History

HISTORY

In History pupils learn about significant individuals and events from the Romans to the twentieth century. They show their understanding by making connections between events and changes in the different periods and areas studied, and by comparing the structure of societies and economic, cultural and political developments.

Pupils evaluate and use sources of information, using their historical knowledge to analyse the past and explain how it can be represented and interpreted in different ways.

The following topics are studied in Key Stage 3.

Year 7
European Study before 1914: The Romans
A study of the Roman Empire from it s growth to its decline, and the impact this had on Britain. Incorporated into this topic is an overview of basic historical skills including chronology, primary and secondary sources and bias.

Britain 1066—1500
A study of Britain’s medieval past; the development of the monarchy, and significant events and characteristic features of the lives of people living throughout the British Isles.

Year 8
Britain 1500—1750
A study of crowns, parliaments and people: the majority political, religious and social changes affecting people throughout the British Isles.

A World Study before 1900—Black People of the Americas A study of the growth of slavery and its effects on people in Africa, America and Europe. The abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the British Empire and the work of reformers in Britain and the United States.

Britain 1750—1900
A study of how the expansion of trade and colonisation, industrialisation and political changes affected the United Kingdom, the development of Empire and colonial rule.

Year 9
A World Study After 1900
A study of some of the significant individuals, events and developments from across the twentieth century, including two World Wars, the Holocaust and the Cold War, and their impact on Britain, Europe and the wider world.

Curriculum access is provided for all pupils through greater differentiation of tasks and materials consistent with the school SEN Code of Practice.

Attainment is measured by assessments throughout the Key Stage. These take the form of formal assessments and projects. Throughout Key Stage 3 the majority of pupils are expected to work between levels 3 and 7 with the majority achieving Level 5 or 6 at the end of the Key Stage.