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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.

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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.
History Coursework Lesson and Guide (IGCSE CIE HISTORY)
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History Coursework Lesson and Guide (IGCSE CIE HISTORY)

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A guide created for students about to begin their CIE IGCSE History coursework module. A mix of examples and guidance adopted from my own teaching and extracts from the CIE IGCSE coursework guide book (made more digestible for students). Includes: • Top tips • Clarification of key terms (e.g. significance) • Guidance on references • Mark Scheme/Criteria • 3 x Introduction examples with commentary • 3 x Main paragraphs examples with commentary • 2 x Conclusion examples with commentary 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.
The Silk Roads KS3
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The Silk Roads KS3

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From a series of 5 lessons taking KS3 through Central Asian History, highlighting many topics not covered by the traditional curriculum but which nonetheless are highly important to a developed and balanced appreciation of world history. The five lessons are: The Mongols The Silk Roads The Timurid Empire The Ottomans The Mughals 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.
1.	China History IGCSE: Intro to China & Course Set Up. (with online self-marking quiz)
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1. China History IGCSE: Intro to China & Course Set Up. (with online self-marking quiz)

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China: Conflict, Crisis and Change 1900 – 1989. Designed for the Edexcel IGCSE Breadth Study but features a wide range of activities and approaches, and is in depth enough, that makes it excellent for all China history courses. It is a standalone SOW (e.g. you don’t need to refer to a text book) and each lesson is self-contained, with all the information and resources required to deliver at least a Good rated lesson if not an Outstanding one. Assessment & activity types are introduced and revisited based on a retrieval grid to ensure maximum learning and imbedding of skills and knowledge. Each lesson is estimated to take 45-60 minutes to complete but in my experience many can stretch over 2 or even 3 lessons depending on teacher judgement. Each lesson features as a minimum: Numeracy & Literacy challenges. Keywords (to add to a student glossary). EAL support sheets. Stretch and challenge activities. Teacher Quick Start Guide. Literacy support mats. Homework extension task mats. Context slide for the lesson. Part 1: Lessons included: Intro to China & Course Set Up. (with online self-marking quiz) Boxer Rebellion Causes & Events Boxer Rebellion Consequences & Reforms The 1911 Revolution 4th May Movement Sun Yet-Sen, Chiang Kai-Shek & Guomindang Recap Lesson 1: 1900 – 1926 (with online self-marking quiz) The United Front & The Communist Party Expeditions, Massacres and Exterminations 1926 – 1934 Recap lesson 2: 1926 – 1934 (with online self-marking quiz) The Long March 1934-35 Consequences of the Long March
Space Race & The Cold War
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Space Race & The Cold War

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This is one lesson from a series of 7 lessons that focus on the Space Race, From Sputnik to Apollo. Each lesson is fully resourced with anything that needs printing at the end of the PowerPoint ready in a print friendly format. The idea of this series of lessons is to introduce students to key historical skills using content they are familiar with and find engaging. We have had huge success with these lessons at Wolsey Academy with students often demanding that we teach more of them. The work produced from these lessons has also been exceptional, with the main activity in each lesson being scaffolded and supported in a number of ways. For details of each lesson please see below. If purchasing just one lesson, make sure you have seen the details for that one below. In the lesson preview you will see the lesson structure in the road map slide. We hope it helps. The 7 lessons: Sputnik 1957 Yuri Gagarin Project Mercury Earthrise Apollo 8 Apollo 11 Apollo Conspiracies Debunked Cold War Space Race 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. Hope it helps. #BetterTeachingBetterPlanet
Transatlantic Slave Trade (with focus on British role)
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Transatlantic Slave Trade (with focus on British role)

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Lesson on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Lesson Includes: Slides for teacher talk and class discussion of the seriousness of the topic (slides match the tone) Summarise Triangle Trade task Cross-Source Analysis of 3 sources (2 written, 1 picture) Mind Map of Ted Talk Guided Reading task of historical literature Edward Colston video and class debate Founding Father Research Task with peer assessment criteria. Google quiz (self-marking) 10 x flash cards for key words Part of a wider bundle of lessons on American History. 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. Hope it helps.
UAE Moral Studies - Year 8 (Grade 7) - Lesson 1 - Respect, Compassion, Tolerance
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UAE Moral Studies - Year 8 (Grade 7) - Lesson 1 - Respect, Compassion, Tolerance

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Very simply taken from the ADEK UAE Moral Studies guide for Year 8 (Grade 7). Converted into something more user friendly for both teachers and students. Includes LOs that are revisited and differentiated resources for EAL classes. Can very easily be used outside the UAE for Moral and Social studies/PSHE/Tutor periods. Check out other resources at Wolsey Academy Hope it helps.
Digital Devices - 2.  Phones and Tablets - Edexcel ICT iGCSE Unit 1 – EAL
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Digital Devices - 2. Phones and Tablets - Edexcel ICT iGCSE Unit 1 – EAL

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Catering for Edexcel ICT iGCSE Unit 1. Lesson 2 of 16 (lessons 1 & 2 and the revision guide are free to download) These lessons were made for students in the Middle East and have a strong focus on EAL and keyword acquisition/application. Each lesson has 3-8 keywords on easy to use cards that fit into the lesson activity and also make excellent printable revision resources (the revision guide features them all in one place). Each lesson begins with a different active learning activity, a mini-plenary and a written or creative ICT task requiring the correct application of the keywords. All have stretch questioning to the main activities. The SOW has an online mid and end of unit test that can be found a Wolsey Academy Wolsey Academy has had a lot of success with this SOW with EAL students who have really progressed in their understanding of the technically vocabulary involved with the ICT iGCSE.
Battle of Trafalgar 1805 - Wolsey Academy - History Club 2
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Battle of Trafalgar 1805 - Wolsey Academy - History Club 2

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Perfect for History Club sessions – or active and creative lessons - at primary or secondary level. Includes information and video about the topics and a fun practical activity (which can often take more than one session to complete). All sessions include a weekly advertising poster for display boards, websites and screens around the school. Also included is a loyalty card for students to claim rewards after attending enough lessons. Designed by Wolsey Academy and tried and tested with secondary students in the UK. Topics are as follows: Ancient Egypt – Drama Production Battle of Trafalgar 1805 – Arts and Craft. Guy Fawkes, 1605 – Gunpowder Hunt. Charles Lindbergh, 1927 – Design & Fly a Plane. Pirates – Make a Movie. Thanksgiving – Fancy Dress and Card Design Benjamin Franklin – Make and fly a Kite. Tudor Christmas – Card Making. Battle of Atlantic – Code Breaking Game Medieval Coat of Arms – Research and Heraldry Making. Brunel – Bridge Building Darwin –Voyage of the Beagle, Art Competition. D-Day – Landing Craft Construction and Testing World Cup History – Kit Designs Battle of Quebec – Crane Construction Angkor Wat – Sunrise Drawings Historical Fashion – Clothing Designs Henry Ford – Assembly Line Competition Roman Army – Shield Design and Battle Tactics Role Play Local History: Ipswich Town Football Club – Badge Design.
8 PowerPoint Flag Quizzes!
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8 PowerPoint Flag Quizzes!

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8 PowerPoint based flag quizzes, each with a stretch literacy task. Qatar World Cup Flags 2022 Russia World Cup Flags 2018 African Flags European Flags American Flags Caribbean Flags Caribbean Territories Flags (Tough!) EU Flags Hope they help!
UAE Moral Studies - Year 8 (Grade 7) - Lesson 3 - Equality Amoung People
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UAE Moral Studies - Year 8 (Grade 7) - Lesson 3 - Equality Amoung People

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Very simply taken from the ADEK UAE Moral Studies guide for Year 8 (Grade 7). Converted into something more user friendly for both teachers and students. Includes LOs that are revisited and differentiated resources for EAL classes. Can very easily be used outside the UAE for Moral and Social studies/PSHE/Tutor periods. Check out our other resources at Wolsey Academy Hope it helps :)
Black Lives Matter: Why I am No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge.
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Black Lives Matter: Why I am No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge.

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Black Lives Matter: Why I am No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge. This lesson takes the key themes of the book ‘Why I am No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge’ and attempts to distill them into a format ready for a class room discussion. Ideal for discussions on race during a tutor period or at the end of a unit of work that features discussion on race. It is broken into the following stages: Intro to the author and initial mind mapping. A look at the history of black people, and their contribution, to British society. A discussion of how these historic experiences have created systemic racism – this is the crucial element of the lesson, to explain to students that being ‘colour blind’ can cause its own problems by neglecting to engage with the realities of black people. What is ‘white privilege’ and what could be done to stop it? A look at the NFL’s “Rooney Rule”. PEE paragraph on the Rooney Rule. Ending thoughts and development of mind maps. Extension task: Read Eddo-Lodge’s article. EAL Task: Keyword focus sheet I do not for a second pretend to be an expert in these matters but this is my attempt to introduce the discussion of systemic racism into my classroom. I hope it can be of some use to you in your classrooms too. If you feel I have said something wrong or phrased something insensitively please contact me at thomas@wolseyacademy.com and we can make corrections together. Hope it helps.
History of Medicine - Alexander Fleming
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History of Medicine - Alexander Fleming

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Overview: Explore Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin and its monumental impact on the field of medicine. • Activities: o Video Review: Watch educational videos to learn about the discovery of penicillin and its implications. o Timeline Sorting: Sequence key events in the development of antibiotics following Fleming’s discovery. o Extended Writing: Discuss the significance of penicillin and other antibiotics developed following Fleming’s discovery.
IGCSE Business Studies - Unit 6 – External Influences 4. Business Responses to Economic Policy
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IGCSE Business Studies - Unit 6 – External Influences 4. Business Responses to Economic Policy

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A lesson from 11 lessons that cover everything you need for the External Influences section of IGCSE Business Studies. It is modelled on the CIE specification but has also been used successfully to teach Edexcel spec. In total this Module 6 Scheme of Work includes: 53 flash cards, 7 Google Quizzes and 11 lesson PowerPoints (including a revision lesson). Each lesson in the series comes with: a. Activities to complete b. Key word flash cards c. Information to revise from and assist teacher talk d. Link to a Google quiz that covers the topic For more resources and to buy the complete Business Studies IGCSE bundle at a steep discount, please visit Wolsey Academy. Lessons in the series include: Government Economic Objectives Fiscal Policy Monetary & Supply Side Policies Business Responses to Economic Policies Business Activities and the Environment Non-Economic Pressures on Businesses Business & Ethics Globalisation & Multinationals Globalisation Issues Exchange Rates Revision lesson with resources Hope they help! 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.
History of Medicine - Elizabeth Garret Anderson
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History of Medicine - Elizabeth Garret Anderson

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Explore the life of Elizabeth Garret Anderson, a groundbreaking British physician who defied gender norms to become the first woman to qualify as a doctor in Britain. This lesson delves into her co-founding of the first hospital staffed by women, her leadership in the women’s suffrage movement, and her historic role as the first female mayor in England. Through interactive activities like Quiz-Quiz-Trade and source analysis, students will examine the impact of political, social, and individual genius factors on her career. They will also learn about the Garrett family’s contributions to social change and Elizabeth’s medical and political milestones, celebrating her as a pioneer who carved a path for women in both medicine and public service.
History of Medicine - Robert Koch
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History of Medicine - Robert Koch

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Overview: Investigate Robert Koch’s groundbreaking contributions to bacteriology, including his discovery of the bacteria responsible for anthrax, tuberculosis, and cholera. Activities: o Video Analysis: Watch educational videos to learn about Koch’s life and his methodological innovations in microbiology. o Timeline Activity: Arrange timeline cards in chronological order to understand the sequence of Koch’s major discoveries. o Deep Dive Writing: Explore how Koch’s discoveries impacted both medical science and public health practices.
The Romans: Hadrian's Wall
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The Romans: Hadrian's Wall

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Summary: This lesson focuses on Hadrian’s Wall, a significant Roman fortification in Britain built under Emperor Hadrian to mark the northern boundary of the empire. The wall was designed to secure the frontier, control movement, and assert Roman presence. Activities: Reading and defining keywords associated with Hadrian’s Wall. Analysis of source materials about the wall’s construction and purpose. Creating a postcard from the perspective of an Aurelian Moor stationed at the wall, describing their experiences. Discussion on the differences between the Roman-controlled areas and the lands north of the wall. For more great history resources, bundles at a huge discount and to play our free history RPGs please visit Wolsey Academy’s main website.
UAE Social Studies | Historical Overview of the UAE | 1 of 28
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UAE Social Studies | Historical Overview of the UAE | 1 of 28

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1 Lesson from a series of 28 lessons on UAE Social Studies (History). Each lesson contained keywords and a wide range of activities, with a focus on developing skills that students can use in their regular lessons too. A key focus is obviously on Historical skills, but also Geographic, Business as well as general skills of research, debate and presentation. Several lessons have been inspired by lectures given at the NYU Abu Dhabi by experts in their fields. The lessons begin with the formation of the Arabian landmass and end with the Arabs on Mars! Fairly comprehensive history. All lessons have been made with cultural sensitivities in mind. The lessons are: Historical Overview of the UAE Jebel Faya The Magan People Bronze Age Trade Wadi Suq and Umm Al Na The Iron Age Pre-Islamic Arabia The Prophet Muhammad and the arrival of Islam Battle of Dibba 632CE Mecca and Madina Khalid ibn al-Walid The Portuguese and the Persian Gulf The Islamic Era & Hormuz Bedouin Traditions Pirate Coast & Trucial States The Pearl Trade Diary of a Dhow Driver Qasr Al Hosn Emirati Homes and Architecture Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Founding of the UAE 1971 Famous Emiratis Famous Ex-Pats UAE The Global Crossroads The Dubai Miracle Sovereign Wealth Funds UAE Space Program 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.
History of Medicine - Louis Pasteur
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History of Medicine - Louis Pasteur

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Overview: Investigate Louis Pasteur’s groundbreaking work in microbiology, including his development of vaccines and the pasteurization process. • Activities: o Video Analysis: Analyse videos detailing Pasteur’s contributions to science and their impact on public health. o Timeline Activity: Students will organize events related to Pasteur’s research and discoveries in the correct order. o Extended Writing: Examine how Pasteur’s innovations transformed medical practices and saved countless lives.