History
Our history curriculum is underpinned by the desire to develop confident young historians who know about the past, can explain why the past is different dependent on who is talking and how we can learn about the past from the sources of information that it has left us with.
History is the chronological study of events through time. Historians at Parkside will study a wide range of British and international history across a period of over a thousand years; including Anglo Saxon and Medieval England, Tudor and Stuart Histories, a depth study of the British Empire including Africa and India, Twentieth Century conflicts, The Holocaust and the struggle for the vote and political representation.
Students will understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and use them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses of the past. Our students will gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts: understanding the connections between local, regional, national and international history; between cultural, economic, military, political, religious and social history; and between short- and long-term timescales.
Curriculum Plans
Year 7, 8 & 9
What are we studying?
See curriculum plan above.
How are we assessed?
Multiple choice questions, use of historical sources and extended writing.
What can parents do to help?
Year 7
Visiting sites of historical interest, such as Skipton Castle.
Year 8
Visiting sites of historical interest, such as Bradford and Leeds Industrial museums, Saltaire Village, and any sites or places that support the taught curriculum.
Year 9
Visiting any sites of historical interest that support the taught curriculum.
Where can this subject take you? Career opportunities
History is a facilitator subject; employers like the skills that the study of History will leave you with – being able to explain your point of view confidently and support this with evidence, being able to critique sources of information, being able to explain why different people interpret the past in diverse ways.
People who want careers in law, journalism, the Civil Service, international affairs, education, the armed forces, heritage, local and national government would benefit from studying History.
Year 10 & 11
What are we studying?
See curriculum plan above.
How are we assessed?
GCSE exam style question assessments, extended writing, use of historical sources, how and assessment and contribution to discussions about interpretations of the past, construction of a historical narrative.
What can parents do to help?
Encouraging completion of homework.
Investment in revision resources that support the taught course.
Regular communication with class teacher.
Where can this subject take you? Career opportunities
Study of history at GCSE may lead to study of history at Advanced level and then university level.
History is a facilitator subject; employers like the skills that the study of History will leave you with – being able to explain your point of view confidently and support this being able to explain your point of view confidently and support this with evidence, being able to critique sources of information, being able to explain why different people interpret the past in diverse ways.
People who want careers in law, journalism, the Civil Service, international affairs, education, the armed forces, heritage, local and national government would benefit from studying History.
Year 12 & 13
What are we studying?
See curriculum plan above.
How are we assessed?
Essay based assessment, both in exam form and Non-Examined Assessment (Coursework)
What can parents do to help?
Encouraging completion of homework.
Investment in revision resources that support the taught course.
Regular communication with class teacher.
Where can this subject take you? Career opportunities
Study of history at GCSE may lead to study of history at Advanced level and then university level. History is a facilitator subject; employers like the skills that the study of History will leave you with – being able to explain your point of view confidently and support this being able to explain your point of view confidently and support this with evidence, being able to critique sources of information, being able to explain why different people interpret the past in diverse ways.
People who want careers in law, journalism, the Civil Service, international affairs, education, the armed forces, heritage, local and national government would benefit from studying History.
