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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: The Sutton Hoo Mystery | What can we learn about Anglo-Saxon England from the Sutton Hoo excavation? |
| The Battle of Brunanburh | Primary SourcesL What do historians know about the Battle of Brunanburh? | |
| Autumn 2 | The Norman Conquest | Interpretations: Did the artist get it right about the Battle of Hastings? |
| Spring 1 | Norman Rule | Change and continuity: Did the Normans bring a 'truckload of trouble' to |
| Challenges to medieval kings | Cause and consequence: Did medieval Kings face similar problems? | |
| Spring 2 | Medieval Christianity | Similarity and difference: Was it equally easy for all medieval people to go to Heaven? |
| Summer 1 | Life during the 14th century | Change and continuity: How 'calamitous' was the 14th century for Yalding? |
| Summer 2 | Medieval Mali | Similarity and difference: How similar was the Mali Empire to medieval England? |