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Students gain an overview of the skills and subject knowledge needed for the Medicine in Britain topic and can select from a range of activities to familiarise themselves with the topic.

UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC

The 15 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: An overview of the three question types for this section of the GCSE course
• Slide 3: An overview of what is meant by a Thematic Study of Medicine in Britain.
• Slide 4: Students are introduced to the four main historical periods they will focus on and have to match up the dates and titles of these periods.
• Slide 5-6: Task 1 - A timeline activity whereby students are provided with the information to build their own basic timeline of the key events. Printable resource included.
• Slide 7-9: Task 2 - Students are given a range of useful terms linked to the topic and have to select from a choice of three which is the correct definition. Printable resource and answers provided.
• Slide 10-12: Task 3 - Students match up 11 key individuals with their achievement/discovery. Answers and printable resource provided.
• Slide 13: Factors which influence Medical Change fact sheet
• Slide 14: Follow up challenge questions
• Slide 15: More from RA Resources

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