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!
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL WW1 Medicine Through TimeThe British Sector of the Western Front 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 The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and
the trenches:
● The context of the British sector of Western Front and the theatre
of war in Flanders and northern France: the Ypres salient, the
Somme, Arras and Cambrai. The trench system - its construction
and organisation, including frontline and support trenches. The use
of mines at Hill 60 near Ypres and the expansion of tunnels, caves
and quarries at Arras. Significance for medical treatment of the
nature of the terrain and problems of the transport and
communications infrastructure.
● Conditions requiring medical treatment on the Western Front,
including the problems of ill health arising from the trench
environment. The nature of wounds from rifles and explosives. The
problem of shrapnel, wound infection and increased numbers of
head injuries. The effects of gas attacks.
● The work of the RAMC and FANY. The system of transport:
stretcher bearers, horse and motor ambulances. The stages of
treatment areas: aid post and field ambulance, dressing station,
casualty clearing station, base hospital. The underground hospital
at Arras.
● The significance of the Western Front for experiments in surgery
and medicine: new techniques in the treatment of wounds and
infection, the Thomas splint, the use of mobile x-ray units, the
creation of a blood bank for the Battle of Cambrai.
● The historical context of medicine in the early twentieth century:
the understanding of infection and moves towards aseptic surgery;
the development of x-rays; blood transfusions and developments
in the storage of blood.
2 Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries:
● Knowledge of national sources relevant to the period and issue,
e.g. army records, national newspapers, government reports,
medical articles.
��� Knowledge of local sources relevant to the period and issue, e.g.
personal accounts, photographs, hospital records, army statistics.
● Recognition of the strengths and weaknesses of different types of
source for specific enquiries.
● Framing of questions relevant to the pursuit of a specific enquiry.
● Selection of appropriate sources for specific investigations
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:
Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease: the
influence of genetic and lifestyle factors on health.
● Improvements in diagnosis: the impact of the availability of blood
tests, scans and monitors.
2 Approaches to prevention and treatment
● The extent of change in care and treatment. The impact of the
NHS and science and technology: improved access to care;
advances in medicines, including magic bullets and antibiotics;
high-tech medical and surgical treatment in hospitals.
● New approaches to prevention: mass vaccinations and
government lifestyle campaigns.
3 Case studies
● Key individuals: Fleming, Florey and Chain’s development of
penicillin.
● The fight against lung cancer in the twenty-first century: the use
of science and technology in diagnosis and treatment; government
action.
A set of lessons (1h30 each) focused on the OCR Russia SPEC. The lessons cover Key Topic 1-4 and are embedded with a lot of content revision and exam questions! I taught these lessons whilst students were expected to complete my ‘Russia 1894–1941 Revision Booklet’. Students received high grades for this topic. (Also just a notice, I will be adding my complete and updated russia lessons hopefully in the next few months!)
Part of my Anglo-Saxon and Norman England SOW. This bundle of lessons cover:
Dispute over the Conqueror’s inheritance
Role of Lanfranc
Inspection of the royal treasury and decisions over coinage and seal
William’s relationship with Robert
Role of Odo of Bayeaux and his rivalry with William de St Calais and Lanfranc
• causes, nature and effect of the rebellion of the Norman barons (1088):
sieges at Tonbridge, Rochester and Pevensey
desertion and trial of William de St Calais
Diplomacy in Wales, Scotland and Northumbria
William’s reaction to the rebels and reasons for magnanimity
Exam practice (separate lessons for knowledge, primary source, essay practice)
Exam and Exam feedback
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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 3: Elizabethan society in the Age of Exploration, 1558–88
1 Education and leisure
● Education in the home, schools and universities.
● Sport, pastimes and the theatre.
2 The problem of the poor
● The reasons for the increase in poverty and vagabondage during
these years.
● The changing attitudes and policies towards the poor.
3 Exploration and voyages of discovery
● Factors prompting exploration, including the impact of new
technology on ships and sailing and the drive to expand trade.
● The reasons for, and significance of, Drake’s circumnavigation of the
globe.
4 Raleigh and Virginia
● The significance of Raleigh and the attempted colonisation of
Virginia.
● Reasons for the failure of Virginia
4. Exam
● Revision
● Assessment
● Feedback
A series of lessons to teach the new OCR specification for Russia 1894–1941. The lessons are from the rule of Tsar Nicholas II to the events of 1917.
18 fun and engaging lessons with a model essay template (20 mark question). Each lessons links exactly to the relevant chapter in Access to History: Russia 1894-1941 for OCR. Numerous worksheets, exam practice and powerpoints (with appropriate page numbers to the book).
A free example has been provided.
Series of lessons on the OCR module Anglo-Saxon England
and the Norman Conquest 1035–1087. The SOW has 23 detailed Power Points with information regarding the spec, differentiation, a variety of activities and worksheets, and exam/ essay writing guidance. The lessons can be used for the Edexcel GCSE/ AQA Spec too.
The lessons cover: Anglo-Saxon England 1035–1066:
• Viking influence (Harold I, Harthacnut); Edward the Confessor; succession,
consolidation, government and administration; religion, economy and society
• Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings 1066: plans; course of events; impact
• William I’s consolidation of power: securing succession; methods of control; extent of opposition.
Please see my other lessons and resources (I have uploaded a revision booklet for this spec too). Hope this helps!
A lesson on the Atlantic Slave Trade covering: causes, stages and consequences. The lesson has different activities and covers both primary and secondary sources. This lesson was made for KS3 students but can be adapted for any year group.
This is a SOW created for KS5 students focusing on injustices throughout history (including the BLM movement, land disputes, the theory of ‘the Other’/treatment of minority groups, genocides, dictatorship and uprisings and the refugee crisis. The SOW ends with a research/ essay task for students to complete.
This is a detailed SOW with tasks for students to complete (but can also be used as engaging lectures/ seminars for students to prepare them for university). Each lesson is related to contemporary news articles so students can understand the relevance of each lesson today. There are also thought-provoking questions in each lesson to allow the students to express their opinion/ challenge their opinion.
My year 12 and 13s loved these lessons and it really helped them to: understand the current political/social events/problems in the world, be confident in expressing their opinions, improve their research skills and the impact media and governments have on the world!
A student booklet for OCR Y219 Russia 1894–1941. The booklet includes: past exam questions, pages for students to complete their own revision notes on each topic, model answers/ structures, fact tests and a glossary.
These outstanding lessons are focused on Key Topic 1 of EDEXCEL GCSE Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 – 1939. The lessons use both the Hodder and Pearsons book and is full of different activities and exam practice. The lessons can be used and adapted for any year group and exam board including AQA, OCR or IGCSE. Hope these are helpful for your students!
The lessons cover: The setting up of the Weimar Republic; the signing and effects of the Treaty of Versailles and reasons for opposition, weaknesses in the Constitution,the attacks from the Left (the Spartacist uprising)
and the Right (the Kapp Putsch),the French occupation of the Ruhr and the impact of hyperinflation. The economic work of Stresemann (both internal and external policies), Germany’s relations with other countries, exam practice and feedback.
This SOW was created for the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time/ Medicine in Britain course but can be used for the OCR/AQA topics too. It has a variety of activities and resources and students generally prefer this topic the most! The lessons cover:
1 Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
● Supernatural and religious explanations of the cause of disease.
● Rational explanations: the Theory of the Four Humours and the
miasma theory; the continuing influence in England of Hippocrates
and Galen.
2 Approaches to prevention and treatment
● Approaches to prevention and treatment and their connection with
ideas about disease and illness: religious actions, bloodletting and
purging, purifying the air, and the use of remedies.
● New and traditional approaches to hospital care in the thirteenth
century. The role of the physician, apothecary and barber surgeon
in treatment and care provided within the community and in
hospitals, c1250–1500.
3 Case study:
● Dealing with the Black Death, 1348–49; approaches to treatment and attempts to prevent its spread.
A lesson on Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot. The lesson had a variety of activities with videos, reading comprehension, chronology and narrative tasks and creating a storyboard. This was a lesson given to students on Bonfire Night and students enjoyed it! The tasks in the lesson can be removed for an assembly (and the videos should remain).
These lessons are focused on the Great Plague in 1665-6 which addresses the causes, events, treatments and preventive methods used at the time. These lessons have a variety of activities including: active plenaries, videos, creative writing, descriptive writing and exam practice. The lessons were mostly made using the EDEXCEL Medicine Through Time spec and using a mixture of the Hodder and Pearsons book. The lessons are great for GCSE students especially.
A fabulous CPD resource covering: the Equality Act, types of discrimination, practical advice, statistics in the UK, case studies and more! Great for both qualified and new teachers! This is a detailed resource with 14 slides and has a lot to cover for staff (and can be adjusted to use in a PSHCE/Citizenship/Sociology lesson)!
A complete SOW with detailed lessons to teach Macbeth! These lessons are extremely engaging and support a variety of students with differentiation throughout. The lessons have a variety of activities including: analytical writing, evaluating texts, annotating texts and model paragraphs, group work, storyboards, ordering activities, exam practice, creating profile maps, comprehension, videos and so much more!! The lessons can be used to first teach the topic or for revision lessons. The lessons were designed to be longer than a normal 1 hour lesson so can also be used for double English lessons.
The lessons cover the following:
Macbeth Act 1
Macbeth Act 2
Macbeth Act 3
Macbeth Act 4
Macbeth Act 5
Content Revision
Major Themes
Context
Structure/Language Analysis
Exam Practice
Exam
A single lesson part of my wider 'KS3/4 Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar; SOW. This lesson is focused on parts of speech with practical activities and differentiation embedded in the lesson to support students.
A free resource for students - can be used at the start of the year (for students to get to know each other and work in pairs to answer) or at the end of term.