Long Term Curriculum Skills and Knowledge Map
Key Stage 3/ Year 7
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Describe Roman beliefs about the origins of Rome (3.6)
Explain how the Roman Empire expanded (3.6)
Explain the structure of Roman society (3.6)
Evaluate the significance of the Roman army (3.6)
Describe the life of Julius Caesar (3.6)
Assess the reasons why Caesar was murdered (3.6)
Investigate different aspects of ordinary Roman life (3.6)
Explain what it was like to live in the Roman Empire (3.6)
Describe the factors in the decline of the Roman Empire
(3.6)
Prioritise the factors that led to the fall of the Roman
Empire (3.6)
Use eyewitness accounts to develop an understanding of
events at Pompeii (3.6)
Analyse what Pompeii can tell us about Roman life (3.6)
Identify the different claims to the English throne in 1066
(3.1)
Evaluate who had the strongest claim to the throne in 1066
(3.1)
Describe the events of 1066 (3.1)
Explain the reasons why the Normans won the Battle of
Hastings (3.1)
Describe what counter-factual history is (3.1)
Produce a counter-factual argument to show the
importance of events at Hastings (3.1)
Explain how the Feudal System worked (3.1)
Describe the features of Norman Castles (3.1)
Identify appropriate strategies for the attack and defence
of medieval castles (3.1)
Evaluate the impact of the Battle of Hastings on England
(3.1)
Describe the role of the Church in the Middle Ages
Assess the impact the Church had on people’s lives
Identify the reasons for the Crusades (3.1)
Explain why people were willing to fight in the Crusades
(3.1)
Analyse the relationship between Christians and Muslims in
the Middle Ages (3.1)
Explain the significance of Richard I and Saladin the Great
(3.1)
Debate whether Richard or Saladin was the hero (3.1)
Explain how the Crusades affected different aspects of life
(3.1)
Explain why Henry II agreed to be whipped (3.1)
Debate who had the most power in England during the
Middle Ages (3.1)
Identify the priorities of a Medieval King (3.1)
Explain the biggest threats a Medieval King faced (3.1)
Judge the success of Medieval kings (3.1)
Describe the problems King John faced (3.1)
Hypothesise about solutions for King John (3.1)
Explain why the Barons rebelled against King John (3.1)
Evaluate the significance of the Magna Carta (3.1)
Assess interpretations of King John (3.1)
Make a judgement about whether King John was a good or a
bad King (3.1)
Describe the diversity of experiences of the Black Death
(3.1)
Describe different theories about the causes and
treatments of the Black Death
Analyse the extent to which different people were affected
by the Black Death
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Year 7
Explain why the Peasant’s Revolt happened (3.1)
Evaluate the impact of the rebellion on different people
(3.1)
Explain the reasons behind Henry VII becoming King (3.2)
Identify the issues that Henry VII faced (3.2)
Explain why Henry VIII wanted a son (3.2)
Describe the events leading to the break with Rome (3.2)
Identify the consequences of the break with Rome (3.2)
Explain how Henry used the break with Rome to his
advantage (3.2)
Assess the impact of religious change on different people
(3.2)
Debate the impact of Edward VI (3.2)
Assess Mary’s success (3.2)
Debate how to deal with the problems Elizabeth faced (3.2)
Discuss Elizabeth’s public image over time (3.2)
Explain why the Spanish wanted to attack England (3.2)
Identify the factors for English success (3.2)
Describe how the throne changed hands from Tudors to
Stuarts (3.2)
Assess interpretations of James I (3.2)
Describe the events of the Gunpowder Plot (3.2)
Make a judgement about who was to blame for the
Gunpowder Plot (3.2)
Give reasons for different interpretations of the Gunpowder
Plot (3.2)
Explain what Charles I was like as a King (3.2)
Categorise the causes of the Civil War (3.2)
Prioritise the causes of the Civil War (3.2)
Describe the characteristics of the two sides in the Civil
War and why they were fighting (3.2)
Explain the impact of the two sides (3.2)
Describe the events of the English Civil War (3.2)
Describe the charges against Charles I (3.2)
Explain the events of Charles I’s execution. (3.2)
Make a judgement about the trial’s verdict (3.2)
Assess the impact of Cromwell’s rule on ordinary lives (3.2)
Explain why the monarchy was restored in England (3.2)
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