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Aim & Objectives
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To help understand the present in the context of the past.
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To arouse interest in the past.
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To give pupils a sense of identity.
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To give pupils an understanding of this culture and the culture of other societies.
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To train the mind by means of disciplined study in the methodology of historians.
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To provide senior pupils with qualifications to pursue further or higher education.
Content
Key Stage 3
Year 7
- What is History
- The Norman Conquest
- Life in Medieval Towns
- Medieval Monarchs
- Life in the Medieval Countryside
Year 8
- Everyday life in Tudor Period
- The Civil War
- French revolution
- The Reformation
- The Glorious Revolution
Year 9
- Industrial Change
- European Conflict WWI
- The Holocaust
- British Empire and Slavery
- European Conflict WWII
GCSE - Years 10/11
- Medicine through Time
- The American West
- The Impact of war on British Society 1914-50
Post 16
Student may choose the following two year course:
OCR Advanced (A2) History - B
- Interpretations of Witch Hunting in Europe
- Coursework Essay
OCR Advanced Subsidiary (AS) History - B
- The Tudor Finale - Elizabeth I
- 1865-1970s The Birth of Civil Rights in the US
Assessment
Key Stage 3-4
Performance ranges broadly assess the following skills:
- Chronology
- Change and Continuity
- Cause and Consequence
- Knowledge of Key Features
- Interpretation of History
- The Use of Historical Sources
Statements of Attainment
There are 8 levels of attainment within the performance ranges.
In Key Stage 3 students will be assessed within the banded levels 3 to 8.
Assessment/Progression
Throughout Key Stage 3, assessment will be based on the 8 levels of Attainment. Year 9 specific SAT tasks are set to evaluate final student performance
Assessment GCSE
Those students who choose to follow GCSE will be assessed by 2 internal practical assignments which carry 25% of the total grade. In addition they will sit three written examinations which carry the balance of 75% of the grade awarded.
Recording
Key Stage 3-4
Key Stage 3. In both classwork and homework staff will ensure that students have covered sufficient work to undertake assignments specifically designed to assess levels of attainment in the attainment targets. The only assessment that will indicate achievement will be based on performance in the assignments. It is these assignment achievements that will be officially recorded.
GCSE
Coursework and homework will be assessed as a guide to indicate progress and work completion. The only assessment that will count as achievement will be based on the 2 coursework assignments.
A Level
External assessment of Personal study (15% of total award)
Homework
Key Stage 3 GCSE and A Levels
This will be set to supplement classwork and prepare students for assessment. In general, all students will receive homework each week. Failure to complete homework will hinder progression and will adversely affect attainment. Students will be detained after school to complete missing work.
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