Curriculum

History

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Understanding past events and people and their significance gives students a better insight into the world around them.

We believe in the importance of not just learning history, but learning from history. The study of History equips pupils with the ability to critically analyse source material, assess the merits of different arguments, hone their debating skills, and recognise bias and propaganda.

Our three-year Key Stage 3 takes pupils on a journey of discovery through key events and periods in both British and world history. Students are encouraged to think critically and learn the skills to become excellent historians. History at Key Stage 3 will enable students to understand key concepts like Monarchy and Church to see how these have changed over time.

Students can then choose to take history further by studying for the GCSE in years 10 and 11, we follow the AQA specification which gives a broad and detailed understanding of the modern world as well as understanding key parts of British history.

Curriculum Overview – Key Stage 3
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
  • Chronology
  • The Tollund Man
  • The Vikings
  • The Norman Conquest
  • Power of monarchs
  • Medieval life
  • The Tudors
  • The English Civil War
  • The French Revolution
  • The Slave Trade
  • World War 1
  • Treaty of Versailles and the rise of Hitler
  • World War 2
  • The Cold War
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • Empire in India
  • Black Tudors
  • Suffrage in the UK
  • Civil rights in the USA
  • Medieval Women
  • Suffragettes
  • Caribbean Soldiers
  • Germany 1890-1945

 

 
Curriculum Overview – Key Stage 4
Year 10 Year 11
  • Kaiser Wilhelm II’s rule
  • Growth of democracy
  • Impact of WW1
  • Weimar Germany
  • Germany and the Depression
  • Life in Nazi Germany
  • Origins of the Cold War
  • Development of the Cold War
  • Transformation of the Cold War
  • Viking Invasion
  • Hundred Years’ War
  • The Slave Trade
  • Colonisation in North America
  • India under British control
  • Impact of the World Wars
  • Legacy of Empire
  • Britain’s relationship with Europe Elizabeth’s Court and Parliament
  • Life in Elizabethan times
  • Troubles at home and abroad
  • Historic environment of Elizabethan England
Assessment

Internal assessments take place every half-term.

KS4 Exam Board Specification: AQA GCSE History (8145)

Enrichment Offer

The Department offers subject-specific enrichment clubs and organises a range of educational visits throughout the year. Pupils are able to take part in school-wide competitions, as well as representing the Academy in local and national competitions designed to increase their engagement and enhance their subject knowledge. Intervention sessions to consolidate prior learning and ensure maximum progress are at the heart of our delivery model.

Careers

Studying History can lead to a great number of excellent and diverse careers. Careers related to the study of History include: 

Media, Archaeology, Government, Law, Heritage organisations, Conservation, Teaching, Archives and Museums and galleries.

Further Information

For further information about our History curriculum offer, please contact Mr R Falloon (Director of Learning for Humanities) using the school contact details.

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