• To help understand the present in the context of the past.
• To arouse interest in the past.
• To give pupils a sense of identity.
• To give pupils an understanding of this culture and the culture of other societies.
• To train the mind by means of disciplined study in the methodology of historians.
• To provide senior pupils with qualifications to pursue further or higher education.

Key Stage 3

Year 7

• What is History Medieval Monarchs
• Life in Medieval Towns Life in Medieval Countryside
• Plain Indians of America

Year 8

• Everyday life in Tudor Period The Reformation
• The Civil War The Glorious Revolution
• French revolution

Year 9

• Industrial Change British Empire and Slavery
• European Conflict IWW European Conflict IIWW

GCSE - Years 10/11

• Medicine through Time
• The American West

Coursework - Assignments

Women during the II World War and American West. Total weight is 25% of final grade

Post 16

Student may choose the following two year course:

Advanced

• Elizabethan Studies
• Struggle for US Constitution
• Coursework Essay

OCR Advanced Subsidiary

• England - Document Studies
• England - Period study
• USA - Period Study

Assessment

Key Stage 3-4

• Performance ranges broadly assess the following skills:
• Change and Continuity
• Cause and Consequence
• Knowledge of Key Features
• Interpretation of History
• The Use of Historical Sources

Statements of Attainment

There a 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 S.A.T 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 awarded in GCSE. In addition they will sit two written examinations which carry the balance of 75% of the grade awarded.

Accreditation

• Key Stage 3: Staff Assessment— SAT Year 9
• GCSE: Edexcel Syllabus D
• Staff 25% Exam 75%

Assessment

• ‘AS’ Exam 50%
• ‘A’ Exam 35%
• ‘A’ Coursework 15%

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.