KS3 COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Overview - Year 7

The Roman Empire [our choice of a European study] -  1 Term

• How Rome began

• How and why it became an empire

• The army

• The role of important individuals e.g. Hannibal, or Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar

• Roman society from senators to slaves

• Aspects of life in Roman times e.g. Leisure, religion, trade etc

• Roman legacy: how they influenced later societies including 21st century Britain

Britain 1666-1500 the Middle Ages - 1 Term

• Invasion and conquest 1066

• Castle development

• A selection from the following:

• Significant events studied in depth e.g. Black Death, Peasants’ Revolt, Death of Becket etc.

• The role of important individuals, some of the following:

• e.g. William Duke of Normandy, Harold Godwinson King of England, King Henry II and Thomas Becket, King Richard I, King John

• Aspects of life in the Middle Ages e.g. the importance of the Church, village and town life, warfare, health and disease.

2nd Half of Summer Term

• Indians of North America [our choice of a world study before 1900]

• Lifestyle and beliefs of Indians in one or two regions e.g. Plains Indians

• Impact of European settlers on lives of Indians

• Conflict between Plains Indians and the government e.g. Battle of the Little Bighorn

Main exam of the year on Britain 1066-1500

Course overview - Year 8

Britain 1500-1750 [The making of the UK] - 1 Term

• The power of the Tudor monarchs

• The Reformation, religious changes in England in 16th century

• Significant events e.g. the Armada, the English Civil War

• The importance of individuals e.g. Henry VIII, Oliver Cromwell etc

Britain 1750-1900 [Expansion Trade and Industry] - 1 Term

• How Britain changed: the Industrial Revolution

• Political change, revolutionary ideas

• The Chartists and the Luddites

• Reform, the right to vote

The First World War 1914-18 [First part of World Study after 1900] - 1 Term

• Causes of the war

• Trench warfare, the experience of the soldiers

• Significant events in the war major land and sea battles

• Impact of the war on Britain 1914-18

• The changing role of women during the war

• The effects of the war on Britain

• The peace treaties: how the map of Europe changed

The main exam of the year will be on the causes of the First World War.

Course overview - Year 9

The Assassination of President Kennedy [World study after 1900] - 1 Term

• Events of November 1963

• The evidence: eye witnesses, forensic evidence, photographic evidence etc.

• Kennedy and the Cold War

• Who killed him? Warren Commission view.

• Conspiracy theories and the evidence.

Main exams of the year based on Kennedy topic.

20th Century Study Units - 2 Terms

• A selection from the following topics:

• The Suffragettes and the fight for the vote

• The Second World War

• The Cold War

• The Vietnam War