History

History

Introduction

Ken Stimpson Community School offers three core subjects under the umbrella of Humanities. Both History and Geography are offered at Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level. Religious Education is offered at KS3 and GCSE

Mr Gale

Head of Faculty

o.gale@KenStimpson.org.uk

Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
Post 16
Life After Levels
Extra Curricular

Key Stage 3, Year 7 and 8
Pupils study a range of historical topics gaining knowledge and understanding of significant events, changes and developments in British, European and World History. These topics are explored via enquiries based on History’s second-order concepts: causation, change and continuity, diversity, significance and interpretations.

Year 7
Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
What is History? (Pre-historic study)	The Norman Conquest	Meet the Tudors	Religious Rebellion	The English Civil War	Plague, Witches, Fire
Key concepts: Introduction to key skills, sources, interpretation & chronology. Reaching judgements through historical investigations	Key concepts: Cause and consequence, chronology. Compare accounts from different sources. Analysing interpretations.	Key concepts: Significance Study religious change through the lives of significant individuals.	Key concepts: Comparing the motivations behind the Gunpowder Plot in the seventeenth century to present day religious rebellions.	Key concepts: Causation Changes in power between monarchy and parliament. Wider contextual knowledge of the seventeenth century.	Key concepts: Source analysis. Causation Prioritization Examine beliefs and behavioural characteristics of people during the seventeenth century.
Link to National Curriculum The study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066 A local history study	Link to National Curriculum Development of Church, state and society 1066-1509	Link to National Curriculum Development of Church, state and society 1509-1745	Link to National Curriculum Development of Church, state and society 1509-1745	Link to Nation Curriculum the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745	Link to National Curriculum the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745

Year 8
Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
Democracy	Empire	Black Peoples of America	Industrial Revolution	Rise of the Nazis/WWII	Holocaust
Key concepts: Understanding change and continuity The changing power relationship between the monarchy and Parliament	Key concepts: Causation – the impact of the British Empire. Interpretation – Was the empire a good or a bad entity?	Key concepts: Exploring a sensitive issue and the importance of empathy, tolerance and understanding of other cultures and traditions by learning lessons from the past. Diversity	Key concepts: Understand how the Industrial Revolution changed the way people lived and worked. Understand how the Industrial Revolution affected the future.	Key concepts: Examining causation, changing ideologies from an absolute authority, Rise of a dictatorship.	Key concepts: Context of Nazi policies Empathy, tolerance. Case study
Link to National Curriculum Development of Church, state and society 1066-1509 Development of Church, state and society 1509-1745 Ideas, political power, industry and empire 1745-1901	Link to National Curriculum Ideas, political power, industry and empire 1745-1901 At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its connection with wider world developments	Link to National Curriculum At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its connection with wider world developments	Link to National Curriculum Ideas, political power, industry and empire 1745-1901	Link to National Curriculum Challenges to Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to present day	Link to National Curriculum Challenges to Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to present day (including the Holocaust)

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Introduction