History
Keystage 3
Aims
· With a knowledge of History you can understand your place in the world
· To provide an environment of discovery.
· To encourage pupils to form their own opinions, ideas and arguments.
· To find out who you are by studying other people
· To appreciate diversity, significance and interpretation.
Activities/ areas covered – key aspects of the curriculum
· The changing nature of conflict and cooperation
· The ways in which the lives, beliefs, ideas and attitudes of people in Britain have changed over time.
· The development of trade, colonisation and the British Empire
· The shaping of the identity of Britain –movement, settlement, cultural diversity.
· From slavery to civil rights-the struggle for freedom.
· Power to the people-the development of political power in Britain from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century
Links to outside agencies
MP working with BBC along with other history teachers, looking at how BBC programme clips can be used to aid and enhance learning
Keystage 4
Aims
· To engage students in the process of historical enquiry
· Develop students ’knowledge and coherent understanding of selected periods, societies and aspects of the past.
· Develop students’ awareness of how the past has been represented
· Develop students’ ability to ask relevant questions about the past.
· To enable students to organise and communicate the ideas.
What qualification can be achieved?
G.C.S.E. HISTORY
Breakdown of course in terms of coursework/ exam
Modular Edexcel B Schools History Project
- Development study-Medicine and treatment -exam 25%
- In depth study-Germany 1918-1945 –exam 25%
- Source Enquiry –Transformation of Surgery 1845-1918-exam -25%
- Controlled assessment The Vietnam War- 25%
Where the course can lead post 16?
Careers in law, media, academia, civil service, marketing, teaching, research, and politics. Any career where you need a brain!
Activities/ areas covered – key aspects of the curriculum
SEE 4 ABOVE Students learn through a variety of method e.g. role play, simulation, ICT, watching films and useful media clips and literacy based activities.
Exciting opportunities which may arise
A two day residential study trip to London in Y11 which involves visiting; the Science Museum, Imperial War Museum, the first operating theatre and a revision conference.
