History
All students take History in Years 7 to 9 and many continue it to GCSE.
There are two great reasons to study History - because you love it and for the skills it develops. Our home in Stratford-upon-Avon celebrates our continuing fascination with the past. Studying history teaches you how to research, critically analyse and reference information, to develop and summarise an argument, and to produce well-structured and interesting essays.
| AUTUMN TERM | SPRING TERM | SUMMER TERM | |
| YEAR 7 | What is History? History skills Medieval Quest Events of 1066 |
The Norman Conquest Medieval Castles |
Changing nature of political power The Crusades Medieval Belief |
| YEAR 8 | The Reformation Henry VIII Bloody Mary |
Elizabeth I Gunpowder Plot The Civil War |
The Glorious Revolution 16th and 17th Century People The French Revolution |
| YEAR 9 | Superpower Britain 1750-1900 Industrial Revolution Class Conflict |
Origins of World War One Europe 1919 Votes for Women |
Rise of the Dictators |
History comes alive with visits to Warwick and Kenilworth castles and Baddesley Clinton in Year 7. Museum exhibits, theatre visits and the Black Country Museum enrich learning in Years 8 and 9.
History GCSE (AQA: 9145)
1 Controlled Assessment (25%) - 2 exams (75%)
In Years 10 and 11 students focus on the political, social, economic and cultural dynamics of the 20th Century. Modern World History by Ben Walsh is the main text.
| AUTUMN TERM | SPRING TERM | SUMMER TERM | |
| Year 10 | The Cold War 1945 - 1960 | The Cold War 1960 - 1990 The Post Cold War World 1990 - 2000 |
Controlled ASsessment on the role of Women in the 20th Century |
| Year 11 | Revolutionary Russia 1914 - 1924 | Nazi Germany 1933 - 1945 The Vietnam War |
Revision |
Love History? Consider History A-level.
