History

What is the overall aim of what we are learning in History?

Our History curriculum is designed to give students a broad knowledge and understanding of both Britain’s past and that of the wider world. The curriculum will inspire students’ curiosity about the past and will equip students to be able to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments and develop perspective and judgment.

What are students learning in Year 7 & 8 and 9?

In KS3, students will learn how to examine evidence and explain significance and cause and consequence.

These skills will be developed through a chronological consideration of some of history's most exciting eras, from as far back as the Romans through to the comparatively recent World War 2.

In year 9 students get an opportunity to study skills and exam techniques that will support them in their GCSEs. The content is brand new but compliments what they will be learning in years 10 and 11. In year 9 students will study the new thematic unit: Fighting For Rights. This will examine how groups of people from across history have fought to achieve their rights. From the Magna Carta and Peasants' Revolt to the Civil Rights movement in the USA. This topic closely mirrors the skills the Medicine Through Time unit students study in year 10. Year 9 students will also be studying the Russian Revolution, the USA between the wars and Post-War Britain. 

Why are they learning these things?

By exploring history in this way, students will be able to make insightful connections between historical events and the world that they themselves inhabit.  This knowledge will allow them to understand, question and challenge versions of historically significant events and documents.

As well as allowing students to understand and question the world around them, all of the content and skills taught in Key stage 4 will prepare students for their GCSE exams that they will sit in Year 11.

How can I find out more about what students are learning?