KS3 & KS4 history curriculum

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of Norman England, and any other units where they have studied a historic environment. This unit prepares pupils for any further study of the historic environment.

1. The significance of Saint Cuthbert and the Venerable Bede
2. Durham before the Norman Conquest
3. Durham Cathedral and Norman government
4. The design of Durham Cathedral
5. The religious function of Durham Cathedral
6. The king and the bishops of Durham
7. Durham Cathedral and continuity and change in Norman England
8. Durham Cathedral - historical context themes
9. Durham Cathedral - sources and historical context
10. Durham Cathedral: structuring your answer to the historic environment question

• Pupils arrive at their study of the historical environment with broad contextual knowledge of Norman England.
• Pupils understand that England was a Christian country in the 11th century.
• Pupils understand the nature of monarchy in the medieval period.
• Pupils have a general understanding of the different roles people occupied in the medieval Church.
• Pupils have an understanding of the significance of castles and other fortified places.