Why do we learn history?
In history, pupils consider how the past influences the present, what past societies were like, how these societies organised their politics, and what beliefs and cultures influenced people’s actions.
Head of Department
Head of History
Mr J Aldwinckle
Year 7
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
|---|---|
| People of Britain pre-1066 / Battle of Hastings. | Norman England |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| Medieval Society: Church vs Kings | Medieval Society: Life |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|
| British society: Tudors (War of Roses, Henry VII, Henry VIII) | British society: Tudors (Edward, Mary I and Elizabeth) |
Year 8
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
|---|---|
| Charles I and the English Civil War | Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the Restoration |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
|---|---|
| British Empire: Colonisation in North America, India, Australia | Slave trade - experience, rebellion and resistance, and abolition |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|
| The Industrial Revolution | Local study: Civil Rights in the UK and Windrush (project work) |
Year 9
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
|---|---|
| The First World War | The Interwar |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
|---|---|
| The Holocaust | Civil Rights in the USA |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|
| The History of Medicine (thematic) | The History of Medicine (thematic) |
Year 10
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
|---|---|
| Migrants in Britain c.800 - present | Notting Hill c. 1948 – c.1970 |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
|---|---|
| Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941 - 91 | Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941 - 91 |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|
| Early Elizabethan England, 1558 - 88 | Early Elizabethan England, 1558 - 88 |
Year 11
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
|---|---|
| Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918 - 39 | Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918 - 39 |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| Revision and exams | Revision and exams |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| Revision and exams | Revision and exams |