Curriculum Area: History

Curriculum Leader: Mrs J Woodberry

 

Intent

Students study British and international history to help them understand why the world and our society is the way it is today. We explore British values such as democracy, law and liberty, encouraging students to take a broad and balanced view of historical people and events. We encourage analysis and evaluation through second order concepts such as change and continuity, similarity and difference, cause and consequence and significance. A variety of primary and secondary sources are used and students are enabled to challenge and consider provenance of sources, making them more critical of information they read and hear in our multimedia modern world. Exam skills are embedded and developed from the start of KS3, with the development of detailed extended writing a particular focus. Through study of History, students consider British values of democracy, the rule of law, liberty, respect and tolerance, understanding their development and what happens when they are not embraced.

The biggest change for 2021/2022 to the History Department

We are maximising the employability capital provided by History with a real focus on reading, extended writing and oracy within our lessons. The topics we study have also been carefully selected to cover a wide range of cultural and social issues and broaden students’ knowledge of the world around them.

 

What are we most proud of?

Our excellent team! The whole Humanities team works incredibly hard to plan and deliver exciting and knowledge rich lessons to all year groups. I am also delighted to be planning trips again this year and look forward to experiencing these with students.

Curriculum Map - History

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