History

Teaching staff – Rebecca Hand, John Anstee and Debbie Martin

Students cover a variety of different topics at Key Stage 3 in line with the National Curriculum for History. At Key stage 4 we currently offer a choice of 2 G.C.S.E’S (Modern World History and 19th Century Social and Economic History).

In Year 7 your child will study two units:

Unit 1 – The Romans – topics including The Roman Army, Life in Rome and The collapse of the Roman Empire

Unit 2 – Medieval Realms – topics including The Norman Conquest, The murder of Thomas Becket, The Black Death and The Peasants Revolt.

In Year 8 your child will study two further units comprising of:

Unit 3 – Britain 1500-1750 – topics including the lives of Tudor and Stuart Monarchs, The reformation, The English Civil War, and social life between 1500 and 1750.

Unit 4 – Black Peoples of the Americas – topics including The Slave Trade, Abolition and Civil rights.

In Year 9 your child will complete their study by completing:

Unit 5 – Britain 1750-1900 – topics including The Industrial Revolution, Life in Industrial Towns, and Campaigns for social and political reform.

Unit 6 – The Twentieth Century World – topics including World War 1,World War 2, Nazi Germany, and The Cold War

At Key stage 4 we offer two different courses:

1. The OCR Modern World course – student’s complete studies of International relations 1919-89, Life in Nazi Germany, and Britain 1906-18. The current Coursework option is Russia 1905-45

2. The Edexcel Social and Economic History course – students currently complete studies on the Changes in farming, the Growth of the railways, and the Campaign for women to gain the right to vote. The current coursework option is a study of Jack the Ripper, as well as a local industry study.

Both courses have a weighting of 75% exam (2 papers) and 25% coursework.