Medicine in Britain, c1250–present
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on various units that deal with change and continuity from key stages 1, 2 and 3. It develops and reinforces pupils' big picture of the past that they have established in thematic units about seafarers and women. It also enriches and consolidates the majority of the units they studied at key stage 3, which focused on the medieval, early modern and modern worlds. This unit prepares pupils for the historic environment, where their thematic knowledge is consolidated and enriched by looking at a single place at a particular time in great detail.
Prior knowledge requirements
- A working knowledge of some of the major political, religious, social and economic developments that have taken place in Britain over the last c1000 years
- Familiarity with the second order concepts of change and continuity
- Familiarity with the second order concepts of cause and consequence
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on various units that deal with change and continuity from key stages 1, 2 and 3. It develops and reinforces pupils' big picture of the past that they have established in thematic units about seafarers and women. It also enriches and consolidates the majority of the units they studied at key stage 3, which focused on the medieval, early modern and modern worlds. This unit prepares pupils for the historic environment, where their thematic knowledge is consolidated and enriched by looking at a single place at a particular time in great detail.
Prior knowledge requirements
- A working knowledge of some of the major political, religious, social and economic developments that have taken place in Britain over the last c1000 years
- Familiarity with the second order concepts of change and continuity
- Familiarity with the second order concepts of cause and consequence
Medicine in Britain, c1250–present
In this unit, pupils learn about either migrants in Britain or medicine in Britain over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine one of these themes, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.
25 lessons in unit
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