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Year 11
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.
| Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
| Autumn 1 | Crime and Punishment 1: Saxon and Medieval | Why was there an increase in crime in the medieval period? |
| Crime and Punishment 2: 16th and 17th centuries | Why were there more opportunities for crime in the 16th and 17th centuries? | |
| Crime and Punishment 3: 18th century | Why was transportation used as a punishment in the 18th century? | |
| Autumn 2 | Crime and Punishment 4: 19th century | How far did punishments change in the 19th century? How far did law enforcement change in the 19th century? |
| Crime and Punishment 5: 20th century | How far did the causes of crime change in the 20th century? | |
| Crime and Punishment 6: Site study - Lincoln Castle | How was Lincoln Castle significant as an exemplar of attitudes to punishment in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries? | |
| Spring 1 | Elizabethan England 1: How successful was the government of Elizabeth I? | To what extent does this source accurately reflect the role of Parliment in Elizabethan government? |
| Elizabethan England 2: How did life differ for the rich and poor in Elizabethan times? | To what extent does this source accurately reflect the problems caused by vagabonds in Elizabethen society? | |
| Elizabethan England 3: What were the most popular types of entertainment in Elizabethan times? | Why was popular entertainment a significant feature of Elizabethan society? | |
| Spring 2 | Elizabethan England 4: How successfully did Elizabeth deal with the problem of religion? | To what extent do you agree with the interpretation about Elixabeth's religious settlement? |
| Elizabethan England 5: Why were the Catholics such a serious threat to Elizabeth? | Explain the connections between two of the following that are to do with the Catholic threat. | |
| Elizabethan England 6: How much of a threat was the Spanish Armada? | To what extent do you agree with the interpretation about the causes of the Spanish Armada? | |
| Elizabethan England 7: Why did the Puritans become an increasing threat during Elizabeth's reign? | Why did Puritanism become a significant threat during the reign of Elizabeth? | |
| Summer 1 | Exam Preparation | |
| Summer 2 | ||