History

History remains a popular subject, and its profile has risen dramatically in recent years.  All pupils have history lessons, normally twice a week, and sit a teacher-assessed examination at the end of years 8 and 9. Staff have extended their range of activities in order to bring history to life:  drama, ICT, statistical work, reading and writing skills are all being developed.

Key Stage 3 Course Structure

  Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
Aims Introduction: What is History?
Units: A disunited kingdom; Hierarchy in Society; Monasteries; Elizabeth 1; The Spanish Armada; Mary Queen of Scots; James VI and I;
The Gunpowder Plot; Charles I and Civil War
 The English Civil War

Trial and Death of Charles I

Oliver Cromwell

Witchcraft

Plague and Fire

 Stuart Life


The Scientific Revolution in C17th

The Jacobites

Britain in the mid C18th
Learning Outcomes Family Trees
Map Work
Discussion
Develop understanding of relationships and cause and effect
Examine evidence and sources
Note taking
Timelines
 Research skills
Examination of evidence
Debate
Create wall displays
Use diagrammatic forms to convey data and information
 Examine the influence of architecture and design


Research scientists
Class talk

Debate and research: Was failure inevitable?
Coursework      
Assessment Examination / Coursework Weighting Assessment test


Newspaper Report on Failure of the Armada

Essay: Causes of the Civil War

 Debate


Display material

Assessment: How are you feeling?

 Class talk


SCAA test
 
  Term 4 Term 5 Term 6
Aims United Kingdom from 1750 – 1900


Units: Transport and Railways; Franchise;
Britain as the workshop of the World; Pre WW1 alliances; WW1;
Casualties

 United Kingdom in C20th


Units: Treaty of Versailles; Germany 1920 – 1935; Weimar and War; Declaration of War; The Blitz and USA; Post War – Atlee’s welfare state

 World History C20th


Faculty Project – link with media studies and English
Learning Outcomes Research


Group work

Role Play

   Study of Representation


Consolidation of skills: research, analysis, debate; examination of sources etc
Coursework      
Assessment Examination / Coursework Weighting Sources test   Set by class teacher