History
Year 7
In Term 1, after a short unit to introduce students to the reasons why we study history and the key skills of the National Curriculum, students study The Roman Empire as their European study before 1914. In Terms 2 and 3, we start our study of Britain 1066-1500. This includes a detailed study of The Norman Conquest and its impact and a personal enquiry into the Black Death. The main text book, issued to all students, is Think History! Changing Times 1066-1500 published by Heinemann.
Year 8
In Terms 1 and 2 all students study Britain 1500-1750. This includes a study of religious and political changes under the Tudors and the Stuarts. In the first term, all students visit Hampton Court Palace and produce a personal enquiry related to National Curriculum Assessment, before going on to look at the detailed causes of the English Civil War. In Term 3, we study a unit on African Peoples of the Americas as a World Study before 1900. The main text book, issued to all students, is Think History! Revolutionary Times 1500-1750 published by Heinemann.
Year 9
In Term 1 we study Britain 1750-1900. This includes the development of the Railway and its effect on the local area, as well as the impact of Empire on Britain and the Indian sub-continent and the changing role of women. We also study the roles of certain individuals involved in these changes. In Terms 2 and 3 we begin work for the final unit, a world study after 1900. This includes a detailed study of the First World War and the changing role and status of women. We then look at the rise of the dictators and the Second World War. Finally we look at the aftermath of these events, in particular the Cold War. The main text, issued to all students, is Think History!, Modern Times 1750-1900 published by Heinemann
Year 10
In Year 10 students follow Edexcel Syllabus B. The topic covered include units on medicine and surgery, Nazi Germany and Government and Protest in the USA. Texts books are issues to all students in each topic. In Year 10 we visit Marble Hill.
Year 11
In Year 11 we follow the School's History Project Syllabus C(1336) Edexcel. The topics covered include Medicine (a study in development), Nazi Germany, c.1919-c. 1945 (an enquiry in depth), a local study of Marble Hill House and finally a modern world study of South Africa. Text books are issued to all students on each topic except Marble Hill where a field visit forms the basis of our investigation.