Full lesson on USA Politics for Edexcel Spec but can be used with other specifications for ALevel Politics. Examines USA Congress and role of Legislation- includes steps in Legislative process and how Congress can both help and hinder the Legislative process. Includes debate sheet and detailed examples of legislation passed.

Edexcel ALevel Politics (Can be used for AQA too) This two hour lesson examines the Electoral College system in the USA. It includes- how it works, explanation of strengths and weaknesses and colour code/ evaluation of argument exercise Case study of the 2020 Presidential election including the controversy links here to the Supreme Court topic- Ginni Thomas/ Clarence Thomas scandal. Includes data/ case study on participation and voting behaviour in this election. Also examines why Biden won.

This document is a guide to how to write Section A Interpretations questions which are 30 marks- it has a template for students’ use as well as an exemplar paragraph with evaluation and conclusion for one of the exam board sample papers (Elton and Haigh on Causes of the Pilgrimage of Grace).

OCR Tufdor Rebellions specification for ALevel This lesson (2-3 hours plus hwk) examines the causes, nature, events and impact of the Lady Jane Grey rebellion in 1553 against Mary Tudor. Lots of detailed resources to give you everything you need to teach this rebellion well.

OCR Alevel Tudor Rebellions course My third double lesson on the Pilgrimage of Grace for the Tudor Rebellions. As this is a depth study, students need to go into these themes in far greater depth. Attached are the resources for teaching this threat. Includes a living graph task, mapping document and a video clip from David Starkey. Also a retrieval exercise for a plenary. Is linked to my other lesssons on the Pilgrimage of Grace but can also be used as a stand alone double lesson. (Should take 2 hours)

Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany This booklet is designed to offer complete revision support to GCSE History students with the 2015- GCSE History spec for Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939. The idea is to encourage independent revision rather than simply giving students all the information. It has tasks designed to improve recall and test knowledge as well as practice exam questions with tips and hints and mark schemes. It has activities for every part of each key topic -over 50 pages. Ready to print and use.

Learning Journey for student folders/ books with the Gov and Pol outline- we split between teachers which is why there are two lines but you can amend for your programme of study.

Resources for Teaching the Black Death at KS3 Can be amended for teaching KS4 as well. Includes a range of resources and activities including a worksheet to go with the FIlthy cities episode on London, a card sort and retrieval exercises as well as an assessment for KS3.

Game designed to teach pupils all about life in a medieval village for peasants. Could they survive the Black Death? Failed harvest and famine? The abolishment of Holy Feast days?! This is a fun way to bring to life a topic which can be a little dry. Good for contextual understanding of life in medieval England/ Life of a Peasant Villager.

A brief intro to some very basic Historical skills for a first Y7 lesson. This lessons looks at: Chronology, Facts and interpretations and Anachronisms Includes two different homework tasks (to provide options) Includes a powerpoint, word doc worksheet and two diff hwk sheets. Please note PNG files are for illustrative purposes only but all fully editable documents are included in the files.

Complete lesson for Edexcel GCSE Weimar Germany -can be used for different specs. This lesson is an in depth look at how Ebert took power in 1918 and became the new Chancellor prior to elections and also how the Weimar Constitution worked. Includes a political ideologies quiz, diagrams of the political spectrum and Weimar government/ constitution and colour code sheets to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution. Important context to set up the issues facing the Weimar Constitution and the coalition governments in Germany in the 1920s. Also important foundations to explain how Hitler was later able to exploit the Constitution and be appointed Chancellor in 1933. Updated for 2023 to make it more streamlined and simplify. Please ignore PNG files they are for illustrative purposes only, all my lessons include fully editable word docs and powerpoints as well as images of these.

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.

Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany Edited for 2023- improved -now includes practice 4 mark inference question- more support with guided notes and breakdown of main events of the Spartacist Rising in 2023. Lesson 3 in Key Topic 1 -Weimar Germany Rosa Luxemburg and the Spartacist Revolt includes all needed information- no textbook needed- reference to textbook is in case you do have it. If not all the important info has been typed up onto slides. Can be printed as a worksheet or students can do with support from teacher. Hope it is useful! Fully resourced.

Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany Lesson 5 the Treaty of Versailles and impact Includes a range of resources, colour code, venn diagram (alternative task), source, interpretations and a 12 mark exam question with a model answer. Fully resourced if you do not have the textbook you can use the colour code sheet and slides for information. PNG images are for reference only, all files are fully editable/ downloadable word docs/ powerpoint.

For the OCR ALevel Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors thematic course Can be adapted to any ALevel looking at rebellions against the Tudors This is part of my series of lessons on the depth study: Pilgrimage of Grace and examines the impact/ significance in terms of what the rebels achieved/ failed to achieve. Includes practice Interps questions 30 marks. Lesson on the Impact of the Pilgrimage of Grace Lesson includes retrieval quiz Colour code sheet on consequences of PoG Continuum/ table activity Interpretations on the Pilgrimage of Grace significance by Elton and Fletcher and McCulloch Article on the Threat posed by PoG and its impact by Fletcher for pre-reading/ hwk. Also includes key debate on how serious the PoG was. Most activities are on the slides and can be printed if needed.

Lesson for ALevel History This is for the OCR Thematic Tudor Rebellions scheme of work but can be used for Tudors looking at social unrest due to socio-economic problems in the Mid-Tudor Crisis. Full lesson which covers all aspects of the rebellion with a variety of activities including card sort, venn diagram, tables, continuum and lots of reading. Examines Causes, Aims, Nature, Events, Reasons for Increased Threat and Decreased Threat, Government resopnse and Impact of the Kett rebellion.

Alevel lessons on Tudor Rebellions This is work for 2 2 hour lessons plus homework on the Nature and Threat of the Western rebellion. The Western Rebellion is one of the key rebellions which students need to study in depth for OCR ALevel. This lesson has a retrieval starter based on previous lesson. Colour code, mapping exercise to learn the narrative of the rebellion. Includes a detailed timeline/ chronology of the Western rebellion which will save you hours as I had to put it together from many different sources. Also includes a huge A3 threat evaluation sheet broken down into key criteria used to evaluate threat. This is a depth study so resources are very detailed. Analysis of threat based on all work done so far and a conclusion as well as a key debate on how violent the western rebels were.

OCR Tudor Rebellions ALevel course Depth Study: Western Rebellion 1549/ The Prayer Book Rebellion Lesson examining the impact/ government response to the Western Rebellion of 1549 No textbook needed Includes powerpoint with detail about the Western rebellion govt response and context/ issues/ challenges faced by the govt. Also includes retrieval of causes of the prayer book rebellion and a practice assessment interpretation of the effectiveness of Government response to Western rebellion. Includes key debate How serious was the Western government/ how far did it pose serious threat. Includes colour code sheet to analyse the consequences and consider how far rebellion was a success.