Year 10 Humanities – Curriculum Map
10A – GCSE History
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment in the Roman
Empire
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How did the Romans try to prevent
crime?
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Introduction to development study
questions
Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages
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Saxon Britain; crime in a Saxon Village
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How much changed between 500 and
1500?
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Was justice in the Middle Ages bloody
and thoughtless?
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To what extent did William I change
Saxon justice
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What does the Robin Hood story tell us
about attitudes to law in the Middle
Ages?
Crime and Punishment in Early Modern
Britain
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Why did punishments become so harsh
in the Early Modern Period?
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‘New’ crimes – vagrancy, witchcraft,
highway robbery and smuggling
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Why was the Bloody Code introduced?
Crime and Punishment during the industrial
revolution
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Why was there a revolution in
10B/10D Entry Level History –
1 year & ASDAN Citizenship
short course 2 years
Crime and Punishment
Overview of Entry Level History course
Crime and Punishment in Roman times
 Crime in Rome
 Roman Law
 Boudicca’s rebellion
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Using sources to answer questions
Citizenship – Rights and Responsibilities
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Crime and Punishment in Saxon times
 Crime in Saxon villages
 Saxon trials and punishments
 How Saxon laws were made
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Sourcework tests 1 & 2
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Crime and Punishment in Norman times
 Who was Robin Hood?
 The Nasty Normans – crime and
punishment after 1066
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Crime and Punishment in Tudor times
 Tudor Beggars
 Witchcraft
 Tudor justice
Citizenship – Rights and Responsibilities
Coursework – Study of an Individual
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Independent research project
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Select suitable individual for project
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Research biographical details
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Analyse the importance of the individual to
history
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Present project
Citizenship – Government and Democracy
Germany 1918-1945
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Treaty of Versailles and feelings surrounding the
end of WW1 in Germany
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10C Entry Level History – 2
years
Crime and Punishment
Overview of Entry Level History course
Crime and Punishment in Roman times
 Crime in Rome
 Roman Law
 Boudicca’s rebellion
Using sources to answer questions
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Crime and Punishment in Saxon times
 Crime in Saxon villages
 Saxon trials and punishments
 How Saxon laws were made
Sourcework tests 1
Crime and Punishment in Norman times
 Who was Robin Hood?
 The Nasty Normans – crime and
punishment after 1066
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Crime and Punishment in Tudor times
 Tudor Beggars
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Witchcraft
Tudor justice
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Sourcework test 2
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Coursework – Study of an Individual
Independent research project
Select suitable individual for project
Year 10 Humanities – Curriculum Map
Summer 1
Summer 2
punishment and policing in the years
1750 – 1990?
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How did crime and punishment change
in industrial Britain – and why?
 Prison reformers
 Transportation: success or
failure
 When was the best time to be
in prison?
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Why did it take so long for the British
to accept the police?
Crime and Punishment in the 20th Century
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What was new about 20th Century
crime?
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What factors have caused changes in
policing and punishment since 1900?
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Was the treatment of young offenders
in the 20th Century a success or
failure?
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Did the abolition of capital punishment
lead to more murders?
Coursework
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History around us; investigation into
the role of Ordsall Hall in the history
of Salford
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Field trips to Ordsall Hall to gain
understanding of the site and role in
local history
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Writing up investigation (25% GCSE
marks)
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The failure of the League of Nations
Sourcework test 3
The effect of the Wall Street Crash and
Hyperinflation on Germany
Citizenship – Government and Democracy
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Research biographical details
Germany 1918-1945
The Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party
The use of propaganda in Germany
The lead up to WW2 – German expansionism and
the Rise of the Dictators in Europe
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Sourcework test 4
COMPLETION OF COURSE
Citizenship – Law and Order
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Analyse the importance of the individual to
history
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Entry Level Geography; Rivers and Coasts
Basic outline of World geography i.e. continents,
rivers, seas, etc
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Rivers in Britain
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The affect of Rivers on the landscape
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Investigations into erosion and weathering
Citizenship – Law and Order
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Present project
Medicine
Medicine in the Middle Ages
The Black Death;
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What caused the Plague?
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What were the beliefs and practices
surrounding plague?
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Sources relating to the Black Death
Sourcework test 3