History @ The Bromfords School

and Sixth Form College

History is taught for one hour a week in Key Stage 3, this rises to 2.5 hours a week for GCSE History in Key Stage 4 and then 4 hours a week for AS and A Level History at Key Stage 5.

Key Stage 3 – Study Units

Each of the study units in KS3 run for approximately 7-8 weeks and finish with an assessment which is linked to one of the Historical Skill areas identified by the National Curriculum. The skills are; Extended Writing, Causes and Explanation, Change and Continuity, Sources and Evidence, Interpretation and Significance. Study Units Assessment Year 7: Historical skills introduction unit: Skills Test booklet The Roman Empire: Boudicca’s Rebellion (Interpretation) Medieval England: King John’s Rebellion (Causation) Castles Project: Castle presentation (Explanation) The Crusades: How did the Crusades change Europe (Change)

Year 7

Year 8

The Tudors: How much did religion change under the Tudors? The Stuarts: Why did Parliament win the Civil War? (Causation) The Royal Navy and development of the British Empire: Was the Royal Navy the most important reason for the growth of the British Empire? (Significance) The Industrial Revolution: How did the Ind Rev change Britain? (Change) The Slave Trade: Slave Trade Sources (Sources and Evidence)

Year 9

Civil Rights in the USA: How important was Martin Luther King to Civil Rights in the USA World War One: Soldier’s Story (Extended Writing) World War Two: Why did Germany lose World War 2 (Causation?)

The Holocaust: How useful is Schindler’s List for learning about the Holocaust?

(Evidence)

The Cold War

GCSE HISTORY

Year 10 Germany 1919 – 1945 Controlled Assessment – The Vietnam War 1964 – 73

Year 11 The History of Medicine The History of Surgery 1879 – 1918 Sources Paper

Sixth Form Year 12

AS Level History

Unit 1: A World Divided: Communism and Democracy in the 20th Century D5: Pursuing Life and Liberty; Equality in the USA, 1945-68 D6: Ideology, Conflict and Retreat; the USA in Asia, 1950-73 Unit 2: Early Modern British History; Crown and Authority Topic A2: Crown, Parliament and Authority in England 1588 – 1629

Sixth Form Year 13

A2 Level History

Unit 3: Revolution and Conflict in England Topic A2: Revolution, Republic and Restoration England 1629 – 1667 Unit 4: Historical Enquiry Unit CW40: Twentieth Century International Relations 1879 - 1980