History - Coombe Dean School Academy

Subject Leader: S Carew

Subject Team: S Collings, F Wedd, N Dulson, M Dennis, P Firth

General Subject Statement: History at Coombe Dean is based around the idea that knowing our past is essential to knowing who we are, both as human beings in general and as people of the United Kingdom. We hope to capture the imaginations of students by learning about our history in an engaging and challenging way, which can allow them to be informed adults when they leave Coombe Dean.

Key Stage 3 – Years 7 & 8

Subject statement:

History at KS3 aims to give students a general grounding in British history from 1066 to the present day. Key skills, such as interrogating evidence, understanding different interpretations of history and developing arguments are also developed.
We use the KS3 National Curriculum as the basis for our studies, although are not constrained by it.

Overview of topics covered

		Term 1- Autumn	Term 2- Spring	Term 3- Summer
Year 7	Topics	What is history? Brief history of Britain Medieval Realms: Norman conquest, feudalism, Black Death Thomas Beckett-church and crown, peasant’s revolt	Tudors and Stuarts Wars of the Roses, was Henry VII a gangster, Henry VIII – Edward VI Reformation, Mary I Counter Reformation, Elizabethan settlement	English Civil War: causes and events, witchcraft, Interregnum British empire and the slave trade Industrial Britain: Victorian towns /impact on society
	Assessment	Tollund Man: baseline at start of term *‘Luck was the most important reason for William’s victory at the Battle of Hastings’* How far do you agree?	*‘Queen Mary deserved the title ‘Bloody Mary’* How far do you agree?	*‘Oliver Cromwell deserved the title of the hero of the English Civil War’* *How far do you agree?*
	Homework opportunities	Local history project- focus on castles (Plympton) Castle/ shield building project	Local history project- Tudors in Devon and Cornwall	Local history project- civil war in Devon and Cornwall
Year 8	Topics	Jack the Ripper- source analysis and interpretation study Suffragettes- why did women win the vote? First World War- why was it a world war?	Inter-war years – how did they try to maintain peace? Rise of the dictators WW2 and Holocaust- wider world study Home Front- local study	End of WW2- Britain’s place in the world Post war- Cold War- impact of the dropping on the atomic bombs Civil rights in Britain and the wider world
	Assessment	*‘Francis Tumblety is the most likely suspect to have been Jack the Ripper’.* How far do you agree?	‘The main reason for the failure on the first day of the Battle of the Somme was poor leadership’.How far do you agree?	*‘It was necessary to drop the atomic bombs in order to end the war’* *How far do you agree?*
	Homework opportunities	Research current* theories in the news for Jack the Ripper suspects* WW1 family history project	Local history project- Plymouth during the Blitz	Local history project- family history Civil Rights Movement research project- what was the impact in Britain?

Links to useful websites

KS4 – Years 9-11

Subject statement: The new reformed GCSE gives students both a broad-brush overview of British and European history from 1066-present, as well as more focused studies of specific areas of history.

Exam board: Year 9 onwards, Edexcel GCSE History. Current Year 10 onward AQA GCSE History
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/gcse/history-8145

Overview of topics covered

		Term 1- Autumn	Term 2- Spring	Term 3- Summer
Year 9	Topics Edexcel GCSE	Re-introduction to history- history skills Medicine in Britain, 1250–present	Medicine in Britain, 1250–present	Elizabethan England
	Assessment A01, A02, A03, A04	*Knowledge test Autumn 2* Regular exam questions in class	*Knowledge test Spring 2* Regular exam questions in class End of unit mock exam	*Knowledge test Summer 2* Regular exam questions in class Whole school mocks
	Homework opportunities	Weekly 10s, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles	Weekly 10s, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles	Weekly 10s, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles
Year 10	Topics	Elizabethan England	American West	American West/ Germany
	Assessment A01, A02, A03, A04	*Knowledge test Autumn 2* Regular exam questions in class End of unit mock exam	*Knowledge test Spring 2* Regular exam questions in class End of unit mock exam	*Knowledge test Summer 2* Regular exam questions in class Whole school mocks
	Homework opportunities	Weekly 10s, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles	Weekly 10s, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles	Weekly 10s, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles
Year 11	Topics	Current: Elizabethan England and historical environment, Revision/exam skills_ health and the people (AQA spec) Sept 2021: Germany (new Edexcel spec) / Revision Health	Current: Health and the People/C&T revision (AQA spec), exam skills 2021: Revision Elizabethan England, American West (Edexcel)	Current: C&T/ Germany revision (AQA spec), exam skills *2021: Revision, exam skills (Edexcel)*

Links to useful websites

BBC GCSE Bitesize
http://www.johndclare.net – this was put together by a teacher and contains most of the required information. Not all topics on the website are relevant, so you’ll need to search for the necessary information.
http://www.mrallsophistory.com/revision/revision.html – an excellent series of podcasts for students, which contain detailed information on several topics.
http://www.revisegcsehistory.co.uk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edexcel-History-Medicine-Revision-Workbook/dp/1292169729/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=pearson+edexcel+medicine+revision+guide&qid=1583486573&s=books&sr=1-3 – Year 9 – Edxcel only
https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-GCSE-History-Revision-Guide/dp/1782946047/ref=asc_df_1782946047/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=311024204769&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14879337156638280816&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006988&hvtargid=aud-857761465096:pla-472185554075&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 – Year 10 and 11 – AQA course only

KS5 – Years 12-13

Subject statement:History A Level has been designed to develop students’ knowledge of British history, wider significant modern history (Russia) and to develop personal study skills and student-led learning (personal study). Students are encouraged to develop a life-long love of history, which each of their 3 teachers possess, as well as skills of research, evaluation and interpretation that will be vital in both future studies and the workplace.

Exam board
OCR History: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce-history-a-h105-h505-from-2015/

Year 12 – AS Level GCE History A – H105
Year 13 – A Level GCE History A – H505

Overview of topics covered:

Year 12	Topics see sixth form website for further details	Wars of the Roses – 2 hours a week Tudor foreign policy – 3 hours a week	Wars of the Roses – 2 hours a week Tudor foreign policy – 3 hours a week	Wars of the Roses – 2 hours a week Tudor foreign policy – 3 hours a week Begin coursework
	Assessment OCR exam board	*Knowledge test Autumn 2* Regular exam questions in class End of unit mock exam	*Knowledge test Spring 2* Regular exam questions in class End of unit mock exam	*Knowledge test Summer 2* Regular exam questions in class
	Homework opportunities	Consolidation booklet, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles, research tasks to support independent learning	Consolidation booklet, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles, research tasks to support independent learning	Consolidation booklet, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles, research tasks to support independent learning
Year 13	Topics see sixth form website for further details	Russia, 1894–1941– 2 hours a week Tudor foreign policy- 2 hours a week Coursework- 1 hour a week	Russia, 1894–1941– 2 hours a week Tudor foreign policy- 2 hours a week Coursework- 1 hour a week	Revision of all topics
	Assessment OCR exam board	*Knowledge test Autumn 2* Regular exam questions in class End of unit mock exam	*Knowledge test Spring 2* Regular exam questions in class End of unit mock exam	*Knowledge test Summer 2* Regular exam questions in class
	Homework opportunities	Consolidation booklet, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles, research tasks to support independent learning	Consolidation booklet, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles, research tasks to support independent learning	Consolidation booklet, creation of revision resources, flipped learning articles, research tasks to support independent learning

Exam Information (Nature of Assessment)

Year 13: 3 examination and 1 personal study (coursework)
Y105 England 1445–1509 – 1 hour 30 minutes (worth 25% of AS Level)
Y219 Russia 1894–1941 – 1 hour (worth 15% of A Level)
Y307 Tudor Foreign Policy 1485–1603 – 2 hours 30 minutes (worth 40% of A Level)

Y100 Personal Study – 3000-4000 word essay (worth 20 % of A Level)

Links to useful websites (and wider reading):
The Hollow Crown by Dan Jones
A People’s Tragedy by Orlando Figes

Curriculum Intent Organisers:

To set out the intent of our curriculum for each subject and each unit of knowledge, we produce Curriculum Intent Organisers (CIOs). The following links lead to the CIO section of our website where this intent can be explored by year group:

Year 7 – https://www.coombedean.co.uk/curriculum-intent-year-7-history/

Year 8 – https://www.coombedean.co.uk/curriculum-intent-year-8-history/

Year 9 – https://www.coombedean.co.uk/curriculum-intent-year-9-history/

Year 10 – https://www.coombedean.co.uk/curriculum-intent-year-10-history/

Year 11 – https://www.coombedean.co.uk/curriculum-intent-year-11-history/

Key Stage 3 – Years 7 & 8

KS4 – Years 9-11

KS5 – Years 12-13

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