History
Purpose of study:
1. Develop the breadth and depth of students historical knowledge; teach students the story of the past.
2. Develop students understanding of the key concepts of history; causation, consequence, significance, source analysis and interpretations.
3. Develop students historical literacy; teach students how to justify and explain their ideas about the past.
4. Develop students understanding of the world today and current events; through the links to the past and examples from the past.
Key Stage 3
Year 7
| Year 7 – c.1066-c.1550 |
| Autumn Term 1 |
Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? |
| Autumn Term 2 |
What was the significance of the Norman Conquest? |
| Spring Term 1 |
What was the significance of conflict in the Middle Ages? |
| Spring Term 2 |
What were the main political changes in the Middle Ages? |
| Summer Term 1 |
What was the significance of the Peasants Revolt? |
| Summer Term 2 |
What was the consequence of the Wars of the Roses? |
Year 8
| Year 8 – c.1550-c.1900 |
| Autumn Term 1 |
What was the impact of religion on Mary and Elizabeth? |
| Autumn Term 2 |
Why did the English fight each other and who won? |
| Spring Term 1 |
Who ran the country: Crown or Parliament? |
| Spring Term 2 |
What was it like to be involved in the Transatlantic slave trade? |
| Summer Term 1 |
How did the British Empire develop? |
| Summer Term 2 |
What caused people to migrate? |
Year 9
| Year 9 – c.1900-present |
| Autumn Term 1 |
What was the significance of the Suffragettes & The First World War Depth Study |
| Autumn Term 2 |
The First World War Depth Study |
| Spring Term 1 |
The First World War Depth Study & How did politics change in the 20th century: the rise of dictators? |
| Spring Term 2 |
How did Germany change under the Nazis? & What caused WWII? |
| Summer Term 1 |
What happened during WWII? |
| Summer Term 2 |
Why is the Middle East in the news so much? |
Key Stage 4
Year 10
| Year 10 – Edexcel GCSE |
| Autumn Term 1 |
B4. Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88 |
| Autumn Term 2 |
B4. Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88 |
| Spring Term 1 |
13. Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill |
| Spring Term 2 |
13. Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill |
| Summer Term 1 |
13. Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill |
| Summer Term 2 |
31. Weimar and Nazi Germany |
Year 11
| Year 11 |
| Autumn Term 1 |
31. Weimar and Nazi Germany |
| Autumn Term 2 |
31. Weimar and Nazi Germany |
| Spring Term 1 |
P4. Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 |
| Spring Term 2 |
P4. Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 |
| Summer Term 1 |
Exam Preparation |
