*New* British history 3: How hard was it to invade & settle in Britain?

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Teacher video: How hard was it to invade and settle in Britain?

Lessons

Lesson 1: Who were the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots?

  • To evaluate the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Saxon and Scot invasions of Britain.

Lesson 2: What did Anglo-Saxon settlements look like?

  • To identify change and continuity in Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon settlements.

Lesson 3: What does Sutton Hoo tell us about Anglo-Saxon life?

  • To explore Anglo-Saxon beliefs by making inferences about Sutton Hoo.

Lesson 4: How did Christianity arrive in Britain?

  • To identify how Christianity spread in Britain in the Anglo-Saxon period.

Lesson 5: Was King Alfred really ‘Great’?

  • To explore bias by evaluating sources about Alfred the Great.

Lesson 6: How did Anglo-Saxon rule end?

  • To evaluate how and why Anglo-Saxon rule ended.

Key skills

  • Sequencing events
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Key knowledge

  •  To know that significant
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