
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 7
Autumn Term 1
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- What is History?
- How did the ancient world shape your life?
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Autumn Term 2
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- Was the Norman Conquest really so significant?
- Why did medieval people build such glorious Cathedrals, but live in such simple houses?
- Why was the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered?
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Spring Term 1
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- Could Medieval Kings always do what they wanted?
- How “hard” was life in the middle ages?
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Spring Term 2
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- Why were the Peasants Revolting?
- Are Medieval wars worth remembering?
- How important were women in the War of the Roses?
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Summer Term 1
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- Did Henry VIII line up to his public image?
- Why were Mary I and MQA such controversial figures?
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Summer Term 2
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- Was the reign of Elizabeth I really a “Golden Age”?
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Year 7 Core Learning Objectives:
Chronology
- Sequence events e.g. a timeline
- Divide the past up in to different periods of time
- Identify some difference and similarities between periods of time
Knowledge and understanding. Students can provide:
- Some causes
- Some results of events
- Some changes
- Identify differences in people’s lives
- Use dates and historical terms in their work
Evidence
- Use sources of information to answer questions about the past
- Describe the source or rewrite parts of the source
Significance
- Identify that some events, people and changes were really important
Interpretation
- Understand that the past can be shown in different ways by different people
- Identify some viewpoints
- Identify positive and negative language
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Year 8
Autumn Term
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Spring Term
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How have the lives of ordinary British people changed since 1750?
This scheme of work consists of:
- Causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution
- Social history 1750-1900
- Local history (Manchester in the Industrial revolution)
- Development of British democracy (political history)
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Summer Term
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Year 8 Core Learning Objectives
Chronology
- Describe in detail features of past societies
- Explain why there are similarities and differences between periods
Knowledge and understanding
- Make links between causes, consequences and events
- Show how one cause led to another
- Explain which differences there were in History
- Explain how big these differences were in people’s lives in the past
- Write in a structured way
- Use connectives to link paragraphs
- Reach a supported conclusion
Evidence
- Identify what the sources say can be different
- Identify which sources are useful for the task
Significance
- Explain which events, people and changes could be judged as more important than others could and give reasons why
Interpretation
- Provide reasons why events, people and changes have been interpreted in different ways
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Year 9
Autumn Term
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Spring Term
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- The Rise of the Nazis
- World War Two and the Holocaust
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Summer Term
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Year 9 Core Learning Objectives
Chronology
- Explain different societies and periods from British and international History and make links between features within and across different periods
- Compare what life was like in different places and times and pick out the similarities and differences
Knowledge and understanding
- Explain the links between cause, consequences and events
- Breakdown and organise causes e.g. in terms of importance and long term, short term
- Explain why and give reasons why different people’s lives in the past were different
- Reach a balanced conclusion
- Use specialised historical vocabulary effectively and timely
- Use relevant and appropriate quotes to support your argument
- Write a well-structured, analytical piece of work
Evidence
- Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of sources through examining reliability and utility
- Use sources to support your argument
- Identify the nature, origin and purpose of a source
Significance
- Use criteria to explain which events, people and changes could be judged as more important than others
Interpretation
- Explain why there are different interpretations of events in History
- Evaluate which interpretation you think is most valid
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