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This sheet provides a clear overview of all topics needed for Edexcel’s Germany 1918-39 Paper 3. Best enlarged onto A3 or given to students as an example of how to structure revision. This has worked particularly well for my lower ability students and provides other students a useful starting point for their revision.

This lesson helps students identify the consequences and importance of the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main Power Point includes? RECAP: Two versions of a card sorting task (see image) which asks students to organise events and key terms into ‘east’ and ‘west’. STARTER: A filling in the missing terms starter to recap the Berlin Crisis and link to the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Answers revealed and animated for student peer/self assessment. DISCUSSION: An A4 chart which statistics about the two military alliances. The students have to work together to infer meaning from the chart. BACKGROUND: A teacher led, animated version of events with a clear map to show the two military alliance sides. TASK 1 AND 2: A letter to be written from the leaders of each country to their alliance members. Each short letter will outline the aims of the military alliance and its reason for being created. Instructions given on the sheet. EXAMPLE EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Berlin Crisis for the development of the Cold War [8] Two examples are given and students need to provide reasons for one answer being better than the other. RECAP QUIZ: Is the fact about NATO or the Warsaw Pact? FACT SHEET: An A4 printable fact sheet with all information needed for the lesson. This will save the use of the text book. 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This bumper lesson contains everything you need to teach the causes, importance, events and consequences of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main PowerPoint includes: Recap: A task where students are asked to look at a timeline of Cold War events so far and discuss which events will have caused the most amount of tension between the USA and the Soviet Union. Task 1: Short term and long term consequences table. Task 2: A narrative account storyboard which can easily be used alongside the fact sheet. Task 3: Students organise the events into either causes, events or consequences (see image). This will help students identify a consequence for the exam question. Task 4: A comprehension sheet with additional extension task if needed asking students to explain why the USA did not support the uprising. EXAM QUESTION: Explain two consequences of the Hungarian Uprising 1956 [8] - Students given two example sections to analyse and then expected to write their own. RECAP 1: Students given 10 answers and have to write one question to fit each RECAP 2: 10 basic questions about the Hungarian Uprising to test student knowledge. 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson specifically looks at the consequences and importance of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The lesson resources include: 1 x A4 Workbook Style Fact Sheet (PDF & PPT) – Included in every Cold War lesson! 1 x Main Power Point Lesson The main PowerPoint includes: RECAP: Students complete the alphabet quiz where they need to think of a key word from the Cold War topic so far for each letter of the alphabet. STARTER: Location of Afghanistan - what issues can the student identify from the location of the Soviet Union and their knowledge of religions around this area. You may wish to supplement with a world map. BACKGROUND: Slides which fully explain why the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. TASK 1: Students have to read through the main consequences of the invasion and categorise them into one of 5 different categories (see image). The students will then find this useful to help them organise their consequences response in a more structured and historical way as well as learn the consequences of the invasion. TASK 2: Chronology - just in case a narrative account comes up, the students are asked to re-arrange 10 events of the invasion into the correct chronological order. EXAM FOCUS: Students in this lesson focus on the consequences question: Explain two consequences of the Soviet invasion of the Soviet Union (1979) [8] Sentence starters are given along with an example paragraph for analysis by the students. EXTENSION TASK: A modern political cartoon looking at the different interpretations of Afghanistan over time. 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

UPDATED For the new Edexcel GCSE spec. and exam question structure ready for 2025/26 This 19 slide lesson covers all the information and activities students will need to fully understand the structure of Early Elizabethan society and government. For example, it looks at the role of the Privy Council, Secretary of State and Royal Court as well as the social hierarchy of the day. This resource contains: 1 x A4 Fact Sheet/ revision sheet covering Early Elizabethan Society & Government (PPT & PDF) ** 1 x Main Updated Power Point:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2-3: Warm Up - What do you already know about Elizabeth I? Includes printable worksheet Slide 4-5: Warm up Tudor Society Quiz with answers revealed. Slide 6: Class discussion task Slide 7-8: Elizabeth I starter quiz with answers revealed Slide 9: Introduction to Early Elizabethan Society & Government Slide 10: What is a society, government and hierarchy? Slide 11-12: Task 1 - Elizabethan hierarchy activity with answers Slide 13-14: Task 2 - Table fill activity with printable resources Slide 16-18: Task 3 - Practice exam questions (one feature question) Slide 19: Lesson fact sheet based on the 2024/5 new specification. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson examines the developments of the modern police force, especially in terms of its specialisation. It then covers the role of the community with law enforcement with the role of the Neighbourhood Watch The lesson resources include: 3 x A4 Worksheets (PPT) 1 x 30 Slide Main Power Point UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC The 30 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Warm Up Question - Based on a population of 61 million, how many police officers were there in England and Wales in 2024? Answer provided. Slide 3: Long Term Recap - Students are given 8 terms linked to law enforcement since the Medieval period and have to discuss their meanings or outline facts about them. Slide 4-6: Police Recap - A fill in the missing term descriptive recap covering the development of the police since the early 1800s. Answers and printable resources provided. Slide 7-8: Starter - Students are given 6 advances in police work and have to guess which decade they began. Answers provided. Slide 9: Background information covering the new idea of ‘crime prevention’. Slide 10: Background information covering the Neighbourhood Watch Slide 11-12: Neighbourhood Watch activity - students need to decide if each statement gives positive or negative attitudes towards the Neighbourhood Watch. Slide 13: Background information covering the role of the PCSO. Slide 14: Background information covering police specialisation. Slide 15-17: Task 1 - Students match up the name of the police specialist unit with their role. Answers and printable resources provided. Slide 18-19: Task 2 - A worksheet which covers the development of specialist units in the police. Slide 20-21: Task 3 - A table fill activity where students need to use the fact sheet to outline how the police have improved since c.1900. Includes printable resources. Slide 22: Task 4 - Questions about the role of the community in law enforcement and the Neighbourhood Watch. Slide 23: Learning Review Slide 24: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the similarity and difference questions with suggested sentence starters. Slide 25-26: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ questions All images used in this resource 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. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

Students examine the significance of Mein Kampf and the Nazi Party reorganisation between 1924-28 including the creation of the SS, Bamberg Conference, Hitler Youth. It also questions why support for the Nazi Party was limited between 1924-28. UPDATED & RE-VAMPED CONTENT IN LINE WITH THE 2026 SPEC The 30 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge: Slide 1- Title slide Slide 2 - Lesson key questions Slide 3-4: Recap quiz with answers about the events of the Munich Putsch. Slide 5-6: Long Term Recap - This image based activity gets students to recap the reasons why German people were happy with the Weimar government between 1924-28. Includes answers and useful background information to help with the lesson. Slide 7: Source Starter Task - Students practice an inference style question based on a speech by Hitler. Slide 8: Interpretation Analysis Activity - an analysis of a historian who speaks about the Nazi Party being seen as a ‘joke’ in the mid-1920s. Slide 9: Background information about Hitler’s time in Landsburg Prison Slide 10-11: Background information about the significance of Mein Kampf including the main policy ideas. Slide 12: Background information and usefulness practice based on a photograph of Hitler’s release from prison. Slide 13-15: Task 1 - Key Term match up activity with answers and printable sheet Slide 16-17: Task 2 - Students look at the way Hitler reorganised the Nazi Party and in a table, explain why this gave the Nazi Party more support. Slide 18: Task 3 - An additional printable worksheet based on the lesson and fact sheet (more suited to higher ability students). Slide 19: Challenge questions Slide 20: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a source inference question on a printable answer sheet. Slide 21-22: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the 12 mark ‘Explain why’ questions with suggested structure support. Slide 23-26: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of the ‘How useful’ questions with supporting guidance and structure guides. Slide 27-29: EXAM FOCUS - Examples of both ‘Interpretation’ questions and the final 16 mark interpretation question, Slide 30: Lesson fact s 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. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This is a single sheet revision resource, that when enlarged to A3, will provide your students with an overall view of every topic they need to revise for the main part of Crime and Punishment in a clearly organised format. I have used this with my lower ability students who like the idea that they can begin their revision using this sheet as their starting point. Please make sure you understand that this is a single sheet resource that hopefully you can preview here. Hopefully you can appreciate the amount of time that was spent producing this resource, hence the price I am asking. Hopefully this will be a resource that can last many years. I also have similar sheets for Nazi Germany, Elizabeth and the American West.

This is a new and updated series of 29 fact sheets spread over 29 power point slides. I have taken key information from a variety of text books such as Pearson and Hodder to produce these for teachers or parents who may wish to use them for revision, classroom learning or home learning. They cover all aspects of the Edexcel specification for GCSE History and are a suitable replacement for the text books. These have taken many, many hours to complete and I hope that you can find them useful for your students. 2023 UPDATE: Please kindly note that all images including clipart, vectors, illustrations etc are in the public domain and classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise stated in the notes below each slide. If you see any errors, please email be directly in the first instance.

NEW 2025/6 Spec In this lesson, students examine the reasons for the Elizabeth I’s execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587 and its significance. This lesson has been updated in line with the amended specification and exam questions ready for the 2025/6 examinations. The lesson pack includes: 1 x fact sheet - The reasons for Mary, Queen of Scots’ execution (PDF & PPT) 1 x sample exam paper for students to practice questions linked to this topic. 1 x main PowerPoint The main 11 slide PowerPoint contains: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Mary, Queen of Scots recap questions with answers Slide 3: Starter Task - The reasons for and against Mary’s execution discussion and table fill with answers Slide 4: Starter Task - Analysis of a painting of Mary’s execution. Slide 5: Links to video clips covering the execution Slide 6-7: Task 1 - Why was Mary executed sorting task with instructions. Slide 8: Follow up questions Slide 9-10: Practice exam/assessment questions Slide 11: Fact sheet 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**This lesson allows students to examine the main changes to society in Britain during the period c.1700 - c.1900 - The Industrial Age. This will give them a historical context behind the migration which took place in this time. ** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: GCSE graded lesson outcomes Slide 3: An outline of the lesson Slide 4: Starter Task- How do you think society will change? Slide 5 - 13: An outline of each of the main changes to society (Industry, economy, science, religion, population, urbanisation, government, transport, attitudes, The French Revolution, slavery and empire. Slide 14: Learning Task overview with model answers Slide 15: Printable table for the learning task Slide 16: Challenge Tasks and Additional Research questions Slide 17: Learning Review - linking the changes to society Slide 18: 4 mark practice exam questions Slide 19: 12 and 16 mark practice exam questions Slide 20-21: Lesson Fact Sheets To take into account copyright, photographic and illustrative images have been attributed where appropriate and are all in the public domain. Clipart/vector images are also all creativecommons.publicdomain.zero.1.0. Images created by myself using Power Point tools have also been noted as creations of RAResources © Please contact me in person if you see any errors in the first instance.

This is a 29 page revision pack/home learning pack for the Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2 topic Early Elizabethan England’. Each slide contains all the information needed to study or revise for the exam paper in line with the Edexcel specification. 2023 Update - Please note that all images (clipart/vectors/illustrations) are in the public domain and are Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes underneath each slide. If you believe there to be any errors, please email me in the first instance to resolve the issue. Please be kind enough to leave positive feedback if you feel these are effective resources. Thank you.

Newly created for the most recent Specification changes in 2025/6 This resource can either act as a revision booklet, a set of knowledge organisers or be easily adapted into a basic workbook to accompany students’ learning about Early Elizabethan England. It includes 27 pages and each A4 page includes: An outline of the topic area Information directly linked to the GCSE specification Key terms linked to the topic area Questions and activities I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the resource if you feel it has been effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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.

This pack contains 17 A4 printable pages of revision resources which have been specifically created to help students revise for their GCSE Paper 2 exam. Answers are provided where appropriate. The revision pack contains the following activities: Activity 1: Henry VIII Timeline - A gap filling exercise giving students an overview of when the main events happened. Activity 2: Henry VIII Blank Timeline - A blank timeline to allow students to create their own narrative of events. Activity 3: Key Individuals Match Up - Students match the name of the key individuals to their role during Henry’s reign. Activity 4: ‘Who are We’? - Students given a description of 14 groups of people who they have studied in this unit and use these as clues to guess their identities. Activity 5: ‘Who am I?’ quiz where students identify the key individual from a first person description. Activity 6: Key Events - Students outline/give a summary of 13 key events. Activity 7: Henry’s Wives - Students complete a table which prompts them to revise the main facts about each wife studied in this unit. Activity 8: Henry’s Ministers - Students complete a table which prompts them to revise the key facts about Thomas Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell. Activity 9: Key Term Glossary - Aimed at lower to middle ability students. x2 sheets Activity 10: Key Term Glossary - Aimed at middle to higher abilities students. x2 sheets Activity 11: Explanation Revision - Students are given a wide variety of possible ‘explain’ type questions. Activity 12: Features Practice Activity 13: What’s the Question Quiz Activity 14: Pilgrimage of Grace Crossword

This resource contains a collection of revision resources aimed at helping students revise key knowledge and skills before their exams. The pack includes: Activity 1: American West Timeline Fill Activity 2: American West Key Individual Match Up Activity 3: American West ‘Which Chief am I?’ Activity 4: American West ‘Which group are we’? Activity 5: Key American West Government Policies Activity 6: American West Glossary (Thematic). Three Sheets Activity 7: Snazzy Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 8: Consequence and Importance Practice Activity 9: ‘Bang out of Order’ Narrative Account Chronology Activity. Activity 10: What’s the Question Quiz Activity 11: American West Key Term Crossword Activity 12: 2 x Higher ability quiz sheets Please note that the answers to most questions (the ones involving simple factual answers) can be found in the notes section of each slide.

This pack of resources contains 16 A4 revision activity sheets suitable for Edexcel GCSE Early Elizabethan England. The resources are suitable for both home and classroom use and for students of all abilities. The pack includes: Activity 1: Gap fill Key Events of Elizabethan England Timeline Activity 2: Elizabethan England Key Individuals Match Up Activity 3: ‘Who are we?’ Quiz Activity 4: ‘Who am I?’ Quiz Activity 5: Elizabethan Key Events Activity 6: Challenges Facing Elizabeth Diagram Fill Activity 7: Religious Settlement Revision Worksheet Activity 8: Key Term Glossary Fill Page 1 Activity 9: Key Term Glossary Fill Page 2 Activity 10: Snazzy Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 11: Use Your Brain to Explain Activity 12: Two Features Practice Activity 13: What’s the Question? Activity 14: Spanish Armada Crossword Activity 15: Early Elizabethan Quiz Sheet 1 Activity 16: Early Elizabethan Quiz Sheet 2

This lesson fully covers the case study looking at the cholera epidemic and the impact of the discoveries made by John Snow in 1854. The lesson includes: Clear learning aims Starter tasks and discussion activities Background information about the work of John Snow Printable worksheets & activities Challenge tasks Exam questions Learning Review Fact Sheet based on the GCSE specification All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

The lesson helps students outline the features of the measures introduced by the Public Health Act (1875) and then explain why they were introduced and its significance to the progress of health care in Britain. Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more. All worksheets and resources included in the presentation can be copied for student use. Please be kind enough to leave a review if you have found this resource effective. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

This lesson explores the background, work and impact of Joseph Lister’s work with antiseptics and carbolic acid. Students then question his importance in the progress of medicine. **The lesson includes: ** Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: Key words linked to the lesson Starter activities: A range of visual sources, mainly illustrations to examine the before and after of antiseptics. Background information: About the life and work of Lister Task Sheet: A worksheet covering all aspects of Lister’s work with questions progessively becoming more challenging. Exam focus: A 16 and 12 mark question with structure advice Plenary: What was more important - Antiseptics or anaesthetics? FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. **This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use. **

This lesson covers the development of anaesthetics from before 1700 to 1900. Students focus on the advantages and disadvantages of each type of anaesthetic, in particular James Simpson’s discovery of chloroform but also why there was so much progress in this time. **The lesson includes: ** Clear learning aims and achievements Recap task: What improvements were made to hospitals during this time. Starter activity: What is the difference between an antiseptic and anaesthetic? Source study of early surgery using a choice of two paintings. Background information: Information about anaesthetics used before and after 1700 as well as the James Simpson story. Think & Discuss Slide: What would the advantages be of anaesthetics to the patient and the surgeon? Task Sheet 1: A basic outline of a timeline task. Task Sheet 2: A differentiated timeline task which includes the dates and boxes needed. Task Sheet 3: A further differentiated timeline with extension questions. Exam focus: A structure for a 12 mark exam question and well as example questions from the topic. FACT SHEET: Every lesson comes with a fact sheet which can be given to the students as a replacement for a text book. This means you will not need any other resources for the lesson unless you feel you would like to offer more… All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. 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. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.