Humanities 

The vision for the ‘Humanities Department’ is to enable students to leave the school with a well-rounded view of the wider world both within the UK and abroad and to understand moments in history that have shaped the modern world and the systems we live in.  Within lessons, students will build not only on their knowledge but also on a range of geographical and historical skills as well as their critical thinking and analysis of source and information.

Areas covered in History

At Key Stage 3 students cover a wide range of topics in history, these topics are designed to develop students’ knowledge base within the subject and to help them critically engage with sources of information.

Key stage 3 runs as follows:

Y7 – Crime and punishment through the ages, world war one, world war two, pandemics and a personal history project

Y8 –  Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Tudors, Jack the Ripper and a personal history project

Y9 – The USA in the 1920’s, the British Empire, the Cold War, Terrorism and a personal history project

Areas covered in Geography

Students cover a range of country case studies and themes within Geography, each topic lasts for one term. These topics develop student’s geographical understanding and skills to build up to Key Stage 4.

Key stage 3 runs as follows:

Y7 – Brazil, China, Maps and the Middle East, Rivers, India and Climate change.

Y8 – UK Geography, population, natural resources, mountains, glaciers and coasts.

Y9 -  Tectonics, extreme environments, Weather and climate, Africa, Russia, the Challenges and Opportunities in the UK.