History is an essential part of a balanced, broad and relevant curriculum. The department aims to stimulate pupils’ curiosity about the way of life of people living in the past, whether in Tonyrefail, Wales, Britain or in the wider world.
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History aims:
\n\nto interest and motivate pupils by means of:
\n\n\tusing the experiences of the pupil
\n\t\tinteresting and relevant content
\n\t\tvaried teaching methodology and materials
\n\t\tteacher enthusiasm
\n\t\tproviding opportunities to learn outside the classroom
\n\t\tto ensure pupils acquire knowledge and understanding of selected periods and/or aspects of history, and to explore the significance of historical events, people, changes and issues
\n\tto teach a range of historical concepts and skills:
\n\n\tChronological awareness
\n\t\tHistorical knowledge and understanding
\n\t\tInterpretations
\n\t\tHistorical enquiry
\n\t\tOrgansiation and communication
\n\t\tto enable pupils to gain experience of historical enquiry, narrative, analysis, questioning, opinion-forming, problem-solving and presentation of their findings
\n\tto demonstrate the importance and continuing relevance of the past to the events, values and beliefs of today.
\n\tto help learners succeed in their studies.
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\n\nDirector of Learning
\n\nMrs E. Tiltman
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\n\nSubject Teachers
\n\nMr M. Cleverley
\n\tMrs M. Jenkins
\n\tMiss E. Sprague
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Key Stage 3
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Year 7
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Autumn term:
\n\nWhy did the Battle of Hastings take place, who won and why?
\n\tHow effectively did the Norman Kings deal with the challenges they faced?
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\n\nSpring term:
\n\nWas the Black Death a bad thing for everyone?
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\n\nSummer term:
\n\nWho was the best Tudor monarch – Henry VIII?
\n\tWho was the best Tudor monarch – Elizabeth I?
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Year 8
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\n\nAutumn term:
\n\nWhy was the King executed? What were the Causes and Consequences of the Civil Wars?
\n\tTudors and Stuarts – An Equal Society?
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\n\nSpring term:
\n\nWhat were the causes of the Industrial Revolution? Local Study on the growth of Tonyrefail.
\n\tWhat were the causes of the Industrial Revolution?
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Summer term:
\n\nCould you have survived the Industrial Revolution?
\n\tWhat does ‘Titanic’ tell us about living in Britain in 1912?
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Year 9
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\n\nAutumn term:
\n\nWhy did slavery exist and why was it abolished?
\n\tHow has the position of black Americans ‘improved’ since the abolition of slavery? A study of Civil Rights in the USA.
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Spring term:
\n\nAspects of Warfare - World War 1 – Lions led by Donkeys? (Western Front)
\n\tAspects of Warfare - Did WW2 destroy childhood? (Home Front)
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Summer term:
\n\nWhich terrorist events had the most impact on the modern world?
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\n\nKey Stage 4
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\n\nAt GCSE, pupils currently study the WJEC course on the following areas:
\n\nDepression, War and Recovery – Britain 1930-’51
\n\tGermany in Transition - 1919-‘47
\n\tChanging America – 1930-2000
\n\tAspects of the First World War (Home Front and Western Front)
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\n\nEach part of the course is worth 25% of the final GCSE grade.
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Key Stage 5
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\n\nAt Key Stage 5, pupils study the WJEC course on the following areas:
\n\nBritain 1880-1980
\n\tWeimar Germany 1919-‘33
\n\tPoverty, protest and rebellion in Tudor times
\n\tNazi Germany 1933-45
\n\tNon Examined Assessment Unit on a guided area (pupils have an agreed choice of topics)
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Method of assessment
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\n\nYear 12 (40%):
\n\nPeriod study: Britain 1880-1980 (20%)
\n\tDepth Study: Germany 1919-1945 (20%)
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\n\nYear 13 (60%):
\n\nDepth Study: Germany 1919-1945 (20%)
\n\tBreadth Study: Tudors (20%)
\n\tNon Examined Assessment (20%)
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\n\nPupils who study History at Tonyrefail School consistently achieve results which are higher than local and national averages.
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\n\nResources
\n\nwww.schoolhistory.co.uk (all key stages covered, games, links to websites, ‘ask a teacher’ facility and forums)
\n\twww.historylearningsite.co.uk (useful for in depth topic-based research)
\n\twww.gcsebitesize.co.uk (revision, audio clips, video clips, quizzes – make sure you look at the WJEC section)
\n\twww.wjec.co.uk (past papers and marking schemes)
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