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History

Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 

Online Resources : www.schoolshistory.org.uk

Year 7


Assessment:

5 Key Assessments over the course of the year, covering the following historical skills: Causation, Source Interpretation, Significance, Knowledge & Understanding, Continuity and Change.
NC Levels: Most students are expected to achieve level 5 or above in History by the end of Key Stage 3, and to have progressed by at least one level from the start of Year 7.
Useful Website: www.bbc.co.uk/schools
Content of Course:

Britain in the Middle Ages 1066 - 1500. Norman Conquest, Medieval Life, Black Death, Crusader, Henry VIII, Religion Under the Tudors.

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Year 8


Assessment:

5 Key Assessments over the course of the year, covering the following historical skills: Causation, Source Interpretation, Significance, Knowledge and Understanding, Continuity and Change.

NC Levels: Most students are expected to achieve level 5 or above in History by the end of Key Stage 3, and to have progressed by at least half a level from the start of Year 8.
Useful Website: www.samlearning.co.uk
Content of Course:
  • The Making of the UK 1500 - 1700
  • James ?, English Civil War, Plague and Great Fire of London , Monarchy and Parliament
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • The French Revolution
  • The British Empire.

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Year 9


Assessment:

5 Key Assessments over the course of the year, covering the following historical skills: Causation, Source Interpretation, Significance, Knowledge and Understanding, Continuity and Change.

NC Levels: Most students are expected to achieve level 5 or above in History by the end of Key Stage 3, and to have progressed by at least half a level from the start of Year 9.
Useful Website: www.samlearning.co.uk
Content of Course:
  • Black Peoples of the Americas
  • Slave Trade and the Struggle for Freedom, Civil Rights in the 20 th Century
  • The Twentieth Century World
  • World War One, Life in Nazi Germany, World War Two, Key Events after 1945 e.g. Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Year 10


History
Qualification: GCSE
Syllabus: AQA Schools History Project Specification A
Useful Website:

http://www.aqa.org.uk

Assessment:

Two examination papers:

  • Medicine Through Time (37 ½ %)
  • American West (37 ½ %)
Coursework:

Two pieces of coursework:

  • History Around Us - Styal Mill (12 ½ %)
  • Modern World Conflict in Ireland , (12 ½ %)

The coursework units are completed towards the end of Year 10 and in the Autumn Term of Year 11.

Content of Course: In Year 10 students study Medicine Through Time and complete coursework on Styal Mill. In Year 11 Conflict in Ireland coursework is completed and then the American West Unit is studied.

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Year 11


History
Qualification: GCSE
Syllabus: AQA Schools History Project Specification A
Useful Website:

http://www.aqa.org.uk
Assessment:

Two examination papers:

  • Medicine Through Time (37½%)
  • American West (37½%)      
Coursework:

American West (37½%)

Two pieces of coursework:

  • History Around Us – Styal Mill (12½%)
  • Modern World - Conflict in Ireland, (12½%)
Content of Course:

The coursework units are completed towards the end of Year 10 and in the Autumn Term of Year 11.

In Year 10 students study Medicine Through Time and complete coursework on Styal Mill.  In Year 11 Conflict in Ireland coursework is completed and then the American West Unit is studied.

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