Students examine the causes, events and impact of the Notting Hill Race Riots (1958).
UPDATED CONTENT & EXAM QUESTIONS FOR 2025/6 ONWARDS
The 28 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:
- Slide 1: Title slide
- Slide 2: Overview of the lesson and key questions
- Slide 3: ‘As You Enter’ - What is a riot and why might people riots? Answers provided.
- Slide 4-5: Recap - An 8 question multiple choice quiz about racism in the Metropolitan Police during the 1950s.
- Slide 6: Starter Source Analysis - with questions/hints
- Slide 7: Starter - Why was there increasing racial tension in Notting Hill? Answers revealed.
- Slide 8-12: Background information about the causes and events of the Notting Hill Riots.
- Slide 13: A selection of clips covering the Notting Hill Riots
- Slide 14: Task 1 - A question/note making sheet to accompany the documentary clip linked on the slide.
- Slide 15: Task 2 - A source based worksheet covering the events and impact of the Notting Hill Riots.
- Slide 16: Follow up challenge questions
- Slide 17-18: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘One feature’ question with printable answer sheet.
- Slide 19-20: EXAM FOCUS - Examples and printable help sheet for the ‘Follow up’ question type.
- Slide 21-25: EXAM FOCUS - Examples, printable resources and structure guide to the ‘How useful’ question.
- Slide 26: Learning Review - True or false quiz with answers
- Slide 27: Lesson fact sheet
- Slide 28: More from RA Resources
This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations.
All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.
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