Funnily enough, the BBC News: Education site doesn't cover it. I think this is something and nothing.
From the DfEs website, guidance on keystages for history:
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History at key stage 3 (Year 7)
Unit 6: What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?
Section 6: How successful were the crusader attacks on the Islamic world?
Objectives
Children should learn:
about the clash of culture and religion that took place during the Crusades
that the crusaders failed in the long term to displace Islamic civilisation
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Activities Outcomes
Children:
Introduce the idea of conflict between different faiths by looking at modern news stories that show that there are arguments today about who should control Jerusalem. Discuss the importance of the city to followers of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Provide an overview of the Crusades 1095-1291. Ask pupils to create a crusade timeline and to decide for each major event whether it was a victory for the crusaders or for the forces of Islam; events should include:
the capture of Jerusalem 1099
the Battle of Hattin 1187
the Fourth Crusade 1198
the fall of Acre 1291
construct an analytical timeline that correctly categorises different key events in the story of the Crusades
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Points to note
An 'analytical timeline' is one that entails not only placing events in the correct chronological order, but also some thinking about and categorising of those events. The timeline will require two columns: one for crusader victories, another for Islamic victories. A timeline computer program might be used.
Links could be made with unit 2 'Medieval monarchs' and specifically with King John and Britain at the time of the Crusades.
Links could be made with unit 4 'Medieval church' and specifically with the section relating to Christian beliefs about Christendom.
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Sections in this unit << previous section next section >>
This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What is Islam?
2. How did the world of the Middle East change during the life of the Prophet Muhammad
3. A new Islamic city: how did the Abbasid caliphs organise their new capital at Baghdad?
4. How did Arab Muslims contribute to the world of mathematics and science during the Middle Ages?
5. What can we learn from the architecture of Islamic civilisations?
6. How successful were the crusader attacks on the Islamic world?
7. Why do people disagree about Salah al-Din?
8. How powerful were the rulers of the Ottoman empire?
9. What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?
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This is what most ( I am not sure, but I think tackling this unit might actually be compulsory in order to reach keystage 3) children are learning in order to gain their keystage 3 in History