Students will develop their historical skills through investigations surrounding Anglo-Saxon and Medieval England:

• How was England made, c.793 – 1065?
• How did the Normans change the face of Europe, c.911 – 1150?
• What can we know about the worlds of Islam and West Africa c.1070-1348?
• Who could wield power in Europe c.1066-1348?
• What did medieval people understand about the Black Death c.1348-13-50?
• How did the Black Death change the world system after 1347?

Students investigate themes of imperialism and change:

• Were the Mughals ‘Master Gardeners’ c.1526 – 1707?
• How did people become property? c.1500 – 1800?
• How did the age of revolutions change the world? C1775-1848
• Did the Industrial Revolution create a revolution in people’s lives?
• Mini-topic – Why did the Slave Trade end in the British Empire?
• The British in India 1757 – 1947: Why were the British not ‘Master Gardeners’?

Students develop their skills through a study of:

• Was WW1 a catalyst for change?
• Why did the Nazi’s come to power?
• World War Two research projects
• What are the roots of genocide?
• Mini-topic – What was the significance of the second world war in creating Post-war society?
• How did immigration change Britain in the 20th century?
• How and why did women and LGBTQ people fight for their rights?

Our GCSE course follows the Edexcel specification. Students study two units in year 10, an overview study of medicine through time from 1250 to the present. This includes a location study and source investigation of the British campaigns on the Western Front and their relation to medical advancements. In addition students complete a depth study on the reigns of Richard and John, this medieval study considered the Third Crusade and the signing of Magna Carta.

The year 11 GCSE History course examines Russian Communism from the Bolshevik revolt in 1917 to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. This involves a study of the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin followed by an investigation of the Cold War.