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HISTORY
History is taught in specialist classrooms with interactive whiteboards and computers. All pupils study History at Key Stage 3, covering a variety of topics ranging from Medieval Realms to Slavery to the Holocaust. History is a popular option both at GCSE and A level. Exam success at both levels reflects the strong motivation of our students, a number of whom go on to study History or related subjects such as Law or Archaeology at university.
We believe that educational visits are an important way of enhancing students’ understanding, and enjoyment, of the past. For example, Upper Schoolroom pupils visit Styal Mill & the Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre. Historical Services to Schools come into School for a day of Civil War workshops for Middle Schoolroom whilst College historians attend lecture days to enhance their A-level studies in Manchester and London. The Department also hosts visiting speakers for the Historical Association – most recently Professor Edward Acton speaking on the Russian Revolution. We also organise an annual overseas educational visit. Recent destinations have included Moscow & St. Petersburg, Eastern Europe (Berlin, Krakow & Prague) and World War 1 Battlefields as well as a weekend visit to Paris for the French Revolution.
Curriculum Content
| Lower Schoolroom (YR7) | Medieval Realms |
| Middle Schoolroom (YR8) | The Making of the United Kingdom / Black Peoples of America |
| Upper Schoolroom (YR9) | Industrial Britain – 1750 – 1900 / Twentieth Century World |
Civil War workshop day for Middle Schoolroom
WW1 Battlefields Easter 2008
| GCSE | The Soviet Union 1928 – 1991 Superpower Relations, 1945 – 1991 The Vietnam War Nazi Germany 1933 – 1939 Suffragettes Britain in World War II on the Home Front |
College 1 French Revolution Weekend
| AS | Origins of the French Revolution Wars of the Roses |
| A2 | England's Changing Relations with Foreign Powers Russian Revolutions Coursework |
The Department broadly follows the National Curriculum in Key Stage 3. The Department is responding to the current changes in the National Curriculum with a view to the need for a greater emphasis on Local History. N.B. From September 2009 the GCSE specification will be changing with the introduction of new specifications. The GCSE course will continue to follow the Modern World History course to provide a coherent and comprehensive overview of modern history.
Historical Association Programme: Please follow this link to the HA website where you will find details of the local branch actvities. HA York and North Yorkshire Branch Progamme
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