History

Enquiring and critical outlook on the world. Our History curriculum will give students the opportunity to:

• study issues at a local, national and international level in Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern and Modern time periods;
• understand Britain’s influence on the wider world;
• study the history and influence of different peoples and places across time;
• assess the impact of events on individual and communities;
• be exposed to a high level of historical and conceptual vocabulary;
• learn to interpret a broad range of sources including visual sources and propaganda;
• be exposed to different peoples’ perspectives on issues and events;
• develop an understanding of how to apply and write about historical concepts such as causation; continuity and change; significance; consequence; diversity;
• challenge received wisdom about historical figures and issues;
• develop confidence in orating and debating historical issues and evaluate historical interpretations.