We seek to do all we can to ensure that all pupils studying History are routinely stretched appropriately, that they take increasing responsibility for their learning and that, by these means, we empower them to discern and appreciate the benefits of studying the past in a fast-changing world. In the History Department, we seek to nourish and develop all the attributes of the academic historian, ranging from the ability to narrate detailed and complex chronologies, such as events in Russia in 1917 and the actions of the House of Commons 1640 – 1642, to demonstrating the capacity to interrogate a source. After all, if a scholar cannot think of a question to ask a source then that source forever remains silent in the same way that a suspect in a murder trial does not have to describe his whereabouts if not asked ‘So, where were you on the night of the murder?’ We aim to equip pupils to engage with the past and to develop the wherewithal to ask questions about the material they encounter, and by so doing to deepen and extend their intellectual curiosity.
Offers are conditional on GCSE (or IGCSE) grades. Candidates are expected to achieve at least eight passes including English and Mathematics, at least six should be grade 8 or 9, with no more than one grade 6 and the rest being a minimum of grade 7.
In the Eighth Form, students prepare for the OCR A level course which ranges from domestic politics and economics focused on London and Washington D.C. to consider imperial entanglements in the West Indies, Latin America, Europe, and East Asia. We also look carefully at cultural history. Pupils are taught how to engage with such conceptual categories as race, gender, and religion; there are plenty of opportunities to blend insights from neighbouring disciplines. The OCR course exposes our pupils to what we consider is the best available history curriculum. It emphasises breadth as well as depth of learning and teaching, demands that pupils learn how to work effectively with a range of source materials, and insists that they undertake a serious piece of independent research on a topic of their choice. The course has four components, all of which are examined at the end of the two-year course
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £46,908 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £31,170 |
| Address | Lonsdale Road, Barnes, London, SW13 9JT |
We seek to do all we can to ensure that all pupils studying History are routinely stretched appropriately, that they take increasing responsibility for their learning and that, by these means, we empower them to discern and appreciate the benefits of studying the past in a fast-changing world. In the History Department, we seek to nourish and develop all the attributes of the academic historian, ranging from the ability to narrate detailed and complex chronologies, such as events in Russia in 1917 and the actions of the House of Commons 1640 – 1642, to demonstrating the capacity to interrogate a source. After all, if a scholar cannot think of a question to ask a source then that source forever remains silent in the same way that a suspect in a murder trial does not have to describe his whereabouts if not asked ‘So, where were you on the night of the murder?’ We aim to equip pupils to engage with the past and to develop the wherewithal to ask questions about the material they encounter, and by so doing to deepen and extend their intellectual curiosity.
Offers are conditional on GCSE (or IGCSE) grades. Candidates are expected to achieve at least eight passes including English and Mathematics, at least six should be grade 8 or 9, with no more than one grade 6 and the rest being a minimum of grade 7.
In the Eighth Form, students prepare for the OCR A level course which ranges from domestic politics and economics focused on London and Washington D.C. to consider imperial entanglements in the West Indies, Latin America, Europe, and East Asia. We also look carefully at cultural history. Pupils are taught how to engage with such conceptual categories as race, gender, and religion; there are plenty of opportunities to blend insights from neighbouring disciplines. The OCR course exposes our pupils to what we consider is the best available history curriculum. It emphasises breadth as well as depth of learning and teaching, demands that pupils learn how to work effectively with a range of source materials, and insists that they undertake a serious piece of independent research on a topic of their choice. The course has four components, all of which are examined at the end of the two-year course