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Autumn Term

Nursery: All About Me

Children will:

  • Know vocabulary related to time e.g.  when I was a baby, now I am older
  • Know past events from their life such as when they were a baby

Reception: Guy Fawkes

In Autumn term, children will:

  • Know how to order some events chronologically. Including things that happened before they were born.
  • Know about figures and stories and events from the past e.g. Guy Fawkes, Titanic, Remembrance Day
  • Know and use further vocabulary related to time  e.g.  when I was 3 years old, when my mum was a child, before I was born, 100 years ago, last week, last year.

Year 1: Queen Elizabeth II (Changes within Living Memory)

In this topic, children will:

  • Know what toys, homes, shops, clothes and schools were like in the 1950s in comparison to today.
  • Know that Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953 and how this compares to King Charles III coronation in 2023.

Year 2: Walter Tull

In this topic, children will:

  • Know about Walter Tull's footballing and military achievements.
  • Know the similarities and differences between football today and in the early 1900s.
  • Know that Walter Tull suffered racism in the early 1900s and that racism continues to exist in the sport today.
  • Know how WWI impacted on Walter Tull's life.

Year 3: Prehistoric Britain

In this topic, children will :

  • Know which animals survived during the Ice Age.
  • Know at least one era from the Stone Age.
  • Know what homes were like in a Stone Age settlement.
  • Know why bronze was used for tools and weapons.
  • Know about Skara Brae and Stonehenge and what Historians can learn from places.

Year 4: Roman Empire and the Impact on Britain

In this topic, children will:

  • Know how the Roman Empire became so successful
  • Know how the Romans invaded Britain
  • Know how Britain changed under the Romans
  • Know how the Romans organised their towns
  • Give reasons why the Roman Empire eventually fell.

Year 5: Benin Kingdom (Non-European History)

In this topic, children will:

In this topic, children will:

  • Know how the Benin Kingdom began
  • Know what life was like for the Edo people in the Benin Kingdom
  • Know what goods were traded between Benin and European countries
  • Know what the Transatlantic Slave Trade was.
  • Give examples of cultural artefacts from the Benin Kingdom.

Year 6: Industrial Revolution

In this topic, children will:

  • Know about the class sytem in Victorian society
  • Know why many people moved to cities during the Industrial Revolution
  • Know what working and living conditions were like during the Industrial Revolution
  • Know some problems with the voting system in the early 1800s
  • Know key changes in cities before and after the Industrial Revolution.