Year 5

Transdisciplinary

Subject drivers: History, DT and PSHE

This term's novel:

A kind of spark by Elle McNicoll

Central Idea: Our Rights and Responsibilities Connect, Help and Protect People

Our first line of inquiry was 'The role and importance of human rights', where we looked into the rights set up by the United Nations and identified reasons why these aren't always met. We went on to research crime and punishment during Anglo Saxon times and compared the different methods used to prevent and punish with those used in the Medieval, Tudor and Victorian period and with our findings we created a double page non-chronological report.

For our second inquiry 'The relationship between rights and responsibilities', we explored the legends of Dick Turpin and Robin Hood - notorious criminals who were glorified dispite their crimes.

We analysed the poem 'The Highwayman' by Alfred Noyes and recreated our own poem on Robin Hood using the same rhyming scheme, metre and features.

Our final line of inquiry was 'How our rights are protected', where we looked at the history of the British police force and how it had evolved. We had a visit from PC Charlotte Bigham who shared with us the role and purpose of the modern.

We looked closely at our local community and wanted to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Claire from Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter, a charity which helps the homeless, came to speak to us about the work they do around the local area. We decided to make treats such as toffee apples, cakes, biscuits, flapjacks and popcorn to sell to raise money to contribute to this cause. We raised £379.18 altogether.