Curriculum Overview
Point in Year
Unit of Work Title
Starting Point
Curriculum Content
Core Knowledge
Curriculum Content
Core Skills
Mid-term and Final Assessments
Autumn Term 1
Ideas, political power, industry and Empire: Britain, 1745-1901
HISTORY
- The British Empire
- The Americas and Slavery
- Enquiry – at the heart of schemes of work and understanding Chronology
- Literate – Use of quality text; opportunities to extend vocabulary and develop extended writing.
- Knowledge giving a broad and deep content making connections.
- To analyse and ‘thinking deeper’ to answer the main end of topic question.
Extended Written Task
End of Topic Assessment
Autumn Term 2
Ideas, political power, industry and Empire: Britain, 1745-1901
HISTORY
- The Americas and Slavery Continued.
- The Industrial Revolution
- Enquiry – at the heart of schemes of work and understanding Chronology
- Literate – Use of quality text; opportunities to extend vocabulary and develop extended writing. Knowledge – Broad and deep content making connections and developing skills.
- Inference of source materials and understanding historical concepts e.g. change and continuity, similarities and differences
- To analyse the significance the Industrial Revolution.
Extended Written Task
End of Topic Assessment- December Data
Spring Term 1
Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day
HISTORY
- World War I
- The Rise of the Dictators
- World War II
- Enquiry – at the heart of schemes of work and understanding Chronology
- Literate – Use of quality text; opportunities to extend vocabulary and develop extended writing.
- Inference of source materials and understanding historical concepts e.g. change and continuity, similarities and differences.
- To analyse and ‘thinking deeper’ to answer the main end of topic question.
- Also construct historical arguments making judgements.
Extended Written Task
End of Topic Assessment- History & Geography- Spring Data
Spring Term 2
How are populations changing?
How is Asia being transformed?
GEOGRAPHY
- Where do people live, and why ?
- Can we control population size ?
- Why and where do people migrate ?
- What is urbanisation ?
- How are populations changing ?
- How is Asia being transformed ?
- How does India rely on the monsoon climate ?
- How do floods threaten lives in Asia?
- How does life adapt to the mountain biome?
- How is urbanisation changing lives ?
- Enquiry – at the heart of schemes for learning
- Knowledge – Broad and deep content making connections and developing skills
- Literate – Use of quality text; opportunities to extend vocabulary and develop extended writing
- Communication – Knowledge informed discussion about enquiry topics
End of Topic Assessment
Summer Term 1
Will we ever know enough about earthquakes and volcanoes to live safely?
What are the opportunities and challenges facing Africa
GEOGRAPHY
- Can we ever know enough about volcanoes and earthquakes to live safely ?
- Do continents fit together like jigsaw pieces ?
- Where are the world’s earthquakes, volcanoes and mountain belts ?
- What is happening beneath our feet ?
- What do we know about earthquakes ?
- Can people manage risk living in earthquake zones ?
- What do we know about volcanoes ?
- What are the challenges and opportunities facing Africa ?
- What is the physical landscape of Africa ?
- How has Africa’s past shaped its present ?
- How developed are African countries ?
- Is there a future for the Sahel ?
- What are the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation in Africa ?
- Enquiry – at the heart of schemes for learning
- Knowledge – Broad and deep content making connections and developing skills
- Literate – Use of quality text; opportunities to extend vocabulary and develop extended writing
- Communication – Knowledge informed discussion about enquiry topics
Summer Term 2
Why is the Middle East an important world region?
What is the future for the planet?
GEOGRAPHY
- Why is the Middle East an important world region?
- How does physical geography influence the Middle East?
- What problems does the climate of the Middle East create for the region?
- Why is the population of the Middle East so diverse?
- Why is the Middle East a major economic region of the World?
- How has the United Arab Emirates developed?
- Why is Yemen the poorest country in the Middle East?
- Why is there ongoing conflict in the Middle East?
- What is the future for the planet?
- What is the evidence for climate change?
- What are the causes of climate change?
- What are the consequences of climate change?
- What can we do about climate change?
- Enquiry – at the heart of schemes for learning
- Knowledge – Broad and deep content making connections and developing skills
- Literate – Use of quality text; opportunities to extend vocabulary and develop extended writing
- Communication – Knowledge informed discussion about enquiry topics
End of Topic Assessment- Summer data