Year 9 History. The legacy of the Holocaust for Human Rights The Swinging Sixties The rise of terrorism The legacy of 9/11

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1 Year 9 History From September 2019, Year 9 students will spend their first term studying a unit on Post World War 2 world history. This will include topics such as- The legacy of the Holocaust for Human Rights The Swinging Sixties The rise of terrorism The legacy of 9/11 Following on from this, we teach the first unit of the Edexcel GCSE History specification so that all students have a taste of what GCSE History has to offer. The unit is a Thematic Study of Crime and Punishment from c.1000ad to This involves a study of how approaches to crime prevention and punishment have changed over the last millennium and includes focus studies on- Changes to the law made the Normans The range of punishments in the medieval period The Gunpowder Plot and the treatment of the suspects involved The introduction of the Police force Jack the Ripper Crime in the Twentieth Century

2 Unit Title Assessment c1500 c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England/Whitechapel, c1870-c1900 Resources Number of Lessons 40 (34 teaching plus 6 for assessment/ feedback) The variety of question types in the assessment of the thematic study and the historic environment, which targets all four Assessment objectives: Historic Environment study (Whitechapel)- Describe 2 features of (AO1) How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into... (AO3) How could you follow up Source A to find out more about..(ao3) Thematic Study- Edexcel textbook Department-made textbook Series on YouTube Crime and Punishment by Tony Robinson Clips from DVD Let Him Have It Range or resources on Firefly VLE Range of homework on Firefly VLE Materials from gcsepod Explain one way in which..(comparison to modern-day*) (AO1/AO2) Explain why..(ao1/ao2) Quote How far do you agree? (AO1/AO2) Homework There are fortnightly homework tasks on Firefly VLE for this unit Some tasks are designed to be flip learning tasks for students and so it is important that they are set at the appropriate time. Some tasks are designed to enhance learning from lessons. With a lot of content to be covered, it is essential that students do further work in their own time to improve depth of knowledge for this unit British Values- Pupils are able to develop their awareness of how people should have freedom to practise religious beliefs, to promote tolerance and acceptance for all religions and people in Britain who contribute to our British culture. (Lessons CRI 01, 02, 08, 10, 13, ) We also enable our pupils to explore why extremist views do not fit in to our British democratic views and the detrimental impact that this can have both on our society and on a global basis. (Lessons CRI 12, 16, 17)

3 What is Crime and Punishment? How are people tried for crimes in Britain today? Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity in Saxon England Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity in Norman England How did the Norman conquest affect the lives of the Saxons? Law and order in the post-norman medieval period What role did the church play in Crime and Punishment? (case study covering several lessons) Why was trial by ordeal ended? To be able to identify the differences between 'Crime' and 'Punishment' To be able to explain how a modern-day trial in Britain works To be able to give 5 facts about life in Saxon England To be able to explain how and why the Normans introduced new crimes To be able to explain, with examples, how life changed for the people of Britain after the Norman Conquest To be able to identify and explain some examples of crime in medieval England To be able to explain why the church was so infulential in the lives of people To be able to give a narrative account which explains the process which led to the end of 'Trial by Ordeal' To be able to link modern-day crimes with modern-day punishments and explain why they are deemed appropriate responses To be able to explain how and why trial by jury is a fair system of trial To be able to explain more than one way in which laws were enforced in Saxon England To be able to explain more than one way in which Norman rule and laws were enforced To be able to explain why the Normans treated the Saxons the way that they did To be able to identify and explain some examples of punishments in medieval England To be able to explain, with examples, how the church was involved in the process of law and order To be able to explain using a range of factors, why 'Trial by Ordeal' ended in Medieval England

4 Why was trial by ordeal ended? How were crimes investigated in the Tudor period? What new crimes emerged in the Tudor period? What new crimes emerged in the Tudor period? To be able to give a narrative account which explains the process which led to the end of 'Trial by Ordeal' To be able to explain why the role of the magistrate was so difficult To be able to explain why religious changes led to a range of new crimes To be able to explain how the Tudors viewed social crimes such as begging Why was the Gunpowder Plot so important? To be able to provide a narrative account of the Gunpowder Plot Who was Matthew Hopkins? Why did Highway Robbery become such a major problem? Why did smuggling become such a major problem? Why did the authorities struggle to tackle new crimes What was the 'Bloody Code'? How far did attitudes to Crime and Punishment change in the 19th century? To be able to explain who Matthew Hopkins was and to give examples of his actions To be able to explain, with specific examples, how highway robbers committed their crimes To be able to explain, with specific examples, how smugglers committed their crimes To be able to explain in general terms why law enforcement was difficult To be able to explain, with examples what the 'Bloody Code' was To be able to explain how and why the 'Bloody Code' was ended To be able to explain using a range of factors, why 'Trial by Ordeal' ended in Medieval England To be able to explain why torture was used to interrogate suspects in the early modern period To be able to explain why punishments for breaking laws on religion were so severe To be able to explain, with examples, how the Tudors tackled social crime To be able to explain, with examples, why some historians believe that the Gunpowder Plot was poorly handled To be able to explain why Hopkins was able to do what he did To be able to explain why the crime of highway robbery emerged and became so common To be able to explain why smuggling became so common To be able to explain specifially why it was difficult to catch highway robbers and smugglers To be able to explain why the authorities believed the 'Bloody Code' to be an appropriate response to crime To be able to explain why the 1823 Gaols Act was passed

5 How far did attitudes to Crime and Punishment change in the 19th century? How far did attitudes to Crime and Punishment change in the 19th century? Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs? How did crime detection change in the 19th century? How did crime detection change in the 19th century? What new crimes emerged in the 19th century? What new crimes emerged in the 20th century? What new crimes emerged in the 20th century? How did science help the Police to catch criminals? Why was Derek Bentley so important? Why was Derek Bentley so important? To be able to explain why the 1823 Gaols act was so important To be able to explain why prisons such as Pentonville were built To be able to give a narrative account of events surrounding the transportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs To be able to give a narrative account of developments in crime detection in this period To be able to explain, with specific examples, what working conditions were like for 19th century Police officers To be able to explain why there was a rise in urban crime rates in the 19th century To be able to explain, with examples, what new crimes appeared in the 20th century To be able to explain, with examples, what new crimes appeared in the 20th century To be able to give a narrative account outlining when and how new detection techniques were introduced To be able to give a narrative account of the Derek Bently case To be able to explain why the Bentley case was so important to British legal history To be able to explain how prison reformers such as Fry and Howard viewed prison To be able to explain, with specific examples, how prisons worked in 19th century Britain To be able to explain why the Toldpuddle Martyrs are so important to the history of crime and punishment in Britain To be able to explain why the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 was so important To be able to explain how and why detectives became important in Police work To be able to explain, with examples, the nature of urban crime in 19th century Britain To be able to explain why new crimes emerged in the 20th century To be able to explain why new crimes emerged in the 20th century To be able to explain how new techniques improved detection rates and the accuracy of Police work To be able to provide arguments for and against the idea that Derek Bentely was guilty of murder To be able to explain other reasons for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain.

6 What was life like in the Whitechapel district in the 1880s? What was life like in the Whitechapel district in the 1880s? What was the nature of cultural tensions in Whitechapel in the 1880s? How was policing organised in Whitechapel in the 1880s? How and why did Jack the Ripper escape capture? To be able to explain what conditions were like for poorer members of society in Whitechapel in the 1880s To be able to explain what conditions were like for other members of society in Whitechapel in the 1880s To be able to explain why there were cultural tensions in Whitechapel in the 1880s To be able to explain how the police force had evolved by the 1880s To be able to explain why Jack the Ripper was able to avoid capture To be able to explain how we know about the conditions in Whitechapel in the 1880s To be able to explain how we know about the conditions in Whitechapel in the 1880s To be able to explain how we know about the cultural tensions To be able to say why there were criticisms of the Police force in Whitechapel in the 1880s To be able to explain how Jack the Ripper may have been caught using modern-day policing methods