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I have a BA from SOAS in African History and MA in Contemporary History from Bristol University. I have been teaching history in secondary schools in the UK for the last 12 years and I have been department head since 2018. I also now teach KS4 Catering and Hospitality and KS3 Food Technology. I have a background in catering and I am enjoying creating lessons that make cooking fun and accessible to all, as well as building a range of skills.

I have a BA from SOAS in African History and MA in Contemporary History from Bristol University. I have been teaching history in secondary schools in the UK for the last 12 years and I have been department head since 2018. I also now teach KS4 Catering and Hospitality and KS3 Food Technology. I have a background in catering and I am enjoying creating lessons that make cooking fun and accessible to all, as well as building a range of skills.
Medieval Christmas
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Medieval Christmas

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A fun lesson and calm lesson KS3 Christmas lesson, perfect for the last week of term. Students learn about Medieval Christmas traditions and compare them to today. This complete lesson includes a quiz and a creative activity. No photocopying needed but you will need card, and pencils or pens.
Edexcel History Paper 2 Guide
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Edexcel History Paper 2 Guide

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This is a fantastic pre-exam lesson or briefing session for paper 2 on the Edexcel 1-9 history paper. It breaks down each question type , gives clear guidance on how to structure answers and model answers to discuss The topics are Elizabethan England and Super Power relations, but it could be adapted to be used with other topic choices. It is a teacher led lesson, ideal for a revision masterclass or pre-exam briefing.
Edexcel History Paper 1 Guide
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Edexcel History Paper 1 Guide

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This is a fantastic pre-exam lesson or briefing session for the thematic paper 1 on the Edexcel 1-9 history paper. It breaks down each question type , gives clear guidance on how to structure answers and model answers to discuss The topics is medicine through time, but it could be adapted to be used with other topic choices. It is a teacher led lesson, ideal for a revision masterclass or pre-exam briefing.
How did Sugar change the world?  Slavery and the sugar trade
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How did Sugar change the world? Slavery and the sugar trade

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This lesson is a great way to start a unit of work on slavery. It looks at Britain's hunger for sugar and how this contributed to local Caribbean populations being wiped out and replaced with enslaved Africans. Thew bundle includes lesson slides, card sort and teacher notes to help with subject knowledge
Exam technique -Edexcel Paper 3 -Germany
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Exam technique -Edexcel Paper 3 -Germany

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This is a complete revision lesson, tackling the source and interpretation questions on the Edexcel Paper 3. These are some of the trickiest questions for students and I have found this guided walk through really effective. The lesson only requires one source sheet and no access to textbooks, however it does rely on students having some foundation knowledge of the topics. The questions focus on Hitler’s style of leadership and young people in Nazi Germany,
AQA GCSE History: 19th Century Surgery
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AQA GCSE History: 19th Century Surgery

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Why was there a revolution in 19th Century surgery? Simpson and Lister Two complete lessons and a knowledge check that cover AQA ‘Health and the People’ content. The big enquiry is "Why was there a revolution in 19th Century surgery’ and it includes the work of Simpson and Lister. The resource bundle includes Powerpoints and worksheets for two x 1 hour lessons. There is also a knowledge quiz that covers content from across the course, that can be used to identify misconceptions. The lessons are designed to work with the text book from the ‘Engaging With Health and The People’ series by Hodder. The two lesson enquiry looks at the 3 problems facing 18th Century surgeons and looks at how Simpson and Lister helped solve 2 of them.
Pitta Bread Pizza Recipe
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Pitta Bread Pizza Recipe

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Perfect recipe for Y7 or 8 food tech. Teaches them how to make a pizza sauce and the pitta base keeps it affordable and can be completed in a 1 hour lesson. All my recipes are dual coded with images to help students work independently. They are also designed to be accessible to wide range of SEND students. Tech notes also included. I have included a PDF and PPT versions for editing.
The Titanic - Historical sources
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The Titanic - Historical sources

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This lesson uses an engaging topic for year 6 or 7 students to introduce the idea of historical sources and PEE paragraphs. It focused on the differences between the experiences of first and third class passengers. There are a three activities and then links to some excellent eye witness accounts. SEND scaffolding has been provided. I often use this lesson as a transition or summer school class for new year 7’s and its always really enjoyable.
Resistance and rebellion / Slavery
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Resistance and rebellion / Slavery

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This lesson initially looks at how slaves resisted and rebelled on Jamaican plantations. It them compares two rebel heroes who re featured on Jamaican bank notes; Sam Sharpe and Queen Nanny. differentiated resources supplied.
Exam Skills Tracker - Edexcel GCSE history
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Exam Skills Tracker - Edexcel GCSE history

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This tracker is designed to go in the front of exercise books or assessment folders. It allows students to track progress of across the year for each of the question types on the Edexcel GCSE history papers. Student friendly and great way to evidence progress and identify gaps.
Wiemar Germany Walking Talking Mock Edexcel 1-9
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Wiemar Germany Walking Talking Mock Edexcel 1-9

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A ‘walking talking mock’ for the Edexcel Wiemar and Nazi Germany unit- focus on threat to Wiemar and economic recovery after 1923. Perfect for exam preparation. All resources included but student do need t to foundation knowledge. Its a revision lesson.
GSCE wall display- Edexcel P1-3
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GSCE wall display- Edexcel P1-3

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This multi- page display explains all the key topics and question types in student friendly language. Excellent for a hallway or classroom display board. It can also be uploaded to file sharing platforms for students to refer to during revision period. The exam board is Edexcel and the topics are: Paper 1: Medicine through time Paper 2: Superpower Relations & Early Elizabethian Society Paper 3: Weimar and Nazi Germany. They could be easily adapted to fit other topic choices.
Vesalius and The Medical Renaissance
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Vesalius and The Medical Renaissance

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AQA GCSE Medicine through time specification. This lesson is the first in the Renaissance unit. Its uses sources to introduce some key developments int he period and the work of Andreas Vesalius. Its introduces source inference and how to back up inferences with historical context. Its a good lead into practicing the “How useful” question. This lesson is designed to be used with the Hodder text book called ‘Health and The People; c1000 to the present day’ from the ‘Engaging with’ series. you could easily adapt to use with another text book.
Edexcel History Exam Preparation P1-3
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Edexcel History Exam Preparation P1-3

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These 3 fantastic sets of sldies can be used for introduction to GCSE or pre-exam sessions. They cover all question types on papers 1,2 and 3 for Edexcel 1-9 history . They break down each question type , give clear guidance on how to structure answers and model answers to discuss The topics are Medicine through time, Elizabeth and Cold War and is Weimar & Nazi Germany. However, they can easily be adapted for other topic choices. These resource are a teacher led lesson, ideal for a revision masterclass or pre-exam briefing.
Edexcel History Paper 3 Guide
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Edexcel History Paper 3 Guide

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This is a fantastic pre-exam lesson or briefing session for paper 2 on the Edexcel 1-9 history paper. It breaks down each question type , gives clear guidance on how to structure answers and model answers to discuss The topic is Weimar and Nazi Germany but it could be adapted to be used with other topic choices. It is a teacher led lesson, ideal for a revision masterclass or pre-exam briefing.