History

Medieval England: This topic covers from the year 1000 to 1485, and looks at the power of the monarchy, the importance of the church and everyday life.

Tudor England: This topic deals with the many religious changes under the Tudors and well as an investigation into everyday life which includes fashion, punishment and living conditions.

Stuart England: This topic focuses on the problem of the Stuart Monarchy, which includes King James and witchcraft and the Gun Powder Plot as well as the English Civil War.

Native Americans: This topic looks at a different civilisation and focuses on the Native American way of life as well as the impact of the White person.

This years' Year 8

Slavery and Expansion Trade and Industry: This topic investigates the slave trade during the British Empire and develops into a study of the industrial revolution and its impact on society.

Protest: This topic looks at a variety of protests starting with the Suffrage movement in the UK as well as the African American civil rights protests in America.

WWI: This topic examines the key causes of the war as well as life in the trenches and an investigation into the Battle of the Somme.

Rise of the Dictators: This topic looks at the different methods of government put forward by Hitler and Stalin between the wars and investigates what it was like living under their dictatorships.

Next years' Year 8:

Protest: This topic looks at a variety of protests starting with the Suffrage movement in the UK as well as the African American civil rights protests in America.

Public Health and Medicine

WWI: This topic examines the key causes of the war as well as life in the trenches and an investigation into the Battle of the Somme.

Rise of the Dictators: This topic looks at the different methods of government put forward by Hitler and Stalin between the wars and investigates what it was like living under their dictatorships.

World War Two

This topic looks at the causes of the war and links in events from WWI such as Versailles, events during the war both home and abroad and the consequences of the dropping of the atom bomb.

The Cold War

This topic focuses on the development of the Cold war at the end of WWII and explores key events such as the impact of the Berlin Wall, the Space race and the Cuban Missile crisis.

GCSE Conflict and tension in Asia 1950-75: GCSE Paper 1

The Korean War

The causes, events and consequences of the Korean war.

The war in Vietnam

Investigates the long and short term causes of the conflict, the role of the US and the reasons for US failure.

America 1920-1973; Opportunity and Inequality: GCSE Paper 1

1920’s America:

A study into the causes of the boom in the 1920’s and investigation into the winners, such as women and business and losers such as railway workers.

America 1920-1973; Opportunity and Inequality: GCSE Paper 1

Continuation of the America, focusing on the problems of the depression and government intervention, the opportunities of post war America and the fight for equality for African Americans and Women.

Britain Health and the People c1000- to the present day: GCSE Paper 2

A study of medicine and surgery in Britain from Medieval, through the Renaissance and into the 19^th and 20^th centuries. In year 10 pupils will complete up to the Renaissance.

Britain Health and the People c1000- to the present day: GCSE Paper 2

A continuation of the study of medicine and surgery in Britain from Medieval, through the Renaissance and into the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Elizabethan England c1568-1603 GCSE Paper 2

A study which comprises of an investigation in the Elizabethan Court and Parliament, life in Elizabethan England as well as the problems at home and abroad. The unit ends on the historic environment study, which changes from year to year.