WELCOME TO THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT
We hope that you will find the information outlined below useful and please do not hesitate to contact us for further information on the History department curriculum.
MEET THE DEPARTMENT
Head of Department: Mrs J. Good
Teacher of History: Mr R. Davies
Teacher of History: Mr J. Canning
Teacher of History and Geography: Mr T. Radford
Teacher of History and RE: Mrs Norman
Homework
Following our school homework policy, Homework will be set via our online learning platforms once a fortnight for all classes in ks3 & ks4. We use online programmes such as Seneca and Educake to support and aid learning.
Equipment and Resources
Students should have a pencil case and their student planner with them every lesson.
Pencil cases should include: black/blue pens, highlighters, a pencil, a ruler, glue stick and pencil colours (optional).
department praise and recognition
Students will experience reward and recognition through the school newsletter, postcards and letters home as well as through the school Facebook page. Students will be reward for the following in their History lessons; behaviour, outstanding work, outstanding homework and effort.
Upcoming Events
- Historic Environment site visit – Ks4
- Medieval Surgery trip – Ks4
- Black Country museum – yr8
- Warwick Castle trip – yr7
Key stage 4 information
GCSE History
At GCSE we develop upon the learning from year 7-9 and deliver the following AQA courses.
- America, 1920–1973: Opportunity and inequality
- Conflict and tension, 1918–1939
- Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day
- Elizabethan England, c1568–1603
For further information on each of these topics you can visit:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/gcse/history-8145
Key stage 5 information
A Level History
Pupils will follow the published AQA specification.
- Component 1C: The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
- Component 2Q: The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980
- Component 3: Historical investigation (non-exam assessment)
For further information on each of these topics you can visit:
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/as-and-a-level/history-7041-7042
For more information on our curriculum intent and implementation, click on the link below