Year 7
Curriculum Map
This curriculum map provides an overview of the history journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of historical periods, events, and themes alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop historical understanding, analytical skills, and critical thinking appropriate to their age and stage. For detailed information about the specific knowledge and skills taught in each unit, please visit our Knowledge and Skills page.
Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
Autumn 1 | Introduction to history | What do historians know about the Battle of Brunanburh? |
Autumn 2 | The Norman Conquest | Did the artist do his homework about the Battle of Hastings? |
Did the Normans bring a 'truck load of trouble' to England? | ||
Spring 1 | The Significance of Christianity | Was it equally easy for all medieval people to go to Heaven? |
How important was Christianity for the First Crusaders? | ||
Spring 2 | The 12th and 13th centuries | Did medieval English kings face similar problems? |
Summer 1 | The 14th century | How 'calamitous' was the 14th century for Yalding? |
Summer 2 | The Renaissance | Why was the Renaissance so significant? |
The Reformation | Why did Protestantism come to England? |