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History Department
Head of History: Mr A. Southgate
Aims
Our aims in teaching History at Moulsford are that all children will:
- develop a love for the subject that will last, long after they leave Moulsford.
- develop an understanding of how events and characters in the past have helped to shape society today.
- develop a range of enquiry-based skills in order to understand how people in the past lived their lives, and compare and contrast this with contemporary lifestyles.
- develop an understanding of how British history links with that of other European and world countries.
- develop the ability to organise and communicate historical knowledge and understanding orally, visually and in writing, and using appropriate techniques and vocabulary.
- appreciate how and why some aspects of the past are subject to different interpretations.
- find out about what past societies were like, how these societies organised themselves, and what beliefs and cultures influenced people's actions.
- develop a chronological framework.
- reflect on their personal choices, attitudes and values.
- use evidence, weigh it up and reach conclusions.
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Staffing:
Rec Mrs H. Almond
Y1 Miss V. Pells
Y2 Mrs C. White
3S Mrs C. Symonds
3C Mrs G. Clements
Y4 Mr G. Smart
Y5 Mr G. Smart
Y6 Mr G. Smart
Y7 Mr A. Southgate
Y8 Mr A. Southgate
Prep:
Years 6-8 have half an hour per week
Year 5 are on a mid-week prep rota
History Syllabus
CE History Syllabus – for June 2010 onwards
Pupil’s site
A wide selction of resources are available once you have logged in. See the link below.
Revision sheets will be available during the weeks proceeding the exams.
Tips for Parents – updated September 09
CE Revision Tips for Parents 09/10
Contacts:
Summer 2010
Reception
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Minibeasts
Transport
Year 1 (Cubs)
The Seaside
What were seaside holidays like in the past?
What would you take to the beach?
What did the beach look like in the past and how does it look now?
Saving a pier.
Year 2 (Lions)
The Great Fire of London
How do we know about the Great Fire of London?
What have we learnt about the Great Fire?
How do we know what happened in the Great Fire?
Why did the fire spread so quickly and stay alight for so long?
Where and when did the Great Fire begin?
What happened in the Great Fire?
Year 3
The Aztecs
Compare and contrast Mexico today and in the ancient world
Montezuma and the building of the Empire
Aztec society – Gods and sacrifices
Compare and contrast food and drink in ancient and modern times
Cortes and the Spanish conquest
Chocolate and the legacy of Spain
Year 4
The Vikings
Introduction – Who were the Vikings?
Viking Explorers, Sailors and Ships
The Vikings are coming!
Alfred the Great
Viking Lifestyle – Clothes, Food etc
Viking Place Names
Viking Beliefs and Gods
Year 5
James I
The link between James and Mary Queen of Scots.
Ruling with absolute power.
Charles I
Similarities with James
Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
Leader of Parliamentarians.
New Model Army.
Gunpowder Plot
People involved and why they did it.
Year 6
World War 2
The Holocaust.
Japanese involvement & America/s revenge
Russian Revolution
Russia before the revolution
The introduction of Communism
Bolsheviks into power
Year 7
The Third Crusade
Why did it begin?
The Battle of Hattin
What motivated people to go?
The leadership of the Third Crusade
Richard the Lion Heart
Saladin
The Battle of Arsuf
What was gained from the Third Crusade?
Year 7 Potential Scholars
The Black Death
Why did it spread so quickly?
What were the short and long term effects of the Black Death?
Was the Black Death a disaster for all?
The Peasants Revolt
Why did it start?
Who was involved?
Success or failure?
Long and short term effects
Year 8
Preparation for CE examinations
Practice papers
Timed essays
Exam technique
CE Examinations
Followed by project work and preparation for the move to Senior schools
Year 8 Scholars
Preparation for Scholarship exams
Project Work and Independent Study
Review of a local historical site.
Being a History teacher
Extension work based on interests and future schools
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