HISTORY Scheme of Work

Key Stage 2

Local History

Description

A blocked History Unit for Year 5, covering an aspect of the local community over a particular period of time. The railway comes to Hailsham. The railway goes from Hailsham.

Resources

Old documents, txts, contemporary evidence, photographs, walk.

Historical Enquiry

• Why was the coming of the railway important for Hailsham?
• When did the railway come to Hailsham?
• How did the railway affect the lives of people in Hailsham?
• How was the railways system developed in East Sussex?
• Now that the railways has gone from the town, what evdience remains that it was once there?

Key Learning

• how railways started and what changes they brought
• the chronology of railway building in East Sussex
• the changes in the local area caused by the coming and the going of the railway
• an ability to read and compare old and new railway timetables