AQA (KS4)
KS3 & KS4 History
Unit sequence
Introducing our new curriculum sequence for 2023/2024!
Units that make up our curricula are fully sequenced, and aligned to the national curriculum.
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Threads are groups of units across the curriculum that build a common body of knowledge
Year group
Year 7
1
The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?
2
11th-century Islamic worlds: how similar were the regions of the Islamic world?
3
The Norman Conquest: how do we know about the impact of the Conquest on England?
4
The Crusades: did Europeans go on crusade to capture the 'holy land'?
5
Medieval women: what can we learn from Matilda about women in medieval England?
6
England under Henry II: how successfully did Henry reassert royal authority?
7
King John and Magna Carta: why was Magna Carta revived?
8
Edward I's conquests: what stopped unification of the British Isles?
9
Local history: how similar were medieval lives in Norwich?
10
Medieval West Africa: why was medieval Mali so successful?
11
The Black Death and the Silk Roads: how connected was the medieval world?
12
The Peasants' Revolt: why do historians disagree about its causes?
13
The Wars of the Roses: what does it tell us about fifteenth century England?
14
The Renaissance: what do the artefacts of the Renaissance tell us about it?
Year 8
1
Henry VIII and the Reformation: how unusual was the English Reformation?
2
Elizabeth I: why has Elizabeth been represented so differently?
3
Life in Tudor England: was there a 'Golden Age' for the poor?
4
European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating?
5
The English Civil War: what can pamphlets tell us about 17th century politics?
6
Commonwealth and Restoration: why did the republican experiment fail?
7
Glorious Revolution: why did Whig historians call it 'glorious and bloodless'?
8
Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted?
9
The Mughal Empire: how important was violence to the Mughal conquests in India?
10
The East India Company: when did Mughal authority collapse?
11
The emergence of cabinet government: why did Walpole become Prime Minister?
12
The Enlightenment: what was the Enlightenment?
13
The Haitian revolution: what was its role in the abolition of the slave trade?
Year 9
1
The French Revolution: what do cartoons tell us about British attitudes?
2
The Industrial Revolution: did industrialisation revolutionise people's lives?
3
Widening the Franchise: who gained the right to vote?
4
The British Empire: why did the Empire expand in the mid-nineteenth century?
5
Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested?
6
Women's suffrage: what do sources tell us about women's struggle for equality?
7
World War One: how 'total' was it for people in the British Empire?
8
The Russian Revolution: did Communism completely transform Russian society?
9
The Second World War: which event turned the tide of the Second World War?
10
The Holocaust: what was the Holocaust?
11
Decolonisation: how similar was decolonisation throughout the British Empire?
12
Post-war Britain: for whom did the United Kingdom become a ‘New Jerusalem'?
13
Thematic study: how has the role of women in British society changed?
Year 10
1
Migration: how was medieval Britain impacted by conquest and settlement?
2
Migration: what factors caused westward migration from 16th to 18th centuries?
3
Migration: what do sources tell us about the British Empire in India and Africa?
4
Migration: in what ways did empire impact migration to and from Britain?
5
Migration: how can sources be used to understand post-WWII migrant experiences?
6
Norman England: why did William conquer England?
7
Norman England: how did William the Conqueror subdue England?
8
Norman England: how far did Norman government change England?
9
Norman England: in what ways did life change for ordinary people?
10
Norman England: how different was the English Church by 1100?
11
Historic environment (Normans)
6 unit options
Year 11
1
USA boom years: how did the 'boom' affect the American people?
2
USA bust years: how did the Great Depression affect the American people?
3
USA New Deal and WW2: how far did the American economy recover?
4
USA Society: how far did American society change after WW2?
5
USA Civil Rights: how successful was the American civil rights movement?
6
Cold War origins: what led to the breakdown of the 'Grand Alliance'?
7
Cold War development: how did the Cold War develop in Asia?
8
Cold War development: how peaceful was 'peaceful co-existence'?
9
Cold War transformation: was the world on the brink of a nuclear war?
10
Cold War transformation: why did tensions ease by 1972?
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