History
At Blessed William Howard we believe that history enables students to develop a sense of place in the world and development the key driver, perspective. By understanding what has happened in the past, we better understand the present. We aim to develop our historians into people that will think critically, be empathetic and want to shape the world around them.
Subject staff
Mrs C Aylott - Curriculum Leader
Miss J Manfredi - KS3 Progress Lead
Miss B Roden - Teacher of Humanities
Curriculum Overview
History in Year 7
Students will study a range of KS3 topics that will build their historical knowledge and allow them a broad overview of the world we live in.
During this year pupils will:
Build up a foundation of historical knowledge.
Develop their skills as growing historians.
Explore historical debates.
Topics will include:
What is History?
Civilisations before 1066.
The Norman Conquest.
The Crusades: Why do we get it wrong?
Slavery.
The Growth of Racial Injustice after 1945.
Democracy.
History in Year 8
Year 8 allows students to build on their experience and develop their skills.
During this year pupils will:
Explore historical debates of key events and people.
Build upon existing knowledge and make links between different areas of study.
Topics will include:
The Industrial Revolution.
The impact of the Industrial Revolution.
The Four Humours: a thematic study.
Sanitation over Time: a thematic study.
What were the causes of World War One?
What was the impact of World War One?
What were the causes of World War Two?
The Holocaust.
History in Year 9
Year 9 allows students to further develop their historical knowledge and skills.
During this year pupils will:
Hone their skills as KS3 historians.
Build upon their understanding of historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance.
Gain greater historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between local, national and international history and between economic, military, political, religious and social history.
Topics will include:
Health through Time: a thematic study
- Living conditions through time
- Epidemics through time
- Responses through time
The Nazis in Power:
- How did the Nazis take control so quickly?
- How did the Nazis maintain control?
KS4 History
Year 10 and Year 11
Our GCSE course builds directly on the knowledge and skills already gained in KS3. Our students follow the OCR GCSE B (School’s History Project) syllabus. Topics will cover:
Living under Nazi Rule
The Making of America
The Norman Conquest
History Around Us – A site study of Quarry Bank Mill
The People’s Health
History GSCEExtra-curricular
Each year for the 'History Around us' GCSE module we take all Y11 historians to Quarry Bank Mill, Styal. The have a tour of the Apprentice House and the working mill. Students gain an understanding of the the changes to workers lives, power sources and make comparisons to the national picture during the Industrial Revolution.
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