History & Politics

 

 

Welcome the the History & Politics Department

 

History is compulsory in Years 7 through to 9 and available as an option at GCSE, AS and A2 levels. Politics is also available at AS and A2. The History courses follow the AQA Specifications and Politics follows Edexcel.

 

 

The Department aims to bring to life the important events in our history so that pupils not only learn about the past, but, through the eyes and writings of others, develop an understanding of what has made us what we are today.

Years 7-9 cover the following topics:

Year 7

Arrow The Norman InvasionHeraldry
Arrow The Church in the Middle Ages
Arrow The Crusades
Arrow The Black Death
Arrow Peasant Revolt
Arrow The British Isles
Arrow Heraldry
Arrow War of the Roses

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Year 8: 1475-1750

Arrow The Rise of Science
Arrow The Reformation
Arrow Henry VIII
Arrow Spanish Armada
Arrow Gunpowder Plot
Arrow English Civil War
Arrow AztecsGunpowder Plot
Arrow Exploration

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Year 9: 1750 - onwards

Arrow Slavery
Arrow Industrial Revolution
Arrow Aspects of World War 1 - Home Front, Rival Powers, The Somme
Arrow Aspects of World War 2 - Home Front, The Atom Bomb, The Holocaust

 

 

History and Politics
     
Head of Department Mr R Gledhill rgledhill@agsb.co.uk
Head of Sixth Form Mr K Pearson kpearson@agsb.co.uk
Teacher Mrs C Moran cmoran@agsb.co.uk
Teacher Mrs C Maguire cmaguire@agsb.co.uk
SENCO Mrs L Saunders lsaunders@agsb.co.uk
Head Master Mr T.J Gartside tgartside@agsb.co.uk
Deputy Headmaster Mr E Hall ehall@agsb.co.uk
Teacher Mr B O'Flynn boflynn@agsb.co.uk