History

• What is history?
• Medieval Realms
• Industrial Revolution
• Slavery and Black people's liberation

Our Curriculum @KS4- an option subject
We follow the AQA syllabus History A
A full breakdown of the specification is found at: http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcse/pdf/AQA-4040-W-SP.PDF

How to become a superb historian:

• Have an enquiring mind
• Make links between events
• Have a memory for dates
• Be interested in the people who shaped the past
• Understand now by linking it back to the past
• Source practice (applying the 5w's; who? where? why? when? what?)

Want to spark your interest in the past further?
‘What happened on this day? ‘http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday
I love history? http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

What skills can studying History develop?

• an ability for clear expression, both oral and written
• putting forward ideas and arguments in a concise manner
• gathering, investigating and assessing material
• condensing facts, ideas and argument
• basing conclusions on research
• synthesising ideas
• organising material in a logical and coherent way

Famous Historians