History
In an ever-changing world, History helps to provide context and understanding for global events. Our lessons are engaging, interactive and discursive. We aim to equip students with the skills to review information and interpretations critically, and help them to develop the confidence to formulate and articulate their own judgements.
In addition to a broad and stimulating curriculum across all three key stages, the department provides many different ways for students to further their interest. For example: every year, Year 7 have an interactive workshop on Medieval Life with a re-enactment company and a group of Year 9 enjoy a visit to France which takes in the battlefields and memorials of the D-Day landings, bringing their learning to life. We take Year 11 students to Berlin to enrich their understanding of Weimar and Nazi Germany, and the Cold War. EDI is integral to the department’s focus, therefore selected groups of students also take part in the Dora Love Prize and the Lessons From Auschwitz project.
A very well-attended History Society sees weekly talks given by Sixth Form students on other areas of History of interest to them, as well as occasional rewarding visits or online talks by experts in their field. The department offers trips to revision lectures for Year 13, and support for students applying for History at university with after-school meetings that challenge and inspire students to engage with History beyond the curriculum.
