History
History Curriculum Intent
The Wixams History Curriculum strives to ignite a passion for understanding the past through rigorous inquiry that unlocks Powerful Knowledge. Students develop a coherent sense of chronology, connecting local, national and global histories to their own experiences. We emphasize critical thinking by encouraging learners to evaluate diverse sources, construct rigorious arguments and developing disciplinary knowledge to reveal the powerful processes of historical thinking. Through short enquiries —from medieval societies to modern rights movements—students build disciplinary skills to explore continuity and change across time, as well as causation and consequence, similarity and difference, historical interpretation and evidentual thinking.
We integrate British history alongside world events to foster informed and responsible citizenship that cultivates empathy and respect for different cultures and communities, and represents the diverse backgrounds of our students. Regular opportunities for debate, group projects and reflection deepen engagement and develop collaborative skills.
Ultimately, we aim to nurture independent learners who are resilient, curious and inspired to use their historical thinking skillsin their everyday life. Thereofre, History at Wixams is not only about the past but a dynamic lens for understanding and shaping our shared future. Our History curriculum continuously evolves in response to historical scholarship and student voice, ensuring relevance and inspiration remain at its core.
Curriculum Implementation – Curriculum Map
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 7 |
The Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
The Wider Medieval World
The Norman Conquest |
Medieval Life
Medieval Kings
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Medieval Mali
The Crusades
The Black Death in Europe
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The Renaissance
The Aztecs
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Henry VIII and the Break With Rome
The Mid Tudor Crisis |
The Elizabethan Golden Age |
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Year 8 |
The Early Stuarts (James I and Charles I)
The English Civil War |
John Bunyan’s Lifetime: England, c1625-89
The Glorious Revolution |
The Industrial Revolution
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Empire and the Slave Trade
Reforms by c1900 |
The Causes of the FWW |
The FWW: fighting on the Western Front, the Home Front, soldiers of Empire and remembrance. |
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Year 9 |
The Russian Revolution
The Rise of Hitler |
Causes of the Second World War
Importance of 1940 |
The Blitz
SWW controversies: Dresden, Churchill’s leadership, the Atomic Bomb |
The Holocaust
The 1945 Labour Government
The Swinging 60s |
The US Civil Rights Movement
Immigration to Britain since 1945 |
The 70s
Margaret Thatcher
Changes from 1901: focus on women in Britain |
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Year 10 |
Medicine In Britain: Medieval and Renaissance |
Medicine in Britain: Industrial and Modern |
Medicine in Britain: Medicine on the Western Front |
Weimar and Nazi Germany: Weimar Germany |
Weimar and Nazi Germany: The Rise of Hitler and the Nazis |
Weimar and Nazi Germany: Life in Germany |
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Year 11 |
The Cold War: Origins and Crises |
The Cold War: Crises and End |
The Anglo-Saxons and Normans: AS England and 1066 |
The Anglo-Saxons and Normans: The Conquest
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Revision |
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Year 12 |
Tudors: Henry VII
Russia: 1917 |
Tudors: Henry VII
Russia: Bolshevik consolidation of power |
Tudors: Henry VIII
Russia: The Russian Civil War |
Tudors: Henry VIII
Russia: The NEP and Leadership contest |
Tudors: Henry VIII
Russia: The Great Turn and collectivisation |
Tudors: Henry VIII and Edward VI
Russia: the Five Year Plans |
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Year 13 |
Tudors: Edward VI and Mary
Russia: Soviet economy and society |
Tudors: Elizabeth
Russia: Russian foreign policy and the cult of leadership |
Tudors: Elizabeth
Russia: The Great Patriotic War |
Tudors Elizabeth
Russia: High Stalinism |
Revision |
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Texts and Exam Boards
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Year 7- 9 |
Year 10-11 |
Year 12-13 |
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Core texts Knowing History books 1-4 |
Exam board Edexcel
Core texts Weimar & Nazi Germany Medicine in Britain Anglo-Saxon & Norman England International Relations and the Cold War
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Exam board AQA
Core texts Russia in Revolution Tudor England
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Useful resources |
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BBC Bitesize KS3 History BBC History has a variety of articles Our library is has a well-stocked History section Various extended readings are available via the QR code on the front of all topic boolets
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BBC Bitesize KS4 Edexcel BBS History has a variety of articles Our library has a well-stocked History selection Various extended readings are available via the QR code on the front of all topic boolets |
Our library has a well-stocked History selection Various extended readings are available via the department website
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