St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

History

History

Purpose of study:
1. Develop the breadth and depth of students historical knowledge; teach students the story of the past.
2. Develop students understanding of the key concepts of history; causation, consequence, significance, source analysis and interpretations.
3. Develop students historical literacy; teach students how to justify and explain their ideas about the past.
4. Develop students understanding of the world today and current events; through the links to the past and examples from the past.

Year 7 – c.1066-c.1550
Autumn Term 1 Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? 
Autumn Term 2 What was the significance of the Norman Conquest? 
Spring Term 1 What was the significance of conflict in the Middle Ages? 
Spring Term 2 What were the main political changes in the Middle Ages?
Summer Term 1 What was the significance of the Peasants Revolt? 
Summer Term 2 What was the consequence of the Wars of the Roses? 
Year 8 – c.1550-c.1900
Autumn Term 1 What was the impact of religion on Mary and Elizabeth?
Autumn Term 2 Why did the English fight each other and who won? 
Spring Term 1 Who ran the country: Crown or Parliament?
Spring Term 2 What was it like to be involved in the Transatlantic slave trade? 
Summer Term 1 How did the British Empire develop?
Summer Term 2 What caused people to migrate? 
Year 9 – c.1900-present
Autumn Term 1 What was the significance of the Suffragettes & The First World War Depth Study
Autumn Term 2 The First World War Depth Study 
Spring Term 1 The First World War Depth Study & How did politics change in the 20th century: the rise of dictators? 
Spring Term 2 How did Germany change under the Nazis? & What caused WWII?
Summer Term 1 What happened during WWII?
Summer Term 2 Why is the Middle East in the news so much? 
Year 10 – Edexcel GCSE 
Autumn Term 1 B4. Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88 
Autumn Term 2 B4. Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88
Spring Term 1 13. Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill 
Spring Term 2 13. Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill 
Summer Term 1 13. Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill 
Summer Term 2 31. Weimar and Nazi Germany 
Year 11
Autumn Term 1 31. Weimar and Nazi Germany 
Autumn Term 2 31. Weimar and Nazi Germany 
Spring Term 1 P4. Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 
Spring Term 2 P4. Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 
Summer Term 1 Exam Preparation 
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