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History Department

Subject Outline / Aim


Theodore Roosevelt wrote ‘I believe the more you know about the past, the better you are prepared for the future’

It is the aim of the History department at Holy Family Catholic High School to enthuse students in their study of History and instil in them a better understanding of the world in which we live. Throughout the key stages overview and in depth studies are delivered to enable a diverse History to be taught which aims to empower students and promote reflection. Students are given the opportunity to build knowledge and understanding of historical events and trends, especially over the past century, enabling them to develop a much greater appreciation for current events today. By the end of KS3, students have an understanding of all the second order concepts necessary for success at G.C.S.E.

KS3


Topics Covered

  Half Term 1 Half Term 2 Half Term 3 Half Term 4 Half Term 5 Half Term 6
Year 7 What is History?

 

(The units examines through the Romans, the skills required for History)

Conquest

 

 

Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?

Normanisation

 

 

How did William take control?

Medieval lives

 

Faith

The Power of the Roman Catholic Church

Medieval lives

 

Disease

Protest

Reformation

 

 

What will the Early Modern period be remembered for?

What was Henry’s great matter?

What was the Reformation?

Year 8 Half Term 1 Half Term 2 Half Term 3 Half Term 4 Half Term 5 Half Term 6
  What was the counter Reformation?

What were the problems Elizabeth face?

The rise and fall of the British Empire

What was the transatlantic slave trade?

How has it shaped Modern Britain?

What was the Triangular trade?

What was the Middle Passage?

How were slaves treated?

How was slavery abolished?

How did the Civil Rights Movement emerge?

What was the Industrial Revolution?

What was life like in Industrial Britain?

How has it shaped Britain today?

How did Industrialisation affect the lives of British people?

Jack the Ripper

Immigration

Suffrage

Why did WW1 break out?

What was the contribution of the empire?

How did the end of WW1 lead to the rise of Hitler?

Year 9 Half Term 1 Half Term 2 Half Term 3 Half Term 4    
  How did the Holocaust happen?  Depth Study  (Escalation of persecution) Did the atom bomb need to be detonated to end the Second World War?

 

What was the Cold War? (Overview)

Medieval Medicine

Who was Hippocrates and Galen?

What did people believe caused disease?

How were diseases treated and prevented in the Middle Ages?

Renaissance Medicine

What was the cause of disease?

How were diseases treated in the Renaissance period?

How far had medicine developed in the Renaissance period?

   

Homework is set once a week.

Learning Journey Please follow the links below to see a detailed overview of History at KS3.

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

KS4


Assessment Information / Exams

At G.C.S.E the department follows Edexcel History 9-1, students are required to sit 3 papers. There are no coursework elements it is 100% exam. The papers are:

Paper 1  1 hr 15 mins

History Medicine in Britain c1250-Present  

Paper 2 1 hr 45 mins

Anglo Saxon and Norman England c1060-1088

Superpower Relations and the Cold War

Paper 3  1 hr 20 mins

History Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939

Learning Journey Please see for a detailed overview of History at KS4

Year 10

Year 11

Subject Support Materials / Equipment


Websites

https://alphahistory.com/weimarrepublic/

https://alphahistory.com/nazigermany/

https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/

Revision Guides

Workbooks

Year 9 & 10 Paper 1 CGP Edexcel GCSE History Medicine in Britain c1250-Present

Year 10 Paper 3 CGP Edexcel GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939

Year 10 & 11 Paper 2 CGP Edexcel GCSE History Superpower Relations and the Cold War

Year 11 Paper 2 CGP Edexcel GCSE History Anglo Saxon and Norman England c1060-1088

The following knowledge organisers are also available

Paper 1 Medicine History

Paper 1 History

Paper 2

Anglo Saxon and Norman England c1060-1088

File 1

File 2

File 3

File 4

Paper 3

Weimar and Nazi Germany

 

Year 11 summer work due Sept 2021

Quizzes

G.C.S.E pod Student activities for Paper 1 beneficial for Year 9 and Year 10

Medicine in Britain

The British Sector of the Western Front

Extra-Curricular


Clubs KS3 History club, KS4 Revision classes

Trips Thackray Museum of Medicine