History
History Curriculum Overview
Key Stage 3
Term 1 - September to December
| Year group | Half term 1 | Half term 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Who were the English in 1066? (Pre-1066) | How successful was William in conquering England? |
| Year 8 | How far was Akbar the greatest ruler of the 16th century? | How did experiences of the British empire differ? |
| Year 9 | What can sources reveal about experiences of WW1? | Was the policy of appeasement justified? |
Term 2 - January to April
| Year group | Half term 3 | Half term 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Were Medieval Monarchs of England always powerful? (Medieval England) | What does the Black Death reveal about medieval lives? |
| Year 8 | Explain why Slavery was abolished | How significant was the American Revolution? |
| Year 9 | Was the Policy of appeasement justified? | Why did Germany lose the second world war? (WW2) |
Term 3 - April to July
| Year group | Half term 5 | Half term 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Do the Tudors deserve their reputation as the most famous monarchs in English History? | Why was there a boom in Witch hunts? |
| Year 8 | Why did the Industrial Revolution make Britain the workshop of the world? (Industrial Revolution) | How did the suffragettes bring attention to the issue of female suffrage? (Suffragettes) |
| Year 9 | How and why did the Holocaust happen? | How and why did the Holocaust happen? |
Key Stage 4
| Year group | Term 1 and 2 | Term 2 and 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 10 (Edexcel) | Medicine through time - 1250-present | Elizabeth 1552-1603 |
| Year 11 (Edexcel) | Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 | The American West c.1835-c.1895 |
KS3 wider reading:
Year 7 topics: Pre 1066, Norman conquest, Medieval monarchs, Black Death, Tudors
- Stormin’ Normans by Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)
- The Measly Middle Ages by Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)
- A History of Britain (Volume 1): At the Edge of the World: 3000BC-AD1603 BY Simon Schama
- 1066 and the Norman Conquest
- Terrible Tudors by Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)
- The Time Traveller's Guide To Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
- Causes and effects of the Black Death
- Magna Carta - Why it is still important today?
- The Tudors BBC
Year 8 topics: Mughal empire, Slavery, British empire, Age of revolutions, Industrial revolution
- Empire by Jeremy Paxman
- The British Empire: An overview
- The transatlantic slave trade
- Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution By Simon Schama
- BBC The French Revolution
- HISTORY American Revolution
- The origins of the Industrial Revolution
- Historical association 19th century protest groups
- Women’s Suffrage: A Short History of a Great Movement BY Millicent Fawcett
- BBC Womens suffrage
Year 9 topics: WW1, Interwar years, WW2, The Holocaust
- Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
- Great Britain’s, Great War by Jeremy Paxman
- Frightful First World War by Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)
- BBC World War One
- Nazi Germany: A Very Short Introduction BY Jane Caplan
- Woeful Second World War Horrible Histories
- BBC World War Two and the Holocaust
KS4 wider reading:
Year 10 topics: Medicine through time
- BBC Bitesize Medicine through time
- Seneca Medicine through time
- Edexcel (9-1) Medicine through time
- The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction BY William Bynum
- The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris
Year 10 topics: Elizabethan England
- Elizabeth I by Helen Castor
- The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
- The Virgin Queen: A Personal History of Elizabeth I by Christopher Hibbert
- Elizabethans
- Elizabeth I: the great unifier
- Queens at war: Elizabeth I vs Mary, Queen of Scots
- Elizabeth I: GCSE History
- Oxford Revise Edexcel GCSE Elizabethan England 1558-88
- Seneca Weimar and Nazi Germany
- Seneca Elizabethan England
Year 11 topics: Germany 1918-1939
- The Weimar Republic
- Rise of a dictator: how did Hitler gain power and become the führer of Germany?
- The woman who gave birth for Hitler
- Germany: GCSE History
- The Nazis: A warning from History by Laurence Rees
- Germany Edexcel BBC Bitesize
- CGP History Edexcel Topic Revision Guide - Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939
- Oxford Revise Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939
- Seneca Weimar and Nazi Germany
Year 11 topics: American West
- Bury my heart at wounded Knee by Dee Brown
- American West Edexcel BBC Bitesize
- Seneca American West
- Oxford Revise Edexcel GCSE History C1835-C1895
- Pearson American West C1835-C1895
To find out more about the curriculum Newhouse Academy delivers please contact Mrs Gregory-Harris on 01706 369436 or email learning@newhouseacademy.co.uk