History

History stimulates an interest in the past. It fires students’ curiosity and imagination, moving and inspiring them with the dilemmas, choices and beliefs of people in the past. History helps students 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

History at KS3 is delivered through the subject of Humanities, in years 7 and 8.

Key Stage 4

Students study GCSE History.

History at KS4 is delivered to years 9, 10, 11.

The syllabus followed is Edexcel SHP History B.

The four modules examined 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

Year 9

Students study the background to the examined modules, to build up their in- depth understanding of the periods and issues.

• The Ancient Medicine
  • A study from Prehistoric times, through the Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman periods.
  • What did people know about illnesses and diseases, what sort of medicines and treatments were used, what were doctors like?
• Crime, law and order
  • A study from Roman times, through the Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Tudor and Industrial periods.
  • What sort of crimes were committed, how were criminals caught and punished?
• Warfare
  • A study about why wars happen, methods of warfare, impact of wars.
  • The First and Second World Wars.

In the summer term of year 9 Students start the examined content of the GCSE and study Medicine and treatment 1350-present day.

Year 10

• Medicine and treatment 1350-to the present day
• Depth study - Life in Germany 1919-1945

Year 11

• Depth study - Life in Germany 1919-1945
• Controlled assessment - Crime, policing and punishment in England 1880-1990.
• Sources - Impact of war on British Society 1914-1950

Key Stage 5

A/S-Level.

Year 12

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

Year 13

We study two modules

• HIS3B - The triumph of Elizabeth: Britain 1547-1603.
• HIS4X - Historical Enquiry. (Reform and revolution in Russia 1801-1933)