KS3 History

Introduction

History is such an important subject for students as it gives them an understanding of the world around them and how events in the past have shaped the present. At Allerton High, we pride ourselves on our diversity and inclusivity and this is something we are proud to reflect in our History curriculum. An understanding of local, national and world History allows students to explore and question all aspects of the past. Students will explore a range of topics to improve their knowledge and understanding of core historical skills such as chronology, similarity and difference, cause and consequence, significance and change over time. They will also develop historical skills by looking at different interpretations of the past, evaluating them and making judgement on them, as well as evaluating sources from the past.

Year 7

Students develop their historical skills and understanding of concepts such as chronology, causation and change & continuity across a range of topics on British and World History, including migration to England with a Leeds case study, the Norman Conquest, medieval life including the Black Death and crime and punishment, the significance of the Tudors, how power and warfare has changed Britain with a focus on the impact of the British on Ireland and a world study of empires including the Mali and Mughal Empires.

Year 8

We continue with the focus on historical concepts in Year 8 by studying a mix of social, political, cultural and military History topics. We focus on protests in the 20th century such as the suffragettes, anti-Apartheid and Stonewall, the British Empire and its impact, the slave trade and the Civil Rights Movement in America. We begin looking at modern conflicts such as World War One and the Russian Revolutions.

Year 9

The topics in Y9 give students a clear understanding how modern history has shaped the world we live in today. This theme includes the rise of dictatorships in the 20th century, World War Two and the Holocaust, Cold War, the Vietnam War and the assassination of John F Kennedy. We finish the year with a case study on American history from the American West to 1920s America and how the country becomes the global superpower of today.

For more detail on each year group, please see the termly overview document below.

Homework and learning outside of the classroom

We run Humanities club each Thursday which encourages students to combine their interest in History and Geography. This focuses on topics that we may not cover in the classroom and is often run by students who have a particular interest in a topic.