Why study History? 

History teaches many valuable and transferable skills which you will be able to apply in other subjects and in your future career and studies. History helps develop your skills of understanding, analysis, summary, inference and essay writing.

Studying the past will help you to develop an understanding of the world you live in today.

What will I study?

The course covers a range of medieval, early modern and modern history. Students will study:

Medicine in Britain, 1250 to present, considering the changes in medicine over the years, with particular focus on injuries and treatment in the First World War; Elizabethan England 1558-1588, with a focus on Elizabeth’s religious policies, the situation she faced abroad and Elizabethan society; Super power relations, looking at the relationship of USA and USSR throughout the second half of the twentieth century in the Cold War; and Weimar and Nazi Germany, where we consider how the Nazi Party came to power in Germany and how life for the German people changed as a result of this.

How will I study?

History is taught through a wide range of methods, which appeal to different learning styles. Lessons feature a variety of activities, including discussion work, group and pair work, source analysis, written work, PowerPoints, group presentations and much more. Be prepared to share your ideas.

How will my work be assessed?

• Thematic study and historic environment (Medicine in Britain 1250 - present date) -30%
• Period study an British depth study (Elizabethan England 1558 -1588 Super power relations (Cold War) 1941-1991) - 40%
• Modern depth study (Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939) - 30%

Please see Miss Simpkins for more information.