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Duke of Norfolk CofE Primary School

History Curriculum Overview

 

 

Foundation

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

 

 

EYFS

1

2

3

4

5

6

LOCAL HISTORY

1

IMPACTS AND CHANGES ON PLACES OVER TIME

1a. What is my town like?

1b. How has Glossop changed throughout my life and my grandparents’ lives?

1c. What impact did the Romans have on Glossop?

 

1.d What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on our local area?

2

HOW LIVES HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME

2a. What is life in Glossop like now?

2b. What was being a child in Glossop like in the past?

2c. How did life in Derbyshire change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?

2d. What do we know about the Victorians & the way they lived in Glossop?

BRITISH HISTORY

3

CHANGING ROLE OF THE BRITISH MONARCHY

3a. Who are my family and what jobs do they do?

3b. Who is King Charles III and what is his job?

3c. How did the monarchy in Britain change in the time of the Anglo-Saxons?

3d. How was Henry VIII able to break with Rome?

4

SIGNIFICANT TURNING POINTS IN THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN

 

 

4a. What are the big changes that have happened in my family?

4b. What impact did World War II have on life in Britain during and after the war?

4c. How did invaders and settlers shape Britain?

4d. How significant was the English defeat the Spanish Armada as a turning point in British history?

WORLD HISTORY

5

CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-EUROPEAN ANCIENT SOCIETIES

5a. Who do I share the world with?

n/a – links to other strands

5b. How have the Ancient Egyptians influenced our life today?

5c. Who were the Mayans & how did their empire grow so rapidly?

6

INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE HISTORY

6a. What makes us special?

6b. Who from my area has achieved extraordinary things?

6c. How have Neil Armstrong & Amelia Earhart contributed to national and international exploration?

6d. Did Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks and Paul Stephenson help to make the world a better place?

6e. Who were the Suffragettes & what did they achieve?