Year 8
Topic(s) | Key content to be learned | Assessment | |
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Autumn Term |
1. Industrial England
2. The Rise (and fall) of the British Empire
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Factories and industrialisation; child labour; Norwich and the Industrial revolution (Dragons’ Den); the Victorian underworld; the rise and fall of the British Empire: empire builders; contested territories; historical interpretations; key debates. |
In-class assessment based on core disciplinary skills, core knowledge and keywords identified in knowledge organisers. |
Spring Term
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1.The Transatlantic Slave Trade 2. Protest & suffrage in the 19th and early 20th century |
Enslavement in the 21st century; the slave trade; Norfolk’s connection to the slave trade; abolition; 19th century civil rights and liberties; protest and suffrage. | In-class assessment based on core disciplinary skills, core knowledge and keywords identified in knowledge organisers. |
Summer Term
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1.Global Conflict in the early 20th Century
2.The aftermath of Global Conflict: The rise of democracies & dictatorships |
The Great War: causes, key events, individuals and interpretations; democracy & dictatorship; the Peace Settlement; Hitler’s transformation of Germany; appeasement. |
In-class assessment based on core disciplinary skills, core knowledge and keywords identified in knowledge organisers. |