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Wolsey Academy, a proud Gold TES author, offers a wide array of resources for History, ICT, and Business Studies, all designed to work 'off the shelf'. This makes them perfect for busy teachers who need ready-to-use, effective materials that engage students through unique interactive games. Our resources ensure a seamless integration into the classroom, providing a high-quality educational experience without the need for extensive preparation.
Industrial Revolution:
From a Scheme of Work on the Industrial Revolution. Target is KS3 but all assessments throughout are GCSE and use Edexcel criteria. Each lesson contains a lesson plan, quick start guide, printable resources, mini plenaries, challenge questions, mark schemes, writing frames, lots of differentiation, a nice mix of activity types and a lesson specific EAL activity sheet. There are 14 lessons in total, but each lesson has enough material to last 2 or 3 lessons for even high ability classes.
Most lessons include some high-level source analysis.
The lessons also include a link to a site hosting a self-marking End of Unit quiz and a revision guide which make for nice homework activities. The SOW has been used for several years (with continual updates and improvements) at a very successful History department in an outstanding school.
If used at KS3 it also acts as a grounding for any History of Medicine modules they might encounter at KS4 (hence the focus on public health and inventions).
The SOW covers the following topics:
Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (free)
Population Boom (free)
Factories
Coal Mining
Transport
Robert Stephenson
Industrial Revolution inventors
Child Labour
Public Health Problems
Public Health Solutions & Government Intervention
Source Question on the Big Stink
Luddites
British Empire
Source Question on Empire
Revision Guide & EAL activities.
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A 20 lesson series that takes students through 4 time periods: Ancient (Romans), Medieval (Normans, Plantagenet), Industrial (Ind Rev) and Modern (Internet, Fashion, Sport).
Each lesson is fully resourced with everything you need to teach it contained within the PowerPoint itself (no drama with dozens of word files).
The lessons are as follows.
Roman Life in Pompeii
Roman Medicine and Galen
Norman Feudal System
Norman Domesday Book Analysis
The Medieval Church (Becket)
Medieval Life
Medieval Life Game Booklet
Factory Life
Working in a Coal Mine
Child Labour in the Factories
Public Health Problems
Public Health Solutions
Public Health Source Work
Political Uprisings - Luddites
Black History - William Cuffay
A History of Video Games and their impact
Fashion Through Time (History Club)
World Cup History (History Club)
Impact of the Internet on Society
Impact of the Internet of the world of Work
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A resource designed to help out teaching English.
A colourful Literacy mat to help students explain the effect of something, really useful for a range of subjects and curriculums! Print and laminate to boost your studentβs outcomes.
Wolsey Academy, a non-profit resource provider, directs all profits to various charities, including refugee support, youth sports, educational programs, and carbon capture, achieving a carbon-negative status. Explore our site for resources and free history role-playing games loved by students. Thank you for your dedication to teaching and for supporting our mission.
This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for 4 year groups in KS3 and 4. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science).
All are available at Wolsey Academy.
Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate it, with a βsubtitleβ and 1-2 bullet points of key details of each paragraph. At the end there is space for students to write a summary of their learning from the extract.
The extracts are as follows:
Year 7:
Social β Women in Roman Society β Mary Beard, SPQR (article)
Political β Norman Control of England β Marc Morris, The Norman Conquest
Economics β Aksum Empire β Martin Meredith, The Fortunes of Africa (article)
Armed Conflict - Battle of Hastings β Marc Morris, Anglo-Saxons
Religious β Islamic Medicine β Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History (article)
Science β Black Death Contagion Theories β Benedict Gummer, The Scourging Angel
Year 8:
Social β Poverty & Marriage in Industrial Britain β Emma Griffen, Libertyβs Dawn
Political β Peterloo Massacre β E.P. Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class (article)
Economic β The Great Exhibition β Ben Wilson, Heyday
Armed Conflict β East Indian Company & Sepoys β William Dalrymple, Anarchy
Religious β Christianity in The New World β Mark Steward, Great Expeditions
Science β Chicago and the Mid-West β William Cronon, Natureβs Metropolis,
Year 9:
Social β Migration to Britain β Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland
Politics β The Rise of Stalin β Frank Dikotter, Dictators
Economic β The Rise of Germany β Katja Hoyer, Blood and Iron
Armed Conflict β Japanβs invasion of China β Rana Mitter, Chinaβs War with Japan
Religious β Indian Partition β Barney White-Spunner, Partition
Science β Naval Technology β Robert Masse, Dreadnought.
KS4:
Social β Youth in Nazi Germany β Julia Boyd, A Village in the Third Reich
Politics β USA and post war Europe β Odd Arne Westad, The Cold War
Economics β Inflation ion Weimar Germany β Richard J Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich
Armed Conflict β Rolling Thunder β Max Hastings, Vietnam
Religious β USSR and Religion β Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalin.
Science β A Bomb Development β Pap Ndiaye, Nylon and Bombs
If you have yet to hear of us, please do visit our site and try the free to play and study Medieval Free Roaming RPG games which students find brilliantly engaging and spice up your lessons/homework activities.
Hope it helps.
This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for 4 year groups in KS3 and 4. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science).
All are available at Wolsey Academy.
Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate it, with a βsubtitleβ and 1-2 bullet points of key details of each paragraph. At the end there is space for students to write a summary of their learning from the extract.
The extracts are as follows:
Year 7:
Social β Women in Roman Society β Mary Beard, SPQR (article)
Political β Norman Control of England β Marc Morris, The Norman Conquest
Economics β Aksum Empire β Martin Meredith, The Fortunes of Africa (article)
Armed Conflict - Battle of Hastings β Marc Morris, Anglo-Saxons
Religious β Islamic Medicine β Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History (article)
Science β Black Death Contagion Theories β Benedict Gummer, The Scourging Angel
Year 8:
Social β Poverty & Marriage in Industrial Britain β Emma Griffen, Libertyβs Dawn
Political β Peterloo Massacre β E.P. Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class (article)
Economic β The Great Exhibition β Ben Wilson, Heyday
Armed Conflict β East Indian Company & Sepoys β William Dalrymple, Anarchy
Religious β Christianity in The New World β Mark Steward, Great Expeditions
Science β Chicago and the Mid-West β William Cronon, Natureβs Metropolis,
Year 9:
Social β Migration to Britain β Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland
Politics β The Rise of Stalin β Frank Dikotter, Dictators
Economic β The Rise of Germany β Katja Hoyer, Blood and Iron
Armed Conflict β Japanβs invasion of China β Rana Mitter, Chinaβs War with Japan
Religious β Indian Partition β Barney White-Spunner, Partition
Science β Naval Technology β Robert Masse, Dreadnought.
KS4:
Social β Youth in Nazi Germany β Julia Boyd, A Village in the Third Reich
Politics β USA and post war Europe β Odd Arne Westad, The Cold War
Economics β Inflation ion Weimar Germany β Richard J Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich
Armed Conflict β Rolling Thunder β Max Hastings, Vietnam
Religious β USSR and Religion β Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalin.
Science β A Bomb Development β Pap Ndiaye, Nylon and Bombs
If you have yet to hear of us, please do visit our site and try the free to play and study Medieval Free Roaming RPG games which students find brilliantly engaging and spice up your lessons/homework activities.
Hope it helps.
This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for 4 year groups in KS3 and 4. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science).
All are available at Wolsey Academy
Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate it, with a βsubtitleβ and 1-2 bullet points of key details of each paragraph. At the end there is space for students to write a summary of their learning from the extract.
The extracts are as follows:
Year 7:
Social β Women in Roman Society β Mary Beard, SPQR (article)
Political β Norman Control of England β Marc Morris, The Norman Conquest
Economics β Aksum Empire β Martin Meredith, The Fortunes of Africa (article)
Armed Conflict - Battle of Hastings β Marc Morris, Anglo-Saxons
Religious β Islamic Medicine β Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History (article)
Science β Black Death Contagion Theories β Benedict Gummer, The Scourging Angel
Year 8:
Social β Poverty & Marriage in Industrial Britain β Emma Griffen, Libertyβs Dawn
Political β Peterloo Massacre β E.P. Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class (article)
Economic β The Great Exhibition β Ben Wilson, Heyday
Armed Conflict β East Indian Company & Sepoys β William Dalrymple, Anarchy
Religious β Christianity in The New World β Mark Steward, Great Expeditions
Science β Chicago and the Mid-West β William Cronon, Natureβs Metropolis,
Year 9:
Social β Migration to Britain β Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland
Politics β The Rise of Stalin β Frank Dikotter, Dictators
Economic β The Rise of Germany β Katja Hoyer, Blood and Iron
Armed Conflict β Japanβs invasion of China β Rana Mitter, Chinaβs War with Japan
Religious β Indian Partition β Barney White-Spunner, Partition
Science β Naval Technology β Robert Masse, Dreadnought.
KS4:
Social β Youth in Nazi Germany β Julia Boyd, A Village in the Third Reich
Politics β USA and post war Europe β Odd Arne Westad, The Cold War
Economics β Inflation ion Weimar Germany β Richard J Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich
Armed Conflict β Rolling Thunder β Max Hastings, Vietnam
Religious β USSR and Religion β Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalin.
Science β A Bomb Development β Pap Ndiaye, Nylon and Bombs
If you have yet to hear of us, please do visit our site and try the free to play and study Medieval Free Roaming RPG games which students find brilliantly engaging and spice up your lessons/homework activities.
Hope it helps.
This is from a Guided Reading Activity from a set of 24 that makes up 4 separate guided reading challenges designed for 4 year groups in KS3 and 4. Each extract is from one of the SPEARS topics (Social, Political, Economic, Armed Conflict, Religious and Science).
All are available at Wolsey Academy.
Guided Reading is an activity in which students are given an extract (2-4 pages-ish) from a real history book. They have to read through it and annotate it, with a βsubtitleβ and 1-2 bullet points of key details of each paragraph. At the end there is space for students to write a summary of their learning from the extract.
The extracts are as follows:
Year 7:
Social β Women in Roman Society β Mary Beard, SPQR (article)
Political β Norman Control of England β Marc Morris, The Norman Conquest
Economics β Aksum Empire β Martin Meredith, The Fortunes of Africa (article)
Armed Conflict - Battle of Hastings β Marc Morris, Anglo-Saxons
Religious β Islamic Medicine β Firas Alkhateeb, Lost Islamic History (article)
Science β Black Death Contagion Theories β Benedict Gummer, The Scourging Angel
Year 8:
Social β Poverty & Marriage in Industrial Britain β Emma Griffen, Libertyβs Dawn
Political β Peterloo Massacre β E.P. Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class (article)
Economic β The Great Exhibition β Ben Wilson, Heyday
Armed Conflict β East Indian Company & Sepoys β William Dalrymple, Anarchy
Religious β Christianity in The New World β Mark Steward, Great Expeditions
Science β Chicago and the Mid-West β William Cronon, Natureβs Metropolis,
Year 9:
Social β Migration to Britain β Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland
Politics β The Rise of Stalin β Frank Dikotter, Dictators
Economic β The Rise of Germany β Katja Hoyer, Blood and Iron
Armed Conflict β Japanβs invasion of China β Rana Mitter, Chinaβs War with Japan
Religious β Indian Partition β Barney White-Spunner, Partition
Science β Naval Technology β Robert Masse, Dreadnought.
KS4:
Social β Youth in Nazi Germany β Julia Boyd, A Village in the Third Reich
Politics β USA and post war Europe β Odd Arne Westad, The Cold War
Economics β Inflation ion Weimar Germany β Richard J Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich
Armed Conflict β Rolling Thunder β Max Hastings, Vietnam
Religious β USSR and Religion β Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalin.
Science β A Bomb Development β Pap Ndiaye, Nylon and Bombs
If you have yet to hear of us, please do visit our site and try the free to play and study Medieval Free Roaming RPG games which students find brilliantly engaging and spice up your lessons/homework activities.
Hope it helps.