How has Ramsgate changed over time?

Through a series of five questions, pupils will learn how Ramsgate has changed from prehistoric times to the 20th century.

Each question has a PowerPoint presentation of information plus a series of supporting enquiries and activity sheets to help pupils discover more about Ramsgate’s history and embed their learning.

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Teaching ideas

By investigating the town's development chronologically, pupils will be able to look for similarities, differences, and changes over time throughout the whole history of the town. They will gain an understanding of how the town they live in today has been shaped and continues to be shaped, by the place itself and the people who have lived in it. Each of the following questions is designed to enable pupils to use enquiry techniques to discover how their local history relates to the national history of Britain.

The Ramsgate Local History Teaching Overview describes the specific learning outcomes for each of the activities listed below. You can also download our ‘Essentials’ for extra resources that can be used with all five questions, such as a word mat, glossary, teacher cheat sheet, and much more.

Question 1 - Who were the first people to live in Ramsgate?

  • Ramsgate - Stone Age to Iron Age - PowerPoint Presentation
  • Burial Site Report Activity
  • Coins of the Past Activity

Extended Task: What other digs can you find out about?

Question 2 - How did invaders change Ramsgate and the Isle of Thanet?

  • Invaders on the Isle of Thanet - PowerPoint Presentation
  • Tracing Caesars Steps – Newspaper Analysis Activity
  • Roman Richborough Timeline Activity

Extended Task: Can you find out more about the excavations of the Roman amphitheatre in Richborough?

Question 3 - How did Ramsgate develop during the Georgian era?

  • Ramsgate during the Georgian era - PowerPoint Presentation
  • Georgian Ramsgate Map Analysis Activity
  • Changes in Ramsgate during the Georgian era Activity

Extended Task: Can you find out more about a Georgian building that is still standing today?

Question 4 - What was Ramsgate like during the Victorian era?

  • Ramsgate during the Victorian era - PowerPoint Presentation
  • Victorian Then and Now Activity
  • Victorian Buildings Activity
  • Victorian Seaside Activity

Extended Task: Can you find out about the posters that were used to advertise Ramsgate as a seaside resort?

Question 5 - How was Ramsgate affected by the World Wars?

  • Ramsgate at War - PowerPoint Presentation
  • History Defenders – Ramsgate Tunnels Activity
  • Comparing the World Wars Activity

Extended Task: Can you write a persuasive speech or design a poster to explain why the building you have researched is significant and what it teaches us about Ramsgate’s past?

Learning aims and outcomes

  • To learn about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
  • To make inferences from archaeological evidence
  • To investigate aspects of local history and how it relates to a national story
  • To develop a sense of pride in where they live
  • To develop skills in chronology using timelines and historical information
  • To create reasoned and evidentially supported judgements
  • Establish clear narratives within and across the periods studied

Prior knowledge

  • No prior knowledge is required, all information is provided.

Extended learning and useful links

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