History
Year 7
| Term | History Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | How did settlers change and impact England before and during 1066? |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | How did the Norman Conquest change and impact England and Norwich? |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
What was the Silk Road and how did trade create great cities and civilisations around the world? |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | What role did religion play in the Middle Ages? |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | How did England change under King Henry VII, Henry VIII and Henry VIII’s children? |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) | Why did England establish an Empire? |
Year 8
| Term | History Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | How and why did the French Revolution happen and how did it impact France and Europe? |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
From slavery to Civil Rights – how have black Americans fought for their rights, 1800 – present? |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
How did the Industrial Revolution impact England? |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
What was London in 1888 like and what was the local experience of crime and punishment in the 19th Century? |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) |
How and why did women need the Vote in the early 20th Century? |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
What were the origins of WW1 and how did it impact Europe and its empires? |
Year 9
| Term | History Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | What impact did WW1 have upon Europe and in particular Germany? |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
What was the experience for people in Hitler’s Third Reich, 1933-45?
What were the key turning points of WW2? |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
What were they key turning points of WW2?
What was the Holocaust? |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | How and why did international relations worsen post-WW2? |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | In-depth study – Medicine through time; the Middle Ages |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) | In-depth study – Medicine through time; the Renaissance |
Year 10
| Term | History Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | GCSE – Paper 1 – Medicine through time |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | GCSE – Paper 1 – Medicine through time |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) | GCSE – Paper 2 – Henry VIII |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
GCSE – Paper 2 – Henry VIII
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| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | GCSE Paper 2- Superpower relations |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
GCSE Paper 2- Superpower relations
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Year 11
| Term | History Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
GCSE – Paper 2 – Superpower relations
GCSE Paper 3 – Weimar Germany |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
GCSE Paper 2- Superpower relations |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) | GCSE Paper 3 – Nazi Germany |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | GCSE revision and exam preparation |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | Exams / left school |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
Exams / left school
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