History
In KS3 students learn about Britain and the wider world by exploring ways in which the past has shaped identities, cultures and values of today’s society. Students develop their own enquiry skills to question and analyse the past, whilst forming their own opinion about events and people.
In KS4 lessons are interactive to encourage student voice, debating key moments in History. Students will practise the skills of reading, listening, writing, analysing and debating throughout the course. We foster curiosity in the Historical Study and aim to make lessons engaging, interesting, useful, interactive and challenging.
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Introduction to History Romans and initial assessment, Norman Conquest – The Battle of Hastings and William’s consolidation of power Medieval Britain – The role of the Church in power and society, Death of Thomas Becket, Medieval life, Black Death and Disease and The Peasants’ Revolt Tudor and Stuart England – Religious turmoil, Artwork as propaganda, Elizabethan society, Spanish Armada and 1642 Civil War |
Empire and Slavery – Development of the British Empire, life of slaves, abolition of slavery and the legacy of the British Empire Industrial Revolution – How people lived in the 19th Century and an investigation into Victorian England through a focus on Jack the Ripper World War One – causes, trench warfare, Battle of the Somme and The Peace Settlement The Holocaust – Anti-Semitism through the ages, Jewish life in 1930s Europe, Treatment of German Jews in Nazi Germany, the Final Solution, Resistance to the Holocaust and Commemorating the Holocaust |
American History – 1920s boom, Civil Rights, JFK Assassination, The Vietnam War |
| Key stage 4 – Year 10 and 11 Edexcel GCSE History | ||
| Paper 1 – 30% | Paper 2 – 40% | Paper 3 – 30% |
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Assessment overview Section A: historic environment Section B – thematic study Medicine in Britain, c1250-present |
Assessment overview Early Elizabethan England, 1558-1588 The American west , c1835-95 |
Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 |
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