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Humanities · KS3 & KS4

History

This curriculum inspires curiosity about the past and develops pupils' understanding of history as a discipline. We provide a comprehensive narrative of British history situated within wider world developments.

2026/27 at a glance

Each year is split into Autumn, Spring and Summer. Scroll sideways on small screens, or use the year-by-year detail below.

Year AutumnSpringSummer
Year 7KS3
  • The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?
  • The Norman Conquest: how do we know about the impact of the Conquest on England?
  • The Crusades: did Europeans go on crusade to capture the 'holy land'?
  • England under Henry II: how successfully did Henry reassert royal authority?
  • Magna Carta: how did Magna Carta survive?
  • Local history: how similar were medieval lives in Norwich?
  • The Black Death and the Silk Road: how connected was the medieval world?
  • The Peasants' Revolt: why do historians disagree about its causes?
  • The Renaissance: what do the artefacts of the Renaissance tell us about it?
Year 8KS3
  • Henry VIII and the Reformation: how unusual was the English Reformation?
  • Life in Tudor England: was there a 'Golden Age' for the poor?
  • European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating?
  • The English Civil War: what can pamphlets tell us about 17th century politics?
  • Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted?
  • The British Empire: why did it grow in the 17th and 18th centuries?
  • The East India Company: when did Mughal authority collapse?
  • The emergence of cabinet government: why did Walpole become Prime Minister?
  • The French Revolution: how did Europe respond to the French Revolution?
Year 9KS3
  • The Haitian Revolution: what was its role in the abolition of the slave trade?
  • Widening the franchise: who gained the right to vote?
  • The British Empire: how far was it transformed in the mid-nineteenth century?
  • Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested?
  • World War One: how 'total' was it for people in the British Empire?
  • WW2: which events turned the tide in the story of the Second World War?
  • The Holocaust: what was the Holocaust?
  • Decolonisation: how similar was decolonisation throughout the British Empire?
  • Thematic study: how has the role of women in British society changed?
Year 10KS4
  • British Depth Study: Norman England, c1066–c1100
  • Historic Environment: Norman England
  • Thematic Studies
Year 11KS4
  • Period Studies
  • Wider Depth Study: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–1972
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Year by year

Year 7 Key Stage 3

Autumn

  • The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom? Pupils learn about the Great Schism.
  • The Norman Conquest: how do we know about the impact of the Conquest on England? Pupils learn about the causes and conduct of the Norman Conquest of England.
  • The Crusades: did Europeans go on crusade to capture the 'holy land'? Pupils develop a deep understanding of the First Crusade's background.

Spring

  • England under Henry II: how successfully did Henry reassert royal authority? Pupils learn about England and the Angevin Empire under Henry II's rule.
  • Magna Carta: how did Magna Carta survive? Pupils learn about the causes of the Magna Carta, its reissue and its continued importance in the development of the first parliaments.
  • Local history: how similar were medieval lives in Norwich? Pupils learn about the similarities and differences between various medieval lives in Norwich.

Summer

  • The Black Death and the Silk Road: how connected was the medieval world? Pupils analyse the connections that existed in the medieval world by looking at the transmission and impact of the Black Death.
  • The Peasants' Revolt: why do historians disagree about its causes? Pupils learn about the differing interpretations that exist regarding the causes of the Peasants' Revolt.
  • The Renaissance: what do the artefacts of the Renaissance tell us about it? Pupils learn about the Renaissance by examining its material culture.
Year 8 Key Stage 3

Autumn

  • Henry VIII and the Reformation: how unusual was the English Reformation? Pupils learn about the European Reformation and its influence on Henry VIII's break with Rome.
  • Life in Tudor England: was there a 'Golden Age' for the poor? Pupils assess the extent to which Elizabethan England represented a 'Golden Age' for the poor.
  • European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating? Pupils learn about the Americas before the arrival of Europeans, then examine the impact of early settlement and colonisation.

Spring

  • The English Civil War: what can pamphlets tell us about 17th century politics? Pupils briefly learn about the causes and conduct of the English Civil War.
  • Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted? Pupils learn about the kingdoms of the Sahel and how the arrival of European traders in the region began to destabilise West Africa.
  • The British Empire: why did it grow in the 17th and 18th centuries? Pupils develop overview knowledge of why the British Empire grew in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Summer

  • The East India Company: when did Mughal authority collapse? Pupils learn about the arrival of the East India Company on the fringes of the Mughal Empire.
  • The emergence of cabinet government: why did Walpole become Prime Minister? Pupils learn about the Hanoverian Succession and the emergence of Robert Walpole as Britain's first Prime Minister.
  • The French Revolution: how did Europe respond to the French Revolution? Pupils learn about British responses to the French Revolution and Napoleon's rise.
Year 9 Key Stage 3

Autumn

  • The Haitian Revolution: what was its role in the abolition of the slave trade? Pupils learn about the causes and conduct of the Haitian Revolution before reflecting on its role in the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807.
  • Widening the franchise: who gained the right to vote? [Summary to check: the plan repeats the Henry II summary here.]
  • The British Empire: how far was it transformed in the mid-nineteenth century? Pupils learn about how the British Empire changed in the mid-nineteenth century.

Spring

  • Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested? Pupils learn about how the British Empire was viewed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
  • World War One: how 'total' was it for people in the British Empire? Pupils learn about the First World War through the lens of its imperial dimension.
  • WW2: which events turned the tide in the story of the Second World War? Pupils learn about the rise of fascism in Europe and how this helped to bring about the Second World War.

Summer

  • The Holocaust: what was the Holocaust? Pupils investigate what the Holocaust was.
  • Decolonisation: how similar was decolonisation throughout the British Empire? Pupils learn about the similarities and differences between decolonisation in various parts of the British Empire.
  • Thematic study: how has the role of women in British society changed? Pupils examine how women's roles in British society have changed from the medieval period to the present.
Year 10 Key Stage 4

Autumn

  • British Depth Study: Norman England, c1066–c1100 Pupils study an aspect of British medieval history in depth.

Spring

  • Historic Environment: Norman England Pupils learn about the historic environment, choosing the relevant site study to complement their understanding of Norman England.

Summer

  • Thematic Studies Pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years.
Year 11 Key Stage 4

Autumn

  • Period Studies Pupils study an unfolding narrative of a period that shaped the world we live in today.

Spring

  • Wider Depth Study: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–1972 Pupils study the Cold War, a period that shaped the world we live in today.