History

Course summary

Understanding History is the root to understanding what it means to be human. The past and the present are necessarily linked. History is therefore essential to understanding what is happening today, who we are and our role within our community. Historians have critical minds, who can adapt their understanding to new situations. They analyse information and data, then they are able to debate and present this material so that it is understandable to others. At St Mary’s we follow the Edexcel exam board; studying USA, 1955-62: Conformity and challenge, Britain transformed, 1918-97 and the Industrial Revolution. This course also has a coursework task, which often is on the Holocaust.