History

History aims to engage the curiosity and imagination of students and present them with the dilemmas, choices and beliefs of people in the past. It helps students develop their own identities through an understanding of history at personal, local, national and international levels. It also develops critical thinking and metacognitive skills as we explore deeper themes and concepts within the past.

Year 8 builds on the skills established in Year 7, challenging the students to explain in more depth while developing their judgements.

COURSE CONTENT Term 1

● How far has the treatment of criminals changed over time? ● A study of the Tudor monarchs and their management of crises.

Term 2

● A breadth and depth overview of the history of slavery, focusing on the experiences of the slave trade from the perspective of those enslaved, and a study of what led to the abolition of the slave trade

Term 3

● How should the lives of Native Americans be presented?

SKILLS DEVELOPED

● Chronology - What happens when? ● Cause and Consequence - Why do things happen? ● Change and Continuity - What changes and stays the same? ● Significance - What made something important? ● Interpretations - What do other people think? ● Using Evidence – What evidence do I have?

RESOURCES

Resources will be provided through text books, worksheets and via the Google Classroom.

SETTING

Teaching will be delivered in form groups.

ASSESSMENTS

History is assessed formally through at least one assessment per half term, linked closely to the History skills developed. End of year assessment is through a 1 hour written paper, covering a selection of the skills from the whole year, though content will be focused on the final unit.