In this history project, children revisit the AD and BC and build on their knowledge of world history. They devise historically valid questions about   

   everyday life in the Roman Empire and study Roman artefacts, information sheets and other source materials to find the answers. 
   Children are introduced to differing historical accounts of the same event and explore their reliability. They deepen their understanding of hierarchy

   and power and learn about the concepts of republic and empire. They deepen their knowledge of these concepts by studying how the Roman Empire     grew and expanded, including the spread of Roman ideas throughout Europe and northern Africa.

  Children consolidate their understanding of the role of an emperor and use their knowledge of Dawson's model of significance to rank Roman 

  emperors. They develop their understanding of social hierarchy by learning about the hierarchy of ancient Rome. They are introduced to and

   interpret a hierarchy diagram and understand the terms 'upper class' and 'lower class. They also learn about hierarchy in the Roman army and   

   discover how its well-organised structure helped the Empire to expand.

   They are introduced to the concept of rebellion and study the story of Boudicca, queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe. They describe the significance of power

   struggles in Britain and the reasons for Boudicca's rebellion against Rome. They learn about the Roman struggle to defeat the Picts and conquer Scotland.

   Children revisit the concept of defence, such as Hadrian's Wall, and the purpose of forts, milecastles and turrets. They begin to make deductions and 

   draw conclusions from historical evidence by studying the contents of the Vindolanda tablets found at the
   They revisit the concept of Romanisation and explore the invention and ingenuity of Roman culture.
   Children learn about the significance of Christianity's arrival in Britain, compare paganism and Christianity and how Christianity became the dominant 

   religion in the Roman Empire.

   They learn about the end of the Roman occupation of Britain and explain the cause and effect of the Roman withdrawal. They are
   Introduced to a new recording method, the historical report, then write a report drawing on written evidence and quotes.

   Children revisit the concepts of cause and consequence, discovering reasons for the Roman invasion of Britain and its impact. They learn about the

   first unsuccessful Roman invasion in 55 BC into Iron Age Britain and the reasons for its failure. They learn how Emperor Claudius successfully invaded 

   Britain in AD 43 and how Britain became Romanised.

   Vocabulary

Absolute Power,               Aqueduct,                                     Consul,                                            Empire,

Hierarchy,                          Hypocaust,                                   Roman citizen,                                Romanise,   

Roman-British culture.