I teach: KS3 History

These lessons will be covering the English National Curriculum for Key Stage 3.

I am a specialist in Medieval and Early Modern History, however I have taught almost every aspect of curriculum history.

If there is anything specific I have not mentioned, please do message and ask whether I can teach that.

My teaching method is very flexible - I am not a traditional teacher, I will make it as interactive as possible.

When I start teaching someone new, I will ask questions about the young person's learning style, any SEND needs and their motivations to ensure that my teaching style matches their learning style.

We both need to work together to ensure the learner is happy and engaged, so every week or two I will schedule a short meeting with all the relevant parties to talk through the lessons, how they are engaging and what I can do to personalise the lessons.

I have a BA Hons in Medieval and Early Modern History and an avid Medieval reenactor, re-enacting the Wars of the Roses.

I started my teacher training in History but then switched to my other passion which is SEND, so together I am perfectly suited to deliver History lesson to students who require some SEN support.

I am currently teaching a GCSE student, with SEND needs, the AQA curriculum in preparation for her exams next summer.

Key aspect of or event from before 1066

This could include -

• the changing nature of political power in Britain, from the Iron Age to the present

• Britain’s changing landscape from the Iron Age to the present

• A study of an aspect of social history, such as the impact through time of the migration of people to, from and within the British Isles

• A study in depth into a significant turning point: for example, the Neolithic Revolution

Development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509

This could include -

• the Norman Conquest

• Christendom

• The importance of religion and the Crusades

• The struggle between Church and crown

• Magna Carta, the emergence of Parliament

• The English campaigns to conquer Wales and Scotland up to 1314

• Society, economy and culture: for example, feudalism, religion in daily life (parishes, monasteries, abbeys), farming, trade and towns (especially the wool trade), art, architecture and literature

• The Black Death and its social and economic impact

• The Peasants’ Revolt

• The Hundred Years War

• The Wars of the Roses; Henry VII and attempts to restore stability

The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745.

This could include -

• Renaissance and Reformation in Europe

• The English Reformation and Counter Reformation (Henry VIII to Mary I)

• The Elizabethan religious settlement and conflict with Catholics (including Scotland, Spain and Ireland)

• The first colony in America and first contact with India

• The causes and events of the civil wars throughout Britain

• The Interregnum (including Cromwell in Ireland)

• The Restoration, ‘Glorious Revolution’ and power of Parliament

• The Act of Union of 1707, the Hanoverian succession and the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745

• Society, economy and culture across the period: for example, work and leisure in town and country, religion and superstition in daily life, theatre, art, music and literature

Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901.

This could include -

• The Enlightenment in Europe and Britain, with links back to 17th-Century thinkers and scientists and the founding of the Royal Society

• Britain’s transatlantic slave trade: its effects and its eventual abolition

• The Seven Years War and The American War of Independence

• The French Revolutionary wars

• Britain as the first industrial nation – the impact on society

• Party politics, extension of the franchise and social reform

• The development of the British Empire with a depth study (for example, of India)

• Ireland and Home Rule

• Darwin’s ‘On The Origin of Species’

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day.

This could include -

• The Holocaust

• women’s suffrage

• The First World War and the Peace Settlement

• The inter-war years: the Great Depression and the rise of dictators

• The Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill

• The creation of the Welfare State

• Indian independence and end of Empire

• Social, cultural and technological change in post-war British society

• Britain’s place in the world since 1945