History Curriculum

Number of lessons:

• Three KS4 History lessons per week.

The ability to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the time periods studied. (Assessment Objective 1)
• Explain and analyse historical events and time periods using concepts such as similarity, difference, change and continuity over time, causation, consequence and significance. (Assessment Objective 2)
• Use, analyse and evaluate sources and make judgements based on knowledge of the past. (Assessment Objective 3)
• Analyse, evaluate and judge different interpretations of the past. (Assessment Objective 4)

Year 10:

• Mid Unit and End of Unit formal written assessments – exam questions.
• Regular knowledge recall tests.
• External exams at the end of Year 11:
  • Paper 1: Medicine in Britain 1250-Present Day (30%) 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Paper 2 – 1 hour 45 minutes:
    • Anglo-Saxon and Norman England (20%) and
    • The American West 1835-1895 (20%)
  • Paper 3: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 (30%) 1 hour 20 minutes

Year 11: 

• • Mid Unit and End of Unit formal written assessments – exam questions.
  • Regular knowledge recall tests.
  • External exams at the end of Year 11:
    • Paper 1: Medicine in Britain 1250-Present Day (30%) 1 hour 15 minutes
    • Paper 2 – 1 hour 45 minutes:
      • Anglo-Saxon and Norman England (20%) and
      • The American West 1835-1895 (20%)
    • Paper 3: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939 (30%) 1 hour 20 minutes

All students need to carry the following equipment in pencil cases in their bags.

• Pencil
• Pen
• Ruler
• Rubber
• Laptop

• KS4: Check your child is engaging with homework tasks set online to prepare for knowledge recall tests and assessments.

We are currently reviewing our enrichment opportunities throughout all year groups.