This ordered study requires the acquisition and use of skills which have a value and usefulness in other areas of life. We believe that every school leaver should possess some historical knowledge and perspective, some understanding of how our country, and our world, came to be where they are now. The pupil should understand the principles of cause and consequence and he should be able to extract information from evidence of all kinds. These are all skills much needed in modern society, whose bases are changing radically and constantly. History,however, has more to offer than this.
History is about men and women.
Humans have not changed materially over the centuries, so History is the humane study par excellence. It will be a sad day when it is no longer relevant to study humanity. One learns from History that men's motives may not be either what they declare them to be, nor even what they genuinely believe then to be . History involves a critical examination of sources of information. For a democratic society, History has an even greater importance.