History
Vision and ethos of the History Department
The History Department at LSGS aims to provide our students with a rich, broad and balanced curriculum to inspire their curiosity about Britain’s past and that of the wider world. To this end, and in compliance with the new Ofsted education inspection framework from September 2019, our curriculum is designed to engage students through independent learning, critical and reflective thinking to extend their historical knowledge and understanding. Our students explore the diversity of human lives, of societies and the relationships between different groups within Britain and across the world. This is fully achieved within the Chabad Chassidism ethos of the school and in support of Middos education, which all ensure a firm commitment to promoting fundamental British values (FBVs).
KS3
What do our students learn in History at Key Stage 3 (years 7-9)?
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KS4
What do our students learn in History at Key Stage 4 (years 10 and 11)?
The tables below are taken from the AQA GCSE History 8145 specification:
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/history/specifications/AQA-8145-SP-2016.PDF
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Which topics do our students learn at Key Stage 4?
Paper 1: Understanding the modern world
A: Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and communism
B: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–1972 (The Cold War)
Paper 2: Shaping the nation
A: Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
B: Elizabethan England, c1568–1603
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KS5
What do our students learn in History at Key Stage 5 (A-level)?
The tables below are taken from the AQA A-level History 7042 specification:
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/history/specifications/AQA-7041-7042-SP-2015.PDF
Which topics do our students learn at A-level?
There are three components studied at A-level. These topics were chosen to extend and complement those studied at Key Stages 3 and 4.
Component 1: Breadth study
Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes
40% of final grade
1H: A: Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom and communism
Component 2: Depth study
Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes
40% of final grade
2M: Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
Component 3: Historical investigation
NEA (Non-examined assessment) or piece of personal study (‘coursework’)
20% of final grade
Between 3000 and 4500 words
Tudor rebellions c1485-1603
