History and Politics

The main aims of our Department are:

• To stimulate pupils' interest and curiosity about a range of cultures and time periods.
• To foster inquisitive minds who can confidently analyse both sources and historical interpretations.
• To encourage pupils to draw upon a wide range of knowledge in order to make historical judgements.

Key Stage 3

Year 7

• Battle of Hastings-why did William win?
• William the Conqueror-how did he keep control of England?
• Who had the power in the medieval period?
• Medieval London
• How similar was the medieval Islamic world to medieval London?

Year 8

• English Civil War-what made a country fight each other?
• Industrial Revolution-how far does the Industrial Revolution deserve its name?
• British Empire-should Britain apologise for her Empire?
• French Revolution
• Female suffrage-why did women get the vote?

Year 9

• World War One-why were Britain and her allies able to win?
• How similar were Hitler and Stalin?
• Who was responsible for the Holocaust?
• World War Two
• The Cold War