This resource contains the PPTs (worksheets etc on ppts) I use for my first 9 lessons on Germany between 1918-1924. This follows the AQA approved Textbook published by Oxford University Press. They are very thorough and provide comprehensive contextual detail that have helped students access the texts in the book. These are put on my school's VLE for students to reflect on at a later date. This is also great if notes are not finished or a student is absent. Pictures, graphs, statistics etc also provided on the ppts. This should save you hours of planning time.

This resource contains eight quiz cards for the AQA Democracy and Nazism course which cover the State and society 1933-1939 sections. Topics these quizzes cover are the terror state, the economy, youth, women and opposition. I cut these out stick back to back and laminate. I them display them in the classroom so students can access them. They are also put on the sixth form VLE. These have contributed to outstanding results and student's recall of knowledge has dramatically improved.

A list of 40 essay questions for the AS study of AQA Democracy and Nazism. These are non-sources questions. Great to put on a VLE for students to work through in their own time. Also excellent to focus analysis during revision.

This resource has a thorough timeline of the Crime and Punishment course for OCR SHP 1-9. However, it can be easily amended for other boards. The timeline is split into 4 parts - 1250-1500, 1500-1750, 1750-1900 and 1900-present. There is Blue line and information for crimes, red for law enforcement and green for punishments. It is a very effective overview and cuts the course down simply for students. Students like these a lot as the can easily see key changes and continuities, and also the 5 key factors they have to analyse in each period.

Included in this resource is a one page summary of the causes of the American Civil War and an activity sheet. This divides the causes up into economic, social and political causes. The economic causes has been done for them as we studied this earlier in the year. This can also be adapted easily for long-term and short-term causes. The presentation has an activity on it that is liked by my students - significance circles. This helps them form a judgement on the significance of each cause.

This resource was created for a ‘turbo’ revision lesson to be done in an hour. There is an overview of life for the Plains Indians and an example exam question based on this. There are two exam questions focusing on early settlers, including the Mormons and gold miners. Pupils worked well with the resource. All exam questions are structured for the pupils with hints about what to write.

This bundle of resources have been used in our 'GCSE Home Run' lead up to the exams. The resources includes a thorough revision Power Point on the Plains Indians, thorough revision booklets on the Early Settlers and Mormons, Homesteaders and Cattlemen (as well as a teacher version), law and order (as well as a teacher version) and on the Plains Wars. This bundle of resources also includes a bank of past paper questions on the American West and a American West Timeline Display which I have cut up and stuck on my wall. These resources have also been used in our 'Intervention' sessions and have proved popular with the pupils. The exam focus is for OCR SHP.

Various revision materials used in our 'GCSE Home Run' up to the exams. This bundle includes Roman and Saxon revision booklet, Norman and Late Middle Ages revision booklet, Early and Late Middle Ages example questions (pupil version) and teacher version with model answers, Tudor, Stuarts and 18th Century example questions (pupil version) and a teacher version with model answers, Nineteenth Century example questions (pupil version) and teacher version, half-term revision booklet (pupil version) and teacher version with model answers and a twentieth century revision booklet. I have used these materials during our 'Intervention' session too and have proved popular with pupils. There is also a 'How to answer GCSE questions booklet. The exam focus is OCR SHP.

These two lesson help deliver some of the third section of the course - Daily lives. There are excellent resources included that will save hours of planning are tailored to the OCR SHP Elizabethan England 1580-1603 textbook.

These four quizzes cover the second section of the OCR SHP 1-9 Elizabethan England course. They cover the Catholic threat section, quizzing on the anti-Catholic laws, Mary Queen of Scots, International Affairs and the Plots. Using these quizzes has dramatically improved results. They are based on research that shows low-stakes testing improves the retention of subject knowledge.

These quizzes are designed for the new OCR SHP 1-9 Course on Elizabeth England 1580-1603. These three quizzes cover the first section of the course looking at the power of the Queen. Using quizzes have had a dramatic impact on the results at my school, especially when improving subject knowledge. They are based on research that shows that low-stakes testing has a significant impact on retention of subject knowledge.

These quizzes are for the OCR SHP 1-9 Elizabethan England course. They are for the fourth section, looking at popular culture (festivities, witches and theatres). Using quizzes like these has dramatically improved results. They are based on research that shows low-stakes testing improves the retention of subject knowledge.

Knowledge tests for crime and punishment which can be printed and backed so pupils turn over to see answers. Presented well and popular with my pupils. Influenced by research that has proven frequent low-stakes knowledge tests significantly improve subject knowledge. I have these backed and laminated on a 'GCSE Hub' display that pupils can access when they have finished classwork or those in my tutor studying history use them in tutor time as a revision strategy.

This enquiry requires students to research whether there was a genuine Socialist threat in Italy between 1919-1921. You will need access to the Hinton book on Fascist Italy, however I have provided detailed teacher notes which could be easily converted into information sheets.

This resource contains precise knowledge for each of the five protests you have to study for the OCR SHP Paper 2 - Luddites, Tolpuddle Martyrs, Rebecca Riots, Match Girls Strike and the Suffragists/Suffragettes. This knowledge is thorough and categorised into causes, methods, key events, authorities reaction and outcomes. The Suffragettes knowledge is presented on a timeline as I have found this the easiest way to demonstrate the changes in the methods of the protest.

A display to help pupils and students think about what it is historians actually do. It also helps pupils to get in the right mindset to approach studying history.

Lesson looking at the Cuban Missile Crisis. Cut and Stick activities. Comprehension and Empathy activities. Pupils have to describe, explain and judge the Cuban Missile Crisis. Use of photographs, maps, and cartoons.

Pupils are given the four information sheets to work with in pairs. They research from these sheets to note down if the Allies were likely to lose or win. Whilst doing this pupils become aware of life on the German Home Front. They then create their own significance pie chart with explanation as to which statement they agree with the most. Good lesson for a year that is often forgotten in First World War studies. A challenging lesson.

(may take a minute or so to download because of videos) Lesson setting an enquiry as to why Bomber Command have only been dedicated a memorial in 2012. Students have to make a judgement as to whether a memorial should have been built. They compare sources and historians opinions. Videos and images included. Recent articles from BBC History Magazine used. May require certain media player to watch videos - links are provided for youtube.