History at Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy
The History Curriculum at Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy is an exciting,
engaging and challenging course that allows students to be explorers of the past.
During their time studying History at Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy students will
investigate past political, economic, societal, cultural and religious events throughout
British, European and World History. Students are also able to look at how things
have developed over time and understand how we got to where we are today.
Aims of the History Curriculum at Stationers Crown Woods Academy:
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To give students a broad and deep understanding of key historical periods
and events from the past.
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To help students understand the events of British, European and World
History over the past thousand years.
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To teach students about the chronological order of events and how they are
placed within larger themes from History.
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To develop key historical ‘first order’ concepts including ideas of democracy,
nationalism, socialism, fascism, communism, imperialism, revolution, war and
genocide.
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To develop key historical ‘second order’ concepts such as cause and
consequence, change and continuity, evidence, interpretations, significance,
empathy and the diversity of key events from History.
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To build strong skills, knowledge and understanding at Key Stage 3 with an
exciting, engaging and challenging curriculum.
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To accelerate the development of students KS3 skills, knowledge and
understanding into the Key Stage 4 Curriculum to create students fully
prepared to be successful in their GCSE examinations and to have a
comprehensive understanding of the past.
Assessments in History at Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy:
At Key Stage 3 students will be formally assessed at the end of each unit of work
through a written assessment. This assessment will be used to ascertain the extent
of the progress and attainment of each student across the academy. To complement
these summative assessments outlined above at Key Stage 3, the academy also
regularly uses formative assessment in the classroom to ensure students are
retaining key historical content and skills. Our relationship with the Leigh Academy
Trust (LAT) has also allowed us to share excellent resources and refreshing teaching
approaches across the academy trust to better prepare our students for the move
into GCSE History.
At Key Stage 4 students will regularly complete examination style questions in the
classroom and attempt GCSE past papers for their assessment at the end of each
half-term. With the use of both summative and formative assessment the teacher is
best able to adapt to the strengths and areas of development for each student in
their class.
Key skills from studying History:
History teaches us to ask two very important questions; why and how. This is key to
sharpening your critical thinking abilities, which combine analysis, research, essay
writing and communication skills to help you to solve problems and form arguments
for debate. Historians look at all the available evidence and come to conclusions,
which helps them learn to be organised and manage large amounts information.
Careers associated with History:
With analytical, writing and debating skills, you will be ready for a huge range
of careers in law, politics, the public sector, business, marketing, journalism,
economics, teaching, academia, insurance, social research, archaeology and
curation (museums, galleries, archives and libraries).
Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy - KS3 History Overview
Term 1
Year
7
What is
History?
Skills unit
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 6
How did the
What was the
Why was the Why did people risk What changed
Norman invasion significance of Medieval church their lives for the
when Henry
change Britain?
the Black
so powerful?
Church?
broke with Rome
Death?
(The Crusades)
and the Catholic
Church?
Assessment:
Assessment:
Assessment:
Assessment:
Baseline test Why did William What was the Source analysis
based on source win the Battle significance of on the Medieval
analysis skills.
of Hastings?
the Black
Church.
Death?
Historical Skill: Historical Skill: Historical Skill:
Causation
Significance Source Analysis
Year
Term 5
Was Britain
How much did
‘turned upside Britain change
8
down’ by the
1750 – 1900?
English Civil War (Industrial
and Oliver
Revolution)
Cromwell?
Assessment:
Saladin
interpretations
assessment.
Historical Skill:
Interpretations
What was life What were the What was the most
like for slaves? causes of WWI? significant event of
WWII?
Assessment:
Assessment:
Assessment:
Assessment:
Assessment:
Cromwell:
Interpretat-ions Source analysis What was the
What was most
Hero or Villain?
of the
of conditions on main cause of
significant about
Industrial
slave ships.
WWI?
WWII?
Revolution
Historical Skill:
Historical Skill Historical Skill:
Significance Historical Skill: Source Analysis
Causation
Historical Skill:
Interpretat-ions and Diversity
Significance
Assessment:
Why did Henry
VIII break with
Rome and the
Catholic Church?
Historical Skill:
Change and
Continuity
Why was the
Holocaust
allowed to
happen?
Assessment:
Why was the
Holocaust
allowed to
happen?
Historical Skill:
Diversity and
Empathy
Stationers’ Crown Woods Academy
Edexcel GCSE History: Content and Term Planner
Thematic study:
Term 1
12 weeks
Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present
Thematic study:
6 weeks
Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present
Term 2
Historic environment:
6 weeks
Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city
Historic environment:
3 weeks
Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city
Term 3
British depth study:
Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
9 weeks
British depth study:
9 weeks
Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
Term 4
Period study:
3 weeks
Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
Period study:
Term 5
12 weeks
Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
Period study:
3 weeks
Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
Term 6
Modern depth study:
9 weeks
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
Modern depth study:
Term 7
12 weeks
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
Modern depth study:
Term 8
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 and Revision
Term 9
Revision and final examination
6 weeks