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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023. Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!

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15 yrs experience in outstanding schools and 5 years exam marking. I have a range of affordable resources for all Key Stages in History and ALevel (KS5) Government and Politics. I do the hard work so you don't have to! Track record of outstanding teaching and results over 15 year career so far. SPI +1.10 and a residual of +0.48 in 2023. Please review my resources as this helps me to improve and produce what teachers want. Any issues feel free to email me- moss_emma@hotmail.com and ill help!
Medicine Exam Mock Feedback Model Answers
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Medicine Exam Mock Feedback Model Answers

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For edexcel GCSE Grade 9 answers to Question 3, 4 and 5 from the 2018 paper with comments about strengths of response. Also includes source questions from 2019 paper. Mock exam feedback powerpoint , self assessment sheet and grade 9 example answers. Slides contain common mistakes etc.
The Treaty of Versailles
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The Treaty of Versailles

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This lesson is for KS3 not KS4 therefore is more focused on the Big 3 and their aims rather than simply the impact on Germany and Dolchstoss etc- I do have a lesson for KS4 as well Fully resourced lesson with several different activities. Starter- retrieval task WWI and discussion of peace treaties with links to war in Ukraine and what would need to happen if the war ended. stats to assess damage relative to countries from WWI Aims of Big 3 video and explanation- speech writing with template Discussion -why might Germany’s absence cause issues? Why would the aims cause problems making the treaty Plenary match up exercise.
Stalin's Economic Policies
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Stalin's Economic Policies

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OCR ALevel Russia 1894-1941 but can be adapted/ used for other specs. Set of lessons on all Stalin’s economic policies - very detailed for ALevel or could be simplified for GCSE. Aims Collectivisation- implementation and successes and failures Industrialisation- 5 year plans implementation and successes and failures
Medicine Through Time WWI Western Front Battles
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Medicine Through Time WWI Western Front Battles

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This introductory lesson looks at the context of WWI and the new advances in weaponry as well as the key Battles of WWI. Very developed and detailed resources for students including video clips of documentaries about battles and key features such as the blood bank at Cambrai, the underground hospital at Arras etc. Examines the nature of Trench warfare and Attritional warfare as well as tactics such as Creeping Barrage to minimise injuries in the battles.
The Cold War Superpower Relations Topic 1
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The Cold War Superpower Relations Topic 1

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Edexcel GCSE: I made these lessons to save time as I had to teach the entire Unit 2A in just 18-20 lessons. I have managed to squish each key topic down into 6 lessons with exam questions generally being sat as homework. These lessons worked surprisingly well despite only having 6 lessons! It does require some printing however if you are organised you could have your repro dept print all the sheets into a booklet with alternative pages for notes. Includes the whole of key topic 1: Origins of the Cold War. Lesson 1: Peace Conferences WWII and the Grand Alliance Lesson 2: Escalating tensions and breakdown of Grand Alliance Lesson 3: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Cominform and Comecon Lesson 4: The first Berlin Crisis-Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift Lesson 5: The Nuclear Arms Race Lesson 6: The Hungarian Rising/ Revolution and Soviet invasion Exam questions included: Explain two consequences of the Yalta Conference (includes model answer) Write a narrative account analysing key events of the Berlin Crisis 1948 (8 marks) includes modelling End of topic key content quiz- 18 questions
Weimar Germany Introduction
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Weimar Germany Introduction

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Lesson for GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany Edexcel spec but can easily be adapted to any other Germany spec which requires a lesson about the impact of WWI or indeed KS3 History. This is lesson 1 from my unit of work on Weimar Germany 1918-1929 Lesson 1: Intro to topic and WWI Context This lesson examines the impact of WWI on Germany following the Armistice setting context for the German Revolution. Also includes a map of Germany and details of political unrest in 1918. Fully resourced and includes link to youtube video. (History file). Includes a detailed, dual coded learning journey and timeline of Weimar Germany. Note: PNG files are for visual only- the files include fully editable powerpoint and word document files. Please make sure you download all files.
Weimar Germany- Culture The Golden Years
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Weimar Germany- Culture The Golden Years

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This is lesson 2 of my mini unit on Weimar Culture and How Golden were the Golden Years? This lesson is focused on a depth study of German culture during the 1920s and the Liberal winds of change which swept through German cities in the 1920s. This lesson includes: women and sexuality, LGBTQ history in Berlin, Art and Architecture (Bauhaus and Gropius), Leisure and Jazz and Cinema as well as behaviour and attitudinal changes and the ways in which they were perceived differently in society. Very teacher led lesson but should produce some fantastic discussion and very relevant to today in terms of “culture wars” as a distraction from some of the problems in society. Wiill also serve as a great contrast to Life in Nazi Germany in topic 4
Women in Nazi Germany
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Women in Nazi Germany

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Edexcel GCSE lesson for Key Topic 4: Nazi policies towards Women. This lesson includes lots of information about Nazi policies towards women including enough detail to easily reach grade 9 level- can be amended for lower ability learners e.g. just by telling them to only look for 4-5 policies on the sheet to use in their answers. Also includes a whole section 3a-3d exam questions on women to practice skills and a part modelled “how useful” are these sources question for students to emulate for the next source and some sentence starters to help them to deal with interpretations e.g. “Interpretation 1 argues” In my experience students really struggle with these questions and don’t always know how to handle them and need plenty of modelling.
The Hungarian Revolution/ Rising 1956
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The Hungarian Revolution/ Rising 1956

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GCSE Edexcel (can be used for any board) lesson on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This is my 6th lesson in the unit on the Cold War for the key topic 1: Origings of the Cold War. It follows lesson 4 (Berlin Crisis ) and lesson 5 (the Arms Race) Examines the causes, events and consequences including the impact on relations and views on USA/ USSR etc. Fully resourced does not require textbooks or any other materials.
Trench Warfare WWI
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Trench Warfare WWI

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KS3 lesson (can be adapted for KS4) using sources for students to independently investigate life in the trenches and why the casualty rate was so high. -Includes all resources- video clip of Harry Patch describing losing a fellow soldier and the injuries they suffered, sources and guided note taking sheet.
Crusades Why was Jerusalem important?
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Crusades Why was Jerusalem important?

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Stand alone intro to the Crusades for KS3- the religious and historical significance of Jerusalem to all 3 faiths. Also includes a glossary sheet for key people, key terms etc for the Crusades.
How stable was Russia by 1914?
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How stable was Russia by 1914?

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2 hour ALevel lesson designed to evaluate stability in Russia between 1906-1914, Designed for OCR course but can be used for AQA or Edexcel also. Very comprehensive with detailed resources for independent learning and enquiries, debate and discussion. Follows my lesson on Stolypin and Witte and evaluating their relative significance. This is also designed to go before studying the impact of WWI on RUssia so students can evaluate how far WWI caused the February revolution 1917. DEtailed card sort examining evidence for/ against increased economic, social and political stability in the period 1906-1914
Bloody Sunday  and Causes of 1905 revolution
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Bloody Sunday and Causes of 1905 revolution

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Lesson made for OCR Russia ALevel 1894-1941 but can be adapted or used for other specs/ GCSE. This follows on from my previous lessons on Russia in 1894, Opposition to the Tsar and the RUsso-Japanese War however can be used as a stand alone lesson provided your students have prior knowledge of problems in Russia prior to 1905 etc. Includes all slides, video clip from Battleship Potemkin, card sort, analysis sheet, primary sources and analysis of why Mirsky’s appointment was significant, why Banqueting Campaigns were significant and why the Bloody Sunday protest was significant. This is 2 hour lesson- part 1 of my 1905 Revolution causes work.
Tudor Rebellions Tyrone Rebellion-Threat
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Tudor Rebellions Tyrone Rebellion-Threat

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OCR Alevel Tudor Rebellions -The Tyrone Rebellion Irish History the 9 Years War Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485-1603 This is a depth study and requires lots of detail for the exam as it will be used for an interpretation on one of the key themes -This lesson examines how threatening the Tyrone Rebellion Students use the timeline and all their notes so far to explain threat posed to the government and make a threat “blob” diagram Then work through the slides- includes retrieval practice of content from my previous lessons on causes and nature of the rebellion. Includes a lot of information- suitable for a non specialist/ new to Tudor Rebellions teachers- saves you all the hard work of planning!
Causes 1905 Revolution
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Causes 1905 Revolution

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Lesson on Causes of the 1905 Revolution and Assessement to go with it. OCR 1894-1941 Includes detailed card sort on causes 1905 Timeline overview of problems inherited by Nicholas and events from 1894-1905 Ripple diagram for analysis of long and short term causes of the 1905 revolution Witte’s view guided reading Powerpoint with detail from Bloody Sunday to Revolution and a recap of previous causes as well as a retrieval quiz of Russia 1894-1905 based on teaching of first 4 lessons. Assessment on causes of 1905 revolution
Edexcel GCSE Medieval Medicine
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Edexcel GCSE Medieval Medicine

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Unit of work on Medieval Medicine for the Edexcel GCSE History specification. A fully dual coded learning journey for the entire medicine course. Complete with knowledge retrieval quizzes, dual coding resources, videos, worksheets and 2 practice 16 mark questions. Lesson 1: Intro to exam, thematic course and medieval England Lesson 2: Ideas about Causes of Disease (Medieval) Lesson 3: Ideas about Causes of Disease Medieval part II Lesson 4: Medieval ideas about Treatment Lesson 5: Medieval Hospitals and exam practice Lesson 6: The Black Death Lesson 7: Medieval ideas about Prevention of Disease Lesson 8: Summary of Medieval era- causes of change and continuity
Battles Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge
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Battles Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge

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Edexcel GCSE Lesson on the Battles of Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge Fully resourced powerpoint, worksheets for the BBC teach videos which I have removed due to Copyright laws but they can be viewed you youtube :)
GCSE Battle of Hastings
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GCSE Battle of Hastings

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Full lesson on Battle of Hastings- uses the Battlefield Britain clip which there is a link to but also includes plenty of information as a stand alone resource includes diagrams, colour code and exam question/ example answer (16 marks) For the Edexcel specification GCSE although can be adapted to others Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? Includes a grade 9 and a grade 5 model answer