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In this topic you are going to find out about three of the most famous queens that each ruled this...

This active and entertaining first session aims to provide pupils with a clear chronological overview of the last 500 years...

Out of the window Children are shown three images of scenes from the different periods as seen through a window....

Handling sources of evidence Having explored the range of visual sources available to historians studying the three queens, pupils actively...

Change / Significance Starting with 3 short video presentations, pupils go on to research the key changes from each of...

Pupils explore a range of ways in which monarchs are commemorated, focusing on Queen Elizabeth II, before going onto design...

Lively introductory session which creatively gets pupils to find things out for themselves and check their understanding using bells and...

This is the first session on Remembrance Day.   It uses the excellent story of  Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge as a...

This session revolves around a PowerPoint presentation which poses 6 significant questions, each designed to encourage pupils to think and...

Using the expert/envoy technique to research and disseminate information from dossiers on a range of different aspects of Shang society,...

Here the focus is on developing enquiry-led learning which is as much about asking valid historical questions as it is...

Opening up the tricky concept of interpretations of the past, this session enables pupils to grasp that history is always...

Having used a fast-aced Information Run activity to acquire the key points about Shang religion pupils are set the task...

Pupils compare 5 different simple textbook explanations, which they colour code, before building their own explanation, based on what seems...

You are learning about this topic to help you to understand how different life was over the last 100 years....

Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the Keystage history newsletter, just in time for the start of the new...

Columbus is a world-famous navigator and explorer whose daring voyages in search of the Indies led to the opening of...

You are learning about ancient Egypt, because it is the best known and most popular of the early civilisations that...

Periodically, OFSTED offers a report that codifies the main findings of their most recent subject specific visits. The last major...

You are learning about Scott as he was one of Britain’s most famous explorers. Perhaps you are studying other explorers...

You are studying this topic in history because it helps you to understand how things have changed,(and have stayed roughly...

You are studying this topic in the hope that you will discover how Black British is an important part of...

You are learning about Victorian Britain because this was a really significant period of huge change in industry and technology,...

The height of Maya civilization came at the time when the Saxons were fighting the Vikings in Britain, but it...

You are learning about Grace Darling because at a young age she carried out a brave rescue and saved 9...

Benin was a very important civilization, not just within Africa but in world history too. An important part of what...

Mary was a remarkable lady best remembered for her work during the Crimean war (1853-1856) where she helped injured soldiers,...

For centuries, man had dreamed of flying like birds. By the end of the 19th century, men could rise into...

This event captured the attention of the whole world with hundreds of millions, perhaps 1 in every 5 people, watching...

In this topic you are going to find out about the most famous ship, at the time the biggest ever...