Staff

• Mr P Lincoln (Head of Department)
• Mrs C Houghton
• Mr D Meadows
• Mrs L Horner

The Department

Our schemes of work reflect elements of the National Curriculum, though we have included several other topics and events that have proved to be a source of great interest pupils at Key Stage 3. Our overall objectives are to engage the pupils in events of the past, and to ensure that they are aware of the various interpretations of some of the key events over the past two millennia. By understanding and appreciating a wide range of views on key areas it is hoped that they will develop into tolerant citizens.

Year 7

We spend much of the Autumn Term studying the Roman Empire from its creation to its decline. In the Spring Term we focus on Medieval Realms attention given to the Battle of Hastings, the Domesday Survey, feudal system and the development of castles. We continue with the theme of Medieval Realms in the Summer Term, and examine Society, The Church, the Formation of the Realm, and finally The Black Death.

Year 8

During the Autumn Term the Tudors are studied. This includes an in depth examination of The Battle of Bosworth and reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth 1. In the Spring Term the period of the Stuarts and the Interregnum is focussed upon as well as The Plague, The Great Fire and the 1688 Revolution. In the Summer Term, we study The American West, paying particular attention to the White Settlement of the Plains and the Fate of the Native Indians.

Year 9

In the Autumn Term we study The Slave Trade and Aspects of the Industrial Revolution, with special reference to the development of the Textile Industry. During the Spring Term we undertake a study of The Holocaust followed by an in depth examination of the causes, events and consequences of the revolutions in Russia in 1917. The First World War and The 1960’s are the topics tackled in the Summer Term.

Visits and Excursions

We attempt to offer at least one educational visit for each year group during the College Year. In recent years these include trips to Quarry Bank Mill, Tatton Park, The Maritime Museum in Liverpool, Speke Hall, as well as guided tours around ‘Roman Chester’.