Year 6 History | Curriculum Guide

National Curriculum of England	Hands-On Education Activity
Hi2/1.1 Pre-Roman Britain Pupils should be taught about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
Hi2/1.2 Roman Britain Pupils should be taught about the Roman empire and its impact on Britain
Hi2/1.3 Anglo-Saxons & Scots Pupils should be taught about Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots
Hi2/1.4 Anglo-Saxons & Vikings Pupils should be taught about the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor
Hi2/2.1 Local History Pupils should be taught about an aspect of local history
Hi2/2.2 Extended chronological study Pupils should be taught a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
Hi2/2.3 Ancient Civilizations Pupils should be taught about the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following: Ancient Sumer The Indus Valley Ancient Egypt or The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China
Hi2/2.4 Ancient Greece Pupils should be taught a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world
Hi2/2.5 Non-European Study Pupils should be taught about a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history - one study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900 Mayan civilization c. AD 900 or Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300

National Curriculum of England

Hands-On Education Activity

Hi2/1.1 Pre-Roman Britain
Pupils should be taught about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Hi2/1.2 Roman Britain
Pupils should be taught about the Roman empire and its impact on Britain

Hi2/1.3 Anglo-Saxons & Scots
Pupils should be taught about Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots

Hi2/1.4 Anglo-Saxons & Vikings
Pupils should be taught about the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor

Hi2/2.1 Local History
Pupils should be taught about an aspect of local history

Hi2/2.2 Extended chronological study
Pupils should be taught a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

Hi2/2.3 Ancient Civilizations
Pupils should be taught about the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following:

Ancient Sumer
The Indus Valley
Ancient Egypt or
The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China

Hi2/2.4 Ancient Greece
Pupils should be taught a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world

Hi2/2.5 Non-European Study
Pupils should be taught about a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history - one study chosen from:

early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900
Mayan civilization c. AD 900 or
Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300

Hands-On Education's approach to the National Curriculum

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