1. Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901
1.1. The Enlightenment in Europe and Britain, with links back to 17th-Century thinkers and scientists and the founding of the Royal Society
1.1.1. Investigation question: would the enlightenment still have happened if it was not for the Islamic scholars who preserved ancient ideas for thousands of years? the book, The Map of Knowledge by Violet Moller is a good resource for this.
1.2. Britain’s transatlantic slave trade: its effects and its eventual abolition
1.2.1. Celebrating black abolitionists, in this narrative breaking black people out of the sole positioning as victims of the slave trade.
1.2.1.1. Phillis Wheatley
1.2.1.2. Ignatius Sancho
1.3. The Seven Years War and The American War of Independence
1.4. The French Revolutionary wars
1.5. Britain as the first industrial nation – the impact on society
1.5.1. Lots of schools look at Jack the Ripper. Instead of looking at it as a 'whodunnit?' look at the victims themselves, what can they tell us about London in the late 1800s? What does it tell us about the treatment of women? What does it tell us that it is widely assumed they were all prostitutes? The book The Five by Hallie Rubenhold is a great resource for this.
1.5.2. Link to British empire - investigation question could be 'would the industrial revolution be possible without empire and the slave trade?'
1.6. Party politics, extension of the franchise and social reform
1.7. The development of the British Empire with a depth study
1.7.1. Teaching resources for a critical view of the British Empire, answering 'why are some people proud of the British Empire today?'
1.7.2. A study into emigration as a form of colonisation: looking at how Britain emigrated paupers, criminals and later on, women to the colonies. Talk about displacement, execution and appropriation of indigenous peoples and lands.
1.8. Ireland and Home Rule
1.9. Darwin’s ‘On The Origin of Species’
1.10. Information on disability history 1660-1832
1.10.1. Information on disability history 1832-1914
1.11. Podcast on nineteenth century mental health
1.12. National Archives guide to asylums and mental health in the nineteenth century
1.13. Georgian women teaching pack
2. Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day
2.1. Women's suffrage
2.2. The First World War and the Peace Settlement
2.2.1. The involvement of the Caribbean in WW1
2.2.1.1. The Caribbean's Great War Project
2.2.2. National Archive guide on searching disabled soldiers pensions
2.3. The inter-war years: the Great Depression and the rise of dictators
2.4. The Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill
2.4.1. Podcast on disability and war in the twentieth century
2.5. The creation of the Welfare State
2.6. Indian independence and end of Empire
2.6.1. Bangala Stories
2.6.1.1. 'Bangla Stories is based on a three year research project exploring the history and experience of migration from the Bengal delta region in the period after Indian Independence in 1947. It is estimated that since this time over 20 million people, Muslims and Hindus, have left their homes and moved across national borders to live in a new country, with a small number moving long distance to Europe and the Middle East. Many moved because of war or communal conflict, or because of natural disasters, through marriage or for work – all were in search of a better life for themselves and their families.'
2.7. Social, cultural and technological change in post-war British society
2.8. Britain’s place in the world since 1945
2.9. Twentieth century British Black History
2.10. The Windrush generation
2.10.1. Ivor Cummings - the 'gay father' of the windrush generation.
2.10.2. Lesson plans and resources for all key stages
2.11. Information on disability history 1914-1945
2.11.1. Information on disability history 1945 to present day
2.12. The Holocaust
2.12.1. Book recommendation: Giants, The Dwarves of Auschwitz written by Eilat Negev and Yehunda Koren
2.12.2. Book recommendation: Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna by Edith Sheffer
3. At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments
3.1. Mughal India 1526-1857
3.2. China’s Qing dynasty 1644-1911
3.3. Changing Russian empires c.1800-1989
3.4. USA in the 20th Century
3.5. Africa
3.5.1. Lesson plans and resources on interpretations of Medieval Africa from 1075 to 1994.
3.5.2. African Kingdoms
3.5.2.1. 'The material here covers 4 kingdoms of West and West-Central Africa — Asante, Benin, Kongo and Mali. For each of these visitors will find a 90 minute webinar delivered, and associated powerpoint presentations including proposed lesson plans; Kongo’s session also includes some introductory commentaries on ways in to teaching material on Africa in school. The final session offers a general discussion of issues associated with teaching African history in schools.'
4. USEFUL LINKS, BOOKS & OTHER RESOURCES
4.1. The Black Curriculum
4.1.1. Resources (some free) to aid with teaching black history integrated into schools. Also includes resources for geography, PSHE, tutor, sociology, english and law
4.1.1.1. YouTube
4.1.1.2. Podcast
4.2. Google Drive
4.2.1. This Google Drive folder contains a compilation of resources for teaching about various influential black people. It also contains other folders relating to new historical research that covers themes such as women and LGBTQ+
4.3. Royal Mint 'Diversity Built Britain' Project
4.3.1. Interactive Map
4.3.2. Activity Pack
4.4. Equaliteach
4.4.1. Reject Racism resources
4.4.2. Faith in Us - resources on tackling Islamophobia
4.5. Tide Project
4.5.1. Supporting teaching of migration, belonging and empire.
4.6. Lesson on LGBTQ+ History spanning from ancient Rome to present day
4.7. Wall chart for display board of LGBT+ history
4.8. Prominent LGBT figures - posters for display board
4.9. Stonewall
4.9.1. PDF booklet on tips to make sure your curriculum is LGBT+ inclusive
4.10. Youtube video of the five faces of LGBT+ history month 2021
4.11. The Proud Trust
4.11.1. The Proud Trust releases an education pack of resources every year for LGBT+ history month. All of their previous years are available on their website.
4.12. Books
4.12.1. Black & British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
4.12.1.1. Children's version of the book, suitable for ages 12 and upwards
4.12.2. African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otele
4.12.3. Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala
5. The development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509
5.1. The Norman Conquest
5.2. Christendom and the Crusades
5.3. The struggle between church and crown
5.4. Magna Carta and the emergence of Parliament
5.5. The English campaigns to conquer Wales and Scotland up to 1314
5.6. Society, economy and culture: for example, feudalism, religion in daily life (parishes, monasteries, abbeys), farming, trade and towns (especially the wool trade), art, architecture and literature
5.7. The Black Death and its social and economic impact
5.8. The Peasants’ Revolt
5.9. The Hundred Years War
5.10. The Wars of the Roses; Henry VII and attempts to restore stability
5.11. The Tudors
5.11.1. Incorporating the presence of black tudors in all lessons, not as a 'one-off'
5.11.1.1. Google drive of resources
5.11.1.2. Four lesson plan
5.11.1.3. Miranda Kaufmann's book, black tudors
5.11.2. A new angle on how the royal Tudor women influenced the crown and royal decisions. Instead of looking at Henry VIII's wives just within the significance of their deaths and ability to bear children, consider them from a new angle
5.12. African people in Medieval and Tudor England
5.13. Information on disability history 1050-1485
5.13.1. Information on disability history 1485-1660
5.14. Tamerlane, 14th century conqueror and thought to be a disabled person
5.15. Medieval women teaching pack
5.16. The witchcraft trials teaching pack
6. A local history study
6.1. A depth study linked to one of the British areas of study already mentioned in the national curriculum, A study over time, testing how far sites in their locality reflect aspects of national history (some sites may predate 1066) or A study of an aspect or site in local history dating from a period before 1066
6.1.1. African and Caribbean History in Hackney
6.1.1.1. 'Hackney Museum and Hackney Archives (Hackney Heritage) work closely with local teachers to develop learning resources exploring local history and migration. '
6.1.2. Local Country House investigation
6.1.2.1. Colonial Countryside Project by the National Trust
6.1.2.1.1. Lesson plans and resources relating to the country houses
6.1.3. Bristol Bus Boycott 1963
6.1.3.1. Lesson plans and resources
7. The study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066
7.1. The changing nature of political power in Britain, traced through selective case studies from the Iron Age to the present
7.2. Britain’s changing landscape from the Iron Age to the present
7.3. A study of an aspect of social history, such as the impact through time of the migration of people to, from and within the British Isles
7.3.1. Making Histories Project
7.3.1.1. Collection of family and local histories collected by young people documenting migratory stories to Britain
7.3.2. Migration history is a really great way to create more inclusive history lessons. A great activity would be to get students to track their own family history where hey have moved to and from and mapping it out.
7.3.3. Muslim women and migration lesson and resources
7.4. A study in depth into a significant turning point: for example, the Neolithic Revolution
7.5. A study into campaign history spanning across 200 years
7.5.1. Free resource with lessons and sources from TES