KeyStage 3 History Schemes of Work (main skeleton, textbook references, missing most extras)

1. Year 7
WEEK THEME CHAPTER PAGES
1 History overview, significance of changes
in history, relative importance, links
between different place, cultures, times,
events
Why do we study History?
What do you think are the most
important events in world
history? History of your country
Extras, handouts.
‘why do we study
history’, ‘the historian’s
choice’ (50 events)
2 the Romans – overview, civilization,
achievement, technology, culture,
violence, stereotypes vs. evidence, image
of self, myths
Who were the Romans?
From village to Empire.
2-3 (2)
4-5 (2)
(SHP ‘Contrasts &
Connections’)
3 expansion of Rome, conflict with others,
war with Carthage, naval development,
Hannibal’s invasion
From village to Empire. 6-9 (4)
4 republic (fact and meaning), political
system (then and in general)
How was Rome governed? 10-11 (2)
5 power struggles, growth of individual
power, failure of political system, end of
the republic
Did the republic work? 12-15 (4)
6 everyday life in Rome, features of Rome
and Roman life
A journey through Rome. 16-21 (6)
OCTOBER HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
7 maintaining a large empire, trade and
infrastructure, resources, work
How was Rome fed and
supplied?
28-29 (2)
30-31 (2)
8 organisation, military might and strategy,
rebellion, putting and keeping down
rebellion
How did the Romans control
the Empire?
36-39 (4)
9 technology, organisation, construction,
medicine, art
How civilised were the Romans? 46-47 (2)
10 slaves, colosseum, gladiators, games How civilised were the Romans? 48-51 (4)
11 different religions, tolerance and
intolerance of…
How tolerant were the
Romans?
52-57 (6)
12 REVISION
13 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
14 The Normans From across the water
(DVD-Battlefield Britain, Battle
of Hastings)
68-69 (2)
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK – 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS
15 medieval royalty, power struggle,
conquest
Why was 1066 a year of crisis? 70-73 (4)
16 people vs. power, strategy, conquest How did William gain control? 78-79 (2)
17 feudal system, hierarchy, running a
country, castle building
How did William gain control? 80-83 (4)
18 different types of sources, interpreting
sources, everyday life& environment of
medieval people
How do we reconstruct
medieval villages?
84-89 (6)
19 social organisation, work of medieval
people
Living in a medieval village. 90-93 (4)
20 jews, pogroms in medieval England Could you get justice in the
Middle Ages?
120-123 (4)
FEBRUARY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
21 plagues, reaction to them, beliefs,
change
Was the Black Death a disaster? 124-127 (4)
22 plagues, reaction to them, beliefs,
change
Why did parliament develop? 138-139 (4)
23 REVISION

2. 24 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
25 Medieval civilisation, culture and
architecture.
(DVD-How We Built Britain –
The East: A New Dawn)
EASTER BREAK – I WEEK, 1 DAY
26 Islamic Empire, Saudi Arabia, overview. Connecting empires.
Arabia before Islam.
154-155
156-157
27 Conditions, life and culture of Arabian
peninsula.
Life of Muhammad, seeds of Islam.
Arabia before Islam.
Muhammad and Islam: the role
of the individual.
158-159
160-161
28 Rise of Islam, Quran, belief and
philosophy of Islam.
Muhammad and Islam: the role
of the individual.
162-165
29 Islam after Muhammad, organisation and
legacy.
Trade, international connections.
How did Islam survive the death
of Muhammad?
How important were trade and
travel?
166-167
180-181
MAY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
30 Trade, international connections. How important were trade and
travel?
182-185
31 Belief, philosophy, rules, diversity,
tolerance.
Were people religious in the
Islamic world?
186-189
32 Medicine, scientific knowledge,
organisation, civilisation.
Were Muslims healthy? 190-193
33 Crusades, relations with Europe and
Christianity.
Crusades or invasions? 194-197
34 Crusades, relations with Europe and
Christianity.
Crusades or invasions? 198-201
35 REVISION
36 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
37 Islamic influences in the western and
further world, consequences in the
Islamic world.
Who benefited from the
Crusades?
204-207
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS- SUMMER BREAK
Year 8
WEEK THEME CHAPTER PAGES
1 History overview, significance of
changes in history, relative
importance, links between different
place, cultures, times, events
Why do we study History?
What do you think are the most
important events in world
history? History of your country
Extras, handouts.
‘why do we study
history’, ‘the historian’s
choice’ (50 events)
2 Overview of life and social structure in
1500s.
England in the 1500s 2-7 (SHP “Societies in
Change”)
3 Beliefs and culture in the early
modern period.
Private Lives 16-21
4 Religious belief, Catholic Church.
Religious conflict and persecution,
Henry VIII and his conflict with the
church.
Was the Catholic Church still
healthy in 1500?
Henry VIII: Catholic or
Protestant?
26-27
28-29
5 Attack on monasteries, reformation,
changes in belief.
Religious struggle, persecution,
punishment.
Henry VIII: Catholic or
Protestant?
Bloody Queen Mary?
30-31
32-33
6 Changes in church practice and factors
behind them.
The Reformation in English
villages.
34-35

3. Gunpowder plot Were the Catholics framed? 36-37
OCTOBER HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
7 England leading up to civil war: King &
Parliament, money & taxes, religion,
Scotland, Ireland, etc., etc.
Why did civil war break out in
1642?
42-45
8 England leading up to civil war: King &
Parliament, money & taxes, religion,
Scotland, Ireland, etc., etc.
Why did civil war break out in
1642?
46-49
9 Combat and consequences, daily lives,
beliefs, perceptions and prejudices.
What was life during the Civil
War?
52-55
10 Battle, strategy, circumstance. Why did the Royalists lose at
Marson Moor?
56-57
11 Assessment of King, judicial process
and politics behind it, execution
Why did the English execute
their King?
58-61
12 Deeper assessment of King and his
role/situation/perception of him
Charles the martyr or Charles the
traitor?
62-63
13 REVISION
14 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
15 (DVD-Battlefield Britain: Battle
of Naseby)
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK – 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS
16 Rise of Cromwell, battle of Drogheda,
Rump Parliament.
What kind of man was Oliver
Cromwell?
64-65
17 Protectorate, government What kind of man was Oliver
Cromwell?
66-67
18 Civil and social upheaval, new political
movements
The world turned upside down. 68-69
19 Restoration of monarchy, new political
structure.
James II – the same old story? 70-71
20 Scientific discovery, changes in
perception
Science & superstition. 78-79
21 Growth, life, conditions in London,
plague, Great Fire
How did London change? 84-87
FEBRUARY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
22 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette,
regime in France, estates system
Was France well-governed
before the revolution?
100-103
23 Complex relations and influences of
various estates
What was life like before the
Revolution?
104-109
24 REVISION
25 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
26 (DVD-Battlefield Britain, Battle of Culloden)
EASTER BREAK – I WEEK, 1 DAY
27 1787-89: triggers and events, power
shifts between estates, organisation,
revolts, Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen
Why did revolution erupt in
1789?
114-117
28 Changes in organisation, government,
church, sharing of power, rights,
women’s situation
Did the Revolution make France
a fairer country?
118-121
29 Assessment of King and his role,
judicial process, execution,
comparison with Charles I
Why did the French execute
their King?
128-131
30 Consolidation and enforcing of
revolution, mass executions, effect on
people
Was the Terror necessary? 132-137
MAY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK

4. 31 Attitudes and reactions to the
revolution
Did French people support the
revolution?
140-143
32 Robespierre: life, character,
assessment of and reaction to actions
Robespierre: hero or villain? 144-145
33 1799: Napoleon’s coup Coup d’etat! 146-149
34 Comparison of regimes, situation
under Napoleon
Did Napoleon betray the
Revolution?
150-153
35 Napoleon’s wars, Europe Why was Napoleon defeated? 156-159
36 Napoleon’s wars, Europe, Russia,
downfall
Why was Napoleon defeated? 160-163
37 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
38 Consequences and remnants of ideas
and practices from time of the French
Revolution
The legacy of the French
Revolution (+video/dvd?)
166-167
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS- SUMMER BREAK
Year 9
WEEK THEME CHAPTER PAGES
1 History overview, significance of changes
in history, relative importance, links
between different place, cultures, times,
events
Why do we study History?
What do you think are the most
important events in world
history? History of your country
Extras, handouts.
‘why do we study
history’, ‘the
historian’s choice’ (50
events)
2 General overview of changes in culture,
work, transport, population and health
and medicine.
Britain 1750-1900: What
changed?
2-7 (SHP “Peace &
War”)
3 Business: production, sales, markets,
infrastructure, investment.
Why did businesses grow? 8,9
4 Iron industry, development of a business
(strategy)
The Darbys of Coalbrookdale. 10-11
5 Factory conditions, child labour Children in the mills 16-19
6 Improving conditions for workers, trade
unionism, early socialist ideas
Robert Owen: a better way to
run a factory
20,21
7 Combination of invention and enterprise:
starting, developing and running a factory
business; appearance of factory
machinery
Boulton & Watt: who was more
important?
22-25
OCTOBER HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
8 Changes in agricultural practice How did farmers produce more
food?
26-29
9 Raw materials: requirements and
delivery. Transport and trade.
Did Britain have the raw
materials it needed?
Changing transport.
30,31
40,41
10 International empire, goods and trade,
slave trade overview.
Empire and trade. 42-45
11 Work, systems of production, life of
workers.
Was there an industrial
revolution?
A tale of two families.
48,49
50,51
12 Changes in work and life due to
development of iron industry.
How did Merthyr Tydfil change? 56-58
13 REVISION
14 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
15 (DVD-How We Built Britain – The North: Full Steam Ahead)
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR BREAK – 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS

5. 16 Overview of 19th
century culture What are Victorian values? 64-66
17 Slavery, slave trade, imperialism,
treatment of other races.
Were the British racist? 70,71
18 Slavery, slave trade, imperialism,
treatment of other races.
Were the British racist? 72-75
19 Various campaigns against slavery and the
people behind them. Factors behind
abolition.
Why was slavery abolished? 82-85
20 Electoral systems and features of them,
changes over the last 2 centuries.
Trying to get the vote 86-89
21 Motives behind attitudes to electoral
reform, aspects of the system and pros
and cons, fighting for change.
Trying to get the vote 88-91
FEBRUARY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
22 Campaigning for electoral reform,
context, motives, protests, conflicts.
Were the Chartists
revolutionaries?
92-95
23 Victorian working conditions, workers
organisation and striking for their rights.
Women lead the way 98-99
24 REVISION
25 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
26 (Video-The Story of Wales –
Episode 4: Furnace of change)
EASTER BREAK – I WEEK, 1 DAY
27 20th
century overview, evaluating
significance, pre war tension and build-up
to and triggers of the Great War
Introduction: Now that’s what I
call important.
1.2 Why did the Great War
happen?
2-4 (“The Twentieth
Century” by
Christopher Culpin)
10-11
28 War conditions and casualties 1.3 What happened on the
battlefields?
29 Recruitment, propaganda, public
attitudes, situation of women
1.4 What happened on the home
front?
16,17,20-23
30 Build-up to WWII 1.5 From war to war. 24-30
MAY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
31 WWII: overview of combat 2.2 A ‘World War’? 42-45
32 Pacific war with Japan, Hiroshima &
Nagasaki bombings
2.4 Why did the Americans drop
the first atomic bomb?
46-51
33 Nazi genocide 2.5 Why did the Holocaust
happen?
52-57
34 Post-war recovery and changes 2.6 How did the Second World
War change the world?
58-62
35 Cold War overview 3.2 What was the Cold War? 66-71
36 Cuban Missile Crisis 3.3 Thirteen days of dread. 72-77
37 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
38
Reform/collapse of Soviet Union
3.5 Mikhail Gorbachev: success
or failure.
Conclusion
84-85
88-89
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS - SUMMER BREAK

6. 16 Overview of 19th
century culture What are Victorian values? 64-66
17 Slavery, slave trade, imperialism,
treatment of other races.
Were the British racist? 70,71
18 Slavery, slave trade, imperialism,
treatment of other races.
Were the British racist? 72-75
19 Various campaigns against slavery and the
people behind them. Factors behind
abolition.
Why was slavery abolished? 82-85
20 Electoral systems and features of them,
changes over the last 2 centuries.
Trying to get the vote 86-89
21 Motives behind attitudes to electoral
reform, aspects of the system and pros
and cons, fighting for change.
Trying to get the vote 88-91
FEBRUARY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
22 Campaigning for electoral reform,
context, motives, protests, conflicts.
Were the Chartists
revolutionaries?
92-95
23 Victorian working conditions, workers
organisation and striking for their rights.
Women lead the way 98-99
24 REVISION
25 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
26 (Video-The Story of Wales –
Episode 4: Furnace of change)
EASTER BREAK – I WEEK, 1 DAY
27 20th
century overview, evaluating
significance, pre war tension and build-up
to and triggers of the Great War
Introduction: Now that’s what I
call important.
1.2 Why did the Great War
happen?
2-4 (“The Twentieth
Century” by
Christopher Culpin)
10-11
28 War conditions and casualties 1.3 What happened on the
battlefields?
29 Recruitment, propaganda, public
attitudes, situation of women
1.4 What happened on the home
front?
16,17,20-23
30 Build-up to WWII 1.5 From war to war. 24-30
MAY HALF TERM – 1 WEEK
31 WWII: overview of combat 2.2 A ‘World War’? 42-45
32 Pacific war with Japan, Hiroshima &
Nagasaki bombings
2.4 Why did the Americans drop
the first atomic bomb?
46-51
33 Nazi genocide 2.5 Why did the Holocaust
happen?
52-57
34 Post-war recovery and changes 2.6 How did the Second World
War change the world?
58-62
35 Cold War overview 3.2 What was the Cold War? 66-71
36 Cuban Missile Crisis 3.3 Thirteen days of dread. 72-77
37 EXAM WEEK/EXAM FEEDBACK
38
Reform/collapse of Soviet Union
3.5 Mikhail Gorbachev: success
or failure.
Conclusion
84-85
88-89
SCHOOL YEAR ENDS - SUMMER BREAK