History

 

"A generation which ignores history has no past and no future."

Robert Heinlein

 

 

 

 

Subject Staff

Name	Role	Contact
Mrs J White	Head of Department	Contact
Mr M Auger	Classroom Teacher, Deputy Headteacher	Contact
Miss D Brown	Classroom Teacher, Head of Year 11	Contact

 

 

 

 

Our Intent:

At Lancaster High School, we see our students as trainee historians whom we develop in exceptional historians that will foster a lifelong passion for history.

We strive to develop young people who will leave us with an understanding of how the world in which they live has been shaped by past events, and how an understanding of this, can contribute towards a richer experience of life in our local, national and global community.

Through a study of the past, we intend to develop individuals who will appreciate, but also challenge, aspects of our own society. This is a particular challenge for some in our community, which we strive to address with our enquiry based approach to all learning.

We focus our study primarily on Britain and take opportunities to see how events that we have study affected our locality. In addition to Britain, we introduce a wide focus into Europe and beyond. We develop our students so that they are able to write historically in an extended synoptic fashion using the following key skills. Furthermore, we support pupils to understand how these skills will serve them well in many aspects of their lives.

• Knowledge: To develop a detailed understanding of events and individuals involved in them
• Analysis of the events that we study focusing on, cause, consequence, significance, change, continuity, similarity and difference.
• Use of Sources, what can sources tell us and how do we assess their usefulness?
• Interpretations and judgements, identifying them, knowing why they may be different, making judgements about which they agree with and the ability to form their own.

Our curriculum roadmaps give a more detailed overview of our programme of study both overall and within each year group from 7-9. In red text, are the key themes that we pick up and follow through the units. Key skills are highlighted in black, local history studies in green and assessment points in blue. 

View History Curriculum - Roadmap Overview

 

KS3 Overview of Units

	Term 1 Topics	Term 2 Topics	Term 3 Topics	Curriculum Roadmap
Year 7	How has migration helped shape the British Isles? What was the legacy of 1066?	Were the Crusades a truly religious war? Could Medieval monarchs do as they wanted?	How have indigenous people been affect by discrimination?	View Document
Year 8	Did the French Revolution bring liberty and equality to France? What was the cost of British expansion	How did the industrial revolution change the landscape and lives of British people?	Was World War One the war to end all wars?	View Document
Year 9	Why did British women get the vote? Was World War I the war to end all wars?	How did the rise of nationalism shape Germany between 1932-1939? What was the impact on WW2 on the world and its people?	How far have individuals caused conflict in the Middle East?	View Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parents / carers can best support pupils by: Looking through pupils’ books and asking questions about what they have studied and then discussing how and why it may been important. Discussions about current political debates will also support an understanding of many of our topics.

Key Stage 4:

Qualification type, exam board and syllabus if applicable: GCSE History, Edexcel
Link to specification: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html
 

 

Assessment:

Paper 1	Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city.	1 hour 15 minutes	30%
Paper 2	Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 and Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91	1 hour 45 minutes	40%
Paper 3	The USA, 1954–75: conflict at home and abroad.	1 hour 20 minutes	30%

 

 

 

 

 

Parents / carers can best support pupils by: Looking through pupils’ books and asking questions about what they have studied. Ask them why events were significant and what consequences and changes the event may have brought. 

 

Additional materials to support study and revision:

Resource	Link
GCSE Pod (login available from teacher)	https://www.gcsepod.com
BBC Bitesize	https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwbysg8 (Cold War Paper2 and Vietnam Paper 3) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgdk4j6 (Anglo Saxons and Normans – Paper 2)
Revision guide for Crime and Punishment	https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-History-Punishment-Revision-Workbook/dp/1292169702
Revision guide for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England (Paper 2)	https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-History-Anglo-Saxon-Revision-Workbook/dp/1292169745
Revision guide for Superpower relations and the Cold War	https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-Superpower-relations-Revision-Workbook/dp/1292169753
Revision guide for USA, 1954-75: conflict at home and abroad	https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revise-Edexcel-History-Revision-Workbook-ebook/dp/B073JP7T3F