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Primary

Years 5–7

Years 8–10

Years 11–12

World War II

1939–1945 • Years 5–10

Ration books, letters, maps and powerful evidence from the home front.

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World War II

1939–1945 • Years 5–10

Ration books, letters, maps and powerful evidence from the home front.

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Historical document and handwritten archival notes

Ancient Egypt

c. 3100–30 BCE • Years 3–7

Objects and evidence that invite students inside the daily life of ancient Egypt.

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Historical document and handwritten archival notes

Ancient Egypt

c. 3100–30 BCE • Years 3–7

Objects and evidence that invite students inside the daily life of ancient Egypt.

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Archival papers and historical documents

The Vikings

c. 793–1066 • Years 4–8

A hands-on investigation into travel, trade and tales from the Viking world.

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Archival papers and historical documents

The Vikings

c. 793–1066 • Years 4–8

A hands-on investigation into travel, trade and tales from the Viking world.

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Historic gold rush trading post

The Goldrush

1851–1900 • Years 5–8

Dig into migration, fortune and daily life on the Victorian goldfields.

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Historic gold rush trading post

The Goldrush

1851–1900 • Years 5–8

Dig into migration, fortune and daily life on the Victorian goldfields.

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Cold War era archival documents

The Cold War

1947–1991 • Years 9–10

Examine tension, propaganda and everyday life in a divided world.

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Cold War era archival documents

The Cold War

1947–1991 • Years 9–10

Examine tension, propaganda and everyday life in a divided world.

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Great Depression era photograph

The Great Depression

1929–1939 • Years 9–10

Use photographs, objects and voices to explore hardship and resilience.

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Great Depression era photograph

The Great Depression

1929–1939 • Years 9–10

Use photographs, objects and voices to explore hardship and resilience.

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Ancient Greek marble sculpture

Ancient Greece

c. 800–146 BCE • Years 5–8

Investigate democracy, mythology and life in the ancient Greek world.

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Ancient Greek marble sculpture

Ancient Greece

c. 800–146 BCE • Years 5–8

Investigate democracy, mythology and life in the ancient Greek world.

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Ancient Roman stone carving

Roman Empire

27 BCE–476 CE • Years 5–8

Explore empire, engineering and the evidence Romans left behind.

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Ancient Roman stone carving

Roman Empire

27 BCE–476 CE • Years 5–8

Explore empire, engineering and the evidence Romans left behind.

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Chinese political posters

The Chinese Revolution

1911–1949 • Years 9–10

Explore revolution, reform and the changing face of modern China.

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Chinese political posters

The Chinese Revolution

1911–1949 • Years 9–10

Explore revolution, reform and the changing face of modern China.

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South African cityscape

Apartheid

1948–1994 • Years 9–12

Students investigate apartheid in South Africa through evidence of segregation, resistance and the long struggle for justice.

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Memorial site and historical buildings

The Holocaust

1933–1945 • Years 9–12

Students examine carefully contextualised evidence of the Holocaust, focusing on human experiences, choices, memory and the importance of human rights.

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Vintage industrial steam engine

Industrial Revolution

c. 1760–1914 • Years 9–12

Students explore how machines, factories and new forms of work transformed everyday life during the Industrial Revolution.

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Historical Russian archival books

Russian Revolution

1917–1924 • Years 9–12

Students investigate the causes, choices and consequences of the Russian Revolution through political and personal evidence.

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Cambodian memorial landscape

Khmer Rouge

1975–1979 • Years 9–12

Students examine carefully contextualised evidence of the Khmer Rouge regime, survival, memory and the pursuit of justice in Cambodia.

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Chernobyl memorial

Disaster Days

1945–1986 • Years 9–12

Students investigate how communities experienced, recorded and responded to catastrophic events including Hiroshima and Chernobyl.

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