Student profile
Matthew
Chosen Options: Graphics, Physical Education
Career Aspirations: to become a fireman
Next Step: Matthew hopes to study a Public Services course at Runshaw College.
The History Department follows a unitised approach incorporating the themes identified in the National Curriculum.
Key Stage 3
In Year 7 we study:
What is History? - An introductory unit to History building on skills gained at Key Stage 2.
The Romans - This unit looks at the impact of significant political, social, cultural, religious, technological and/or economic developments and events on a past European society.
The Making of the UK - This unit follows the different histories and changing relationships through time of the peoples of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales incorporating the impact through time of the movement and settlement of diverse peoples to, from and within the British Isles.
In Year 8 we study:
Britain 1500-1750 - This unit looks at the changing relationship between the Crown, Parliament and the People.
In Year 9 we study:
Britain 1750-1900 - This unit analyses the growth of Britain’s trade and industry and its consequences.
The Twentieth Century World - This unit gives pupils an overview of the main social and political events, and personalities that have moulded the world since 1900.
Key Stage 4
History at GCSE is a popular and challenging subject. Pupils study the AQA Modern World History Syllabus B.
Topics chosen for study are:
Paper 1: International Relations Units 1 to 3. These units cover the origins of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles, the failure of the League of Nations and German Foreign policy in the 1930’s.
Paper 2: Twentieth Century Depth Studies, focusing on the USA 1919 to 1968.
Controlled Assessment: The changing nature of warfare, World War One to World War Two.
The History Department supplements in school learning with enrichment activities.
Years 10 and 11 visit the Imperial War Museum in Manchester.
The Year 8 visit focuses on the changes through Tudor times.
The Year 9 visit is to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester to supplement learning on social conditions and working practices in 18th and 19th century Industrial Manchester.
