One hundred questions in 60 minutes. This quiz can be done individually; in pairs or in groups depending on the size of the A Level class. It enables students to revise the content of the Year 12 course through competition, and is fun as an end of term activity. I often give prizes to the students who score the highest, although I have never had a 100% success yet!!! The questions are challenging and require 1 word/one sentence answers. Answers are included for self-assessment. This resource assesses and consolidates student knowledge while they are having fun.

This assembly is suitable for key stages 1 and 2, possibly 3 if you use the longer clip. It lasts between 20 and 30 minutes (depending on which clip you use). It is a fun interactive assembly which tells the story of the Gunpowder Plot and then involves a fun quiz to test recall and to get the children involved in the story. It links the plot to bonfire night and ends with some tips on firework safety.

This lesson has been created to prepare students for their GCSE mocks and public examinations. It is the third lesson in a set of skills lessons which helps them revise and master source utility questions. The lesson starts by explaining how to get full marks on a source utility question, and then solidifies student learning through AFL modeling and repetition. This lesson contains material based on the Weimar and Nazi Germany depth study (USA Conflict at home and abroad also available). It takes about an hour to teach and enables students to practice their source skills.

This is a detailed historiography lesson which interrogates the evidence for whether Mary Tudor really deserved her title ‘bloody.’ It takes about two hours to teach and tests skills and knowledge. It can be used for Unit 1C of the AQA A level unit 1C or any other unit which covers this topic. It could also be useful as an AO4 lesson for GCSE students.

This lesson focuses on considering historical interpretations of religious change under Edward VI. It takes about 2 hours to teach, and can be used for unit 1C of the AQA A level history specification. It can also be used with boards covering similar topics.

This wordsearch tests student recall of key facts about renaissance medicine and is useful as a starter/plenary or end of term fun revision activity for students studying medicine through time at GCSE. Students have to find the answers to 15 questions and then locate the words in a wordsearch.

This is the thirteenth lesson for the Elizabeth I section for the A level unit on the Mid Tudors and Elizabeth. It analyses the causes and consequences of England’s war with Spain, and is the third in a 3 lesson bundle (also available) on Elizabethan foreign policy. The lesson is taught through using a range of activities and key terms necessary for success at A Level. It can be taught using any A Level approved textbook, but can also be taught without as it is fully resourced and would only require access to online resources without a textbook… Duration: 2 hours

This is the fifth lesson for Key Topic 2 in the Democracies and Dictatorships in Germany A Level unit. This lesson focuses on the Nazi system of government and compares the power of the party with the power of the state, with a focus on the role of Hitler and Dualism. The activities are contained within the power point, and students are required to reach a conclusion about where the power in Germany lay - the party or the state? This lesson would take approximately 1 hour to teach including the activities.

This resource contains revision lesson question practice for Spain and the New World section on Columbus. There are 40 slides, and they address each of the questions for the EDEXCEL paper: Importance Narrative account Consequences For each question type there is a step by step explanation of how to answer the question; model answer paragraphs; examples of answers; opportunities to answer questions; mark schemes etc. Duration: 3x 1 hours lesson

This resource is targeted at supporting A level students master historiography. It contains one mat for each of the following relating to the reign of Henry VII: Consolidation of power and the establishment of a stable monarch (fully completed to model activity) Government and finance Foreign policy Society Economy Religion; humanism and the arts The first mat is completed with the historiography, plus evidence to support each argument as an example. The task is for students to research each historiography and record evidence (the historiographical argument is included on each mat). These completed mats should then be used for revision/essay writing/evaluating interpretations. They will support students’ learning at A level and weremade for AQA Unit 1C, however are useful for any post 16 study of the Tudors.

This resource focuses on the historiography of Henry VII’s financial/economic policy and the beginning of his foreign policy. It contains a power point and resources which cover lessons 16-20 of unit 1C AQA A level, and should be used in conjunction with the AQA approved text book. It also contains resources to support the power point. It can also be used for Tudor units on other examination boards. This will take approximately 5 hours to teach.

This display was created to cover a key event for every day in history of the academic year. It contains pictures of a key event in history with information. The picture can be changed daily and lends itself to a working display. Useful for the primary or secondary classroom.

This lesson is the third of four looking at the experiences of migrants in Medieval England. This lesson focuses on Jewish migration. In this lesson students will look at the chronology of Jewish migration and the gradual development of anti-Semitism; they will consider CAUSATION (examination practice); and will analyse a source to help to explain ‘blood libel.’ Duration: 1 hour A work booklet containing sample questions; sample answers and examination technique tips and advice for this course is also available.

This lesson was created as a last minute revision lesson for those students taking EDEXCEL GCSE History Spain and the New World unit. It covers a range of topics and involves revision and practice of all of the different question types as a reminder of structure and assessment objectives. Approx 2 hours to teach