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History

Head of Department:

Mr. Sam Symonds-Keates

Department aims:

Our vision is to foster a love of History and impart an understanding of the importance of the past in the 21st century. We aim to develop learners who are able to use their contextual knowledge to understand and make judgements about current and future issues. Students will be equipped with transferable skills, such as critical thinking, effective communication, resilience and creativity.

For more information regarding topics covered in History, please see the curriculum information and Learning Journeys linked below

Reading List:

Year 7
Arthur and the Seeing Stone, by Kevin Crossley-Holland (Set in Medieval England)
King of Shadows, by Susan Cooper (A time travel adventure into the world of Shakespeare)
The Inquistor's Tale, by Adam Gidwitz (Set in Medieval France)
Year 8
Witch Child, by Celia Rese (Sixteenth century witch hunts)
Remembrance, by Theresa Breslin ( WW1)
Warhorse, Micheal Morpurgo (WW1)
Year 9
Carrie’s War, by Nina Bawden (WW2)
The Diary of Anne Frank, by Anne Frank (WW2)
When we walked on the Moon, by David Long & Sam Kalda ( Apollo Missions)
GCSE - Medicine Through Time
The Ghost Map: A Street, an epidemic and the Hidden Power of Urban Networks, by Steven Johnson
The Knife Man: Bloody, Body snatching and the Birth of Modern Surgery, by Wendy Moore
The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction, by William Bynum
GCSE - Superpower relations and the Cold War
The Fire Eaters, by David Almond
Sektion 20, by Paul Dowswell
The Cold War, by Odd A Westad
Life: An Exploded Diagram, by Mal Peet
GCSE - Anglo-Saxon England
The Shield Ring, by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Norman Conquest, by Marc Morris
Harold; The Last Anglo-Saxon King, by Ian Walker
GCSE - Nazi Germany
All’s Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque
Schindler’s Ark, by Thomas Keneally
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, by John Boyne
The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman