History

HISTORY CURRICULUM
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Year 7Anglo Saxons – Explore life in the Anglo-Saxon period with focus on Crimes, Law enforcement and Punishment.   Normans – Explore William’s conquest of England, before focusing on how he maintained control.Middle Ages – Students explore the world of England in the Middle Ages and investigate the power of the State vs that of the Church.The Tudors – Students explore the reign of the Tudor’s, with particular focus on the tension created by their policies that were influenced by religious change.
Year 8The 1600s turned upside down – Students explore the chaos of the 1600’s such as the Gunpowder Plot, Witch hunts and the Civil War.  
The British Empire – Why was it was created and/or able to expand.
Slavery within the Empire – Students investigate the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Britain’s role within it.  

The Industrial Revolution – investigate the changes to peoples’ lives in the 18th and 19th centuries with a focus on urban life.
World War One – Students discover the key events of WW1 with a focus on the experiences of a soldier.
Year 9The Interwar Years – Students explore the changes that took place in Germany after WW1 and factors that led to extremism.  

The Holocaust – Students investigate the escalation of persecution that led to the mass murder of over 6 million Jews.
World War Two – Students examine the key turning points of WW2 and decide which event was most important for the development of the war.The Cold War –  Students investigate the key events of the Cold War and consider the changing relationships between the USA and the USSR.
Year 10Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1945-1991 – Therelationship between the USA and the USSR from the end of WW2 up to the collapse of the Soviet Union.Early Elizabethan England 1558–1588 Elizabeth’s reign, plots to take her life, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and the Spanish Armada.Crime and Punishment – c1000 to present day – The influence of the Church in medieval England, Gunpowder Plotters, the Witch Trials, the Death Penalty and

Jack the Ripper
Year 11Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 – Understanding the weaknesses of the Weimar Republic and how this allowed Hitler’s National Socialist party to rise to prominence.Revision and Exam PreparationRevision and Exam Preparation