History
Autumn 1
Year 7
Historical Skills
Understanding the past and present
Chronology
Making Inferences
Types of Evidence
Identifying fact, opinion and bias
Significant people
Local History: How has Newbury changed?
Year 8
Elizabethan England 1558-1603
Key Concepts:
Monarchy
Trade
Religion
Racism
Exploration
What was life like in the 16th century?
Elizabeth I portraits
The Spanish Armada
Black Tudors
Voyages of Discovery
Year 9
World War One 1914-1918
Key Concepts:
Invasion
Power
Warfare
Causes of WW1
Recruitment and Conscription
Trench Warfare
Local History: Remembrance
Autumn 2
Year 7
Historical Skills
Understanding the past and present
Chronology
Making Inferences
Types of Evidence
Identifying fact, opinion and bias
Significant people
Local History: How has Newbury changed?
Year 8
The British Empire and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Key Concepts:
Trade
Migration
Exploration
Power
Racism
Discrimination
Building an Empire
What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
The legacy of the British Empire
Year 9
World War One 1914-1918
Key Concepts:
Invasion
Power
Warfare
Causes of WW1
Recruitment and Conscription
Trench Warfare
Local History: Remembrance
Spring 1
Year 7
Medieval Realms
Key Concepts:
Monarchy
Invasion
Power
Warfare
Who should be King in 1066?
Battle of Hastings
Year 8
The British Empire and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Key Concepts:
Trade
Migration
Exploration
Power
Racism
Discrimination
Building an Empire
What was the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
The legacy of the British Empire
Year 9
The Rise of Hitler
Key Concepts:
Democracy
Dictatorship
Propaganda
Power
Persecution
Discrimination
Society
Democracies and Dictatorships
How did Hitler come to power?
Life in Nazi Germany
Why should we remember the Holocaust?
Spring 2
Year 7
Medieval Realms
Key Concepts:
Taxation
Democracy
Religion
The Feudal System
Why build Castles?
How powerful was the Church?
Local History: Donnington Castle
Year 8
The Industrial Revolution 1750-1901
Key Concepts:
Society
Power
Trade
Disease
Change over time
Working conditions
Living conditions
Health and Disease
Year 9
World War Two 1939-45
Key Concepts:
Propaganda
Power
Invasion
Warfare
Society
Battle of Britain
The Home Front – Evacuation/ Rationing
Dunkirk 1940 – a triumph?
Pearl Harbor 1941
The dropping of the Atomic Bombs
Summer 1
Year 7
Medieval Realms
Key Concepts:
Society
Trade
Law and Order
Rebellion
Disease
What was life like in Medieval England?
How is King John remembered?
The Black Death 1346-1353
Year 8
Women in History should not be a mystery
Key Concepts:
Society
Equality
Discrimination
Law and Order
Women in the 1890s
Suffragists and Suffragettes
Impact of WW1
Significant women
Local History: Mary Hare (Suffragette) and the Greenham Common Protest
Year 9
Diversity - How far did life improve?
Key Concepts:
Law and Order
Discrimination
Rebellion
Reform
Migration
Racism
Society
The NHS
Civil Rights
Disability
LGBTQ+
Local History: Oscar Wilde – Reading Prison
Summer 2
Year 7
The Tudors
Key Concepts:
Monarchy
Power
Religion
War of the Roses 1455-1487
Why did Henry VIII break with Rome?
Year 8
Women in History should not be a mystery
Key Concepts:
Society
Equality
Discrimination
Law and Order
Women in the 1890s
Suffragists and Suffragettes
Impact of WW1
Significant women
Local History: Mary Hare (Suffragette) and the Greenham Common Protest
Year 9
Diversity - How far did life improve?
Key Concepts:
Law and Order
Discrimination
Rebellion
Reform
Migration
Racism
Society
The NHS
Civil Rights
Disability
LGBTQ+
Local History: Oscar Wilde – Reading Prison