Aim:

The History Department is lively, enthusiastic, dedicated and committed to excellence. It is the principal aim of the Department to make the History we teach both interesting and relevant to pupils. We seek to encourage a passion for the subject and to do so in an enjoyable manner as possible. We firmly believe that the past holds an innate fascination to our students, and promote the ethos that History should always be fun.

Studying History will help to:

The study of History is crucial in helping to develop skills which are essential; thinking about and analysing information, forming opinions based on evidence and arguing your point of view in a reasoned way. Learning history means gaining some skill in sorting through diverse, often conflicting interpretations and it provides opportunities to engage in debate and achieve perspective.

Structure:

Students in Year 7, 8 and 9 have a History lesson each week.

GCSE History

History is a strong option subject and results have been very good, with 100% pass rates for the past six years. The GCSE course is designed not only to further historical understanding and political awareness of the modern world but also to develop wider skills.

The course is split the three sections:

International Relations 1918-39
How was British Society changed 1906-1918?
Germany 1914-45

Trips and Educational Visits:

In order to enhance the Curriculum and make the subject as real as possible to pupils the History Department offers a wide range of trips.
Year 7 pupils - Roman site at Wall near Lichfield
Year 8 pupils - Warwick Castle
Year 9 pupils - Staffordshire Regiment Museum
Year 10 - Palace of Westminster.
Year 11 - Beth Shalom
In conjunction with the RS department we have run a successful trip to Rome and Normandy.

Careers and Higher Education:

Many pupils go on to take History at A level and find that by studying different phases of the past they gain a broad perspective that gives them the range and flexibility required in many work situations.

Pass rate
2007-2008 100% A*-C
2008-2009 100% A*-C