make the step to the new specifications a successful one.
KS5 - James I and Charles I - Belief, Personality and the Royal Courts
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KS5 - James I and Charles I - Belief, Personality and the Royal Courts

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This whole lesson resource will support units, including AQA Unit 1D, studying James I and Charles I. The PPT and booklet talk students through the significance of the royal courts whilst providing examples of historiography, questions and a sorting task to further their understanding. This is then applied by completing a Venn Diagram based on a task which asks students to move around the room - all resources included. Teacher answers to the initial card sort included. Very concise and informative - accessible to all.
AQA Unit 1D - Recap on the Regicide of Charles I
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AQA Unit 1D - Recap on the Regicide of Charles I

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This resource is a worksheet/booklet intended to recap the Regicide of Charles I for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.
AQA Unit 1D - 1603 - 1649 - James I and Charles I - timeline for overview/introduction/revision
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AQA Unit 1D - 1603 - 1649 - James I and Charles I - timeline for overview/introduction/revision

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This timeline looks at 58 significant events from 1603-1649 to help students to see the overview of the AQA Unit 1D course. Events are summarised and their significance and thematic links highlighted. To encourage higher attainers there are also questions attached to events to help students to think about the wider context and links across the course. This is useful as an overview, introduction or revision and would be suitable for Y12 or Y13 sitting this course. This resource could also support numerous follow up tasks specifically geared towards your students - i.e. find examples of religious tension across the period, etc.
AQA KS5 Revision Checklist - Question based - Unit 1D Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702
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AQA KS5 Revision Checklist - Question based - Unit 1D Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603-1702

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This is a thorough checklist covering all of the content of the Y12 and Y13 Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy 1603-1702. The format is based on questioning students so that they have to find out the information that they need rather than providing them with a description of events. My students have responded very positively to this extra challenge. In addition there is a column for students to tick completed sections that they have revised but an additional column to say whether they are confident or not with the topic. This has been used to highlight areas of whole class revision. Can be used with Y12 and Y13 classes.
KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Political and Religious rivalry - England and Spain
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KS4 - GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Political and Religious rivalry - England and Spain

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This lesson is based on a booklet and PPT helping students to understand different aspects of rivalry between England and Spain. A starter activity based on a practice exam question recaps on Elizabeth's foreign policy decisions to provide context and various activities throughout the lesson and booklet help students to understand key turning points such as the Spanish Fury and the Pacification of Ghent. A final activity asks students to create a graph using evidence to reflect on the relationship between England and Spain over time. This lesson would be straight forward to differentiate further if needed.
KS5 - AQA Unit 1D - Revision and overview questions - Supported Group work
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KS5 - AQA Unit 1D - Revision and overview questions - Supported Group work

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This activity is based on the key questions highlighted by AQA as being significant to the Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy course. Each of the 6 questions have been turned into a supported task with clear instructions and advice for students to enable them to create a handout for the class. The differentiated aspect through providing students with thinking points and questions works well to support and challenge. A ready to go lesson.
KS3 - Was dropping the Hiroshima bomb right or wrong?
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KS3 - Was dropping the Hiroshima bomb right or wrong?

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This whole lesson resource uses interpretations to allow students to independently explore whether the dropping of the A-bomb on Hiroshima was right or wrong. The sources and interpretations vary - some are visual so allow all to access, whereas others are more complex. PPT provides introduction and task instructions. Has worked well with classes of a variety of abilities. Differentiated version included.
KS5 - AQA Unit 2D - Stuart Britain - The Exclusion Crisis - Intro and Revision
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KS5 - AQA Unit 2D - Stuart Britain - The Exclusion Crisis - Intro and Revision

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These resources provide students with an overview of the Exclusion Crisis - why it occurred, different sides and arguments etc. The booklet includes information and different tasks so that students can engage and apply the new information. TWO ACTIVITIES RELATE TO THE OXFORD AQA HISTORY UNIT 2D BOOK. The rest are linked to the activity booklet or PPT. Great for teaching first time or for revision.
AQA Unit 1D - Recap on Cromwell as Lord Protector - 1653-1655
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AQA Unit 1D - Recap on Cromwell as Lord Protector - 1653-1655

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This resource is a worksheet/booklet intended to recap the beginning of Cromwell’s Protectorate up to beginning of the Rule of the Major Generals for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.
AQA Unit 1D - Recap on The Rump Parliament, 1649-1653
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AQA Unit 1D - Recap on The Rump Parliament, 1649-1653

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This resource is a worksheet/booklet intended to recap the action of the Rump Parliament from 1649-1653 for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.
KS5 AQA - Unit 2D - James II - Intro and Catholicism
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KS5 AQA - Unit 2D - James II - Intro and Catholicism

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These resources act as an introduction to the reign of James II and further exploration of his Catholicism and moves to implement this. The PPT can be used to guide students through the booklet which also has activities and tasks to help students learn and apply new knowledge. PART OF THE BOOKLET RELATES TO THE OXFORD AQA HISTORY UNIT 1D TEXT BOOK.
AQA History  Unit 1D - Recap on Settlement, 1646-48
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AQA History Unit 1D - Recap on Settlement, 1646-48

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This resource is intended to recap the Settlement period under Charles I for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.
AQA Unit 1D - Recap on The Nominated Assembly, 1653
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AQA Unit 1D - Recap on The Nominated Assembly, 1653

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This resource is a worksheet/booklet intended to recap the creation and work of the Nominated Assembly, 1653, for students who completed this topic during lockdown. It contains simplified information and a few short tasks to check learning. Related to AQA Unit 1D - Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy.
KS4 GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Why did the Spanish Armada fail?
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KS4 GCSE History - Elizabethan England - Why did the Spanish Armada fail?

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This lesson focuses on the reasons behind the failure of the Armada. In order to make the information concise a booklet has been created to guide students through the information in a relevant and interesting way, i.e. cloze exercises, source analysis, card sorts. Answers to card sort activities provided and differentiation in terms of how many cards match each heading. Further differentiation would be very straightforward if needed. This lesson links to the relevant section in the new Edexcel 9-1 GCSE.
Behaviour Management Basics
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Behaviour Management Basics

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This resource is intended to be a brief overview for new or developing staff about some techniques or things to consider which will help them to implement positive behaviour management in their lessons.
Staff Exam Analysis Feedback Support
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Staff Exam Analysis Feedback Support

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This resource asks questions which enable staff to consider their exam results, how to spot trends and make positive steps forward. This could be completed during a departmental exam analysis session with discussion or individually.
KS3 Wordsearches
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KS3 Wordsearches

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This is a selection of 8 wordsearches covering various KS3 topics. They could be used as a bell task, starter or extension task. To make the wordsearches more complex students could then be asked to define the words they have found or use them in their historical context.