I am an experienced History teacher who has created SOW for different schools. I love making different and creative resources and hope you enjoy them too! I will try and update any old resources and you are welcome to recommend any SOW for me to create!
I am an experienced History teacher who has created SOW for different schools. I love making different and creative resources and hope you enjoy them too! I will try and update any old resources and you are welcome to recommend any SOW for me to create!
A great and informative PPT to support teachers/relevant staff with SEND. This CPD covers: SEND Code of Practice, common learning difficulties, Strategies, Assessment and Case Studies. It has tasks for teachers to complete to support their understanding and help influence their action.
A lesson explaining Black History Month in Britain and it’s importance. The lesson looks at key figures, and uses both videos, activities and news articles to help students understand the importance of Black History Month. This lesson can be used for an assembly.
An outstanding introductory lesson on Macbeth which covers: GCSE Exam requirements/objectives, chronological ordering task, detailed quote analysis (both as a class and independent student work), recapping context, key vocabulary for language analysis, analytical writing and homework. This is part of my wider ‘Macbeth: Full SOW’ resource/bundle.
CPD focused on effective pedagogy for both PGCE, NQT and experienced teachers. The lesson covers: pedagogical approaches, reflective teaching, analysing essays on effective pedagogy and implementing techniques in each department’s teaching/curriculum.
Mussolini’s Italy - follows Paper 4 Cambridge International History European Option. Can be used for any exam board.
Why did Mussolini gain power in 1922?
To understand the appeal of Fascism.
To evaluate Mussolini’s aims in government and his leadership.
To understand the establishment of a dictatorship, repression of opposition.
To evaluate propaganda and foreign policy
To understand the nature of Mussolini’s economic aims and the corporate state
To understand dealings with the Church
To understand social policies
A student booklet for OCR Y102 Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107. The booklet includes: past exam questions, pages for students to complete their own revision notes on each topic, model structures, fact tests and a glossary.
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time/18th and 19th century Medicine in Britain course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources, exam skills and revision and students perform extremely well! The lessons cover:
1 Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Continuity and change in explanations of the cause of disease and
illness. The influence in Britain of Pasteur’s Germ Theory and
Koch’s work on microbes.
2 Approaches to prevention and treatment
● The extent of change in care and treatment: improvements in
hospital care and the influence of Nightingale. The impact of
anaesthetics and antiseptics on surgery.
● New approaches to prevention: the development and use of
vaccinations and the Public Health Act (1875).
3 Case studies
● Key individual: Jenner and the development of vaccination.
● Fighting Cholera in London (1854); attempts to prevent its
spread; the significance of Snow and the Broad Street pump.
This SOW/ bundle addresses Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88. This is perfect for the EDEXCEL spec but can be used for any other exam board/ series of lessons. It has various activities and exam practice too. The lessons do not need any ammending and cover a wide variety of lessons:
Key topic 2: Challenges to Elizabeth at home and abroad, 1569–88
1 Plots and revolts at home
● The reasons for, and significance of, the Revolt of the Northern
Earls, 1569–70.
● The features and significance of the Ridolfi, Throckmorton and
Babington plots. Walsingham and the use of spies.
● The reasons for, and significance of, Mary Queen of Scots’ execution
in 1587.
2 Relations with Spain
● Political and religious rivalry.
● Commercial rivalry. The New World, privateering and the
significance of the activities of Drake.
3 Outbreak of war with Spain, 1585–88
● English direct involvement in the Netherlands, 1585–88. The role of
Robert Dudley.
● Drake and the raid on Cadiz: ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s beard’.
4 The Armada ● Spanish invasion plans. Reasons why Philip used the Spanish
Armada.
● The reasons for, and consequences of, the English victory
A detailed lesson on the Partition of India focusing on: causes, events, consequences (short and long term), and India today under Modi. The lesson has different activities and great discussion points for students!
This SOW/ bundle addresses Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88. This is perfect for the EDEXCEL spec but can be used for any other exam board/ series of lessons. It has various activities and exam practice too. The lessons cover:
● Introduction to the course
● Elizabethan England in 1558: society and government.
● The Virgin Queen: the problem of her legitimacy, gender, marriage.
Her character and strengths.
● Challenges at home and from abroad: the French threat, financial
weaknesses.
● Religious divisions in England in 1558.
● Elizabeth’s religious settlement (1559): its features and impact.
● The nature and extent of the Puritan challenge and the nature and extent of the Catholic challenge, including the role
of the nobility, Papacy and foreign powers
● Mary, Queen of Scots: her claim to the English throne, her arrival in
England in 1568.
● Revision and Exam Practice
This literacy booklet was made to support higher ability KS2, 3 and lower ability KS4 students. It is engaging and has helped students with their writing. It focuses on: Categorising, Spelling, Grammar, Comprehension, Word Group, Synonyms, paragraph practice and more!
A series of lessons to support students with their spelling, punctuation, grammar and sentences. The lessons have a variety of tasks including: analytical writing, descriptive writing, fictional writing, independent and pair tasks. The 7 lessons were created for my 1h30 minutes lessons but can easily be split into more lessons. The lessons were designed for KS3 students but have been effective in supporting low-ability KS4 students.
A full detailed SOW of Charles Dicken’s ‘A Christmas Carol’. This SOW compromises of 20 detailed lessons for KS3/4 students. The lessons are fully differentiated and resourced, with a variety of creative, analytical and evaluative activities. The lessons develop students understanding of the novel, support their ability to analyse the text/language, develop vocabulary, support students with SPAG and help them foster an interest in the story!
The lessons focus on:
An Introduction - Source analysis, context, creative writing
Setting
Character Analysis
Comparing Characters
Gothic Features - Ghosts
The First Spirit
The Second Spirit and Context
The Present
The Present p2
The Present p3
The Last Spirit
The Last Spirit p2
The Last Spirit p3
Moral Lesson
Ending
Ending Part 2
Revising Key Characters
Themes and Characters
Language Analysis
Exam Practice
A good resource for KS3/4/5 students to help them understand the importance of income and expenditure and the value of money. The lesson focuses on identifying items that are needs and wants and the factors which influence spending. It also has an activity to get students started on budget planning.
Part of my Anglo-Saxon and Norman England SOW. This bundle of lessons cover:
• Church appointments and the issue of lay investiture
• William’s personal attitude towards the Church: plundering wealth
• Leaving vacant sees, effect of illness in 1093, unwillingness to hold synods
• Role of Lanfranc at the trial of William de St Calais (1088)
• The political role of bishops and royal administration
• The primacy of Canterbury
• The appointment of and relationship with Anselm as Archbishop of Canterbury (1093)
• Relations with Urban II and the Council of Rockingham (1095)
• Exam Practice
• Exam
• Exam Feedback
A strong and detailed lesson on the Partition of Yugoslavia focusing on: causes, events, consequences (short and long term), and consequences today. The lesson has different activities, differentiated and great discussion points for students!
This lesson educates students on the BLM movement and its origins. The lesson includes a variety of activities which focus on the causes of the movement, its aims, how the media presents it and asks students to think of possible solutions for the racial discrimination that exists today. I taught this lesson to both my KS3 and 4 classes and they seemed to have enjoyed and benefited from the lesson.
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This free resource could either be a lesson/ assembly on women and their perceptions and treatment. The PPT is mostly focused on having a debate and addressing controversial opinions/ sensitive issues. I taught this lesson to both Year 11 and 6th formers (14-16) and it was great at challenging mindsets and making students aware of issues women face.