History
The History Department aims to develop and empower pupils creative thinking, problem solving, curiosity, time management, managing information, exploration and resilience skills through the study of history.
With this in mind lessons are developed to:
- enable pupils to gain knowledge and understanding of the world around them, how did we get to where we are? What makes you, you? What motivates people?
- encourage pupils to become critical thinkers, recognise and acknowledge views of others while defending their own perspective
- encourage communication through various modes of communication
- improve knowledge and skills of historical enquiry
- stimulate interest in history and cultural heritage and therefore encourage concern in sustainability of historical records and sites.
Key Stage 3
Topics covered at Key Stage 3 may include:
Year 8
- Introduction to History
- Development of historical skills
- The history of me
- The Normans in England
- Ireland before the Normans
- The Normans in Ireland
- Castle development
Year 9
- Rivalry and Conflict
- The Reformation
- People of the reformation – personal project
- The Tudors
- The Spanish Armada
- Ulster Plantation
- The Battle of the Boyne
Year 10
- The potato famine
- Nationalism and Unionism
- The First World War
- The two Irelands of 1916
Key Stage 4
All GCSE classes follow the CCEA examination specification.
Year 11
Modern world studies:
Northern Ireland 1968-1988 (compulsory), and
Germany 1933–1945 or Life in the USA 1920-1933
Year 12
International relations 1945 -2003
