History upper key stage 2

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In this key stage you can teach the units in any order. Please note the ‘How did the Maya civilisation compare to the Anglo-Saxons?’ unit will be updated and moved to Year 4 from 2024/25. Find out more in our long-term plan.

Year 5

History
Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?
(6 lessons)
Investigating what the Vikings were really like, creating a Viking trade route game, writing their version of a…
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History
*New* British history 5: What was life like in Tudor England?
(6 lessons)
Discovering the Tudor dynasty; exploring the use of portraits, progresses and punishment; examining how monarchs exercised absolute power;…
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History
What is the legacy of the ancient Greek civilisation?
(6 lessons)
Investigating the city-states of Athens and Sparta to identify similarities and differences between them, learning about democracy and…
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Year 6

History
What can the census tell us about local areas?
(6 lessons)
Investigating local histories from the Victorian to the inter-war period, children explore census records. They learn about the…
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History
*Updated* What was the impact of World War 2 on the people of Britain?
(6 lessons)
Investigating the causes and consequences of the events leading to World War 2; learning from oral histories about…
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*New* What was the Sikh Empire?
(6 lessons)
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Unheard histories: Who should go on the £10 banknote?
(7 lessons)
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Lesson 6: Who lived in our local area in the past?

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