Homework Re-write: The introduction ONE main paragraph The conclusion Hand in 11 th Nov – one week

Learning Objectives To know what the Liberals hoped to achieve with these reforms (what were their aims?) To understand the successes and failures of the Liberal government in achieving their aims To be able to use structures and language to identify, explain and measure their success and reach a judgement How successful were the Liberal governments, in the years 1909 to 1914, in bringing about political and constitutional reform? (24 marks)

Learning Outcomes ALL (D) Describe some of the political and constitutional reforms introduced between 1909 and 1914 MOST (C-B) Explain how the evidence proves success or failure (C) or success and failure (B) SOME (A-A*) Assess and judge how far the evidence proves success and failure in a relevant and evidenced conclusion How successful were the Liberal governments, in the years 1909 to 1914, in bringing about political and constitutional reform? (24 marks)

How successful were the Liberal governments, in the years 1909 to 1914, in bringing about political and constitutional reform? (24 marks) What were the aims and ambitions of the Liberals? Reduce the power of the hereditary House of Lords Strengthen the power of the elected House of Commons Increase the democracy of the British constitution Widen representation in the Commons Obtain Home Rule for Ireland

How successful were the Liberal governments, in the years 1909 to 1914, in bringing about political and constitutional reform? Introduction. 1)State how the success must be measured by referring to the aims and ambitions of the Liberals. 2)The introduction needs to summarise the two opposing historical interpretations. In this case the debate is between the historians George Dangerfield and Peter Clarke. 3)Your summary of the historians’ debate must be linked to the question of the ‘success’ of political and constitutional reform. 4)The introduction needs to show your own judgement on the question.

Peer assessment You have some examples of introductions For each one: a)label them 1-4 where you identify the criteria for an introduction (see slide) b)Identify poor literacy c)Correct poor literacy d)Rank them A – best, down to D -worst

How successful were the Liberal governments, in the years 1909 to 1914, in bringing about political and constitutional reform? Introduction. 1)State how the success must be measured by referring to the aims and ambitions of the Liberals. 2)The introduction needs to summarise the two opposing historical interpretations. In this case the debate is between the historians George Dangerfield and Peter Clarke. 3)Your summary of the historians’ debate must be linked to the question of the ‘success’ of political and constitutional reform. 4)The introduction needs to show your own judgement on the question.

Useful phrases sheet..... One historical interpretation is _____ One school of thought argued that _______ Conversely, historians such as ______ have argued that _______ However, a more convincing interpretation is that ___________ The contrasting interpretation is that ______ An opposing and more compelling interpretation is _______

Literacy howlers wanted in power resulting in Partys being unable to that would appeal to them in order to gain there support....helped widen support in the commons by ensuring.... The parliament act was not without its difficulty’s. The House of Lords were bound to cause a struggle for the Liberals. The Irish Home Rule issue came back to bite the Liberals. People that opposed the budget feared the idea of progressive taxation. They created a bill to dodge the power of the lords. The Payment of MP’s Act resulted in favouring Labour. The election was a close call with the Liberals scoring 274 seats. Political reform was dead upon arrival. There are mixed reviews as to whether the Liberals were successful. One way in which the Labour Party was not successful...

Literacy howlers..... /19...wanted in power resulting in Partys being unable to that would appeal to them in order to gain there support....helped widen support in the commons by ensuring.... The parliament act was not without its difficulty’s. The House of Lords were bound to cause a struggle for the Liberals. The Irish Home Rule issue came back to bite the Liberals. People that opposed the budget feared the idea of progressive taxation. They created a bill to dodge the power of the lords. The Payment of MP’s Act resulted in favouring Labour. The election was a close call with the Liberals scoring 274 seats. Political reform was dead upon arrival. There are mixed reviews as to whether the Liberals were successful. One way in which the Labour Party was not successful... SHOW ME PLEASE

How successful were the Liberal governments, in the years 1909 to 1914, in bringing about political and constitutional reform? (24 marks) SuccessfulUnsuccessful Trades Disputes Act 1906 Confirmation of the practice and principle, after months of struggle inside and outside Parliament, and a General Election (Jan 1910), that the Commons alone decided finance bills through the acceptance of the “People’s Budget” After another long struggle and a second Election on 1910 the passing of the Parliament Act reducing significantly reducing the powers of the House of Lords. This Act also made accountability to the electorate more frequent (7 down to 5 Years) Payment of MPs Act 1911 Trade Union Act 1913 – reversed the Osborne Judgement Irish Home Rule on the statute book by 1914 Key development in democracy in Britain Having to fight two general Elections before political reform could be enacted and reliance after the 1910 Elections on the Irish Nationalists and Labour to pass their legislation through the Commons Involvement of the monarchs Constitutional conference where the government made some compromise Only a narrow victory by 10 votes in the Lords in getting the Parliament Bill through The Lords still retained an important delaying power which could be used, for example over Irish Home Rule, rather than having to accept government legislation immediately after it had passed through the Commons The Lords remained entirely unelected The Liberals were unable to implement Irish Home Rule before the outbreak of WWI Liberals’ divided views on giving the vote to women

b) How to construct an excellent paragraph P – Prioritised point (in a part b this must give reference to historical interpretation). E – Evidence needs to be precise and accurate. E – Explain and argue how successful the measure was. How convincing is the interpretation? L – Link to the question and to the issue that will be covered in the next paragraph.

Conclusions The conclusion should judge the areas in which the Liberals had the greatest and least significant impact. Also judge how far the Liberals achieved their aims. Refer back to the historical debate and explain your own judgement.

Twinkle Booklet British How successful were the Liberal governments, in the years 1909 to 1914, in bringing about political and constitutional reform? (24 marks) Mark /24 & Grade 2 things you did well 2 targets for improvement

Homework Re-write: The introduction ONE main paragraph The conclusion Hand in 11 th Nov – one week