Welcome to the History Department
Our Intent
Enable students to study the diversity and richness of human experience in the past will help them prepare to live in a complex & changing world. Teaching staff, through their love of the subject, aim to instil in students an interest in the past that will remain with them through their lives.
Our History Programme of Study from Key Stage 3-5 is based on inspiring, fascinating and exciting topics to fire students’ imagination and make them inquisitive about the past (and as a result the current world they live in) beyond the school gates. By providing students with a range of breadth and depth studies we aim to enable them to deepen their knowledge and understanding of local, national and elements of international History. The sequence of Units taught will provide students with a chronological framework to help them understand the development of the British Isles and its relationship with the wider world from earliest times to the present day. They will also have opportunities to study the experiences of peoples, cultures and societies different to their own. Depth studies and overviews will explore and deepen knowledge of key themes and concepts. For example, the development of the democratic process and the changing nature and impact of conflict to the present day. Our curriculum is designed around units of study which allow students opportunities to progress in their mastering of core historical skills – source analysis, chronology, understanding of change & continuity, causation, significance, explanation and changing interpretations of the past.
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 - Single Lesson | Village & Town: social change in the middle ages - A comparative study with China | The Crusades, The Black Death, The Peasants' Revolt | Society in the Tutor Period |
| Year 7 - Double Lesson | What is history? 1066 & the Norman Conquest, Castles through the middle ages | The role of religion in the middle ages, Pilgrimage to Lincoln Cathedral, The Medieval monarchy: a case study of King John & the Magna Carta | Religious change through the Tudor period, Was Guy Fawkes framed: interpretations of the Gunpowder Plot 1605 |
| Year 8 | The causes & events of the English civil war, The trade in enslaved people & the reasons for its abolition in 1807 | The British Empire & its legacy, The Industrial Revolution & the impact of urbanisation | The growth of British democracy, Depth study: votes for women & the role of the Suffragettes, Lincoln: prehistory to the present day |
| Year 9 | The causes of the First World War & the key features of the Western Front, Germany: Democracy to dictatorship: a study of Nazi Germany | The Holocaust, The Second World War & the impact on the British Home Front, The Cold War 1943-91 | Britain 1945 - Present day: immigration, 1960's social change & the impact of globalisation |
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 10 | Paper 1: Migrants in Britain 800-Present day. Paper 1: Case study: Notting Hill 1948-1970 | Paper 1: Migrants in Britain 800-Present day. Paper 2: Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588 | Paper 1: Migrants in Britain 800-Present day. Paper 2: Early Elizabethan England 1558-1588 |
| Year 11 | Paper 2: International Relations & The Cold War. Paper 3: Weimar & Nazi Germany 1918-1939 | Paper 2: International Relations & The Cold War. Paper 3: Weimar & Nazi Germany 1918-1939 | Revision & Exams |
The specification document for this course can be found below:
KS4 History Specification
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Extra Curricular Activities and Clubs
We encourage all students to participate in the extra-curricular programme we offer. Our clubs and activities are designed to be inclusive for all; the broad range on offer ensures that there is something for students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to get involved with. We regularly review our offer to meet the ever-changing needs of our students.
The extra-curriculum clubs and activities for the current (and previous) academic term can be found by visiting the link below.
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