Cycle A - Island Invaders

Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots.

The Viking and Anglo- Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor

In UKS2, the children learnt all about life in Anglo-Saxon and Viking England. They use their historical enquiry skills to investigate a site which was full of artefacts. They also learnt about the different writing methods and had a go at doing these.

UKS2 also held an Anglo-Saxon day where they cooked Anglo-Saxon style foods, made pots and sketched Viking longships. 

Cycle A - The Tremendous Tudors

A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: The Tudors

Upper Key Stage 2 began their Tudor adventure with a great day with Catherine! They looked at lots of different sources and tried some of the different games and activities from the Tudor period.

Cycle A - Leeds

A Local History Study - Coal mining

Cycle B - A Wartime Tale

A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: World War Two

Cycle B - The Mysterious Mayan Mission

A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study: Mayan civilization