History
Key Stage 3 Summary
Across Key Stage 3 in History, we focus on building the skills that students need to be great historians, as well as being informed, aware and critical members of society.
Units are focused around four key skill strands:
- CHANGE, CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE- EXPLAINING AND ANALYSING HOW AND WHY THINGS CHANGE, AND WHAT INFLUENCES THESE CHANGES
- USING SOURCES- BEING ABLE TO CRITICALLY ANALYSE AND REFLECT ON DIFFERENT SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND USING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED JUDGEMENTS
- INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORY- ANALYSING HOW AND WHY PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT HISTORICAL EVENTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS
- SIGNIFICANCE- ANALYSING HOW AND WHY PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN MORE IMPORTANCE TO CERTAIN PEOPLE OR EVENTS THROUGH HISTORY
In each year, we will try and target most, if not all, of these key strands at least once through the following topics:
|
Bridge Academy History Curriculum – KS3 |
||||||
|
|
Autumn HT1 |
Autumn HT2 |
Spring HT3 |
Spring HT4 |
Summer HT5 |
Summer HT6 |
|
Year 7
|
Ancient Rome
How did the Romans shape European and British history? |
The Norman Conquest
How did the Normans change England? |
Medieval England
How did religion and power affect medieval society?
|
Early Modern England – The Tudors
How did Henry VIII and his successors reform England? |
Early Modern England – The Tudors
What impact did Elizabeth have on England?
What lives did black Tudors lead? |
The English Civil War
What impact did the Civil War and its consequences have on England?
Preparation for end of year exams |
|
Year 8
|
African History
What were African empires like?
What was the impact of the transatlantic slave trade? |
Civil Rights in the USA 1865 – 1965
How did Martin Luther King and his supporters fight for equality? |
The Industrial Revolution
How did Britain change in the industrial period? |
The British Empire
How did the British Empire rise and fall in India? |
First World War
How did the First World War start? |
First World War
What were the events and experiences of the First World War?
Preparation for end of year exams |
|
Year 9
|
The Second World War
Why did dictators rise up after the First World War?
How did the Second World War start? |
The Second World War
What were the experiences of British people in World War Two?
How did the Second World War come to an end? |
Migration to Britain
Who migrated to Britain c.800 to present?
What were the experience of migrants in Britain 1945-present? |
Global Conflict
Why is there conflict in Ireland?
Why is there conflict in the Middle East?
|
Genocide and the Holocaust
What is genocide?
What happened in the Holocaust?
How were Ukrainians affected by Nazi aggression? |
Genocide and the Holocaust
How do other genocides compare with the Holocaust?
Preparation for end of year exams |
Key Stage 4 Summary
At GCSE we study Edexcel History over a two-year course.
The course is divided up into four units:
- Paper 1 (30% of GCSE): Migrants in Britain, c800–present (including the Historic environment of Notting Hill, c1948–c1970)
- Paper 2 Part A (20%): Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88
- Paper 2 Part B (20%): Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991
- Paper 3 (30%): Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39
History has no coursework, and students take all examinations at the end of Year 11
The long term plan for GCSE History can be found here
For more information about Edexcel GCSE History (9-1) click here
Recommended textbooks are from the Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel and Edexcel GCSE History (9-1) ranges.
Key Stage 5 Summary
The A Level History course is designed for students with a passion for History and the hunger for intellectual challenge!
It enables students to develop a geographically and chronologically broad understanding of both modern and older History.
At A Level we study OCR History over two years.’
This is made up of the following units:
Unit 1 – England 1485-1558: The Early Tudors (Y106) 25% of A-level
You will learn about the government of Henry VII, his foreign policy and threats to his rule, the reign of Henry VIII, Wolsey, rebellion and unrest, issues of stability and religious changes under the Tudors.
Paper 2 – Russia 1894-1941 (Y219) 15% of A-level
You will gain an understanding in depth of the rule of Tsar Nicholas II, the 1917 Revolutions, the Civil War, Lenin and the rule of Stalin.
Paper 3 – Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992 (Y319) 40% of A-level
You will explore the struggles experienced by citizens of the United States in gaining equality before the law, looking specifically at African Americans, Native Americans, women and trade union and labour rights. The unit also comprises three depth studies of civil rights in the ‘Gilded Age’ c.1875–c.1895, the New Deal and Malcolm X and Black Power.
Unit 4 – Coursework (Y100) 20% of A-level
You will conduct research and work towards answering a question of your choice on an area of historical interest.
KS5 History Curriculum, view here
For more information about OCR History A-level click here