A core aim of the history curriculum to establish and develop a strong sense of chronology in our learners. This begins in Key Stage 1 with topics chosen to cover a span of history.
In addition to the basic chronological structure, we have chosen topics which provide our learners with opportunities to learn second order historical concepts, such as family, the role of women and government. Finally, we have included topics with cultural significance, such as depth studies of the Tudors and World War I.
The topics cover the National Curriculum.
|chronology||Buildings and Towns||1|
|chronology||Food and Trade||2|
|chronology||Punishment and Medicine||2|
|800BC - 146BC||Ancient Greeks||3|
|~750BC - 400AD||Romans (not British)||3|
|~55BC - 400AD||Pre-history (Britain) and Roman impact on Britain||4|
|~350AD - 1066||Anglo-Saxons and Vikings||4|
|11-12c||Compare and contrast Islamic world and medieval Christendom||5|
|1485- 1603||Depth study: what is the significance of the Tudors?||5|
|1837- 1901||Depth study: what is the significance of the Victorians||6|
|1914- 1918||Depth study: what is the significance of the WW1||6|
|9-10c||Battle of Hastings / Medieval Realms||7|
|11-12c||Troubled Kings (Henry II, Richard I and John) / the Crusades||7|
|15c||Black Death / Peasants' Revolt / Richard III||7|
|16-17c||Reformation in Europe and England / Chaos, Carnage, Cromwell||8|
|18-19c||Slavery / Industrial Revolution / Jack the Ripper / Policing||8|
|Early 20c||Titanic / Women's Rights / Empire||8|
|1914-1918||WW1: Why did WW1 start and why did it last so long?||9|
|1950-1970||Cold War / JFK / Civil Rights / Vietnam||9|
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