Below is a basic description of what Rosemary Musker students will learn in History over the course of their time here.
Year 7
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Base Line Assessment
How do historians record the past? |
How did William control England? Why did he win?
What control did the Church have over people’s lives? Assessment: Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? Assessment: Ways to get to Heaven. The Black Death. Robin Hood. Who had more control? King, Church, Barons or people? Thomas a` Becket, Magna Carta, Peasants’ Revolt. Assessment: Robin Hood and King John |
How divided was Britain in 1500?
How did Henry VII stabilise Britain? Why did Henry VIII break with Rome What was religion like under Edward and Mary? Did Elizabeth I bring back some stability? Assessment: Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? Assessment: What do portraits of Elizabeth I tell us? Was James I a ‘good’ monarch? If Civil War was necessary, why was the monarchy restored? Why was there a ‘Glorious Revolution’? 1750—A United Kingdom? Assessment: Death of Charles I Assessment: 1750 - A United Kingdom? |
Year 8
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How divided was Britain in 1500?
How did Henry VII stabilise Britain? Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? What happened to religion under Edward & Mary? Did Elizabeth I bring back some stability? Was James I a ‘good’ monarch? If civil war was necessary. Why was the monarchy restored? Why was there a Glorious Revolution? 1750—A United Kingdom? There will be four assessments during the course of the term. |
How and why did changes in Agriculture, Industry and Transport change people’s lives?
How did the expansion of Empire affect people? Assessment: The Tay Bridge Disaster Assessment: Population evidence. Why did the British want India? How democratic was Britain by 1900? Did conditions change for women? Assessment: The British in India Assessment: Women in the 19th Century |
Why was exploration so important to the Victorians?
How did knowledge of disease change? How far and why did warfare change by 1900? Assessment: The Franklin Expedition Assessment: Had progress been made? The Titanic: blind belief in British engineering? Inequality and fairness in British society Assessment: What does the Titanic tell us about inequality in British society? Assessment: Overview—What progress had been made in the 19th Century? |
Year 9
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How divided was Britain in 1500?
How did Henry VII stabilise Britain? Why did Henry VIII break with Rome? What happened to religion under Edward & Mary? Did Elizabeth I bring back some stability? Was James I a ‘good’ monarch? If civil war was necessary. Why was the monarchy restored? Why was there a Glorious Revolution? 1750—A United Kingdom? There will be four assessments during the course of the term. |
How and why did changes in Agriculture, Industry and Transport change people’s lives?
How did the expansion of Empire affect people? Assessment: The Tay Bridge Disaster Assessment: Population evidence. Why did the British want India? How democratic was Britain by 1900? Did conditions change for women? Assessment: The British in India Assessment: Women in the 19th Century |
Why was exploration so important to the Victorians?
How did knowledge of disease change? How far and why did warfare change by 1900? Assessment: The Franklin Expedition Assessment: Had progress been made? The Titanic: blind belief in British engineering? Inequality and fairness in British society Assessment: What does the Titanic tell us about inequality in British society? Assessment: Overview—What progress had been made in the 19th Century? |
GCSE
Choose History if you enjoy it and are good at it. There is a course for you whatever your level.
Choose History for enjoyment.
Choose History if you want to be an Historian, a teacher, archaeologist, sociologist, museum guide, journalist, antique dealer, auctioneer, actor, solicitor, television presenter ………… or anything! A knowledge of History will help you in any career.
Full GCSE
Coursework 25% Jack the Ripper
The American West
Exams Paper 1 Medicine
The American West
Paper 2 Medicine
Short Course GCSEand Entry Level
Coursework The American West
Certificate 1 Exam Paper Medicine
Entry Level Certificate
You will take 3 – 5 short tests in class and do 1 or 2
short courseworks in class.
Topics: The American West
World War 2
Medicine
Thetford’s History