Year 9 Learning

By the time students enter Year 9, they will have a secure foundation of historical knowledge and skills. We aim to equip all students with a secure knowledge of the past regardless. The Year 9 topics focus on the modern history of the world around us.

Term	Topic	Key content
Autumn	World War Two The Holocaust	Was WW2 inevitable? Key events of WW2 and how did it end? What was Jewish life like in Europe before the 1930s? How were Jews persecuted? What is the legacy of the Holocaust?
Spring	Post War World	The Cold War – why did it start, and key events in Europe and Asia? How did the Cold War end?
Summer	Civil Rights	How did the Civil Rights Movement start? Key protests e.g. Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock 9, Black Power.

Knowledge