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These pages cover the entire syllabus for Key Stage 3 history, arranged in the order the subjects will be taught. They include teaching suggestions, outlines of the topics and activities. Our history pages are based on the National Curriculum. Some directly cover the topics; others give a broader perspective on the period or topic, which helps pupils put their knowledge into context.
Unit 1. Introductory unit what's it all about?
In key stage 3, pupils will learn:
- to recall knowledge from previous history lessons
- to place events and people in chronological order
- to listen to and work with others
- to make judgements about what makes an individual important and to provide reasons
- that different historical sources can supply different sorts of information
- that several different types of source are useful for finding out things in history
- that history helps explain the present
- to ask questions to gain clarification or further information
- to use appropriate vocabulary
- that historians need to use more than one source to find out about a person or event in the past
Unit 2 How did Medieval monarchs keep control?
William the Conqueror's laws
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Punishment in Medieval England
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Unit 3 How hard was life for Medieval people in town and country?
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The Black Death and its consequences
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Wharram Percy-a medieval village
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Unit 4 How did the Medieval Church affect people's lives?
Church in Medieval England
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Medieval realms - St Mary's Abbey
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Unit 5 Elizabeth I - how successfully did she tackle the problems of her reign?
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Chronology of Queen Elizabeth I
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How effectively did Elizabeth solve problems?
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Unit 6 What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?
Unit 7 Images of an age. What can we learn from portraits 1500-1750?
National Portrait Gallery
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Unit 8 The Civil Wars - was England 'turned upside down' in the 17th century?
Unit 9 From Glorious Revolution to '45 - how united was the kingdom?
Unit 10 France 1798 - 1794 - why was there a revolution?
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French Revolution glossary
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Archive resources on the French Revolution
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Unit 11 Industrial changes - action and reaction
The Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution and your local area
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Change and the Industrial revolution
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Industrial Revolution and the local area
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Unit 12 Snapshot 1900: what was British middle class life like?
Unit 13 Mughal India and the coming of the British
Mughal India-the Brtish Museum
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Religion and ethics-Islam
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Unit 14 The British Empire - how was it, by 1900, Britian controlled nearly a quarter of the world?
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The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
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Unit 15 Black peoples of America: from slavery to equality?
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Native Americans-interactive activities
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Unit 16 The franchise: why did it take so much longer for British women to get the vote?
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Source material on the Suffragettes
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History of the Suffragettes
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Unit 17 Divided Ireland; why has it been so hard to achieve peace in Ireland?
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The end of British rule in Ireland
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Unit 18 Hot War, Cold War: why did the 20th century conflicts affect so many people?
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Main causes of World War II
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Unit 19 How and why did the Holocaust happen?
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Why did the Holocaust happen?
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Unit 20 Twentieth century medicine - how has it changed the lives of people?
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20th century medical advances
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Unit 21 From Aristotle to the atom: scientific discoveries that changed the world
Unit 22 The role of the individual: for good or for ill?
Our current pages are based on the National Curriculum for England.
Resources for Wales and Scotland are listed below.
History curriculum in Scotland
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History curriculum in Wales
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Resources for Welsh history
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Scotland 5-14 curriculum - history
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