History supercharges such skills. It encourages you to think for yourself and support your ideas with carefully chosen evidence and it teaches you to research a subject and present your findings in a coherent way. Most important of all, History is intrinsically interesting, and an understanding of how this country and the wider world have developed will help you to become a thoughtful, well-informed member of today's global society.

What will I study?
Our Exam Board is Edexcel. The course includes the following topics:

Medicine in Britain c1250 - Today
Developments in the understanding of health and medicine from the Middle Ages through to modern times, including a study of medicine during WW1.

Early Elizabethan England 1558 - 1588
An investigation of the first 30 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, one of England's most characterful and significant monarchs.

Germany 1918 - 1939
What problems did Germany face after the First World War and how did these problems contribute to the rise of the Nazi party?

The American West c1835 -1895
The heroic and tragic tale of the creation of the modern USA, focussing on the struggle for control of 'the West', the land of cowboys, Indians, gold-miners and outlaws.

How will I be taught?

History is taught in mixed ability groups. We aim to use a variety of resources such as film clips, photographs and documents. History is a literacy-based subject, and you will have to write coherent answers that range in length from a paragraph to short essays.