Subject
History
Course details
Programme of study Y7
The focus is on what Britain was like 250 years ago. We look at the Industrial Revolution, terrible towns and factories. Population explosion. Peter the Pauper. End of the Cripple factory. What made Sheffield stink? Who were the heroes of Public Health? A healthier nation.
We also look at local history - The sinking of the Utopia and life in Gibraltar in the 1800s and 1900s.
Programme of study Y8
Crime and Punishment in Britain. Jack the Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper.
Slavery and the Civil Rights Movement. What was the slave trade? A life of slavery. Why was slavery abolished? The KKK and its role today. The Civil Rights Movement, its formation and leadership.
How did Britain gain an Empire? The British invasion of India. How great was the British Empire? Advantages and disadvantages of British rule in India. Indian Independence.
Local history - The Evacuation project.
Programme of study Y9
Titanic why was it so famous?
World War One - why did the first World War break out? Trench warfare. Why was there a stalemate?
How did women win the Vote.
Britain and the wider world.
European dictators, Hitler and the Nazis. Two types of Dictatorships. Hitler, his early life and why he come to power. Hitler in power. Anne Frank. The Holocaust.
Assessment
Year 7 Assessment 1 - Factory Inspection report for the government. Assessment 2 - Presentation about Public Health.
Year 8 Assessment 1 - Presentation to do with Jack the Ripper. Assessment 2 - Diary of a slave. Assessment 3 - Evacuation project.
Year 9 Assessment 1 - Essay on murder of Franz Ferdinand. Assessment 2 - Year 9 test. Assessment 3 - Rise of Hitler.