Humanities

KS3 follows a two-year rolling programme, which is tailored to student need. The programme of learning is focused on History and aims to provide students with a secure foundation of historical knowledge, a clear grasp of key historical concepts and an appreciation of how historians work. Topics are studied with a chronological underpinning to develop sense of period and are driven by enquiry questions rooted in historical scholarship.

Topics studied may include:

How did the Duke of Normandy become the King of England?
‘A truck-load of trouble?’: What were the consequences of the Norman Conquest?
Tough at the top: What were the limits of medieval kingship?
‘Nasty, brutish and short’: Is this a fair assessment of life in medieval England?
What was life like in the medieval kingdoms of Western Africa?
How did Miranda Kaufmann uncover the lives of Black Tudors?
How far did the Protestant Reformation change England?
Why did the English execute their king?
‘Liberty’s Dawn?’ How far did the Industrial Revolution change Britain for the better?
Why was Liverpool important to the Triangular Slave Trade and what is its legacy today?
How ‘Inglorious’ was the British Empire?
‘Sleepwalkers?’ Why did war break out in 1914?
How similar were the experiences of men who fought in WW1?
Did a Mad Monk bring down the Tsar of All the Russias?
What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?
What can we learn from studying The Holocaust?
‘Never had it so good’: To what extent was post-war Britain an age of affluence?
‘A Historical Colossus’: How significant was MLK to the advancement of African American civil rights?
What is the significance of the Empire Windrush to modern Britain?

For more information please contact Ms Cooney.