History

Through the Key Stage 3 History curriculum we aim to develop the cognitive and analytical skills required for students to orientate themselves, historically, within a changing world.

We want to equip students with the skills needed to interpret the increasingly complex and conflicting streams of media narratives they will be presented with in the present and future. We want them to be able to ask perceptive questions, weigh evidence, sift arguments and develop their own perspective and judgement. 

Students will pursue various enquiries and engage with a range of sources to understand how historical claims are made and how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. This will enable them to make connections, changes and consequences over short and long periods of time, with a key focus upon the last thousand years. They will learn how the UK has developed into a stable democracy as the relationship between monarch, parliament and the church has developed and adapted from 1066 to the present day.  We seek to build an understanding of how the growth of global trade and the building of an Empire enabled these rocky islands to become, for many years, the wealthiest and most powerful in the world; the cost to others will also be evaluated.  Students will learn about the origins and impact of the Great War and its subsequent economic and political impact on Europe and the world, with the rise of left and right-wing dictatorships.  Students will learn about the horrors of the holocaust, as well as its impact on the post-war world and issues of rights and diversity. As the British Empire came to an end, we will learn about the complexity and diversity of British society and to appreciate that this has shaped the multicultural UK in which they are growing up.  

History-Curriculum-Overview.pdf

Why our students love History

“I find that history brings a new view and perspective on human life and evolution, if it has really improved or not. 

 “I think that the way history is taught here is very understandable and interesting”

“I genuinely enjoy history as the lessons are always fun and interactive, gaining and sharing knowledge to understand society better.”

“In my opinion, Patcham High offers the best History lessons. The one thing that holds it all together is the brilliant teachers”