This is for Paper 1 Component 1 UK Politics only A bumper pack of revision resources: Knowledge organisers for all topics which are very detailed Topic check lists for all topics List of potential exam questions for all topics on a planning grid with an example Revision quiz on Democracy Example answers for a number of questions and source questions A Democracy revision quilt powerpoint for each key question with key words and case studies

Edexcel Politics Alevel revision for Component 3 Can be used for AQA also This powerpoint mega pack has revision pyramid quizzes on all 5 topics USA Topic 1: Constitution USA Topic 2: Congress USA Topic 3: President USA Topic 4: SCOTUS and Civil Rights USA Topic 5: Democracy and Elections Includes: content revision quizzes and answers Planning for essay questions; what could we use? Revision quilts of relevant arguments and examples Examiner tips from the examiner reports. Key Words for Topic 1 and 2. Essays covered: To what extent does the US Constitution allow effective government? To what extent does Congress vote on party lines/ constituents wishes/effectively represent voters? To what extent does Congress perform role of oversight effectively? To what extent is the President the most powerful branch? To what extent does the USA have an imperial judiciary? To what extent do US elections need reform? NOTE: Although this does include a lot of content; it still requires the knowledge of teacher to explain it and do live plans from the content with students. Ignore the PNG files, they are for illustration only, the main file is a huge powerpoint which is fully editable

Edexcel Politics Alevel Lessons on Ideologies as a whole and Liberalism as a topic for the Edexcel 2017 spec. I teach Liberalism first because it makes MUCH more sense since it was developed first as an Ideology and Conservatism was a response to it. This bundle includes the first 7 lessons (2 hours each) intro and activities, Core Values with independent research (uses hand outs from Pearson and Haywood book) and Explanation of the Core Values but you could use some of the slides if you don’t have the textbook. Lesson 5 ends up developing a plan for the essay: To what extent do Liberals agree on the State? (24 marks) I taught these lessons to my Year 13 class and they worked really well for discussion. Also includes some embedded videos and worksheets. EDIT: I have now amended this resource and added some additional files. If you have already paid for it- you should be able to redownload the bundle.

Hate teaching Electoral Systems? I used to as well- no matter how I taught them- students could never remember the differences and strengths and weaknesses. Edexcel Politics ALevel can be used for any spec- (Note may now be slightly out of date as the Mayoral elections have changed system) and list no longer used This resource was created after 10 years of frustration! It is designed to let students explore the different systems for themselves- engaging with the ballot forms and trying to work out how they work and the strengths and weaknesses for themselves. When I used this for the first time last year the students remembered the systems so much better than ever before and were able to evaluate them really well. Accompanying powerpoint and worksheets to go with the interactive ballot activity and card sort. This resource covers 5-6 hours of teaching on electoral systems including a detailed evaluation of FPTP and a comparison to other electoral systems as a legacy of the Jenkins commission. It covers most of the Elections topic just nothing on Referendums. All videos except one are embedded for your convenience- the other was too large! If you have any questions about the resource- email me but I have tried to make the powerpoint guidance as clear as possible.

These quizzes are for Edexcel but they will also work for AQA for the most part (minor tweaks only). They are thematic- 20 questions per theme with a separate 20 questions on the case studies. (Care and Treatment is huge so this has 22) The questions/ answers are also all in chronological order to help support the building of a narrative of change over time. They are based on the WASIIC factors we use to explain reasons for change/ continuity (War, Attitudes, Science and TEch, Institutions, Individuals and Chance). Box for self evaluation at the bottom. We use these to check how well students are revising- we set them themes to revise each week then quiz them in class in test conditions. They can be peer marked to save time and you still get the results to put in your mark book if you need.

Edexcel Politics UK Topic 1.4 Democracy- rights in context This builds on work we have done on Pressure Groups in the UK and the previous lesson which examined the rights legislation development in UK (students made a timeline from the textbook of the major legislation passed and court cases. This lesson includes: A colour code summary sheet examining how rights have been challenged and upheld by: Pressure Groups, think tanks, Parliament and the Judiciary. A report by Amnesty International into the state of rights in the UK in 2022 Essay planning sheet for 30 mark exam question with model paragraph as an I do, we do, you do example Potential arguments to complete the essay plan. Article on the Rwanda issue and Sunak Case studies on Shumila Begum and Abu Qatada Updated as of November 2023.

Edexcel GCSE lesson Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991 This lesson is an in depth examination of the consequences of the Cuban REvolution of 1959 on US policy towards Cuba including Kennedy’s policy; the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961. It looks at why the Bay of Pigs failed and why it had such serious consequences for international relations and USA Part of Key Topic 2: Escalating Tensions in the Cold War this is my third lesson (follows on from the Berlin Crisis and Berlin Wall) Also includes a model answer for 8 mark question Explain two consequences of… Includes all resources and info needed- textbooks are not necessary.

This is designed for KS3 looking at life of Eleanor of Aquitaine- her strengths as a ruler and why she deserved to be remembered. It is important to not see medieval women as passive, dutiful wives and partners nor victims but to present them as they really were- fierce, resilient, intelligent and powerful.

Edexcel GCSE History Medicine Through Time This is a complete set of lessons on Renaissance Medicine. Including the Great Plague. Lesson 1 and 2 Great Plague and comparison to the Black Death including 4 mark exam question. Lesson 3 Renaissance Ideas about Causes Lesson 4 Renaissance Ideas about Treatment (may take 2 lessons) Lesson 5 Renaissance Ideas about Prevention Lesson 6 Summary of Individual Contribution and how far did medicine advance during Renaissance? Lesson 7 Summary Renaissance and 12 mark exam Q.

Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany This booklet is designed to offer complete revision support to GCSE History students with the 2015- GCSE History spec for Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939. The idea is to encourage independent revision rather than simply giving students all the information. It has tasks designed to improve recall and test knowledge as well as practice exam questions with tips and hints and mark schemes. It has activities for every part of each key topic -over 50 pages. Ready to print and use.

Useful for Senior Leadership Links and Heads of Department/ Faculty/ Key Stage. My department recently had a very positive experience in an Ofsted Deep Dive. I have attached some useful materials to help other Heads of Department to support the process and to support their teams in what could be (but doesn’t need to be) a stressful experience. Firstly it is important to know- this is not a quick fix- you cannot pull the wool over their eyes if your department has a lot of work to do. However it is not a problem if you have areas of development as long as you and your team know what they are and you have a plan to address them. Included in the resources: -Powerpoint to present to team on what inspectors are looking for including Aide memoire used by Inspectors and questions we were asked during inspection as well as answers we used. -Curriculum map including rationale behind it -Assessment Map/ Overview -Examples of good practice vocabulary sheets

Lesson on Living Conditions in the USSR under Stalin Looks at the consequences of the 5 year plans and includes analysis and evaluation of the impact on certain groups in society. Fully resourced lesson and includes all information students need including colour code with lots of factual evidence for essays. NOTE: I include images (PNG) files for illustration purposes - ignore these and open the word documents and powerpoint files for actual resources :)

This lesson is designed for KS3 but can also be used for Primary school or as an intro for KS4. This lesson is about Edward VI reign and impact of his short reign focused mainly on his reformation of the Church of England. This is part of my unit of work on the Tudors so if you want a bargain download the whole unit instead which has over 8 hours of learning for just £5. Suitable for non-specialists.

Powerpoint with explanation of how to answer the Edexcel GCSE Paper 1: Medicine through Time questions which can be really difficult for students so they need lots of practice and lots of examples. Includes example answers for all 3 question types.

Detailed and fully resourced 2 hour lesson on October manifesto and Fundamental laws as well as the Consequences of the 1905 Revolution and analysis of how far Oct manifesto stabilised Russia. How did the Tsar survive 1905? Analysis of the reasons 1905 was different to 1917. Detailed impact on political consequences including splits in the Liberal opposition- creation of the Kadets and Octobrist factions and also the impact on the Soviets and losing support temporarily for the SDs in the cities. Includes a vast range of resources and primary evidence from Tsar Nicholas II and Trotsky. ALevel OCR History Russia 1894-1941 but can be used for GCSE or other ALevel specifications.

This is a grid for supporting your revision- it has some questions planned out in full for each topic and space for you to do your own using the models to help you. I’ve also included some full exemplar Level 5 essays for several topics.

OCR ALevel lesson for Russia 1894-1941 Examines the role and aims of Stolypin as well as detailed information on his policies, methods and the impact of his actions on Russia. Fully resourced lesson with very detailed information and evidence, a range of tasks- card sort, video, evaluation table, report card, sources etc. Includes 10 mark exam question for OCR about the relative significance of Witte and Stolypin in bringing stability to Russia.

Lessons on Collectivsation under Stalin in USSR For ALevel OCR Spec Very detailed lesson on Collectivisation- Stalin’s aims as leader and the impact of Collectivisation