This Remembrance Assembly 2023 is appropriate for students of all ages. The resource includes an 8 slide presentation covering the origins of Remembrance Day, the significance of the Poppy as the symbol of Remembrance, the continued relevance of Remembrance for people today, and ends with an embedded YouTube recital of The Last Post and 1 minutes silence. The resource comes complete with a suggested script for the assembly which delivers a 10 - 12 minute assembly.

This is the first in a short series of lessons focusing on the enquiry question: ‘Was the British Empire an empire to be proud of?’ The lesson is fully resourced with a variety of activities including: A stimulating picture collage starter task. Links to video clip introducing Elizabethan explorers. Discussion tasks on competing views on exploration and empire. Card sort / diamond 9 activity looking at the various reasons why Britain wanted an empire. Written tasks developing the skills of explanation and justification using the PEEL technique of paragraph writing. Short knowledge quiz plenary.

Test your students with this set of 45 colourful knowledge revision cards detailing 135 questions on the topic of The Elizabethans. The set of cards is ideal for students studying Elizabethan units of study for any of the major examination boards but is particularly suited to The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 unit set by the OCR examination board. Each card includes 3 questions on an area of the course and details the answers on the reverse so that students can test themselves. This is an ideal resource for classroom or home study to develop the knowledge needed to be successful in the examinations.

Test your students with this set of 45 Colourful Knowledge Revision Cards detailing 135 questions on the topic of Nazi Germany. The set of cards is ideal for students studying Nazi Germany units of study for any of the major examination boards but is particularly suited to the Living Under Nazi Rule unit set by the OCR examination board. Each card includes 3 questions on an area of the course and details the answers on the reverse so that students can test themselves. This is an ideal resource for classroom or home study to develop the knowledge needed to be successful in the examinations.

This lesson on the Trans-Atlantic Trade Triangle and Middle Passage journey is primarily aimed at KS3 students and places a focus on Britain’s role in the slave trade. The lesson begins with an engaging starter showing a variety of images relating to slavery ranging from paintings of American plantations to modern photographic images from the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. The story of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston is a recurring feature of the lesson in order to maintain focus on Britain’s central role in the slave trade. Students learn about the Triangular Trade system through the use of YouTube clips and creative diagram tasks before considering the thoughts and feelings of slaves and slave traders on the Middle Passage journey. Discussion is encouraged to consider why people were willing to accept and promote the slave trade in the past. The final task asks students to produce a diary entry or newspaper article on the Middle Passage journey from varying perspectives.

This lesson is a nice review lesson once you have covered some of the main events and topics of the Second World War. The lesson is an independent, computer based research lesson in which students are given the task of producing their own museum exhibition. Students are given the chance to reflect on what they have learnt over previous lessons, delve a bit deeper into an area they are particularly interested in, and get creative to demonstrate their knowledge of the Second World War.

This lesson is one of a series of lessons on the Second World War aimed primarily at students in KS3. The lesson focusses on whether or not dropping the atomic bomb can be justified and begins with an engaging political cartoon starter in which students are asked to work out the cartoonist’s opinion about dropping the atomic bomb. The lesson then uses a card sort activity to consider competing arguments on this topic before discussing the students own opinions. The end of the lesson looks at answering an essay style question which can be used as an assessment activity. Within this activity students are advised on how to structure well-written paragraphs using the PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explain, Link) technique.

This lesson is one of a series of lessons on the Second World War aimed primarily at students in KS3. Students are asked to consider why the allies wanted revenge on their enemies in the Pacific. The lesson begins with an engaging picture starter of a sinking ship at Pearl Harbour which gains student curiosity. The lesson then introduces students to a variety of source materials including video clip, pictures and written sources to gain knowledge about the start of the war in the Pacific, the Japanese enemy, and the treatment of allied prisoners of war at the hands of the Japanese. The lesson ends with students producing a piece of their own wartime propaganda encouraging support for the war against the Japanese in the Pacific.

This lesson is one of a series of lessons on the Second World War aimed at KS3 students. The lesson begins with an engaging starter which asks students to consider what their plan of attack would be if they were put in charge of arranging D-Day. Students then gather information about the plan, preparations and outcomes of the D-Day landings before considering whether or not the popular modern interpretation of D-Day depicted in Hollywood films is valid or not. Students are then asked to come up with their own, ‘accurate’ interpretation of the events of D-Day by producing a front cover image and blurb for a modern day film or book on D-Day.

This lesson is one of a series of lessons created on the Second World War which I deliver to students at KS3. However, it is a great lesson that would also be ideal for students at KS2. The lesson begins with an engaging starter activity which introduces students to the Home Front and asks them to consider the hopes, fears and feelings of various fictional characters at the outbreak of the Second World War. Students then find out more about life on the Home Front either by following a traditional classroom based lesson using detailed information sheets, or as a computer based lesson which guides students to various websites and video clips from which they can gather their information. Students use their information to produce an A3 presentation piece on the home Front and finishes off by revisiting the starter activity to consider how different people in Britain were affected by the Second World War.

This lesson is the third in a series of lessons produced on the Second World War. The lesson is primarily targeted at KS3 students and begins with an engaging starter that looks at the death of Pilot Officer Peter Pease, a young 22year old pilot who died in the Battle of Britain. Students then go on to discover more about the bravery of this pilot through the account of Leutnant Roderich Cescotti, a German pilot who fought in the same battle that Pilot Officer Pease was shot down. Knowledge of this significant battle is gained through a range of historical sources before students apply their knowledge to answering an assessment style question which asks students to **Explain why the RAF won the Battle of Britain. **

This lesson is the first in a series of lessons on the Second World War aimed primarily at KS3 students and is expected to take between 1-2 hours to complete. Students are introduced to some of the main causes of this significant event of modern world history. The lesson can be delivered as a computer based research lesson or through a more traditional, classroom based lesson. In the computer based lesson students are directed to a series of informative websites and audio visual clips from which they can gather their information. In the traditional, classroom based lesson students use the information sheet resources to gather their information. The final task of the lesson requires students to demonstrate their learning through a choice of creative tasks which they must complete. This can include such things as creating a poem, song, role play or video. Responses from students so far has been excellent.

This lesson concludes a unit of work on the First World War and investigates some of the main reasons why the Allies were able to emerge victorious from the conflict. The lesson begins with an engaging picture starter and link to a video clip which conveys the feeling of euphoria experienced by the British at the end of this war. Students then consider some of the reasons why conflicts are won / lost before investigating the specific reasons for the end of the First World War. Students learn about factors such as the role that technology played in the war, the entry of USA into the conflict, and some of the main German mistakes that influenced the outcome of the war as well as others. The lesson includes differentiated tasks for higher / lower ability and concludes with an essay style question which focuses on improving the skill of explanation through encouraging the use of the PEEL technique of paragraph formation.

This Black History display resource produces an eye-catching display that will cover a large display board. The resource includes 41 images of significant people and events throughout history ranging from individuals such as Olaudah Equiano to Barack Obama and from the Middle Passage slave ships to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. A super display to get students interested in Black History and to spark interest and curiosity into these remarkable characters and events.

This Women in History display resource produces an eye-catching display that will cover a large display board. The resource includes 32 pictures of women of significance through history from Cleopatra to Harriet Tubman. A super display to get students interested in the contributions of women throughout the ages and spark interest and curiosity into the achievements of these remarkable characters.

This lesson is the second in a series of lessons on the Second World War. It is a source based lesson including a full, easy-to-follow powerpoint presentation, 3 video links, a range of contemporary and modern sources as well as associated written and discussion activities. The lesson is aimed at students in KS3 and focusses upon the differing interpretations of Dunkirk. Students are asked to consider whether this significant event should be regarded as a triumph or disaster for the British. The lessons begins with an engaging starter task in which students are hooked into the lesson by looking at the trailer for the 2017 film ‘Dunkirk’ . Students are then briefly introduced to the background to this event and its presentation as a great triumph by the wartime government and contemporary media. The main task involves the study of a range of contemporary and modern sources before students judge how this event should be interpreted by modern historians.