Curriculum Intent
In History, our intent is:
- To create a broad and balanced knowledge and understanding of the history of Britain, set in the context of the wider world
- To provide knowledge on a variety of events/ people for students to analyse and build their own judgements using those facts as evidence whilst developing students’ ability to undertake historical enquiry by asking and answering questions
- To provide a diversity rich curriculum with regular connections to the local context through the teaching of history at different scales and different depths and breadths
- To know and understand a wide variety of historical experiences through a study of social, economic, religious and political histories
- To embed the secondary key concepts in history: causation and consequence, similarity and difference, change and continuity, significance, through a chronological study of the past
Curriculum Plan
History Curriculum Overview September 2022 2023
Exam Board Information
Key Stage 4
Edexcel GCSE History (1H10) https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html
Key Stage 5
AQA A Level History (7042) Topics 1C and 2H: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/as-and-a-level/history-7041-7042/specification-at-a-glance
Reading List
Books
Freedom (1783) by Catherine Johnson
I Am David by Anne Holm
War Horse, Goodnight Mr Tom and Private peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Horrible histories series
When Hitler stole pink rabbit Judith Kerr
The book thief – Marcus Zusak
The diary of Anne Frank – Anne Frank
J Holt: Robin Hood
Graphic Novels
Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind (Sapiens, 1)
Black and British: An Illustrated History by David Olusoga
Podcasts
BBC history home school history
Battle of Hastings https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000jp20
Mary queen of scots – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3GDZLVN4cJ87MWGFtkVLzqZ/homeschool-history-lesson-mary-queen-of-scots
The Restoration –
Websites
Spartacus Educational (spartacus-educational.com)
The History Learning Site Covering All Historical Topics
Subject Leader Information
Subject Leader: Mr Paul Lightfoot
Email: plightfoot@christtheking.notts.sch.uk