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Posted / March 3rd 2025
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"The best prophet of the future is the past" - Lord Byron
History IS...
The study of the past in Britain and the wider world. It inspires curiosity in students to know more about the past and equips them to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence and give a judgement. Guided by the National Curriculum, History at Springwest delivers a knowledge rich curriculum which values students being able to understand and recall chronology and key historical themes whilst engaging with high level historical debates across the Medieval, Early Modern and Modern periods. Students will be able to comment on the relationship between people/church/state across these periods as well as referencing key events during these time periods. For example The Enlightenment, world conflict and developments in democracy. Students will reference a range of ambitious primary and secondary sources within their enquiries. This will mobilise our students to become more informed and active citizens.
SEQUENCE OF LEARNING
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Key Stage |
Year |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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3 |
7 |
How did the power balance in England change between people, state and the Church? |
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8 |
Partition of India, how can we use sources to work out why India was Partitioned? |
Slavery, how did attitudes to slavery change during the 17th Century?
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What can we learn about the state of the world in 1912 from the sinking of the Titanic? |
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9 |
First World War, what was the most significant cause of the First World War? |
Causes of the Second World War, Was the Treaty of Versailles the main cause of the Second World War? |
What can we learn about the Second World War from sources and historical interpretations? |
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4 |
10
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How did ideas about treatment and prevention of illness change? |
Life in Nazi Germany | ||||
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11 |
Early Elizabethan Government |
Threats to Elizabeth's reign |
Revision time & exam practice |
GCSE Exam Board: Edexcel
