This study of a significant individual has been designed to form part of a broader topic on a similar theme which is one of the key requirements of the current National Curriculum for history. It can also be covered as discrete topic in its own right, especially as it presents a positive image of female achievement in the male dominated domains of engineering and aviation. Amy was just a few months old when Wilbur and Orville Wright realised the dream of ages and made it possible for man to fly in the air like a bird. When she was just 6, Bleriot flew a plane across the English Channel.
Our approach revolves around just six questions and a home study. Some questions can be covered quickly, with a broad brush: others need time for pupils to investigate for themselves. The detailed Medium Term Planner can be found in the planning section of the site.
Here are the six questions:
1. Why did you think that people still remember Amy Johnson? (Key aspect of historical understanding: significance)
2. How did Amy the secretary become Amy the Queen of the Air in such a short time? (Change and sequence)
3. Why was
