How we deliver History

In KS3 students have the following number of lessons each week: Year 7, 1 lesson per week, Year 8 and 9 students have 2 lessons of History per week.

In years 10 and 11 all students have three lessons of History per week if they opt for the subject as part of their GCSE studies.

Qualifications delivered by the History department:

• AQA GCSE History

Department Information

The History Department is a dynamic and forward looking subject area which has made great progress in recent years, with one of the most interesting and ambitious curricula across the academy.

The expert team is committed to raising the profile of History as a subject: we passionately believe in its value as an academic subject which should be central to a child’s education. This passion is seen in everyday lessons, using a curriculum carefully crafted and constantly evolving to suit the needs of our students, providing them with the necessary skills for success as well as equipping them with a thirst for history for life.

Curriculum Overview