History Department
Pupils are encouraged to acquire knowledge and understanding of selected periods, exploring the significance of historical events, people, changes and issues; use historical sources critically in their context, develop understanding of how the past has been represented and interpreted; organise and communicate their knowledge and understanding of history and draw conclusions, appreciating that historical judgements are liable to re-assessment in the light of new or re-interpreted evidence.
Pupils are provided with opportunities to use a wide range of historical sources to develop their skills and appreciation of the subject including:
Documents and printed sources; Artefacts; Paintings, photographs and films; Music; Sites and buildings; Oral accounts and Computer-based materials.
Pupils are taught about the social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity of the societies studied and the experiences of men and women in these societies.
At Key Stage 1 pupils study the following areas:
The Egyptians; Famous Victorians; the Gunpowder Plot; Toys; Homes and the Sea-side.
At Key Stage 2 pupils study the following areas:
The Romans; Tudor Life; the Anglo-Saxons; Ancient Egyptians; Henry VIII; W.W. II (Home Front); Tudor Explorers; Children in Victorian Britain; Our Locality in Victorian Times; Britain Since 1948; Aztecs; Ancient Greeks; the Indus Valley; The Beatles; Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bob Geldof.
At Key Stage 3 (in Years 7 and 8) pupils study the following areas:
The Tudors; The Stuarts; The Industrial Revolution; Inventors and Victorian Cities.
GCSE Modern World History is taken in Year 11
GCSE History students must take assessments in both of the following papers:
Paper 1:
Understanding the Modern World
(worth 50% of the GCSE)
Paper 2:
Shaping the Nation
(worth 50% of the GCSE)
The scope of study includes history:
From three eras:
- Medieval (500-1500)
- Early Modern (1450-1750)
- Modern (1700-present day)
On three timescales:
- Short (depth study)
- Medium (period study)
- Long (thematic study)
On three geographical contexts:
- a locality (the historic environment)
- British
- European/and or World Settings
Pupils are encouraged to acquire knowledge and understanding of selected periods, exploring the significance of historical events, people, changes and issues; use historical sources critically in their context; developing understanding of how the past has been represented and interpreted; organise and communicate their knowledge and understanding of history and draw conclusions, appreciating that historical judgements are liable to re-assessment in the light of new or re-interpreted evidence.
Exam Board
AQA
Course: full (8145)
- There is no controlled assessment
Henry Ford once said: ‘History is Bunk!’
Make your own mind up!
