History
Head of Department – Ms A. Walsh
KS3
Year 7
Term 1
- Romans and Roman Chesterfield.
- Society 1066-1900
Term 2
- The development of Royal Authority 1066-1649
- Revolts and Rebellions – popular unrest and revolution.
Term 3
- History Heroes
- Native American Indians – society, culture and conflict
Year 8
Term 1
- Age of Empires – The rise, fall and legacy of multiple empires
- Slavery depth study.
Term 2
- The road to democracy
- Female suffrage depth study
Term 3
- Warfare through time
- WWI depth study.
Year 9
Term 1
- Begin GCSE - Weimar Germany
Term 2
- Life in Nazi Germany
Term 3
- Persecution and the Holocaust
KS4
Edexcel History
- Paper One: 1H10/11 Medicine and the British Sector of the Western Front
- Paper Two: 1H10/22 British America 1713-1783 and Anglo Saxon and Norman England
- Paper Three: 1H10/31 Weimar and Nazi Germany)
- Exam board subject website
- Link to past papers
Additional information of use to students/parents during study
- All revision materials with past papers are available electronically on the student share drive.
- There are currently three revision guides that can be purchased from the History department at a discounted cost of £3 per guide.
- Useful revision website
KS5
A Level History
- Exam board: AQA 7042C (Tudors 1485-1603) and 7042N (Russia 1914-1955)
- Exam board subject website
- Link to past papers
Additional information of use to students/parents during study
- Extensive revision materials and coursework support can be found on the student share drive.
- A voluntary enrichment trip to Krakow, Poland including Auschwitz-Birkenau every 2 years.
- Useful websites include
- History Today (subscription provided by the History Department)