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We believe that the study of History is critical for students to be able to have a sense of their own identity and place in the world.
Our curriculum aims to educate our students about the past so that they have an understanding of the world in which they live and how history has shaped their lives. We aim to enable our students to ask meaningful questions, think critically and develop arguments based on a wide range of evidence and sources presented to them. We want students to be able to make coherent, critical and sustained judgements so that they can become valued and valuable citizens in today’s society.
Key Stage 3 students will study:
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Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 7 |
Life in Roman and Anglo Saxon England |
Medieval Monarchs and the Tudors |
Stuart and Georgian England
Castles over time |
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Year 8 |
The British Empire The Transatlantic Slave Trade World War I |
Suffrage 1920s USA and Weimar Germany The Rise of Hitler |
The League of Nations and Appeasement World War II The Holocaust |
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Year 9 |
The Cold War |
Britain and the Wider World |
Social Change and its impact on Britain |
In Key Stage 4, GCSE History (Pearson Edexcel), students will study the following programme:
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 10 |
Crime and Punishment Whitechapel Historic Environment Study |
American West |
Elizabeth I – Elizabethan life, government and threats to her rule. |
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Year 11 |
The challenges faced by Elizabeth I and exploration. Weimar Germany |
Germany – The Growth of the Nazi Party |
Revision |
In Key Stage 5, A Level History (AQA), students will study the following programme:
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
Tudors - Henry VII – acquiring and maintaining the throne. Germany – Establishment of the Republic |
Tudors – the early years of Henry VIII and the King’s Great Matter Germany – Political instability and extremism |
Tudors – Henry VIII, economy, society, trade and the final years. Germany – Society and economy |
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Year 13 |
Tudors – Edward VI and Mary I
Germany – German society under the Nazis
NEA – write up |
Tudors - Elizabeth
Germany – Anti-Semitism and The Final Solution |
Tudors - Revision
Germany - Revision |
In Key Stage 5, A Level Politics (AQA), students will study the following programme:
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
UK – Constitution and Parliament
US – Constitution and Supreme Court
Ideologies - Liberalism
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UK – Prime Minister and the Cabinet, The Judiciary
US – Legislature, the Executive
Ideologies - Socialism |
UK – Devolution, Democracy and Participation,
US – Election process and direct democracy
Ideologies - Conservatism |
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Year 13 |
UK – Elections and Referendums, Political Parties and Pressure Groups
US – Political Parties, pressure groups, Civil Rights
Ideologies - Nationalism
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UK – European Union
US – Comparative Politics of the USA and the UK
Ideologies - Feminism
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UK – Revision
US - Revision
Ideologies - Revision
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If you wish to receive further information regarding our History curriculum, please send an email to admin@coundoncourt.org and mark it FAO Ms K Harvey, Learning Team Leader for History
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| History Curriculum Intent |
