History
Mr E Holt (Head of Department)
Web Resources
- www.history.com
- BBC Bitesize: History
- History Hit
- Alpha History
- History Extra
- Spartacus Educational
- BBC Teach (YouTube)
- A History of the World (BBC)
For up to date information on KS4 and 5 courses, please see the Options Booklets
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Key Stage 3
Year 7
Term 1
What is History?
The Norman conquest
The Welsh princes and the conquest of Wales
“Our World”Term 2
“Our World”
The Medieval Church
King John and the Magna Carta
CastlesTerm 3
The Black Death
Mexico project
Medieval manor/towns
Year 8
Term 1
The Tudors and Stuarts
The Spanish Armada
WitchcraftTerm 2
The voyages of discovery
Native Americans
SlaveryTerm 3
The Aztecs
The American frontier
Year 9
Term 1
The Industrial Revolution
19th Century Crime e.g. Jack the Ripper
9/11Term 2
Significant events and people of the 20th Century e.g. Pearl Harbour
The Titanic
World War ITerm 3
World War II
Nazi Germany
American Popular CultureWays in which parents can help:
- Encourage pupils to complete homework and make corrections to classwork.
- Pupils are encouraged to research topics, so parents may help with this.
- Ensure work is copied up after absence.
Useful websites:
Useful books/magazines/publications:
- BBC History Magazine
- Medieval Minds, Think through History series by Byrom, Counsell and Riley.
- Modern Minds: The Twentieth Century World, Think through History series by Byrom, Counsell Gorman, Peaple and Riley.
- In Search of History, 1485-1714 by J.F. Aylett.
