History
Through their study of History, we hope pupils will gain:
- A deeper understanding of contemporary society
- Respect for social, cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
- Skills to actively participate in our complex, plural society
- A fascination and enjoyment for learning creatively about the past which will inspire them beyond Year 11.
The History Department at Fairfield High School aims for pupils to acquire and develop:
- An overview of the past
- An increasingly firm understanding of organising concepts
- More purposeful and increasingly analytical enquiry
- A grasp of the importance of historical interpretation.
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How are the topics/units structured?
Paper 1 in Year 9 - Content overview: Medicine in Britain c1250-present and The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914-18; injuries, treatment and the trenches.
Paper 2 in Year 10 and 11 - Content overview: Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88. Pupils also take a period study option: The American West, c1835-1895.
Paper 3 in Year 11 - Pupils take a modern depth study: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-39.
How will pupils be assessed?
Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment
Written examination: 1 hour 15 minutes, 30% of the qualification.
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
Written examination: 1 hour 45 minutes, 40% of the qualification.
Paper 3: Modern depth study
Written examination: 1 hour 20 minutes, 30% of the qualification.
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