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History

The history department is an experienced and successful team. The department delivers both history and citizenship to students at Key stage 3.

History stimulates an interest in the past. It fires pupils` curiosity and imagination, moving and inspiring them with the dilemmas, choices and beliefs of people in the past. History helps pupils to develop their own identity through an understanding of events at personal, local, national and international levels.

We use a wide variety of approaches, including debates, role play, presentations, displays, research projects, and film and archive material.

The skills developed in studying History all relate to the world of work, such as researching an issue, presenting your findings, being able to identify fact from opinion, looking at an issue from different points of view and developing your use of English to communicate with others.

Key Stage 3

In years 7,8,9 we focus on the following themes:

Political power and conflict
Lives, believes and attitudes
Empire
Warfare and conflict

In year 7 we study the above themes during the period 1066-1485(the Middle Ages).

In year 8 we study the above themes during the period 1485 – 1900 (Tudors, Stuarts and the Industrial Revolution)

In year 9 we study the above themes during the period 1900-2000(the twentieth century).

Key Stage 4

At GCSE year 11 currently follow the Edexcel syllabus for social & economic history.

This syllabus will not continue after June 2010

The six topics studied are;

Essay paper

Urbanisation and the health of the people 1760-1870
Developments in education 1760-1900

Evidence paper

Cinema radio and tv since 1940
The impact of the second world war on British Society upto 1951.

Coursework

Styal Mill
Votes for Women
Year 10 have adopted a new syllabus, Edexcel SHP History B.
This will be the new syllabus for for both year 10 and 11.
The four modules studied are;

Development study

Medicine and treatment.1350-present day.

Controlled assessment

Crime, policing and punishment in England 1880-1990.

Depth study

Life in Germany 1919-1950.

Sources

Impact of war on British Society 1914-1950

Key Stage 5

A/S-Level

We study two modules

HIS1B - Britain, 1483 – 1529 (The wars of the roses, the first Tudors, Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey)
HIS2M - Life in Nazi Germany.

A/2 level