History

Course summary

Students will develop a deep understanding of historical concepts and the events and people of the past. This will enable them to better understand today's world, to think critically and to have empathy and compassion for other people. Year 12 1st Half Term topics Autumn term: Protest & Reform 1780-1928: Reform of parliament Impact of reform USA, boom & bust: Boom & crash, 1920-29 Spring term: Protest & Reform 1780-1928: Chartism Contagious Diseases Acts USA, boom & bust: Impact of the New Deal and WW2 on the USA Summer term: Britain 1918-97: Welfare State Society in transition Cold War Coursework: Key events 2nd Half Term topics Autumn term: Protest & Reform 1780-1928: Impact of reform Radical reformers USA, boom & bust: Depression & New Deal Spring term: Protest & Reform 1780-1928: The Suffragettes Trades union militancy, 1915-27 USA, boom & bust: The transformation of the USA, 1954-54 Summer term: Britain 1918-97 Society in transition (continued) Quality of life Cold War Coursework: Historians and Perspective Year 13 1st Half term Autumn term: Protest & Reform 1780-1928: Impact of reform Radical reformers Cold War Coursework: Writing CW Spring term: Protest & Reform 1780-1928: The Suffragettes Trades uniom militancy Revision: Britain 1918-97 USA, boom & busut Summer Term: Revision: Britain 1918-97 Parliamentary reform USA, boom & bust 2nd Half Term topics Autumn term: Protest & Reform 1780-1928: Chartism Contagious Diseases Acts Cold War Coursework: Writing CW Revision & Retrieval: USA, boom & bust Spring term: Revision: Britain 1918-97 Parliamentary reform USA, boom & bust