We’re delighted to say that our latest set of schools resources for Key Stage 3 have just been launched, based on Political Reform, 1780s-1880s. We’re pleased to launch these in 2015 to fit in with the year-long celebrations of democracy marking the anniversaries of Magna Carta and the 1265 Parliament.

Our specially-written articles on nineteenth century Parliaments, MPs and Constituencies explore how Britain changed from a country where political power was held by a few privileged people to one much more democratic – at least if you were a man!

We’re especially pleased to be able to tell teachers that the resources include a full scheme of work to accompany the materials, created by Paula Kitching. The scheme includes six distinct lesson plans that can be adapted to children of different abilities, and supports the new curriculum for history which emphasises topics on British history. You can find all the lesson plans and resources here – available as online materials and to download as pdfs for use in the classroom.

Do also keep watching for this year’s KS3 competition, which will be based on these new materials. Full details, along with our A level competition, will be released shortly.