Park High School

Welcome to the History Department

"Those who cannot learn from the past are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana

Acting Head of Department:

Mrs Wilkinson

e-mail: kwilkinson7.310@parkhighstanmore.org.uk

Members of the Department:

Ms Salkeld

Mr Wise

Mr Frankcom

Mr Stelmaszczyk

Miss Campbell

Key Stage 3

By the end of Key Stage 3, our aim is for students to have a strong grasp of the nature of key events in British and world History, and to be able to apply the skills they have learnt in their wider life and in further studies, should they choose to pursue it. There is a mixture of depth and thematic studies within Key Stage 3 History. Each lesson has an overarching question, which students answer throughout the lesson.

The fundamental goal of History at Park High School is to equip students with an understanding of not only significant historical events, but also the broad understanding of gradual change over time.

Year 7

Year 7 begin the year by learning some of the key skills required by historians, such as those of interpretation, identifying cause and consequences; considering how to examine how far things have changed and how to judge significance. Students will also develop their inference skills. These are important skills for historians to have because they aid with distilling and understanding evidence put in front of them. These fundamental skills are built upon during their History career.

They then look at the Ancient World including the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Barbarians. The focus for this unit is to consider how the ancient world has shaped society today, and examine common themes within each period. A thematic unit; the British Diet through Time follows. How has food changed since the year 1000? Chronological knowledge and skills will be challenged and applied further examining Crime and Punishment Through Time; why was the police force created and debate why the death penalty came to an end. How did Witchcraze influence playwrights such as Shakespeare? Year 7 culminates in a group project investigating the House Through Time.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
The Romans	The Medieval English	Overview
The Norman Conquest	The Tudors

The Romans

How do we do History?
What can we learn from Pompeii?
How successful was the Roman conquest of Britain?

The Norman Conquest

What was England like before 1066?
Why was 1066 a year of crisis?
How far did the Normans change Britain?

The Medieval English

Why did people go on Crusades?

The Tudors

Henry’s reign was all about having a son, wasn’t it?
Why Queen Elizabeth is remembered so fondly?

Overview Project

The House through time

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KS3 Assessment:
Home learning is allocated on a weekly basis by each department. It may be an isolated piece of work, a project, research or an alternative task which challenges the students to solidify their knowledge and / or extend it.

In the Summer Term, each student will sit a formal, internal exam which will consist of all elements taught throughout the course. Appropriate preparation in the form of revision should be taken seriously with sufficient planning and organisation to ensure each student fulfils their potential

Year 8

In Year 8 the focus is on the Slave Trade developing students’ ability to develop source analysis and interpretation skills. The French Revolution is followed by Power through Time considering the influence of both monarchy and parliament. The First World War leads into a study of the Holocaust.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
The British Empire	The Holocaust	The Napoleonic Wars
The First World War	Local History	Overview Project

The British Empire

Why did Roanoke fail?
How is the empire remembered?
How did tension build in Europe between 1870-1914?

The First World War

Did one man’s death cause WW1?
Why was the First World War not over by Christmas?
What was life like in the trenches?

The Holocaust

Why did the German people let the Holocaust happen?
Did the Nuremberg trials give a fair punishment?

Local History

Why is Harrow here?
How has Harrow changed?

The Napoleonic Wars

What was the impact of the French Revolution?
Why did the Little Corporal lose?

Overview Project

The Impact of War

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Key Stage 4

Year 9

In the History department, we have taken the opportunity to develop students understanding of their GCSE course further by beginning the course at Christmas, after having completed a ‘Preparation for GCSE’ course which is designed to get students ready for GCSE.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
Preparation for GCSE	International Relations 1919-39	International Relations 1945-2001

Preparation for GCSE

1920s America- students look at a depth study and learn how to write an essay which covers the whole period.
Jack the Ripper- students learn how to look at detailed primary evidence and render judgement upon it.
Terrorism- students study Northern Ireland and the 9/11 attacks to combine the skills of looking at evidence and writing essays.

International Relations 1919-39

The League of Nations in the 1920s
Considering how and why the League was established
The League in the Thirties
Examining how Hitler took the world to War
Controversy- Appeasement
Looking at how Historians views of the Appeasement of Hitler have changed over the last 70 years.

International Relations 1945-2001

The start of the Cold War
Considering the reasons for growing tension between the USA and the USSR.
Proxy War
Vietnam and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Controversy- Blame for the Cold War
Aftermath of the Cold War

KS4 Assessment:

All students who follow this course will be given home learning weekly. Wider reading is always useful either from the websites offered, the text book or as directed by their classroom teacher.

Year 10

This year is about encouraging students to develop their ability to write fluently, effectively and in detail. They will also be studying off the school site which studying the Castles course.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
International Relations 1945-2001	Germany: The People and the State, 1925-1955	The Historical environment: Castles

International Relations 1945-2001

The start of the Cold War
Considering the reasons for growing tension between the USA and the USSR.
Proxy War
Vietnam and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Controversy- Blame for the Cold War
Aftermath of the Cold War

Germany: The People and the State, 1925-1955

The Rise of the Nazis
Examining how Hitler’s party went from the fringes of German politics to a dictatorship
Life in Nazi Germany
Understanding what it was like for ordinary Germans, the Nazis and their victims in Nazi Germany
Looking at how Germany and their allied occupiers rebuilt and changed Germany in the 10 years after Hitler’s defeat.
The Legacy of the Nazis

The Historical environment: Castles

The Development of Castles
How and why Castles were built across Britain.
How Castles became obsolete
The development of gunpowder and Early modern warfare.
An Examination of a historical site- in this case Framlingham Castle in Surrey.
Case Study- Framlingham Castle
NB- As part of this course will be running a trip visit a number of castles, at the end of Year 10.

KS4 Assessment:

All students who follow this course will be given home learning weekly. Wider reading is always useful either from the websites offered, the text book or as directed by their classroom teacher.

Year 11

Year 11 have already completed their courses on International Relations and Nazi Germany, which will comprise their Paper 1. They will be revising those topics for their mocks in December. They now have the War & Society Civil War Courses to Complete.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
The English Civil War	War & Society 800-2014	OCR GCSE History A Revision

The English Civil War

Relationship between Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642
The political and religious impact of war 1642–1642
The nature and extent of political and religious change 1649–c.1660

War & Society 800-2014

Diﬀerent types of war
Attitudes and responses to war
Impacts of war on people
Impacts of war on government and politics

OCR GCSE History A

Paper 1

International Relations 1918-2001
Germany: the People and the State 1925-55

Paper 2

War & Society 800-2014

Paper 3

Castles: Form & Function 10001700
The English Civil War 1629-60

Revision materials and sessions are available for all exam units.

KS4 Assessment:

All students who follow this course will be given home learning weekly. Wider reading is always useful either from the websites offered, the text book or as directed by their classroom teacher.