KS3 lesson focusing on what people thought caused the Black Death. Use of sources and in line with the new Edexcel GCSE specification. Use of embedding KS4 skills at KS3. Easily adaptable to all abilities.

KS3 lesson focusing on how people tried to cure and prevent the Black Death. Card sort, and writing activity. All material is easy to follow. Use of embedding KS4 skills at KS4 in line with the new Edexcel GCSE specification. Easily adaptable for all abilities

Introduction into Roman Britain and chronology. Great introductory lesson for Year 7. Resources included.

In line with the new 2016 Edexcel GCSE History Course - Anglo-Saxon and Norman England 1066-1087. The lesson focusses on the career of Bishop Odo from his appointment as Bishop of Bayeux to the his death. The focus of the lesson is his relationship with William I and how his actions led to him falling out of favour. The students make a living graph, based on an information sheet provided, and then answer a 4 mark features question, with peer marking and structure strips to help. The lesson is very well resourced and in clear line with the GCSE syllabus

Take me Out themed lesson based on the positives and negatives of each of Henry's wives. Group work suitable for KS3 - really fun lesson with effective and good resources. Class go through the stages of Take Me Out and decide who Henry should take to the Isle of Fernadez

For assessment purposes - Gold, Silver, Bronze stickers to print off onto sticker sheets Suitable across all age ranges

Mini assessment based on the Anglo-Saxons (Vikings, Alfred the Great etc.) great as a mid topic test

KS3 Holocaust Knowledge Organiser with additonal quizzes to test students’ knowledge

New specification of Edexcel British Medicine through time 1250- present. This focuses on Hospitals during the Industrial Period of 1700-1900 (18th Century - 19th Century) The lessons focuses on how they changed, and allows the students to tackle a PEEL paragraph which are required for a 12 mark question.

Lesson focussing on the biggest event of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s: Brown vs Board of Education Emmett Till Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott Little Rock Arkansas Students work out the impact of the events on the Civil Rights Movement and how it helped the cause progress. They then make a judgement as to which had the biggest impact and the smallest impact. There is also source work - analysing a source and putting it into historical content

Lesson focussing on the black experience in America after the Civil War up till the Second World War. It covers the Jim Crow Laws and life in the South for African Americans. Primary and Secondary sources are used for students to categorise the different ways African Americans were discriminated against. Great for KS3 or KS4

First lesson in a SOW about the change of power in England during Henry VIII’s reign. This lesson concentrates on what religion looked like in England before Henry’s change. It looks at the control the Catholic Church had on the people of England. Really good introduction into the topic. It allows the students to understand the religious aspects in England, to be able to understand why the changes were later so significant.

8 Rounds. Christmas themed - suitable for all ages. Answers and quiz sheet are included Rounds: Christmas Knowledge Guess the Celeb Famous Places General Knowledge Observation Music Historical Figures Christmas Films

Good Christmas quiz for all abilities - lots of different rounds

A great homework activity, cover work or home learning worksheet. The students have to research Edith Cavell using the links at the bottom of the page to complete the acivities. Meanwhile she are a great way to broaden students’ understanding of the topic they are studying.

The reasons slavery divided America in the early 1800s - brilliant introduction to the start of the American Civil War!

Look at the 13th Amendment - freeing of the slaves and whether they received true freedom - videos to accompany

Use of interpretations as to why the American Civil War started, was it states rights or slavery? LIttle bit on the events of the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation

A lesson where the students evaluate whether they think Britain can claim to have won WW2. In this, they make a decision on what criteria they want to use when evaulating victory - this can also lead to a debate, where they challenge and agree with other students. It also has interpretation practice - evaluting the opinion of the interpretation, sourcing out quotes and agreeing/disagreeing.

New Edexcel GCSE British Medicine through time 1250-present. Suitable for LA students - concentrating on why the NHS is so significant, how it was established and the technology used to help it progress