History is a vibrant subject.  It encourages you to think deeply about key historical questions in order to make well thought out decisions, communicate your ideas effectively and understand the world we live in in the context of past events and decisions. It broadens your horizons and helps you understand your community and become a great citizen.  

In the Medicine in Britain and WW1 unit, you have the opportunity to investigate how medical ideas, prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment such as surgery have developed over time from the Medieval period to the present day, including the impact of WW1 on medical developments.

In the Early Elizabethan England unit, you will have the opportunity to engage with fascinating stories and topics surrounding Elizabeth I such as plots, betrayals, murders, rebellions and exploration.

In the Cold War SuperPower Relations unit , you will have the opportunity to explore the importance of and consequences of the unfolding stories of the Cold War such as the development of the atomic bomb, the Cold War story of Berlin, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Olympic Boycotts.    

In the Weimar and Nazi Germany unit, you will have the opportunity to examine the intriguing events of German history between World War One and World War Two including the Hitler’s rise to power and what life was like in Nazi Germany by examining evidence and different views about the past.