Quick Links Home About Parents Students Curriculum News & events Vacancies Contact us Home Curriculum History History Intent: Quote: ‘History can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future.’ – Robert Penn Warren KS3 broadly follows a national curriculum model and covers c1000 years of history. This allows student to study both breadth and depth studies as well as develop their critical thinking and historical source skills. KS4 covers a thematic study to understand change and continuity across a long sweep of history, including the most significant characteristics from different ages in paper 1. A period and British depth Study in Paper 2, focuses on a substantial and coherent time span, to allow study of the complexity of society / historical situation and the interplay of different aspects within it. Modern Depth Study paper 3 again focuses on a substantial and coherent time span, to allow study of the complexity of society / historical situation using different historical interpretations. Our aims are to: build on prior learning in primary school and at KS3 in order to develop a life-long passion and enthusiasm for history develop students’ understanding of the history of Britain and the events that shaped it. Develop students’ understanding the role Britain played in key events in world history develop students’ understanding of historical concepts such as cause and consequence and change and continuity develop students’ skills to interrogate a range of historical material and sources encourage all students to consider further study of history or history related subject such as politics at post-16 and beyond develop students’ interest in history in the wider world through activities such as discussion, links to world events and history in the news Teaching will happen in mixed ability groups with years KS3 usually being taught in form groups and KS4 taught in option groups Specification: Edexcel GCSE and GCE 2014 (pearson.com) Unit 1 pages 11-14 Unit 2 pages 24-25 and 32-33 Unit 3 pages 40-41 Curriculum Sequence Implementation: Year Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 7 An introduction to the skills of an Historian. Use of evidence to investigate the mystery of Jack the Ripper. Introduction to the evaluation of historical evidence and time terms Romans – Journey to Rome project. An investigation to life in 2nd century BCE Rome, Getting to Rome, health and hygiene, entertainment and the role of the empire in trade The Norman Conquest. Anglo- the Causes and events of the Norman Invasion in 1066. The Battle of Hastings and the outcome of the battle Life in Medieval England, The short term impact of the Norma Conquest. Harrying of the North, rebellions and the establishment of castles as a means of control Change and development in castle design. Life in Norman England, Town v village life. Key events in medieval England, The Black Death, Peasants revolt and an enquiry into the interpretations of king John and the magna Carta 8 Contextualising the Transatlantic Slave trade. The Coulson Statue and the legacy of empire in context of BLM. Middle Passage and plantation life. Resistance and rebellion, abolition and the role of the Black Soldier in the American Civil War and the fight for Freedom and emancipation Elizabeth – Golden Age Problems on accession – legitimacy, debt, female monarch. Propaganda & imagery Religious Settlement . Elizabeth – problems home and abroad – MQS and Spanish threat Life in Tudor England Poverty Women Sport & Leisure The Industrial Revolution Living condition and public health: Cholera Factory life and child labour 9 Britain and WW1 – Recruitment including Empire soldiers, life in the trenches, weapons of WW1. Treaty of Versailles A role play to look at the aims and outcomes of the Peace Treaty in 1919 The struggle for the female vote. The aims, methods and tactics of the Suffragists v the Suffragettes. The growth of militancy and the role of women in WW1 leading the Vote in 1918 The Homefront in WW2. Investigation of the ‘Blitz Spirit’ and the experience of Blitz, evacuation and living through the war Life in Nazi Germany and persecution of minorities. The Holocaust Start GCSE teaching: Medicine through Time. Paper 1 Cause and treatment of disease. Four humours & Hippocrates and Galen, medieval treatments and Black Death 10 Medicine through Time. Paper 1 Cause, treatment & prevention of disease in Renaissance (1500-1700) & Industrial times (1700-1900). Medicine through Time. Paper 1 Cause, treatment & prevention of disease in 1900- present. Development of Surgery Historic Environment Paper 1 Treatment of wounds on the Western Front. Early Elizabethan England Paper 2. Problems on accession, RE Settlement, challenges to RE settlement. Mary Queen of Scots Early Elizabethan England Paper 2. The Netherlands, Problems from abroad: Spanish Armada The voyages of exploration, Tudor life, Education, poverty, pass times – Weimar and Nazi Germany. Paper 3 Setting up of Weimar Republic. Problems faced by Weimar Left & Right 11 Weimar and Nazi Germany. Paper 3 Economic problems, Stresemann and Golden years. Early years & development of Nazi Party How did Hitler become Chancellor And dictator? Life in Nazi Germany. Police state & control Youth, Women, minorities and opposition Superpower relations and the Cold War. Paper 2 Reasons for CW & Early tensions – conferences, E. Europe, T doc, M Aid, Comicon & Cominform, Berlin Blockade & NATO Superpower relations and the Cold War. Paper 2 Hungary, Cuba & Czech crisis’s. Détente, Afghanistan, Reagan & Gorbachev – end of CW END of course – revision & skills Revision / exam N/A Curriculum Key Stage 3 curriculum Key Stage 4 curriculum Careers information English Mathematics Science Art & Design Performing Arts Food and Nutrition Geography History Computer Science and Business Studies Modern Foreign Languages Music Physical Education Religious Studies Personal Development and Citizenship TWICKENHAM SCHOOL Percy Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 6JW Email Us 020 8894 4503 Get Directions Terms of use Sitemap Privacy policy Parent View Cookie Usage High Visibility Version School website by * Cookie Policy: We use cookies on this site to improve your user experience. MORE INFORMATION ALLOW ALL COOKIES MANAGE PREFERENCES