• EXAM BOARD: AQA • ENTRY CRITERIA: : GRADE 5 HISTORY GCSE GRADE 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS RECOMMENDED • HEAD: MR J. COOPER JCOOPER96@HAYDONSCHOOL.COM Why study history? The answer is because… we must. To gain access to the true breadth of human experience we must study History. If we study it reasonably well we might learn some useful habits and some understanding of how our past may have impacted upon us (knowingly or un- knowingly) and our neighbour. It enables us to appreciate the story of our community, of our colleague, and our friend and in-doing so can create stronger bonds between us. History can also give us the capacity to reflect, to appreciate, and to challenge what others may assume are unshakable pillars of society. History al- lows you to be a rebel. History also gives you the practical skills of analysis, writing, arguing, structuring personal time, and ensuring that in an information age you know what information to trust. But History goes much further than basic ‘skills’. History provides a picture of life that no other subject can paint. It presents you with stories of personal challenges, heroic deeds, martyrdom, and makes you question what battles and beliefs you will define your life by. It poses deep questions of the life you are leading and presents you with intellectual challenge. You can find beauty, despair, joy, heroism, and unrivalled pleasure in discovering stories of lives that have shifted the story of humans. History can move you, and you have the power to move History. We study History because… we must; for what else is the point of life we don’t leave a little something behind for someone else to discover? CURRICULUM Year 1 Tudors - Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485–1547: Henry VII, 1485–1509; Henry VIII, 1509–1547 Russia - The Russian Revolution and the Rise of Stalin, 1917–1929: Dissent and Revolution, 1917 Bolshevik consolidation, 1918–1924 Stalin’s rise to power, 1924–1929 Year 2 Tudors - England: turmoil and triumph, 1547– 1603 Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547–1563 The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603 Russia – Stalin’s Rule, 1929–1953: Economy and society, 1929–1941 Stalinism, politics and control, 1929–1941; The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Dictatorship, 1941–1953. ASSESSMENT Tudors (1C): 40%. Russia (2N): 40%. Non-Examined Assessment: 20% CAREER OPPORTUNITIES *Archaeologist *Broadcast journalist *Banking and Finance *Civil Service *Conservation officer *Editorial assistant *Event Planning *In- formation officer *Politician’s assistant *Solicitor WE ARE PROUD That our alumni with an A level in History are studying: *History at UCL and Queen Mary’s *PPE at Oxford *Politics and Modern History at the University of Manchester
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• EXAM BOARD: AQA • ENTRY CRITERIA: : GRADE 5 HISTORY GCSE GRADE 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS RECOMMENDED • HEAD: MR J. COOPER JCOOPER96@HAYDONSCHOOL.COM Why study history? The answer is because… we must. To gain access to the true breadth of human experience we must study History. If we study it reasonably well we might learn some useful habits and some understanding of how our past may have impacted upon us (knowingly or un- knowingly) and our neighbour. It enables us to appreciate the story of our community, of our colleague, and our friend and in-doing so can create stronger bonds between us. History can also give us the capacity to reflect, to appreciate, and to challenge what others may assume are unshakable pillars of society. History al- lows you to be a rebel. History also gives you the practical skills of analysis, writing, arguing, structuring personal time, and ensuring that in an information age you know what information to trust. But History goes much further than basic ‘skills’. History provides a picture of life that no other subject can paint. It presents you with stories of personal challenges, heroic deeds, martyrdom, and makes you question what battles and beliefs you will define your life by. It poses deep questions of the life you are leading and presents you with intellectual challenge. You can find beauty, despair, joy, heroism, and unrivalled pleasure in discovering stories of lives that have shifted the story of humans. History can move you, and you have the power to move History. We study History because… we must; for what else is the point of life we don’t leave a little something behind for someone else to discover? CURRICULUM Year 1 Tudors - Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485–1547: Henry VII, 1485–1509; Henry VIII, 1509–1547 Russia - The Russian Revolution and the Rise of Stalin, 1917–1929: Dissent and Revolution, 1917 Bolshevik consolidation, 1918–1924 Stalin’s rise to power, 1924–1929 Year 2 Tudors - England: turmoil and triumph, 1547– 1603 Instability and consolidation: ‘the Mid-Tudor Crisis’, 1547–1563 The triumph of Elizabeth, 1563–1603 Russia – Stalin’s Rule, 1929–1953: Economy and society, 1929–1941 Stalinism, politics and control, 1929–1941; The Great Patriotic War and Stalin’s Dictatorship, 1941–1953. ASSESSMENT Tudors (1C): 40%. Russia (2N): 40%. Non-Examined Assessment: 20% CAREER OPPORTUNITIES *Archaeologist *Broadcast journalist *Banking and Finance *Civil Service *Conservation officer *Editorial assistant *Event Planning *In- formation officer *Politician’s assistant *Solicitor WE ARE PROUD That our alumni with an A level in History are studying: *History at UCL and Queen Mary’s *PPE at Oxford *Politics and Modern History at the University of Manchester