History
Historical knowledge provides an essential backdrop to understanding in many other subjects and is also the basis of making sense of the world in which we live. History ensures an understanding of diversity, heritage and culture to promote tolerance and respect.
Moreover, History allows students to develop into a well rounded person with the skills, knowledge and understanding to become active, thoughtful participants in society and not bystanders. Students will develop a variety of transferable skills including the ability to carry out independent research, critically evaluate sources and think through contemporary issues before coming to a reasoned conclusion.
Year 7 |
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| All students study History for 3 lessons per fortnight. During each fortnight they will be set 2 homeworks. Progress is formally examined at the end of each nine week Teaching and Learning Quarter. | |
| Quarter 1 | The Development of the State, 1066 – 1509 |
| Quarter 2 | The Development of the Church, 1066 – 1745 |
| Quarter 3 | The Experience of the People, 1066 – 1745 |
| Quarter 4 | Trade and Industry Through Time |
Year 8 |
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| All students study History for 3 lessons per fortnight. During each fortnight they will be set 2 homeworks. Progress is formally examined at the end of each nine week Teaching and Learning Quarter. | |
| Quarter 1 | The Industrial Revolution |
| Quarter 2 | Warfare in the 20th Century – Part One |
| Quarter 3 | Warfare in the 20th Century – Part Two |
| Quarter 4 | Human Rights – Apartheid and Civil Rights in America |
Year 9 |
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| Students follow the GCSE SHP History course. It is examined by OCR. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. This is subject to change once the new GCSE specifications have been accredited during the 2015/16 academic year. | |
| Quarter 1 | Weimar Germany and Hitler’s Rise to Power |
| Quarter 2 | Life in Nazi Germany |
| Quarter 3 | To be decided once the specifications have been accredited |
| Quarter 4 | To be decided once the specifications have been accredited |
Year 10 |
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| Students follow the GCSE SHP course. It is examined by OCR. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Weimar Germany and Hitler’s Rise to Power |
| Quarter 2 | Life in Nazi Germany |
| Quarter 3 | Modern World Controlled Assessment (Arab – Israeli Conflict) |
| Quarter 4 | Crime and Punishment Through Time – Roman to Early Modern |
Year 11 |
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| Students follow the GCSE SHP course. It is examined by OCR. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Weimar Germany and Hitler’s Rise to Power |
| Quarter 2 | Life in Nazi Germany |
| Quarter 3 | Protest and Reaction in Britain/Revision |
| Quarter 4 | Students will take exam and leave |
Year 12 |
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| Students follow the A-Level History course comprising of the units: 1C – The Tudors: England 1485 – 1603 and 2O – Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918 – 1945. It is examined by AQA. Students have 8 lessons per fortnight which is divided into 4 lessons per unit. They will receive one piece of homework per lesson. | |
| Quarter 1 | 1C – Henry VII, 1485 – 15092O – The Establishment and the Early Years of Weimar, 1918 – 1924 |
| Quarter 2 | 1C – Henry VII, 1485 – 1509 and Henry VIII, 1509 – 15472O – The ‘Golden Age’ of the Weimar Republic, 1924 – 1928 |
| Quarter 3 | 1C – Henry VIII, 1509 – 15472O – The Collapse of Democracy, 1928 – 1933 |
| Quarter 4 | Historical Enquiry – Individual Choice |
Year 13 |
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| Students follow the A-Level History course. It is examined by AQA. Students have 8 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per lesson. The allocation of lessons is split in a ratio of 5:3 between Unit 3N – Aspects of International Relations, 1945 – 2004 and Unit 4X – An Historical Enquiry on Civil Rights in America. | |
| Quarter 1 | 3N – From Cold War to Détente, 1962 – 19814X – Teacher led module on Civil Rights in America |
| Quarter 2 | 3N – The Final Years of the Cole War, 1981 – 19914X – Students devise, research and plan their Historical Enquiry |
| Quarter 3 | 3N – Post – Cold War Relations, 1991 – 20044X – Students write their Historical Enquiry |
| Quarter 4 | Students will take exam and leave |