“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
At The Hayfield School we encourage our students to become open-minded independent thinkers and disciplined problem solvers. Students will learn how to communicate effectively using the written word; how to weigh up evidence before making decisions; how to be analytical and critical when considering information presented to them and how to understand why humans behaved as they did and might again. They also learn the art of oral debate, public speaking and presentation. History equips students with transferable skills that are highly prized by a range of employers. Graduates go on to careers in teaching, government, financial services, arts and media, marketing and consultancy, tourism, retail, manufacturing and engineering, law, libraries, archives and museums, voluntary and social services, IT and communications, the police and armed forces.
Our objectives at KS3 are to ensure that students are able to:
Topics include:
Year 7: Key skills: What do good historians do; Norman Conquest 1066; life in Medieval England; The Reformation; Why did the Tudors and Stuarts go West; How did doctors deal with the Great Plague
Year 8: Slavery and Empire; The impact of the Industrial Revolution; extension of the franchise; World War I; women and their fight for better rights
Year 9: the Russian Revolution; Rise of Hitler; WW2 and the legacy of empire; a study of the USA
Have you ever wondered why the world is the way it is today? If you have then History is the subject for you. Everything around us today has been shaped by events and people of the past so the study of History can help us to answer questions about the world we live in. It gives us the tools to analyse and explain the problems of the past which in turn can help us to understand and hopefully solve the problems of the present and the future.
Paper 1: Understanding the Modern World
Section A: America 1920-1973: Opportunity and Inequality
Section B: Conflict and Tension, 1918-39
Paper 2: Shaping the Nation
Section A: Britain: Migration, Empires and the People c.790-Present Day
Section B: Norman England 1066-c.1100
Paper 1 (2 hour examination) 50% GCSE
Paper 2 (2 hour examination) 50% GCSE
We want to encourage our students to become open-minded independent thinkers and disciplined problem solvers. Students will learn how to communicate effectively through the written word; how to weigh up evidence before making decisions; how to be analytical and critical when considering information presented to them and how to understand why humans behaved as they did and might again.
Studying GCSE History can help you to understand the diversity of our society and the globalised world that we live in by studying the issues of gender, class, immigration and empire and religion. It also helps us to understand the origins of common values that we hold dear today like those of democracy and civil rights.
History equips students with transferable skills that are highly prized by employers. It is a challenging but very rewarding GCSE and would provide a good foundation for anyone who wished to study A Levels in a variety of subjects. Graduates of History go on to careers in teaching, government, financial services, marketing, law, IT and communications, the police and armed forces.
Your teacher will be happy to share knowledge of linked professions with you.
We would recommend taking either sociology or history in combination with geography but not both.
Further information about courses, assessment requirements and specifications, plus materials for students such as past papers and mark schemes can be found on the AQA website.
