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 |
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 |
||
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Summing up KS3 History |
What stories can we tell about British history? |
Change and continuity |