History

All pupils will study history in order to arouse interest in the past. It will help them to develop a sense of identity in time through learning about the development of Britain, Europe and the world. It will also introduce them to what is involved in understanding and interpreting the past and to help them to understand the present in the light of the past.

Pupils learn about continuity and change and are able to use historical vocabulary to describe people, events and developments.

There are regular historical field trips to enrich learning and to broaden pupils' knowledge.

HISTORY - LONG TERM PLANS

YEAR GROUP

AUTUMN

SPRING

SUMMER

Year One

Family Life 50 Years Ago

Photographs, toys, homes, travel, entertainment, grandparents.

Famous People

Grace Darling

George Stephenson

Knights and Castles

Motte and Bailey, Skipton Castle,

Life in a castle.

Year Two

Famous People

Exploration of life and times of: Queen Elizabeth 1, Samuel Pepys, Louis Braille, Florence Nightingale

Toys from the Past

Favourite toys, compare and contrast old toys with new toys, materials toys were made from, trip to Bradford Industrial Museum

Queen Victoria

Early life, Coronation, Significant events, Victorian toys.

Year Three

Celts/Romans

Celts- homes, tribes, evidence. The impact of the Roman Conquest upon Britain. Everyday life eg government and religion, patterns of settlement, social structure etc. The legacy of Roman rule.

Romans, Anglo-Saxons

Anglo Saxon - invasion? Government and religion, social structure, patterns of settlement, trade and everyday life.

Anglo-Saxons, Vikings

The effects of the arrival of the Vikings, settlements, Alfred and Anglo-Saxon resistance, King Cnut, poems and sagas.

Year Four

Ancient Greece

Way of life eg houses, art and architecture, citizens and slaves, education, medicine, leisure (Olympic Games). Beliefs and Achievements eg. City States, trade, Gods and Goddesses, myths legends etc

Ancient Greece, Britain since 1930

Gods and Goddesses, myths legends etc

Britain before World War Two (social structure), World War II leaders. The impact of the Second World War on the lives of men, women and children at different levels of society.

Britain since 1930

The Blitz and evacuation, rationing, the land army/home guard, new technology

Year Five

Britain and the Wider World during Tudor Times

Significant people: Henry VIII, What was Henry VIII like, The power of Tudor kings, Reasons for and results of Henry's marriages, Drake and the Armada,

Everyday life: rich and poor, town and country, education, food, entertainment, health.

The Effects of Tudor Exploration, Ancient Egypt

Shakespeare. John and Sebastian Cabot, ships and seafaring, merchants and traders. Voyages of exploration - Drake. Roanoke settlement.

Egypt: chronology - rise and fall of civilisations, significant individuals,

Ancient Egypt

arts, architecture, communication, beliefs and customs, gods and goddesses

Year Six

Victorian Britain

Victoria and Albert, The Victorian period as a period of change. Shaftesbury and the welfare of children, Florence Nightingale, great engineers - Stephenson, Brunel, Livingstone

Victorian Britain

The factory system, education, growth of industrial towns, transport, seaside holidays. The impact of the railways, housing (Inc Moorlands School building)

How has life Changed in Britain since 1948?

The depression, The National Health Service, Festival of Britain, immigration, new towns, impact of domestic appliances. Radio, cinema, car manufacture, space travel.

Year Seven

Britain 1750-c1900

War and Rebellion

Seven Years War, French Revolution and its impact upon Britain, Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars

Britain 1750-c1900

Government and Parliament

Parliamentary Reform - 1832 Reform Act, 1867 Reform Act. Political movements - Chartism. Important Prime Ministers - Wellington, Peel

Britain 1750-c1900

Religion and Social Reform

Religious movements and leaders - Methodism, Oxford Movement - Wesley

Social Reform and reformers - Booth, Fry, Rowntree, Robert Owen

Year Eight