Our Key Stage three curriculum is designed to ensure pupils develop the substantive knowledge required to understand and appreciate the vital role history plays in modern society through the study of political, social, economic, cultural and technological changes that have shaped the modern world.
History is taught through a wide-ranging, diverse, representative curriculum which allows all of our pupils to explore their place in the world and engage in uncovering the links between the past and their own lives.
At KS3 students develop the same skills and second-order concepts that they will need to succeed in Key Stage four. Pupils will also have a firm grasp of the historical context in which our GCSE studies are set. Our GCSE specification covers a thematic study of medicine through time, a period study of exploring Elizabethan England and depth studies of the American West and Weimar and Nazi Germany.
| Year | Term | Topic | Type Of Assessment | Assessment Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Autumn | Legacy of the Vikings | 2 End of unit test | Wb 3rd October 2022 |
| The Norman Conquest | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 12th December 2022 | ||
| Spring | Saladin and the Third Crusade | 2 End of unit test | Wb 6th February 2023 | |
| England and the Black Death | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 27 March 2023 | ||
| Summer | The Mali Empire | 2 End of unit test | Wb 22nd May 2023 | |
| Reformation England | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 26th June 2023 | ||
| 8 | Autumn | The British Empire | 2 End of unit test | Wb 3rd October 2022 |
| The Slave Trade | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 3rd December 2022 | ||
| Spring | American Revolution | 2 End of unit test | Wb 30th January 2023 | |
| Industrial Revolution | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 27 March 2023 | ||
| Summer | French Revolution | 2 End of unit test | Wb 19th May 2023 | |
| Suffrage | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 26th June 2023 | ||
| 9 | Autumn | WWI | 2 End of unit test | Wb 3rd October 2022 |
| Russian Revolution | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 12th December 2022 | ||
| Spring | WWII | 2 End of unit test | Wb 6th February 2023 | |
| Holocaust | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 27 March 2023 | ||
| Summer | Civil Rights USA | 2 End of unit test | Wb 22nd May 2023 | |
| Civil Rights UK | Low stakes quizzes | Wb 26th June 2023 |