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Key Stage Three

Term	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Term One: Autumn Term	Did everybody experience the Roman Empire in the same way? How did Viking culture influence modern Europe?	How significant was the Age of Exploration? Why did Britain lose control of America?	Why did 17 million people vote for the Nazis? Causes and Events of WW2
Term Two: Christmas Term	Is Simon Schama right about the Norman conquest? How did people experience Medieval England differently?	Why did the French kill their king? How did the Industrial Revolution change Britain?	What does testimony reveal about the Holocaust? How deeply did the Cold War affect people’s lives?
Term Three: Winter Term	How did Medieval power change over time? What was life like in the African Kingdoms?	Were all subjects of the Empire treated the same way? What do sources tell us about the lives of enslaved Africans?	How significant was Mao Zedong? How did the experience of Black Americans change from 1865-2000?
Term Four: Easter Term	What do sources reveal about the Tudor period? How did the reformation impact lives in England?	How did American treatment of Plains Indians change over time? What were the causes of the First World War?	How Swinging were the 60s? South Africa enquiries 1. Why did Bayers Naude break rank from his Church in 1963? 2. Why did Apartheid end?
Term Five: Spring Term	Why did the English Kill their king? Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain?	Did everybody experience the First World War in the same way? How did women achieve the vote?	What do interpretations say about the troubles in Northern Ireland? How has modern terrorism changed over time?
Term Six: Summer Term	How significant was the Witch Craze? What mattered to the Mughals?	What were the consequences of the Russian Revolution? Is Alan Woods right about the Treaty of Versailles?	How has Britain’s role in Europe changed over time? How typical was the British government's response to Corona Virus?

Term

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Term One: Autumn Term

Did everybody experience the Roman Empire in the same way?

How did Viking culture influence modern Europe?

How significant was the Age of Exploration?

Why did Britain lose control of America?

Why did 17 million people vote for the Nazis?

Causes and Events of WW2

Term Two: Christmas Term

Is Simon Schama right about the Norman conquest?

How did people experience Medieval England differently?

Why did the French kill their king?

How did the Industrial Revolution change Britain?

What does testimony reveal about the Holocaust?

How deeply did the Cold War affect people’s lives?

Term Three: Winter Term

How did Medieval power change over time?

What was life like in the African Kingdoms?

Were all subjects of the Empire treated the same way?

What do sources tell us about the lives of enslaved Africans?

How significant was Mao Zedong?

How did the experience of Black Americans change from 1865-2000?

Term Four: Easter Term

What do sources reveal about the Tudor period?

How did the reformation impact lives in England?

How did American treatment of Plains Indians change over time?

What were the causes of the First World War?

How Swinging were the 60s?

South Africa enquiries

1. Why did Bayers Naude break rank from his Church in 1963?

2. Why did Apartheid end?

Term Five: Spring Term

Why did the English Kill their king?

Was Oliver Cromwell a hero or a villain?

Did everybody experience the First World War in the same way?

How did women achieve the vote?

What do interpretations say about the troubles in Northern Ireland?

How has modern terrorism changed over time?

Term Six: Summer Term

How significant was the Witch Craze?

What mattered to the Mughals?

What were the consequences of the Russian Revolution?

Is Alan Woods right about the Treaty of Versailles?

How has Britain’s role in Europe changed over time?

How typical was the British government's response to Corona Virus?

Key Stage Four

The Edexcel GCSE History course is taught over 3 years and covers the following 4 topics; Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, Medicine Through Time, Weimar and Nazi Germany and The American West.Students are taught 3 lessons per week. In Y11 students will have 3 exams that will test different historical skills. For Example:

AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the periods studied.

AO2: Explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.

AO3: Analyse, evaluate and use sources to make substantiated judgements, in the context of historical events studied.

AO4: Analyse, evaluate and make substantiated judgements about interpretations (including how and why interpretations may differ) in the context of historical events studied.

	Year 9	Year 10	Year 11
Term One: Autumn	Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest	Medicine in the 18th and 19th Century/ Crime, Punishment and Law Enforcement in the 18th and 19th Century	Nazi Control and Dictatorship/Life in Nazi Germany
Term Two: Christmas	William in Power	Medicine in the 20th and 21st Century/ Crime, Punishment and Law Enforcement in the 20th and 21st Century	The Native Americans and Early Settlers
Term Three: Winter	Norman England	Western Front	Settling on the plains/Conflict on plains
Term Four: Spring	Medieval England, 1250 - 1500	The Weimar Republic	Revision
Term Five: Summer	The Medical Renaissance, 1500 - 1700	Rise of the NSDAP and Hitler

Key Stage Five

OCR A Level History is organsied into four different topics; England (1483-1603), Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany (1919-1963), Russia and its Rulers (1855-1964) and Civil Rights in America (Coursework). The course is designed to create independent learners, critical thinkers and decision-makers – all personal assets that can make them stand out as they progress to higher education and/or the workplace.

	Year 12: Teacher 1	Year 12: Teacher 2	Year 13: Teacher 1	Year 13; Teacher 2
Term One: Autumn	The Rise and Collapse of Weimar Germany	Introduction to the Tudors	The nature of Russian government.	Civil Rights in America (Coursework Knowledge)
Term Two: Christmas	The Nazi Dictatorship	Henry VII	The impact of dictatorial regimes on the economy and society.	Civil Rights: Coursework knowledge and skills practise
Term Three: Winter	Impact of war and defeat and occupation by the Allies.	Henry VIII	The impact of war and revolution and the development of the Russian Empire and the USSR	Civil Rights: Coursework write up
Term Four: Spring	Post-War Germany	Edward VI	Russia and its empire, nationalities and satellite states	Revision
Term Five: Summer	Overview of Russian Leaders (1855-1964)	Elizabeth I