History
BackHistory is the study of people and events and how far these experiences have changed over time. During History lessons we study time periods chronologically from Medieval England through to WWII and more modern History. We also teach the historical skills including chronology, source and interpretation analysis and cause/consequence among others.
Learning Journey
Year 7
Throughout KS3, students will develop a substantive knowledge of History alongside knowledge of History as a discipline. Students will develop a sense of their own historical identity, as well as an appreciation of the diversity of human experience and how this feeds into the world in which they live. We look to cover a range of British and World History and thoroughly cover the National Curriculum. In Year 7, students will develop their chronological understanding of British History from pre-1066 through to the Stuarts and the Gunpowder Plot. This will be built upon throughout Years 8 and 9 to ensure a strong understanding of both key historical knowledge and skills such as evaluating significance, understanding interpretations and evaluate and analyse sources.
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In Year 7, students will study six topics, each taking one half-term. Each topic will end with a written assessment answering a key question.
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Assessment Points: In Year 7, students will study six topics, each taking one half-term. Each topic will end with a written assessment answering a key question. Baseline assessment to be completed in the first week of Year 7 to assess prior learning. End of topic 1 assessment – What is History pre-1066? End of topic 2 assessment – Did the Historian Marc Morris get it right about the Norman Conquest? End of topic 3 assessment – What was the most significant event in the Middle Ages? End of topic 4 assessment – How does Medieval warfare show power and control? End of topic 5 assessment – In what ways can we religiously compare the Tudors? End of topic 6 assessment – How useful are sources to explain Stuart society? |
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Key Vocabulary Migration Invasion Trade Commerce Religion Feudal Power Miasma Cathedral Revolt Protest Catholic Protestant Reformation |
Enrichment Below is a list of historical sites you can visit to learn more: Tour of Warwick to look at Medieval features. Visit Roman Alcester. Visit Runnymeade. Visit London and go to the following: Tower of London, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey. Visit Warwick or Kenilworth Castle.
Below is a list of podcasts: BBC Radio 4 Home School History. BBC Sounds Horrible Histories Podcast.
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Year 8
Throughout KS3, students will develop a substantive knowledge of History alongside knowledge of History as a discipline. Students will develop a sense of their own historical identity, as well as an appreciation of the diversity of human experience and how this feeds into the world in which they live. We look to cover a range of British and World History and thoroughly cover the National Curriculum. In Year 8, students will develop their chronological understanding of British and world History from the Stuarts through to the British Empire. Students will also have the opportunity to study events which happened outside of Britain, including the French Revolution and the American Civil Rights Movement. This will be built upon throughout Year 9 to ensure a strong understanding of both key historical knowledge and skills such as evaluating significance, understanding interpretations and evaluate and analyse sources.
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In Year 8, students will study six topics, each taking one half-term. Each topic will end with a written assessment answering a key question.
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Assessment Points: In Year 8, students will study six topics, each taking one half-term. Each topic will end with a written assessment answering a key question. End of topic 1 assessment – How does the role of the Monarch change? End of topic 2 assessment – Does BBC History Magazine get it right about the ‘Happy Victorians’? End of topic 3 assessment – Which event was more important in gaining us representation in Parliament? End of topic 4 assessment – Should Louis XVI be blamed for the French Revolution? End of topic 5 assessment – Are the lives of minorities different since slavery? End of topic 6 assessment – What did colonisation mean to different countries as the British Empire grew? |
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Key Vocabulary Divine Right of Kings Civil war Monarch Parliament Living conditions Working conditions Cholera Franchise Suffrage Reform Estates System Peasants Slavery Middle Passage
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Enrichment Below is a list of historical sites you can visit to learn more: Visit Edgehill Battlefield. Visit Manchester and go to the home of Pankhurst and the site of the Peterloo Massacre. Visit the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. Below is a list of podcasts/documentaries you can watch to learn more: Watch Lucy Worsley Suffragette documentary. Watch Britain’s Forgotten Slaves on BBC iPlayer.
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Year 9
Throughout KS3, students will develop a substantive knowledge of History alongside knowledge of History as a discipline. Students will develop a sense of their own historical identity, as well as an appreciation of the diversity of human experience and how this feeds into the world in which they live. We look to cover a range of British and World History and thoroughly cover the National Curriculum. In Year 9, students will develop their chronological understanding of British History from the First World War through to the end of the 20th Century. They will focus on developing skills such as evaluating significance, understanding interpretations and evaluate and analyse sources. This will provide a solid foundation for any students choosing to continue with GCSE History.
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In Year 9, students will study six topics, each taking one half-term. Each topic will end with a written assessment answering a key question.
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Assessment Points: In Year 9, students will study six topics, each taking one half-term. Each topic will end with a written assessment answering a key question. End of topic 1 assessment – How did WWI change and impact Britain? End of topic 2 assessment - ‘Britain did not fight in the Second World War, the British Empire did’. How far do you agree with Yasmin Khan’s interpretation? End of topic 3 assessment – Is the Holocaust a unique genocide? End of topic 4 assessment – What caused the tensions of the Cold War post 1945? End of topic 5 assessment - ‘Rivers of Blood or the Curry Mile’. What have immigrants to the UK experienced? End of topic 6 assessment – How should we remember the latter 20th Century decades? |
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Key Vocabulary Change Impact Empire Genocide Holocaust Capitalist Communist Domino Theory Rivalry Immigration Refugee Prejudice Discrimination |
Enrichment Below is a list of historical sites you can visit to learn more: Visit the Imperial War Museum in Manchester/London. Visit Warwick’s army museums. Below is a list of films to watch: Blackadder Goes Forth. The Book Thief. Jo Jo Rabbit. Schindler’s List.
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Year 10
GCSE History builds upon knowledge and skills developed during KS3. Students will study four topics in preparation for three exams. These topics and skills will help develop their understanding of History as a discipline, as well as consolidating transferrable skills which can be applied to other subjects as well as post-16 options. In year 10, students will study Crime and Punishment, the Cold War, and Early Elizabethan England, and will develop skills of evaluation and source analysis.
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In Year 10, GCSE History Students will study topics for Paper 1 and most of Paper 2.
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Assessment Points: Students will complete a written assessment based on each completed topic of work. These are approximately once per month. Crime and Punishment (Paper 1):
Cold War (Paper 2):
Elizabeth (Paper 2):
Year 10 End of Year Assessment:
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Key Vocabulary Crime and Punishment: Treason Heresy Witchcraft Vagrancy Smuggling Poaching Cold War: Communism Capitalism Rivalry Ideology Elizabeth: Catholic Protestant Puritan
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Enrichment As part of the Crime and Punishment topic, we arrange a trip to Whitechapel and the London Dungeons. Other places you could visit: Tower of London. Imperial War Museum. Hampton Court Palace. Kenilworth Castle.
Documentaries: Tony Robinson’s Crime and Punishment. CNN’s the Cold War. The entire history of the Cold War – life guide documentary (YouTube). Elizabeth I by David Starkey.
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Year 11
GCSE History builds upon knowledge and skills developed during KS3. Students will study four topics in preparation for three exams. These topics and skills will help develop their understanding of History as a discipline, as well as consolidating transferrable skills which can be applied to other subjects as well as post-16 options. In year 11, students will finish the Early Elizabethan England topic before moving on to Weimar and Nazi Germany.
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In Year 11, History students will finish their learning for Paper 2 before moving on to Paper 3.
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Assessment Points: Students will complete a written assessment based on each completed topic of work. These are approximately once per month. Elizabeth (Paper 2):
Weimar and Nazi Germany (Paper 3):
Year 11 Mocks:
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Key Vocabulary Elizabeth: Circumnavigation Colony Voyage Germany: Republic Coalition Putsch Resistance Interpretation Source
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Enrichment Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (BBC). Germany: Hitler Rise of Evil. The Book Thief. GCSE Germany: The Nazi State, 1933-45 – series of videos on Nazi rule.
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