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The aim of History at KS3:
The aim of History at KS3:
History is the study of the past to develop a deep understanding of developments, trends and patterns. With the skills and conceptual understanding acquired through the study of History, students will be able to navigate the present.
Students are taught topics in a chronological approach to ensure clarity and depth of historical understanding. In our two-year Key Stage 3, students are taught: The Norman Conquest; Medieval England; The Tudor Reformation; The Civil War in Stuart England; The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; The Civil Rights Movement; The outbreak and the fighting of the First and Second World Wars; and The Holocaust. We teach one topic per half-term to enable a balance between depth and breadth of historical understanding. History classes are taught in groups set by ability to ensure students are appropriately supported and challenged. Across these topics, students will develop their understanding and application of the key historical concepts as described at the bottom of this document.
OUR CurriCULUM:
OUR CurriCULUM:
You can find an overview of our Year 7 and Year 8 curriculum in the two documents below:
You can find a more in depth break down of our units of study in the documents below:
Year 7
The Tudors
The English Civil War
Colonialism and Empire
Social change in Britain
Year 8
Irish Nationalism
Weimar and Nazi Germany
We constantly refresh and improve our curriculum offering, so if one of the above units does not currently have a link, it means that it is currently being updated. It will be available in advance of the unit being taught.
Assessment at KS3:
Assessment at KS3:
At Key Stage 3, we assess students on each topic which equates to one teacher-marked in-depth assessment per half term. In each assessment, students are assessed on a key historical concept as well as the essential skills needed for history (see list to the right). This allows students to track and monitor their own progress over time in these four key aspects of their learning. This journey will be explained to the students to allow them to build upon their current progress and see the bigger picture.
Historical concepts:
Historical concepts:
Key Historical concepts:
· Understanding chronology: To be able to produce a chronological narrative and recognise distinct periods of time.
· Analysing and evaluating cause and consequence: To explain various causes and consequences of events, identifying links between them and providing judgements on the most significant.
· Measuring the extent of change and continuity: To compare key features across different periods of time to assess and account for the extent of change and continuity.
· Evaluating significance: To apply precise criteria in order to assess the significance of an event or an individual on its own time period and beyond.
· Analysing and evaluating contemporary sources: Students will be able to infer, analyse and evaluate historical sources to ascertain their utility and reliability to a number of enquiries.
· Analysing and evaluating historical interpretations: Students will be able to understand, compare and contrast, support and challenge with contextual knowledge and provide overall judgements on the accuracy of historical interpretations.
Additional essential skills needed for history: Students need to demonstrate the following in their writing: Precise and accurate historical detail; quality explanation relating to the enquiry; analysis and judgement on the key historical issue.
GCSE History is an options subject. All students in Year 9 will undertake some study of Humanities through the Carousel provision which has a focus on the impact of the British Empire and Afro-Caribbean Migration.
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