NORTHSIDE SCHOOL HISTORY CURRICULUM MAP - 2014/15
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Ourselves
Changes within living memory.
Use these changes to reveal
aspects of change in national life.
Space
The lives of significant individuals
in the past who have contributed
to national and international
achievements.
Making comparisons between
aspects of life in different periods
eg: Christopher Columbus and
Neil Armstrong.
Events beyond living memory that
are significant nationally or
globally – the first Moon landing.
Christmas production
Africa
Kings & Queens
The lives of significant individuals
in the past who have contributed
to national and international
achievements. Making
comparisons between aspects of
life in different periods eg: Queen
Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II
Our Environment
Toys
Changes within living memory.
Where appropriate these should
be used to reveal aspects of
change in national life eg: old and
new toys.
Fire, Fire
Events beyond living memory that
are significant nationally or
globally – The Great Fire of
London.
Significant historical events,
people and places in their own
locality.
Victorians
A local history study
A study of an aspect of history
dating from a period beyond 1066
that is significant in the locality.
Magic
The lives of significant individuals
in the past who have contributed
to national and international
achievements – Roald Dahl.
Creepy Crawlies
The Seaside
Events beyond living memory that
are significant nationally or
globally.
Environment
Stone Age to Iron Age
Changes in Britain from the
Stone Age to the Iron Age
Iron Age hill forts: tribal kingdoms,
farming, art and culture
Animals
India
Anglo Saxon
Britain’s settlement by AngloSaxons and Scots.
Eg: Roman withdrawal from
Britain in C AD 410 and the fall of
the Western Roman Empire
Ancient Egypt
The achievements of the
earliest civilisations – an
overview of where and when the
first civilisations appeared
(Ancient Sumer, The Indus Valley,
Ancient Egypt, The Shang
Dynasty of Ancient China) and an
in depth study of Ancient Egypt
The Highway Man
Culture and language in the
1800’s
Creatures
Early Years
Year 1
Year 2
Dinosaurs
Events beyond living memory that
are significant nationally or
globally. Making timelines of the
dinosaurs
Mythical Creatures
Year 3
Cartoons
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Greece
Ancient Greece
A study of Greek life and
achievements and their influence
on the western world.
Soldiers
The Roman Empire and its
impact on Britain
“Romanisation” of Britain and the
impact of technology, culture and
beliefs, including early Christianity
South America
A non-European society that
provides contrasts with British
history.
Mayan civilisation c AD 900
Spies & detectives
History of method and
technologies
War and peace
A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends
pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
A significant turning point in British history – WW2
Earth and Space
Brief history of planet Earth
Movers & Shakers
Vikings
The Viking and Anglo-Saxon
struggle for the Kingdom of
England to the time of Edward
the Confessor.
Resistance by Alfred the Great
and Athelstan, first king of
England
Movers & Shakers
SATS
Cowboys & Indians
1500
Transition work
School journey