Park High School

Welcome to the History Department

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

Head of Department:

Mr Kenward

e-mail: mkenward2.310@parkhighstanmore.org.uk

Members of the Department:

Mr Kenward

Ms Salkeld

Mr Wise

Mr Frankcom

Mr Stelmaszczyk

Miss Campbell

Miss Sakkaf

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.

We follow a broadly chronological approach to our History curriculum.

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.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
The Romans	The Medieval World	Crime and Punishment
The British Diet through Time	The Tudors
The Middle Ages

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 Middle Ages

How ‘great’ was Alfred?
Why was 1066 a year of crisis?
How far did the Normans change Britain?
What was the most significant event in the Middle Ages?

The Medieval World

Why did people go on Crusades?

The Tudors

How did the Tudors come to power?
Why did Henry VIII come to power
Is it right to call Edward VI’s and Mary I’s reign a ‘mid-Tudor crisis’?
Was the Elizabethan era a golden age?

Crime and Punishment

How did the Romans punish criminals?
Were the Anglo-Saxons really violent and superstitious?
Could you get justice in the Middle Ages?
Why did prisons change?
How significant was the abolishment of the Death Penalty?

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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 we pick up with focus on Empires, through looking at both the Mughal Empire and British Empire. This then leads into a study of the Slave Trade. Following this, we consider the French Revolution, and a thematic study ends Year 8, looking at how migration has shaped society today.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
The Mughal Empire	Slavery	Migration
The British Empire	French Revolution

The Mughal Empire

When did the Mughal Empire start and end?
What did the Mughals care about? What mattered to them?
Why did the British go to India?

The British Empire

Why did Roanoke fail?
How is the empire remembered?

The Slave Trade

What was Africa like prior to the slave trade?
What was the Triangular Trade?
What were conditions like on the Middle Passage?
How did the Slave Trade come to an end?

The French Revolution

What was France like before the Revolution?
Why did the French revolt?
What were the consequences of the French Revolution?

Migration

Who were the early settlers to Britain?
How has migration shaped our society today?

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Year 9

In Year 9 our main focus is on the 20^th Century and beyond. We look at how women have fought for equality, life in 1920s America and the impact of the Two World Wars. For the academic year 2020-21, we will also be looking at the British Empire in depth. We finish Year 9 with a study of the Holocaust.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
1920s America Votes for Women	The British Empire The World Wars	The Holocaust

Autumn

Spring

Summer

1920s America

Votes for Women

The British Empire

The World Wars

The Holocaust

The 1920s America

Why is this era known as a ‘golden age’?
Did everyone benefit?
Why did the cycle of prosperity end?

Votes for Women

What was the position of women in 1900?
Who were two main groups campaigning for equality and how did they differ?
Why were women granted the vote?

The British Empire

Why did Roanoke fail?
How is the empire remembered?

The World Wars

Why did the World Wars start?
How were the Wars fought?
Which War was the most significant?

The Holocaust

Was anti-Semitism a new concept?
How were Jews treated prior to World War Two?
How did the Second World War change things?
How has the Holocaust been remembered?

KS4 Assessment:

Key Stage 4

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.

When students were in Year 9, they completed the first unit of their GCSE- International Relations.

Autumn	Spring	Summer
Germany: The People and the State, 1925-1955	The English Civil War	The Historical environment: Castles

International Relations 1919-1975- studied in Year 9

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
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

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 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

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
Case Study- Kenilworth Castle

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 1918-75
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.

Examination Board :

OCR

Course Specification:

OCR GCSE History A(9-1) - J410

Qualification obtained:

GCSE History

Additional Information

Useful Websites

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-history-a-explaining-the-modern-world-j410-from-2016/

https://learning.parliament.uk/resources/?age-range-suitability=age-11-to-14&theme=history#main

https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home

Useful Reading Material

Explaining the Modern World, Modern World History and Depth Studies, by Ben Walsh

Explaining the Modern World, War & Society, by Walsh, Farmer, Shuter & Wheeley

New GCSE History OCR A: Exploring the Modern World Revision Guide for the Grade 9-1 course

Enrichment

Trips are currently on hold due to COVID restrictions. We have taken students to the Battlefields, Berlin and on trips in and around London to further supplement their studies.