History

Staff

Ms Oliver – Acting Head of Department 
Mr Ball – KS3 Progress and Achievement 
Ms Brunskill – Assistant Headteacher 
Mr Wynter – Teacher of History and Head of Y9 (SR campus) 
Mr Sidkher – Teacher of History 
Miss Verma – Teacher of History 
 

Department Overview

Belong

  • A representative curriculum in which enables students to see themselves and understand others in our globalised world. 
  • Desire our students to gain cultural capital but also cultural confidence in their own identities and stories. 
  • To develop an understanding of how history informs our sense of identity and place in the world through studying a range of periods, perspectives and peoples. 
  •  To develop a passion for history, a respect and understanding for all people and deeper understanding of the human spirit. 
  • To empower our students as they interact with both their intellect and identities.

Aspire

  • To Introduce students to stories & knowledge that will create aspirations within them to reach their potential & make a difference in their communities.
  • To aspire them unto great career paths through our history graduate network. This network is a team of successful graduates in various industries (medicine, finance consultancy, law, STEM). This is designed to show career progression from History GCSE and A level to degree and beyond.

Succeed

  • To make progress academically by focusing on literacy & transferable analytical skills and critical thinking. 
  • To impart skills & knowledge that will enable students to succeed in wider world & chosen careers.  

Academic rigour & integral to the discipline of history

  • Our curriculum aims to supports the disciplinary knowledge of history. We aim for all our enquiries to be rooted in the use of sources & academic scholarship. 


Self-development

  • To develop a greater sense of self and the critical importance of historical literacy to navigate the present and the future. 
  • To be energised and empowered by our curriculum choices. History should nourish and develop intellect, cultural competence and the critical consciousness of students.

Curriculum Content

 

REVISION 

Key Stage 5 – A LEVEL HISTORY OCR 

YEAR 12 

The Early Tudors 

  • England 1485-1547 – Henry VII and Henry VIII 
  • Mid-Tudor Crisis 1547-1558 – Instability of the monarchy, Religious changes and Rebellion and unrest  

The Cold War in Asia 

  • Western policies in Post War Asia 1945-79 
  • The Korean War and its impact 
  • Indochina 1945-67 
  • Wars in Vietnam and Cambodia 1968-93  

 YEAR 13 

Unit 3 – CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE USA 1865-1992 

Thematic Study: Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992 

  • African Americans 
  •  Trade Unions and Labour Rights 
  • Native American Indians 
  • Women        

Depth Studies 

  • Civil Rights in the ‘Gilded Age’ c.1875-c.1895 
  • The New Deal and civil rights 
  • Malcolm X and Black Power 

UNIT 4 – Coursework 

This is a 3000–4000-word essay on the topic of your choice produced after an independent study/enquiry (from a selection of options provided by your teacher).

 

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."

Martin Luther King, Jr.