KS1 & KS2 history curriculum

This unit uses and builds on pupils' geographical knowledge of Britain that they built in the year 3 unit about the changes that took place between the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain. By examining key Iron Age artefacts found in Britain, this unit develops pupils' established knowledge of the work that archaeologists do. By securing pupils' knowledge and understanding of Celtic Iron Age culture and society in Britain, this unit prepares pupils for their year 4 unit about the changes that took place in Britain that came with Roman invasion.

1. The discovery of Lindow Man
2. Celtic art, the Snettisham Great Torc and the Battersea Shield
3. The Wetwang chariot and Celtic warfare
4. The women of Iron Age Britain
5. Iron Age Britain's connections to the wider world
6. What historians have learnt about Iron Age Britain

• The changes that had taken place in Britain during the Stone and Bronze Ages.
• The changes that had taken place in Britain during the Iron Age.
• An awareness of artifacts and how archaeologists interact with them.
• An awareness of ancient civilisations and peoples as producers of art.