New Edexcel History GCSE topic: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England A3 sheet that allows students to revise the main topics of the Normanisation of England. Broken down into the subcategories needed. Easily used across the ability ranges, and easily adapted if you need.

Lesson 1 of a SOW on slavery in America. focussing on how America was affected by slavery, the north/south divide etc and reasons for slavery high level of challenge throughout

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

September 2016 Edexcel Paper 3 - Weimar and Nazi Germany. 8 Mark Question. How useful are sources A & B in your enquiry into… Question mat which highlights the ways to answer the question effectively with a mark scheme.

Interpretation lesson based on 12 Years a slave - worksheets and clip provided please note that the quality of the clip isn’t great

Year 8 lesson focusing on the causes of the Industrial Revolution - embedding GCSE skills at KS3 (focus on new Edexcel specification) They have to work as a pair to pick the top 9 causes, then rank them in a diamond nine. Answer 1 paragraph on a ‘How far do you agree…?’ question. easily adaptable for LA and MA

KS3 - easily adapted to KS4 focus on the reasons behind the Viking raids on England. Easily adapted to LA

Idenitfying Roman artefacts and introducing the concept of source utility. Resources included.

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.

SOW and booklet based on Democracy and Suffrage between 1800-1884. Focus on how men won the vote in the 19th Century. Lots if interpretations, sources, literacy tasks. Strong resources, and lessons to accompany. Knowledge Organiser and homework tasks. Lessons: Why did the people of Britain begin to protest for a more representative government at the start of the 19th Century? What do the events of Peterloo reveal about British Democracy at the start of the 19th Century? To what extent does the ‘Great Reform Act’ of 1832 deserve its name? What did democracy mean to the people of the Chartist movement in the early 19th Century? How democratic was Britain by 1884?

First lesson in SOW that focuses on who Henry was when he became King in 1509, with detailed information, videos etc. suitable for KS3 - easily adaptable for KS4 and all abilities

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.

For the new Edexcel specification - British Medicine Through Time The focus of the lesson is how people thought cholera spread, what John Snow discovered and what the impact was of his work on the progress of medicine. Tasks include a visual hexagon, PEEL paragraph and plotting the co-ordinates of cholera victims on a map. Easily adaptable across all abilities.

Students look at sources in groups and decide which ones best describe the Final Solution and why, Great for group work, interpretation and analysis of sources. Justfication of their choice and peer feedback

Not a whole lesson but resources. Four Roman battle tactics for you to use at any level and for any type of lesson

Suitable for KS3 - focuses on the symptoms of the Black Death. Easily adaptable for all ability levels

KS3 History Lesson focussing on how significant Harriet Tubman was. The students do a GCSE style question based on making inferences from a source - this is tailored to the higher ability, so may need to be differentiated (which is easily done) The students then use bowling pins to work out how significant Harriet Tubman was based on criteria given. Then the students will answer a ‘do you agree?’ question Fully resourced and easy to follow.

KS3 lesson on 'Do the Vikings deserve their bloodthirsty reputation?' easily adaptable across the Key Stages and abilities

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

Scheme of work for KS3 on Henry VIII and the religious power struggle in his reign. Lessons include: L1 - What did religion look like in England in 1500? L2 - What’s love got to do with it? Did he break from Rome because of love? L3 - Did money and power drive Henry to break from Rome? L4 - What was the real reason Henry broke from Rome? L5 - Assessment All lessons have higher order themes, questions and concepts throughout. Planned to a high standard. Multiple historical concepts used - focus on source/intepretation skills.