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. Progress is formally examined at the end of each nine week Teaching and Learning Quarter. | |
| Quarter 1 | How did William conquer in 1066? |
| Quarter 2 | What was life like in Medieval England? |
| Quarter 3 | How did the Tudors impact on English History? |
| Quarter 4 | What were the causes and consequences of the transatlantic slave trade? |
Year 8 |
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| All students study History for 3 lessons per fortnight. Progress is formally examined at the end of each nine week Teaching and Learning Quarter. | |
| Quarter 1 | How did medicine change over time? |
| Quarter 2 | Warfare in the 20th Century – Part One |
| Quarter 3 | Warfare in the 20th Century – Part Two |
| Quarter 4 | Protest – Apartheid, British Women’s fight for the Vote and Civil Rights in America |
Year 9 |
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| Students follow the Edexcel GCSE History 9-1 course. It is examined by Edexcel. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Crime, Punishment and Law enforcement, c1000 – present day |
| Quarter 2 | Crime, Punishment and Law enforcement, c1000 – present day |
| Quarter 3 | A study of the Historical Environment – Whitechapel c1870 – 1900 |
| Quarter 4 | Anglo Saxon and Norman England, c1060 – 1088 |
Year 10 |
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| Students follow the Edexcel GCSE History 9-1 course. It is examined by Edexcel. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Anglo Saxon and Norman England, c1060 – 1088 |
| Quarter 2 | American West, c1835 – 1895 |
| Quarter 3 | American West, c1835 – 1895 |
| Quarter 4 | Weimar Germany and Hitler’s Rise to Power |
Year 11 |
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| Students follow the Edexcel GCSE History 9-1 course. It is examined by Edexcel. Students have 5 lessons per fortnight and they will receive one piece of homework per week. | |
| Quarter 1 | Life in Nazi Germany |
| Quarter 2 | Revision |
| Quarter 3 | 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 – 1509; 2O – The Establishment and the Early Years of Weimar, 1918 – 1924 |
| Quarter 2 | 1C – Henry VII, 1485 – 1509 and Henry VIII, 1509 – 1547; 2O – The ‘Golden Age’ of the Weimar Republic, 1924 – 1928 |
| Quarter 3 | 1C – Henry VIII, 1509 – 1547; 2O – The Collapse of Democracy, 1928 – 1933 |
| Quarter 4 | Non exam assessed unit – coursework on Civil Rights in America |
Year 13 |
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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 | Non exam assessed unit – coursework on Civil Rights in America; 1C – Edward VI, 1547 – 1553, Mary I, 1553 – 1558; 2O – The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933 – 39 |
| Quarter 2 | 1C – Elizabeth I – 1558 – 1603; 2O – The Racial State and the impact of War, 1933 – 45 |
| Quarter 3 | Revision for examinations |
| Quarter 4 | |