A full-marks essay which answers the following question: Evaluate the extent to which constitutional reforms introduced since 1997 have been successful in achieving their objectives. The following themes are examined in considerable depth with some excellent examples of evaluation: devolution (Scotland and Wales, Northern Ireland, England) the HRA the Freedom of Information Act

A full marks (30/30) source answer based on the devolution source in the Edexcel June 2022 paper.

A short, concise revision guide for the ‘Churchill’s view of events’ section.

A succinct revision guide for Churchill as wartime PM.

This pdf includes nearly all the past paper questions for CIE IGCSE History. (‘Nearly’ because inevitably I will have missed one or two.) I use these extensively to prepare my pupils for their Paper 1. (This year’s cohort achieved 68% A*-A/9-7.) There are 13 pages of questions covering: Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair? To what extent was the League of Nations a success? Why had international peace collapsed by 1939? Who was to blame for the Cold War? How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism? How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948-1989? Why did events in the Gulf matter c. 1970-2000? Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934? How effectively did the Nazis control Germany, 1933-45? What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?

You can now find this free here: https://ahistoryteachershares.wordpress.com/edexcel-a-level-politics/ A model answer on the following question: Evaluate the extent to which the UK can be said so suffer from a participation crisis. You must consider this view and the alternative to this view in a balanced way. [30]

An A* essay on the following question: Evaluate the arguments in favour of the codification of the UK constitution. [30].

An information booklet on Churchill’s relationship with Roosevelt before and during World War Two.

A knowledge organiser designed to cover the key dates, key terms and key figures of the Vietnam War.

A succinct revision guide for the last section of the the Churchill ‘special enquiry’.

This contains both the source and a 750 word model answer. The question is: **Using the source, evaluate the view that referendums create more problems than solutions. In your response you must: compare and contrast the different opinions in the source examine and debate these views in a balanced way analyse and evaluate only the information presented in the source**

A high-quality information booklet about Churchill’s relationship with Stalin during World War Two.

A booklet that looks at Churchill’s relationship with Alan Brooke, Wavell, Auchinleck and Montgomery.

Using this advice with mixed ability groups my pupils have averaged a staggering 36/40. I acknowledge the price is high but this is years of work distilled into straightforward, clear advice. If you try it and it does not work then you are welcome to leave me a 1* review!

Lesson 2 of 3 for enquiry: ‘What does the life of Mansa Musa reveal about medieval Mali’?

A detailed and free set of notes designed to cover the first section of the OCR A Level syllabus for Britain 1930-1997 (Enquiry Topic: Churchill 1930-51).

This booklet was designed to support pupils in completing their CIE IGCSE History coursework. The question that had to answer was: Assess the historical significance of Gustav Stresemann to Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. This is one of the questions recommended as being suitable by a CIE Examiner’s Report. This booklet includes: Guidance on how to structure your essay Key questions to tease out some of the issues relating to historical significance 35+ sources (both visual and written) from the likes of Punch,Simplicissimus Richard Evans, Alan Bullock, the Economist and Jonathan Wright A timeline of key dates Guidance on how to footnote properly A bibliography

A knowledge organiser designed to cover the key dates, key terms and key figures of the ‘Who was to blame for the Cold War?’ section of the Cambridge IGCSE History course.

Lesson 3 of 3 for enquiry: ‘What does the life of Mansa Musa reveal about medieval Mali’?