History

Y8 History

Key Stage 3

Year 8

How far did working conditions improve over the nineteenth century?

In this lesson, we will learn about how the Industrial Revolution transformed working-conditions in England between 1750-1850.

Child labour during the Industrial Revolution

In this lesson, we will learn about the ways in which governments tried to improve working conditions during the nineteenth century.

Changing labour laws

In this lesson, we will learn about popular protests against poor working conditions at the start of the nineteenth century.

Popular protest, 1800-1850

In this lesson, we will learn about the Lancashire Cotton Famine and the Matchgirls strike. We will use these examples and knowledge from previous lessons to answer our enquiry question: how far did working conditions improve during the nineteenth century?

Key Stage 3, History, How far did working conditions improve over the nineteenth century?

Child labour during the Industrial Revolution

Changing labour laws

Popular protest, 1800-1850

Popular protest, 1850-1900