Over the course of Key Stage 3, our subject aims to develop our student’s knowledge of a broad range of historical periods and events that have shaped the world in which we live in today. In History, we also aim to enhance this knowledge by giving our students the opportunity to visit the Slavery Museum in Liverpool in Year 8 and the Imperial War Museum in Manchester in Year 9. Students in Key Stage 3 study a number of enquiries each year, as set out below:
KS3 Geography
Year 7:
- Romans
Who were the Romans?
Life in Roman Britain
- Medieval England
The Norman Conquest
Religious problems
King John and the Magna Carta
Impact of the Black Death
War of the Roses
- Tudors and Stuarts
The reign of Henry VIII
Edward VI and Mary I
Life in the Elizabethan period
The reign of James I (Gunpowder plot, ‘witch craze’)
English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
Year 8:
- Amazing Grace
Why was the Slave Trade abolished?
- Terrible Towns?
Was life in towns really terrible during the Industrial Revolution?
- Dying for the vote
Did the Suffragettes help or hinder the votes for women campaign?
- We Will Remember Them
Why should we remember the First World War?
- The Holocaust
How can we challenge generalisations about the Holocaust?
- Dunkirk to D-Day
What were the key turning points of the Second World War?
- War on Terror
How does Terrorism impact the modern world?