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History at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3/4)

Unit 6A: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Roman case study

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Expectations

At the end of this unit

most children will: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of why people leave their homeland to settle in another country; use a range of information to ask and answer questions about events related to Roman Britain; show knowledge and understanding of why Boudicca led a revolt, what happened and some of the results; know that an event can be interpreted in different ways; know about aspects of life in Celtic and Roman Britain; present information they have researched, using the terminology appropriate to the period

some children will not have made so much progress and will: recognise that the Roman period was a long time ago; recall some details about Boudicca; identify some of the ways the Romans changed Britain

some children will have progressed further and will: use the time conventions BC and AD to locate the dates of the Roman invasions and occupation; list, in order of importance, the reasons for and results of Boudicca's revolt; explain why Boudicca and the revolt are interpreted in different ways


Sections in this unit

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1. Why do people move away from where they were born?
2. Who invaded and settled in Britain a long time ago?
3. Who were the Celts and who were the Romans?
4. Who was Boudica?
5. What happened in AD 60?
6. What were the short-term and long-term results of Boudica's revolt?
7. How did the Romans change Britain when they settled here?