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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

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.

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The study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066

A local history study

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Development of Church, state and society 1066-1509

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Development of Church, state and society 1509-1745

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Development of Church, state and society 1509-1745

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the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745

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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

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Development of Church, state and society 1066-1509

Development of Church, state and society 1509-1745

Ideas, political power, industry and empire 1745-1901

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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

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At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its connection with wider world developments

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Ideas, political power, industry and empire 1745-1901

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Challenges to Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to present day

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Challenges to Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to present day (including the Holocaust)

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