A-Level History Induction Tasks for Britain course

Core text book which students will need to buy for Y12 History A-Level Course

Century Student Book + Activebook (Edexcel GCE History 2015) – Stuart Clayton - CORE BOOK

(This textbook would be helpful but is not essential for the completion of the induction task)

Other Key textbooks:

-level History: Britain transformed, 1918-97 – Peter Clements

– Nick Shepley

Induction Tasks Unit 1: Britain Transformed 1918-1997

1. Create a detailed political timeline for the period 1918-1979 – You should include which party was in power, the name of their leader and a significant policy introduced during their time in office. (I would advise colour coded, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats).

2. Create a table about ‘The impact WWII had on Britain’ – include at least x5 factors in detail that affected Britain’s economy e.g. unemployment.

3. British Prime Ministers independent learning project

Objective: To sharpen research skills and to be more familiar with at least two key British Prime Ministers within the period 1918 and 1997.

Task

The period 1918 and 1997 saw many significant Prime Ministers who made an impact on modern British history. In the A Level topic, Britain Transformed 1918-97, you will need to know the key Prime Ministers, their policies and their impact as well as the important political and social developments within their term of office.

To achieve a good understanding of the Britain Transformed, 1918-97 topic, it would be wise to begin reading around this area during the summer before you embark upon your Year 12 courses. Therefore, the induction task you need to undertake is to read around at least two Prime Ministers – from the list below – and complete for each Prime Minister an introductory notes matrix which accompanies this document. The introductory notes matrix will include the areas which you need to research for your two chosen Prime Ministers, which are

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PMS COULD include: David Lloyd George, Stanley Baldwin, Winston Churchill , Margaret Thatcher, Neville Chamberlain, Clement Attlee , Harold Wilson, Edward Heath

The notes are due in your first lesson in September. A-Level History Induction Tasks for Britain course

Prime Minister - Period in office -

Experience and positions held before Key social developments becoming PM

Key political developments Significance

You can present this work as a grid, mind map, note form. Anything you don’t know you should research to demonstrate you have developed your understanding