Year 9

Curriculum Map

Year	Half term	Unit(s) of Work	Key Assessments	Disciplinary Knowledge Focus
Year 9	Autumn 1	The First World War	Why did the First World War begin?	Cause and consequence
	Autumn 1		Why did Alan Clark call the British generals ‘donkeys’?	Interpretations
	Autumn 2		How similar were the experiences of “forgotten armies” during WW1?	Similarity and difference
	Autumn 2	Women’s fight for the vote	Does Millicent Fawcett deserve her statue in Parliament Square?	Significance
	Spring 1	Causes of the Second World War	What’s the story behind Chamberlain’s ‘piece of paper’?	Primary sources
	Spring 1	The Second World War	How did the media influence Merseysiders’ experience of World War Two?	Primary sources
	Spring 2	The Holocaust	How did the Nazis change anti-Semitism?	Change and continuity
	Spring 2	The Holocaust	Were the German people “Hitler’s willing executioners” during World War Two?	Interpretations
	Summer 1	The British Empire and Indian Independence	Why did India gain independence in 1948?	Cause and consequence
	Summer 1	The Arab-Israeli Conflict	Parallel Histories: The Arab-Israeli Conflict	Primary sources
	Summer 2	Britain after WW2	What has the most significant change in Britain been since World War Two?	Significance
	Summer 2	Summing up KS3 History	What stories can we tell about British history?	Change and continuity

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