Old Sarum Education Admission

Education

Overview

Book a free self-led visit to Old Sarum and organise your day to suit your curriculum needs. See the impressive ramparts of the original Iron Age hill fort, and cross the wooden bridge to explore the ruins of William the Conqueror's royal castle built in the centre of the site. You can also stand inside the footprint of Salisbury’s original cathedral in the outer bailey, and see the layout of the buildings. Download our free resources below, with site information and activity suggestions to help you make the most of your visit to Old Sarum.

Learning Resource:

We’ve created a site proposal form to help with your planning on conjunction with OCR. You can access your learning resource here: Old Sarum OCR Spec B: History Around Us (GCSE)

Included

KS1 History: Significant historical events, people and places in the locality. Similarities and differences in ways of life in different time periods

KS2 History: A local history study. Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to Iron Age. The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain. The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor. A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

KS2 Geography: Human geography: types of settlement and land use, identify the manmade defensive features of the site

KS3 History: A local history study. The development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509. Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day. A study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066

KS3 Geography: Understand the key processes in human geography; understand how human and physical processes interact to influence and change landscapes

KS4 History: OCR Specification B: Introduction to history around us