What does the course cover? The programme of study and National Curriculum links

The Wolsey Hall Year 9 History course follows the National Curriculum for England at Key Stage 3. Links to an external site.

We have ensured that all of the National Curriculum outcomes are covered in the course and the table below provides an overview of how the Wolsey Hall course can be mapped to the course textbooks and to the National Curriculum for England.

You may want to print out this overview Download this overview of the course and refer to it as you progress through the course. Do also bear in mind that:

Before Module One, there is an introductory video call with your tutor.
At the end of Module Three, there is a mid-course review.
At the end of Module Seven, there is an end-of-course review.

Module One: A New Century	National Curriculum Link	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (1.1): Britain and the World in 1901 Chronology Technology in 1901 Poverty	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 6 to 15
Topic Two (1.2): The Titanic Disaster Analysis of the Titanic disaster Literacy Focus: Keywords	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 16 to 17, 25
Topic Three (1.3): The Suffragettes A woman’s position in 1901 Role of the Suffragettes The Emily Davison mystery	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 18 to 22
ASSIGNMENT ONE

Module Two: The First World War	National Curriculum Link	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (2.1): Causes of WW1 Causes of WW1 Joining up to Fight	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 28 to 33
Topic Two (2.2): Course of WW1 (Part 1) Overview of WW1 Weapons of WW1 Trench Life Soldiers of the Empire	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 34 to 49
Topic Two (2.3): Caribbean Soldiers The British West Indies Regiment Black British narratives Broader experiences of WW1	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day Emerging decolonisation of British History	Kerboodle Supplement
Topic Three (2.4): Course and End of WW1 (Part 2) The Home Front Poppy Day Peace Treaties Skills Source Analysis	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 50 to 63
ASSIGNMENT TWO

Module Three: The Interwar Years	National Curriculum Link	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (3.1): Aftermath of WW1 in Britain Britain after WW1 The Roaring Twenties	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 64 to 69
Topic Two (3.2): Ireland Irish Independence	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 70 to 71
Topic Three (3.3): The Hungry Thirties Causes of the Hungry Thirties Analysis of the Hungry Thirties History Skill: Interpretation Analysis	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 72 to 79
ASSIGNMENT THREE

Module Three: The Interwar Years

National Curriculum Link

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (3.1): Aftermath of WW1 in Britain

Britain after WW1
The Roaring Twenties

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 64 to 69

Topic Two (3.2): Ireland

Irish Independence

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 70 to 71

Topic Three (3.3): The Hungry Thirties

Causes of the Hungry Thirties
Analysis of the Hungry Thirties
History Skill: Interpretation Analysis

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 72 to 79

ASSIGNMENT THREE

Module Four: Dictatorships	National Curriculum Link	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (4.1): Different ways of Ruling Types of Government Types of Dictatorships	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 80 to 85
Topic Two (4.2): How did Hitler come to Power? Germany in the 1920s Rise of Hitler	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 86 to 91
Topic Three (4.3): Nazi Germany Life in Nazi Germany Steps to WW2 History Skill: Causation	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 92 to 105
ASSIGNMENT FOUR

Module Four: Dictatorships

National Curriculum Link

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (4.1): Different ways of Ruling

Types of Government
Types of Dictatorships

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 80 to 85

Topic Two (4.2): How did Hitler come to Power?

Germany in the 1920s
Rise of Hitler

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 86 to 91

Topic Three (4.3): Nazi Germany

Life in Nazi Germany
Steps to WW2
History Skill: Causation

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 92 to 105

ASSIGNMENT FOUR

Module Five: The Second World War	National Curriculum Link	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (5.1): WW2: An overview Macro history of WW2; main battles and key features Dunkirk The ‘Few’	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 106 to 119
Topic Two (5.2): Experiences of WW2 Soldiers of the Empire Evacuation The Home Front	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 120 to 131
Topic Three (5.3): Key people and Events Winston Churchill The Final Solution Nuclear Weapons The United Nations History Skill: Interpretations Creation of the NHS	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 132 to 155
ASSIGNMENT FIVE

Module Six: The Post War World and Empire	National Curriculum Link	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (6.1): What happened straight after WW2? The Cold War; Korea, Cuba and Vietnam History Skill: Causation A United Europe	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 156-175
Topic Two (6.2): Decline of the British Empire Impact of WW2 on Empire African Independence	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 176 to 183
Topic Three (6.3): Post War Migrations to Britain Immigration SS Empire Windrush Multicultural Britain	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day	Pages 183 to 189
ASSIGNMENT SIX

Module Seven: Changing Times	National Curriculum Link	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (7.1): Working in Decades The Fifties The Sixties The Seventies The Eighties The Nineties The Noughties The Twenty-tens	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day A local history study	Pages 194 to 207
Topic Two (7.2): Terrorism and its impact Terrorism in our current times Reasons for Terrorism History Skill: Interpretation Analysis	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day A local history study At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 208 to 215
Topic Three (7.3): How have Britain and the World changed in the 20^th century? Social Changes Economic Changes	Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day A local history study At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments	Pages 216 to 223
ASSIGNMENT SEVEN

Module Seven: Changing Times

National Curriculum Link

Coursebook Pages

Topic One (7.1): Working in Decades

The Fifties
The Sixties
The Seventies
The Eighties
The Nineties
The Noughties
The Twenty-tens

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

A local history study

Pages 194 to 207

Topic Two (7.2): Terrorism and its impact

Terrorism in our current times
Reasons for Terrorism
History Skill: Interpretation Analysis

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

A local history study

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 208 to 215

Topic Three (7.3): How have Britain and the World changed in the 20^th century?

Social Changes
Economic Changes

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901 to the present day

A local history study

At least one study of a significant society or issue in world history and its interconnections with other world developments

Pages 216 to 223

ASSIGNMENT SEVEN