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Curriculum Yearbook

 


History

Aims for the Year
  • introduce all pupils to how historians work
  • develop knowledge and understanding of the ideas, events and changes in history
  • foster an enjoyment of history
  • focus on the skills of chronology, and causation and evidence analysis
What we will do
  • Medieval Britain

    the Norman Conquest castles and churches
    King John
    the Black Death
    the Peasants’ Revolt power of kings and
    origins of Parliament

 

 

  • The Tudors

    Henry V111’s problems (church; heir; wives)
    Bloody Mary Elizabeth 1 and Mary Queen of Scots
    the Spanish Armada
    project on Tudor social history
Assessment
  • continuous classroom assessment
  • regular marking of homework
  • tasks focused on specific skills based on National Curriculum targets
Ways you can help
  • visit museums eg Museum of London / Tower of London
  • visit English Heritage sites eg Rochester Castle / Tilbury Fort/Dover Castle
  • encourage pupils to watch history programmes such as those on the History Channel
  • read history books and novels from the library
Keywords
parliament monarch biased
peasant
evidence
catholic government
chronology
protestant
source