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This week I've been thinking about how to effectively use maps in the history classroom. They can be a really useful tool. Here are 5 ideas that could work for you bit.ly/47WiDfS

Here are 3 ways to vary end products for the GCSE Elizabeth unit that cement learning but aren’t just exam questions. Hopefully it will provide inspiration for other units too. Don't forget to join free basic membership & access 60+ free lessons & ideas bit.ly/3SXBHnv

Planning lessons often falls to the weekend & mixing things up can feel a bridge too far. This free ready-to-teach Germany GCSE enquiry is an easy win. ‘Was Stresemann really the saviour of Weimar?' Fully resourced, simply join free as basic member & use bit.ly/409Ayfz

Finding time to plan can end up impacting weekends. Why not access more than 1000 ready-to-teach lessons and 2 fully resourced Ofsted compliant KS3 curriculums? One focuses on diversity and unheard voices to give your students a better world view. bit.ly/3mS3FVj

Here are four ways to weave greater diversity into your curriculum as suggested by an expert history practitioner whose passion led her to write a book on it. The good news is it’s really not so hard to move beyond tokenism bit.ly/3MEYrWC

This free knowledge-rich plan for a 5 enquiry study into Ordinary Lives in the Early Modern Period may help with your planning. It provides you with the core knowledge, first-order concepts & key terms to succeed . Just join as a free basic member & print bit.ly/45A9ed4

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This free introductory task asks 'What impact did migrant groups have on the development of early Britain?' It's part of the new diversity driven KS3 curriculum focusing on unheard voices. Use in class or as homework. Join free as a basic member & print bit.ly/3CKOstq

Here are 6 ways to use video clips in your history classroom to enhance your curriculum & give you some easy wins. . Don't forget free basic membership will also give you access to 30+ ready-to-teach lessons that may help with your planning this weekend bit.ly/43rNYqc

This free lesson on the Mughal Empire is a great way to diversify your KS3 curriculum. It asks ‘Why did the Mughal Empire become so powerful during the early modern period?’ Simply join free as basic member & download shorturl.at/ubiWU

This short read looks at how the curriculum review might impact your history classroom. Why not take two minutes to update yourself and stay ahead of the game shorturl.at/w17qb

If you teach Crime & Punishment this free lesson will grab your students attention. Using the hook of 2 unsolved 1980's murders finally cracked by DNA - pupils examine how much policing changed after 1900. Simply join free as basic member & download bit.ly/3LlwcvD

Lots of great history departments say a lack of planning time can be a barrier to diversifying their curriculums. Read here about 3 simple, practical ideas to get you started. Many resources are free to download & use with basic free membership.bit.ly/4dQ8eFF

@AsaMerrin12 That is so lovely to hear. Thank you for sharing.

@HistoryResource This is a very moving lesson and my students always tend to celebrate when they discover at the end that his name ends up on the memorial.

The sad story of John Barnes and his mother's campaign to get him listed on the local war memorial will grab your students. In this free lesson, pupils not only get to use real archive material, they get to solve a mystery. Join free & download bit.ly/471z7VH

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Give this tried, tested & popular free lesson a twist by drawing on the current situation in Russia. Students must look at conflicting interpretations of Lenin and decide if it's OK for the history dept to spend money on Lenin artefacts. Join free & use bit.ly/4lyrNo9

This free knowledge-rich plan will help you plan or reinvigorate lessons on Beliefs in the Industrial Period. After teaching the free overview Industrial lessons, you can tackle this often forgotten area of KS3. Join free & download the various resources bit.ly/3HE2Euf

This free knowledge organiser asks 'who was the best medieval monarch'? Hand out to at the end of unit and get parents to test them on the core knowledge within it for homework. Join free & download. Full members can access 1000+ fully resourced lessons bit.ly/3NnFFUe

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