I created the end of unit paper using past gcse questions from OCR & AQA so that section A tests students knowledge with low mark questions and section B tests their ability to apply their knowledge to higher mark questions this gave students 2 GCSE grades (based upon the last year grade boundaries and allowed us to do a SWOT analysis of them in this unit). The resit is a combination of both knowledge & skills. I hope you find this useful. Feedback is welcomed :)

I have created 3 booklets that I have used with my students. One looks at various sources based questions from the 2 papers. One looks specifically at section B of the A342 exam and the other contains past 12 mark questions for the A342 exam. My students like having these booklets to help them practice the areas they felt weakest in. I hope you find them useful. I welcome feedback. :)

I use this at least once a term with my classes when I take their books in as it's quick & easy to use showing students what they need to do to improve etc. I have got some of my more able classes to use it as a peer assessment of books too.

A look at how citizens can make a difference in society-to complement the aqa gcse textbook

this covers the aspect of how others (e.g. the us) govern themselves.

A look at how change can occur

My classes have been struggling with understanding how to approach the questions and understanding the pre-released information. These handouts are walking students through what to expect in the questions and it gets them using some metacognitive strategies to reflect upon their revision of topics and organise their notes in preparartion for the exam. There is a clear focus on Paper 1 but Paper 2 is covered.

This session goes through what parliament week is, suggests activities to complete in the week and makes links to british values.

I have used this lesson as part of the new AQA spec for Theme 3 and with my year 9 students as part of their Politics & extremism unit. I hope you find it useful. I welcome feedback too :)

This lesson is a PowerPoint with worksheets etc. on the PowerPoint. I have taught this lesson for a few years now to Year 7 and it has always been received well. I would suggest that you say your door is open to them if they have found any of the lesson upsetting etc. However, my students have always voted at the end for this lesson to be taught again the following year.

I have created a blockbusters game for some of the key terms in the current OCR Citizenship GCSE. I hope you find it useful. My students loved it and were REALLY competitive. Feedback is welcomed :)

I have taught this lesson to Year 8 students as part of their Human Rights unit. It follows on from the UDHR/WW2 lesson. The plenary discussion usually gives a great insight into their knowledge of other examples and they find it shocking that these things still happen.

complementary powerpoint to the AQA Student text book

this can be rushed through in one lesson or explored in 2 lessons. It covers the aspects of the AQA GCSE for taxation & government spending.

lesson 2 of theme 3 SoW -study skills focus

a lesson that gets students to consider where on the political spectrum political parties are.

part of theme 3 for aqa gcse citizenship

to complement the activities in the student textbook for aqa gcse citizenship

lesson covers different concepts of a democracy