History & Politics

The History Department

A. Burgess: STLL Humanities and Head of History. Teacher of KS3, GCSE and Depth Study at A Level. Leadership of Humanities and direct oversight of History.
J. Griffiths: Assistant Head Teacher (KS3 Curriculum). Teacher of KS3, GCSE. Teacher in charge of A Level Government and Politics. Supports with curriculum development in KS3 and 4.
S. Tallett: Assistant Head Teacher. Teacher of KS3, GCSE and British A -Level in Year 13. Oversees teaching and administration of the A Level History NEA. Supports with curriculum development.
C. Peacock. Teacher of History in KS3 and GCSE. Responsible for leading the new GCSE.
Teacher of Government and Politics at A Level. Supports with curriculum development.
Amelia Van Loan : Career Teacher of History at KS3, GCSE and the new British A- Level History in Year 12. Also responsible for the planning and running of GCSE Field Visit. Supports with curriculum development.
Theo Burnett: Second year Early Career Teacher of History at KS3 and GCSE.

We aim to spark and nurture students' interest in, and enthusiasm for, History, and equip them with the academic skills and knowledge they need to write, think and debate like a historian. We want students to challenge perceptions about the world around them. We want to give the students the opportunity to experience good quality history as well as a love of the subject, to be able to formulate and substantiate their own views and interpretations in a critical and analytical way. Our curriculum covers some of the most important and exciting historical events. Pupils will learn about local, British and world history ranging from the Middle Ages through to the 1960’s. The stories of great royal houses to the poor in changing societies are included. Some of the topics we study include the Black Death, Tudors, Stuarts, the Industrial Revolution, the Suffragette movement, WWI, WWII, the Holocaust, Cold War and the changing society of the 1960s. At the end of Year 9 pupils have the option of selecting History as one of their GCSE options. They will follow the Edexcel GCSE course where they will study the Cold War and Superpower relations followed by USA-Conflict at Home and Abroad where they will study American Civil rights and the Vietnam war. In year 11 they will continue their GCSE curriculum and study Elizabeth I (Elizabethan Society and Exploration 1558-88) and will conclude their GCSE study with Crime and Punishment c1000-Present.

At A Level, students study the OCR History A Course where we examine the momentous reign of Louis XIV in 17^th Century France and cast an historian’s eye over the Tudors, the most famous and controversial of royal dynasties. They can then put the skills they have learned into practise in a piece of real historical research.

Exam Board

GCSE - OCR

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/history-b-schools-history-project-j411-from-2016/

GCSE - Edexcel

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html

A Level History - AQA

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/as-and-a-level/history-7041-7042/subject-content

A Level Politics - Edexcel

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/politics-2017.html

Useful History Websites

KS3

KS4