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History

At the most basic level it can be a good story. It can be a puzzle with a million possible solutions but no right answer. It can be a view from “high altitude” at a broad expanse of time or it can be a microscope probing the dark zones of the inner soul. It is judgment and careful analysis. It is organisation and the art of economical communication.

History at Finborough School teaches skills of analysis, interpretation and organisation. It demands and develops thinking and inference making. It promotes the attributes desired in thousands of careers. It equips us to make sense of our world. Where we came from is a part of what we are.

Key aims

·      To understand the past and historical concepts.

·      To be able to evaluate and to interpret the past

·      To be able to communicate effectively and to support reasoning with evidence.

Key skills

·       Comprehension and communication.

·       The ability to explain historical causes and consequences.

·       The ability to analyse by the critical assessment of interpretations and evidence.

Curriculum Outline

S1

·       Medieval Realms – focus on English, Scottish and Irish social, cultural and political history 1066-1500.

·       The clash between Islam and Christendom in the Crusades

S2

·       The Making of the United Kingdom 1500-1750. The political, economic and cultural developments that created the United Kingdom from the Tudors to the growth of Britain’s overseas empire.

·       The French Revolution and it’s consequences 1789-1815

S3

·       The development of Britain 1750-1900 – the economic, social and political events that transformed the nation in the age of the Industrial Revolution. Focus also on political development, growth of representative democracy and protest groups.

·       The Twentieth Century World – conflict and change 1914-1990. The causes and impacts of two World Wars – particular focus on looking at depth studies of particular events and experiences. Political ideas – Fascism, Communism and Democracy. The growth of consumerism and changing social role models.

GCSE Modern World History

·       International Relations 1914-91 – conflict, peace and changing alliances

·       Depth Study on Germany 1918-45 from democracy to Nazism.

·       Depth Study on Britain 1900 – 1918 – social change and coping with total war.

·       Depth study and coursework projects based on the USA 1918 – 41 the age of the Great Depression and the New Deal.

GCE A level

·       Russia from 1894 – 1953 from Tzarism to Stalinism. A study in political and social change and dictatorship.

·       Britain 1830 -1867 – the age of protest and reform and the early formation and gradual development of a democratic system.

·       Study of the United States of America from 1850 – 1900 – the era of Civil War and the development of a world super power.

·       Study of Nazi Germany and the impact of dictatorship.