Students : Curriculum : Humanities : History

History is the story of the past, not necessarily the real past. The real past is a problem. History contains many different and competing stories.

The historian’s task is to assess and interpret the fragments from the past, and to view past events from many different perspectives. So our history teaching is rich in the development of critical thinking and thinking skills.

We aim to give pupils the skills to assess the many and changing versions of history; the skills to develop their own version; and an appreciation of the importance of an historical perspective to our cultural life and development. As a famous historian once said “Historians are the memory of the tribe”!

Our stress on the transferable skills of critical thinking, problem solving, and literacy make History a valuable, popular and career orientated choice at KS4 and KS5.

Key areas...

Overview...

Trips

Our Yr7s visit a castle and our KS4 pupils undertake a major study of a local historical site.

Homework Tips

• Take clear notes of task and aim when it is set
• Do it while it is fresh in your mind
• Concentrate on the focus of the task, and the key skill
• Use the self assessment can-do sheets to improve it
• Hand in on time, labelled and named
• Use the net for research, but never hand in simple printouts!

Useful websites...