History and Government & Politics
History
The History Curriculum seeks to develop an understanding of the vital skills of a historian when handling historical evidence, together with familiarity of historical language. It wishes to foster within all students an engagement with, and sensitivity to the past through exploring the political, social and economic and wider dimensions of History through creative work, and independent thought and research. It seeks to facilitate understanding through both chronological and thematic frameworks to provide a broad and balanced appreciation of key turning points in both British and World History. It seeks to examine the diversity of human experience and appreciation of the experiences of key individuals, and key groups. It seeks to allow all to participate in order to promote a love of learning about the past, to identify links and to recognise how the past has shaped the present and still impacts upon the contemporary world. It seeks to be flexible, so as to use opportunities for extra- curricular themes that link with local, national and world history and events.
Government and Politics
The Government and Politics Curriculum seeks to provide all students with an understanding and appreciation of the democratic process, as well as familiarity with key political terminology and concepts for both UK and American Politics. It seeks to provide a broad and balanced examination of key political ideologies that enable students to understand and reach their own judgements and progress in their understanding of how different political systems operate. It seeks to provide students with an understanding of political institutions and political processes through practical and extra-curricular opportunities. It seeks to encourage a questioning approach and the importance of debate to foster independent thinking and research to facilitate understanding through application of ideas to contemporary British and American Politics that will lead to a continued engagement with the political environment.
The Department
The History departmental team regard the study of History as a firm foundation for being able to understand the world of today. We really like to highlight a saying attributed to Sir John Seeley that “ History is past politics; and politics present history”. We want students to be questioning of evidence, and not just accept things on face value. We want people to enjoy the past creatively. Historians can be quite difficult questioning people, but on the whole that is great preparation for a wide range of interesting careers that require close attention to detail. We work hard to promote toleration from learning lessons from the past. We take time to mark key commemorations of events that have shaped our cultural heritage, in particular Remembrance. We enjoy holding our local politicians to account through question time and staging mock General Elections and there have been quite a few of these recently!
Course organisation
Year 7 | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
What is history? | England before 1066 |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
1066 | Medieval England |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Religion in Medieval time |
Tudor Project |
Year 8 | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
Images of an Age Propaganda |
Civil War |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
Trial and execution of Charles 1 |
Cromwell Interpretation |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Charles II The Glorious Revolution |
French Revolution |
Year 9 | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
The British Empire |
Slavery |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
Continuation of Slavery |
Franchise Presentation |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Continuation of Franchise Presentation |
The Holocaust |
Year 10 | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 |
Continuation of Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
Continuation of Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 |
America 1920-1973 |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Continuation of America 1920-1973 |
Continuation of America 1920-1973 |
Year 11 | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
America Medicine -independent work |
Continuation of: America Medicine -independent work |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
Elizabethan England 1568-1603 |
Continuation of Elizabethan England 1568-1603 |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Review of Medicine |
Continuation of Review of Medicine |
Year 12 - Tudors | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
Henry VII |
Continuation of Henry VII |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
Henry VIII Early Years |
The King’s Great Matter |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Foreign Policy |
Later Years |
Year 12 - Weimar Germany | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
The Weimar Republic: Impact of war and Impact of the Versailles Settlement. |
The Weimar Republic: Economic and social problems (1919-24) and political instability and extremism. |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
The ‘Golden Age’ of the Weimar Republic – economic, social and cultural developments 1924-28. |
The ‘Golden Age’ of the Weimar Republic – Political developments and the workings of democracy 1924-28 Germany’s international position, 1924-28. |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
The collapse of democracy – the impact of Depression of 1929 and the appeal of Nazism and communism |
The collapse of democracy – the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor and the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship, January- March 1933 |
Year 13 - Tudors | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
Reigns of Edward VI and Mary The little Tudors |
Extent of Tudor Criss |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
Elizabeth I Religious Settlement |
Marriage Question Social and Economic conditions Poverty |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Elizabethan Government Religious ideas Church by 1603 |
Conflict and exploration in Elizabeth’s reign |
Year 13 - Nazi Germany 1933-1945 | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933-39 Hitler’s consolidation of power, March 1933-August 1934 and the ‘Terror State’ |
The Nazi Dictatorship, 1933-39 Economic and social policies |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
The Racial State, 1933-41 The development of anti-Semitic policies, 1938-40 and policies towards to the Jews, 1940-41 |
The Racial State, 1933-41 The radicalisation of the state and Nazi policies towards the Jews, 1933-37 |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
The Impact of War, 1939-45 The impact of war on German society The wartime economy and the work of Speer |
The Impact of War, 1939-45 The ‘Final Solution’ Opposition and resistance in wartime |
Year 12 - Politics | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
UK Democracy and Participation UK Constitution |
Elections and Referenda Parliament |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
Continuation of: Elections and Referenda Parliament |
Political Parties Cabinet |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
Devolution Judiciary |
EU |
Year 13 - Politics | ||
Half Terms 1 & 2 |
US Elections Referendums Pressure Groups Ideology Independent research |
Continuation of: US Elections Referendums Pressure Groups Ideology Independent research |
Half Terms 3 & 4 |
US Political Parties Congress |
US Constitution Federalism |
Half Terms 5 & 6 |
US Judiciary Supreme Court Presidency |
US Civil Rights |
Enrichment
Lower School History Club
Mock Election
Trips
Year 7 - Conwy Castle
Year 9 - International Slavery Museum, Liverpool
GCSE - Holocaust Memorial FACT
Year 12 - Pathways to Law
Staffing
Ms V.M. Pryce Curriculum Leader Humanities, Subject Leader History and Politics
Miss L. Fielding Teacher of History and Government and Politics