Collins Key Stage 3 Knowing History: Twentieth Century British and World History 1900-2020

Collins Key Stage 3 Knowing History

Deliver an ambitious, knowledge-rich and global KS3 History curriculum to develop pupils’ knowledge of the past, build their skills and equip them to progress through to GCSE 9-1 History.

Provide a coherent chronological KS3 history curriculum with 50 knowledge-rich lessons on early modern world history. Spark pupils’ curiosity, develop their understanding of the past and equip them to investigate the past as a historian.

• Ignite an interest in twentieth century history through memorable and compelling narratives, rich contextual detail and extraordinary people
• Help all students to think critically about the past by focusing on the knowledge they need and then checking their understanding
• Build secure positive identities and cultural capital with culturally and geographically diverse coverage including five new global history units for the 2nd edition
• Support pupils’ long-term learning with knowledge organisers on key vocabulary, people, places, and dates
• Put knowledge into context with a full timeline covering the broad geographical scope of the period studied
• Easy to implement in your school with the 10 unit/ 5 chapter structure and overarching enquiry question per unit
• Deliver excellent lessons and save time on your planning with the supportive Teacher Guide available as free download: including suggested activities and sources, quick quizzes, answers and essay ideas

Unit 1: The First World War
Unit 2: The USSR
Unit 3: Germany and the Nazis
Unit 4: The Second World War
Unit 5: Wartime Britain
Unit 6: Modern China
Unit 7: The Cold War
Unit 8: Civil Rights in the USA
Unit 9: Decolonisation
Unit 10: Postwar Britain