Contact Name: Mr G Reid
Who's who:
Mr G Reid | Head of History |
Mr T Gatehouse | History Tutor |
Ms S Jones | History Tutor |
Mr T Williams | History Tutor |
Details of KS3:
KS 3 Taught in mixed ability groups in Years 7 and 8
Subject Coverage:
- Medieval Realms 1000-1500 including the Battle of Hastings, King John, The Black Death, Heraldry and Witchcraft
- North American Indians - looking at the Native Peoples of North America
- 1750-1900 Expansion, Trade and Industry including slavery and factory conditions
- 20th Century World including the Shoah and the impact of war
Details of KS4:
All GCSE groups are taught in mixed ability.
Term 1 of Year 9: GCSE Bridging Unit to include First World War, assassination of JFK and the Vietnam War
GCSE Schools History Project (OCR)
Content:
- Medicine through time (development study)
- Germany 1918-1945 (depth study)
- Coursework - Fountains Abbey, local study
Fountains Abbey coursework completed after site visit to the Abbey. This coursework takes place in Year 10.
2012 GCSE pass rate: 75% A* - C of which 29% achieved A* - A
Details of KS5:
OCR Board A2, AQA AS
AS: AQA
- HIS2R A sixties Social revolution? British Society, 1959-1975
- HIS1H Tsarist Russia 1855 - 1917
2012 AS pass rate 100% A - E
A2: OCR
- Historical Investigations on Elizabeth I
- Themes in History: Ireland 1798-1921
- Independent Study of 2000 words of pupil's own choice.
2012 A2 pass rate 100% A-E
Forthcoming Events:
- Castles competition for Year 7
- Super Challenge for GCSE - the race for the trophies is on!
- Y9 Residential in Ypres - Battlefield Tour
- Curriculum enrichment residential to Krakow, Poland
