HISTORY Year 7 Head of Department: Ms Rebecca Loader Members of Department: Ms Gill Smith, Ms Hayley Bearcroft, Ms Amandeep Chana, Ms Laura Tobia Subject overview: We start year 7 by doing a development study in medicine from the Egyptian era to the present day. Pupils look at different ideas on disease and infection, surgery and anatomy, and public health, and throughout the course make judgements about progression and regression, and change and continuity. We then look at Tudor England, including religious changes, attitudes in society, leisure, and crime and punishment. Pupils will look at Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in depth, focusing on the key developments of their reigns. We follow on from Elizabeth I by looking at the Age of Discovery, the building of the British Empire, comparing case studies of America and Australia. In our summer term the pupils will link their knowledge of the British Empire to learning about its role in the transatlantic slave trade. We then focus on the fight for abolition, and how life changed for African Americans after emancipation, and how this became a fight for Civil Rights in America. Throughout the year pupils will learn to use contemporary sources in investigations, as well as published works by historians. Objectives: Understand key concepts within History: significance, continuity and change, similarity and difference, cause and consequence Gain a good knowledge of chronology and key events in history Improve critical thinking skills and ability to assess and interpret a variety of sources Practice independent extended writing and verbal explanations Widen interests to include historical matters and develop an appreciation of historical thinking Pupil Grouping Mixed
Lessons per week 2 Assessment Pupils will be assessed every half term with a GCSE style assessment. Prior to each assessment they will have a lesson in which they are taught how to answer each style of question on some of these occasions they will plan the full answers out as they should appear on the test. They will be graded from 9-1 according to GCSE criteria. Homework Homework will be set using Show My Homework and handed in in class. Pupils can expect a variety of tasks including but not limited to: learning spellings, revision, creative writing tasks, and flipped learning tasks. External Visits Competitions and other activities History society with Ms Smith, days TBC Textbooks n/a Recommended further reading Pupils should see individual class teachers for recommendations. Modules/Units taught and Timeline: Term Weeks Units Autumn 1-8 Thematic study: Medicine through time 9-15 Thematic study: Surgery through time Spring 16-21 British depth study: Tudor England 22-27 British depth study: Age of Exploration and the British Empire Summer 28-39 Period/modern depth study: from slavery to Civil Rights
Year 8 Head of Department: Ms Rebecca Loader Members of Department: Ms Gill Smith, Ms Hayley Bearcroft, Ms Amandeep Chana, Ms Laura Tobia Subject overview: We start year 8 by challenging the misconception that African history starts with the arrival of Europeans, looking at the pre-european history of Ghana, Mali and Zimbabwe, before carrying out a modern depth study of Apartheid from its origins to its legacy. Our focus for the next three half terms is World Wars One and Two and the Holocaust; pupils will be able to explain the causes of each of these events, and understand the consequences for Europe and the wider world. Finally pupils will carry out a thematic study of migration and empire over the past one thousand years, linking everything they have learnt over year 7 and 8 to their understanding of Britain today. Pupils will continue to use contemporary sources of increasing complexity in their investigations, and begin to use and question historical interpretations in published works. Objectives: Understand key concepts within History: significance, continuity and change, similarity and difference, cause and consequence Gain a good knowledge of chronology and key events in history Improve critical thinking skills and ability to assess and interpret a variety of sources Practice independent extended writing and verbal explanations Widen interests to include historical matters and develop an appreciation of historical thinking Pupil Grouping Mixed Lessons per week 2
Assessment Pupils will be assessed every half term with a GCSE style assessment. Prior to each assessment they will have a lesson in which they are taught how to answer each style of question on some of these occasions they will plan the full answers out as they should appear on the test. They will be graded from 9-1 according to GCSE criteria. Homework Homework will be set using Show My Homework and handed in in class. Pupils can expect a variety of tasks including but not limited to: learning spellings, revision, creative writing tasks, and flipped learning tasks. External Visits Previous trips have included the British Museum and Imperial War Museum. Competitions and other activities History society with Ms Smith days TBC. Textbooks n/a Recommended further reading Long Walk to Freedom movie Cry Freedom movie Horrible Histories Modules/Units taught and Timeline: Term Weeks Units Autumn 1-8 World depth study: Ghana, Mali and Zimbabwe 9-15 Period study: South Africa and Apartheid Spring 16-21 Modern depth study: World War I 22-27 Modern depth study: World War II Summer 28-33 Modern depth study: The Holocaust
33-39 Thematic study: Migration through time Year 9 Head of Department: Ms Rebecca Loader Members of Department: Ms Gill Smith, Ms Hayley Bearcroft, Ms Amandeep Chana, Ms Laura Tobia Subject overview: The main focus of terms one and two will be the Cold War. Pupils will study the causes of tension, and the key chronology of events during the conflict. We will look at the consequences of the Cold War in Europe and Asia separately, with a focus on conflicts in Vietnam and Korea. Pupils will then carry out a historic environment study on Victorian London, in order to prepare them for their later GCSE topic on Whitechapel 1888-1900. Pupils will begin to study content for their GCSEs in the summer term, commencing with a thematic study of Crime and Punishment (1000-present). Throughout the year they will be using contemporary and published sources, increasingly studying historical interpretations Objectives: Understand key concepts within History: significance, continuity and change, similarity and difference, cause and consequence Gain a good knowledge of chronology and key events in history Improve critical thinking skills and ability to assess and interpret a variety of sources Practice independent extended writing and verbal explanations Widen interests to include historical matters and develop an appreciation of historical thinking Pupil Grouping Mixed Lessons per week 2 Assessment Students will be assessed every half term with a GCSE style assessment. Prior to each assessment they will have a lesson in which they are taught how to answer each style of question on some of
these occasions they will plan the full answers out as they should appear on the test. They will be graded from 9-1 according to GCSE criteria. Homework Homework will be set using Show My Homework and handed in in class. Pupils can expect a variety of tasks including but not limited to: learning spellings, revision, exam questions and papers, and flipped learning tasks. External Visits Competitions and other activities History society with Ms Smith, days TBC Textbooks n/a Recommended further reading Modules/Units taught and Timeline: Term Weeks Units Autumn 1-8 Modern depth study: Cold War 9-15 World depth study: Cold War in Asia Spring 16-21 Modern depth study: End of the Cold War 22-27 Historic environment: Victorian London Summer 28-33 GCSE thematic study: Crime and Punishment 33-39 GCSE thematic study: Crime and Punishment Year 10
Head of Department: Ms Rebecca Loader Members of Department: Ms Gill Smith, Ms Hayley Bearcroft, Ms Amandeep Chana, Ms Laura Tobia Subject overview: Pupils will start the year by completing their thematic study on Crime and Punishment, focusing on understanding the change and continuity. This will also include a historical environment study of Whitechapel 1888-1900, looking at the problems of policing in the context of the Jack the Ripper murders. We will then move on to a modern depth study of Weimar and Nazi Germany, learning to critically evaluate and make judgments on contemporary sources and historical interpretations. Pupils will then move on to their period study of the American West, with a focus on narrative history and an understanding of chronology. Time will be set aside throughout the year for pupils to make revision materials as they complete the course. Objectives: Understand key concepts within History: significance, continuity and change, similarity and difference, cause and consequence Gain a good knowledge of chronology and key events in history Improve critical thinking skills and ability to assess and interpret a variety of sources Practice independent extended writing and verbal explanations Widen interests to include historical matters and develop an appreciation of historical thinking Pupil Grouping Mixed Lessons per week 3/4 Assessment Pupils will be assessed every half term with a GCSE style assessment. They will be taught how to answer each type of question with regular opportunities to practice in class, using GCSE mark schemes to better understand what is required to achieve their target grade. Pupils will be graded from 9-1 according to GCSE criteria. Homework Homework will be set using Show My Homework and handed in in class. Pupils can expect a variety of tasks including but not limited to: comprehension/knowledge tasks, revision, exam papers and practice questions.
External Visits Prior year groups have taken part on a 4 day residential trip to Berlin. Competitions and other activities Textbooks Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History The American West, c1835-c1895 Student Book (EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1)) Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 Student Book (EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1)) Discounted revision guides can be purchased through ParentMail. Recommended further reading Pupils should see individual class teachers for recommendations. Modules/Units taught and Timeline: Term Weeks Units Autumn 1-8 GCSE thematic study: Crime and Punishment 9-15 GCSE modern depth study: Weimar and Nazi Germany Spring 16-21 GCSE modern depth study: Weimar and Nazi Germany 22-27 GCSE modern depth study: Weimar and Nazi Germany Summer 28-33 GCSE period study: The American West 33-39 GCSE period study: The American West Year 11 Head of Department: Ms Rebecca Loader
Members of Department: Ms Gill Smith, Ms Hayley Bearcroft, Ms Amandeep Chana, Ms Laura Tobia Subject overview: Pupils will start the year by completing their period study on the American West. They will then go on to their British depth study on Elizabethan England, with a focus on the key problems faced by Elizabeth I both at home and abroad, the solutions, and the degrees of success. The course ends in 1588 with the defeat of the Spanish Armada. After completing this final module, pupils will follow a revision scheme of work, and individual class teachers will diagnose the needs of their class in order to tailor and plan further revision sessions for their pupils. Objectives: Understand key concepts within History: significance, continuity and change, similarity and difference, cause and consequence Gain a good knowledge of chronology and key events in history Improve critical thinking skills and ability to assess and interpret a variety of sources Practice independent extended writing and verbal explanations Widen interests to include historical matters and develop an appreciation of historical thinking Pupil Grouping Mixed Lessons per week 3 Assessment Pupils will be assessed every half term with a GCSE style assessment. They will be taught how to answer each type of question with regular opportunities to practice in class, using GCSE mark schemes to better understand what is required to achieve their target grade. Pupils will be graded from 9-1 according to GCSE criteria. Homework Homework will be set using Show My Homework and handed in in class. Pupils can expect a variety of tasks including but not limited to: revision, practice exam questions and papers, and flipped learning tasks. External Visits Prior year groups have taken part on a 4 day residential trip to Berlin.
Competitions and other activities Textbooks Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History The American West, c1835-c1895 Student Book (EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1)) Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Early Elizabethan England, 1558-1588 Student Book (EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1)) Discounted revision guides can be purchased through ParentMail. Recommended further reading Pupils should see individual class teachers for recommendations. Modules/Units taught and Timeline: Term Weeks Units Autumn 1-8 GCSE period study: The American West 9-15 GCSE British depth study: Early Elizabethan England Spring 16-21 GCSE British depth study: Early Elizabethan England 22-27 GCSE British depth study: Early Elizabethan England/Revision Summer 28-33 Revision