Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of contrasting periods that they built in the Year 1 unit on the changes to seafaring over time. It also builds on what pupils have learnt about rulers and their behaviours in units on traditional stories and significant rulers, showing how rulers can be either barriers to or supporters of change. It also builds on pupils' knowledge of Victorian and 1960s Britain that they developed in earlier KS1 units This unit prepares pupils for later studies in key stage 3 about how individuals and groups have fought against social injustice.
Prior knowledge requirements
- An awareness of what Britain was like towards the end of the nineteenth century, as introduced in 'Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?'
- An awareness of the behaviour of rulers.
- An awareness of how the public can respond to certain events or developments, as introduced in 'Elizabeth II: what was her life like?'
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of contrasting periods that they built in the Year 1 unit on the changes to seafaring over time. It also builds on what pupils have learnt about rulers and their behaviours in units on traditional stories and significant rulers, showing how rulers can be either barriers to or supporters of change. It also builds on pupils' knowledge of Victorian and 1960s Britain that they developed in earlier KS1 units This unit prepares pupils for later studies in key stage 3 about how individuals and groups have fought against social injustice.
Prior knowledge requirements
- An awareness of what Britain was like towards the end of the nineteenth century, as introduced in 'Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?'
- An awareness of the behaviour of rulers.
- An awareness of how the public can respond to certain events or developments, as introduced in 'Elizabeth II: what was her life like?'
Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?
The stories of Emily Davison and Paul Stephenson help students understand when change has occurred in social justice. They learn about the diversity of those who fought for change and gain a broader sense of history and curiosity about the past.
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