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I am a History teacher in the North West, and head of Citizenship in my school. I have been teaching since 2007, in four secondary schools across the area. In between times, in 2012, I taught as a volunteer teacher in Ghana, with English, French and Maths classes (you can read about my adventures in my book, Teaching in the Sun, available on Amazon). All of my resources have been extensively tried and tested. I hope that you, like me, are able to use them for good and outstanding lessons.

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I am a History teacher in the North West, and head of Citizenship in my school. I have been teaching since 2007, in four secondary schools across the area. In between times, in 2012, I taught as a volunteer teacher in Ghana, with English, French and Maths classes (you can read about my adventures in my book, Teaching in the Sun, available on Amazon). All of my resources have been extensively tried and tested. I hope that you, like me, are able to use them for good and outstanding lessons.
Migration to Britain
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Migration to Britain

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This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise and prioritise reasons that groups of people have migrated to Britain throughout history. They can also be arranged as a chronology exercise. There is a second version of the cards designed for less able students. The categorising task could be done as a venn diagram using the venn diagram template.
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

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This is a lesson for the events of the assassination and afterwards. Students can watch the clip and have a writing frame provided in the powerpoint to write an article. Key terms and people are explained in the powerpoint too. The second half is a card sort designed to allow students to understand what happened during and immediately after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Students arrange the cards into groups - what happened during and what happened immediately after the assassination. They can also be arranged as a chronology exercise. There is a differentiated version for less able students, and the very weak ones could be encouraged to match the country to the reaction… Students can pick out and explain 2 or 3 of the more significant of the events, which were important in the First World War breaking out, or the assassination itself.
Bus Boycott
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Bus Boycott

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A chronology activity for events of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It can ether be done as a numbering activity, or as a card sort. Each description is numbered, at present, for teacher’s ease of reading. Remember to tipp-ex out the numbers before use. There is a differentiated sheet for lower-ability students. More able student can explain which was the most significant of the consequences, in the short and long term. They can relate to the protesters themselves and the wider Civil Rights movement/USA. This is an ideal activity for preparing students for longer-answer exam questions. It allows discussion to develop as students explain their thoughts and defend them in front of their peers.
Russia - Causes of the 1905 Revolution
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Russia - Causes of the 1905 Revolution

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This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise and prioritise reasons for the 1905 Revolution in Russia. There is a differentiated version for lower-ability students. More able students can use the cards to explain their thoughts on the most important reason for the Revolution. It could be done as a diamond 9 activity. It could also be done as a venn diagram using the template sheet. This is an ideal activity for preparing exam-class students for longer-answer exam questions. It allows discussion to develop as students explain their thoughts and defend them in front of their peers.
Failure of the League in Abyssinia
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Failure of the League in Abyssinia

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This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise reasons that the League of Nations failed to stop the invasion of Abyssinia. It can be done as a venn diagram using the second sheet, or as a diamond 9. Categories for a diamond 9 could include: Self interest of members Failure of sanctions Inability to make decisions Others More able student can explain which was the most significant of the consequences, in the short and long term. They are encouraged to give their thoughts on the role of the League and its weakness. This is an ideal activity for preparing students for longer-answer exam questions. It allows discussion to develop as students explain their thoughts and defend them in front of their peers.
Causes of the development of the British Empire
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Causes of the development of the British Empire

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A lesson on the development of thee British Empire. A blank copy of a world map is attached for a labelling exercise of the colonies of the Empire. Students complete card sorting activity on the reasons for the development of the empire. They can be challenged to come up with their own categories, or those on the table in the PowerPoint can be used. It can be done as a diamond 9 activity for more able students. There is a differentiated copy for lower-ability students. Students can decide on the key reason(s) and give their own explanation. It could also be one as a venn diagram using the venn diagram template, Finish by explaining the main trading routes, and have students draw these on their blank map.
Islamic medicine compared to Europe
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Islamic medicine compared to Europe

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This is for GCSE Medicine. Students look through the pieces of evidence. They decide which of these suggest that Islam helped medicine, and which suggest that Islam hindered it. It can be done as a card sort, cut and stick or highlighting activity. Higher ability students can be challenged, particularly in a card sort, to prioritise the pieces of evidence on either side of the argument. There are extension questions provided at the end of the task. There are resources for higher and lower ability students included This can lead to a class debate or a piece of extended writing.
Mary Queen of Scots plots
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Mary Queen of Scots plots

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Thus is a guided reading activity to look at the Ridofi, Throckmorton and Babington plots. Teacher reads the events to students. Students write up a summary of the plot and decide the extent to which Mary was guilty of plotting. they make reasons for their judgement. This can lead to debate or extended writing on whether Mary was guilt of treasons.
characters involved at Hardwick Hall AQA
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characters involved at Hardwick Hall AQA

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This is a sorting resource to analyse the roles of characters other than Bess of Hardwick, who were influential in the design of Hardwick Hall. Students can rank them from 1-6, or make a very / fairly / less / least diamond 6 activity. This can lead to extended writing or a debate.
International criminal law
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International criminal law

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This is a resource for Key Stage 4 Citizenship. Students are invited to discuss human rights and then the responsibilities that come with those rights. There is a run-down what constitutes international crime, and a video to support this, and a run-down of the ICC and Rome Statute. There is a diamond 9 or categorising (choose) activity for the ICC’s impact. The final aspect of the lesson is a double-sided worksheet. The first side takes recent examples of breaches of International criminal law and invites students to explain what they feel about what happened in each case. The second side takes occasions when the ICC did not intervene; students are invited to explain why the ICC did not intervene. Answers as to what really happened are in the powerpoint. Students can fill in the final section on their thoughts afterwards.
Human Rights
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Human Rights

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This is a resource for Key Stage 3 Citizenship. Students are invited to discuss human rights and then the responsibilities that come with those rights. The worksheet links these rights with the precious rights of UK citizens; students are invited to make a key and highlight which rights link to which precious liberties. The second half of the lesson takes recent examples of breaches of human rights and invites students to explain what they think should have happened in each case. Answers as to what really happened are in the powerpoint. There is a teacher notes document to help delivery as well.
reasons to vote
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reasons to vote

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Students complete diamond 9 card sorting activity on the reasons why voting is important. Students can decide on the key reason(s) and give their own explanation. This can lead on to or be receded by class discussion.
Citizens in the community
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Citizens in the community

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This is a lesson for KS4 Citizenship. Students are invited to think of actions that citizens can take to benefit their communities, the UK government and its recent cuts to aid, and the work of charities. These can both lead to class discussion or written up pieces. Students than can complete card sorting activity on the types of things that citizens can do. There is an extended writing task at the end of the lesson.
Nazi Soviet Pact
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Nazi Soviet Pact

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This is a resource for GCSE History students. Worksheet1: Students look through the reasons. They decide which of these were reasons that Stalin signed, and which were reasons that Hitler signed the Pact. It can be done as a card sort, cut and stick or highlighting activity. Higher ability students can be challenged, particularly in a card sort, to prioritise the reasons, and categorise genuine reasons (more Machiavellian) and those ‘officially given’. There are extension questions at the bottom of the sheet. Worksheet 2: Students can explain why different reasons made Stalin sign the Pact. Students analyse the different reasons. It might be helpful to show the powerpoint slide as an aid to this to help students realise Stalin’s aims. There are extension questions at the bottom of the sheet. The second slide contains a link to the YouTube clip - Nazi invasion of Poland.
Abolition of slave trade and slavery in GB
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Abolition of slave trade and slavery in GB

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A powerpoint designed to allow students to look for reasons that the slave trade, and slavery, ended. The powerpoint is differentiated for higher and lower abilities, and the higher ppt has a task to explain why some people liked slavery. Part of the powerpoint is about Wilberforce and Equiano, students have to match their achievements - these are listed. A worksheet differentiated for the higher-, medium- and lower-ability students, containing reasons for the abolition of the slave trade, and slavery itself. Could be used as a card sort or a colour-coded worksheet. Students can decide which factors help to end the slave trade, slavery itself, or both. There is a Venn diagram template as an option too. Students can sort for political, economic social and cultural reasons. Students are invited to make decisions on the most important 3 reasons at the end of the sorting. This can lead to lively debate. There is a research homework task with a vocab builder questions added.
Plantations: life and work for enslaved people
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Plantations: life and work for enslaved people

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A cut and stick activity which leads to a piece of judgemental writing on the daily life and work of enslaved people. There are differentiated versions for higher and lower ability students. Students match up point of slave life to the evidence surrounding it. They stick each matched point and piece of evidence into the table. They then give their own explanation, such as ‘This was cruel because…’ The evidence table will need to be blown up to A3 so that there is enough space for the cards to fit into it. Students can categorise and prioritise the different aspects of life, into areas such as social life, work and others. Homework vocab-building task also included.
Empire and slavery
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Empire and slavery

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A resource pack to support the teaching of the British Empire and associated slave trade / slavery period. Activities included to suit KS3 teaching, with plenty of scope for differentiation by either task or outcome for more- or less able students.
Medieval life
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Medieval life

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A resource pack to support the teaching of the Medieval life. Activities included to suit KS3 teaching, with plenty of scope for differentiation by either task or outcome for more- or less able students.
USA 1920s
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USA 1920s

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A resource pack to support the teaching of the USA during the 1920s. Activities included to suit the new GCSE requirements, with plenty of scope for differentiation by either task or outcome for more- or less able students.
Second World War
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Second World War

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A resource pack to support the teaching of the Second World War. Activities included to suit KS3 teaching, with plenty of scope for differentiation by either task or outcome for more- or less able students.