History is a core curriculum subject, studied by all pupils in Key Stage 3 at Orchard Mead Academy.
Students at Orchard Mead Academy study either Geography or History for GCSE during Years 10 and 11.
Subject Leader/s
Mr D Goldfinch
History is a core curriculum subject, studied by all pupils in Key Stage 3 at Orchard Mead Academy.
Students at Orchard Mead Academy study either Geography or History for GCSE during Years 10 and 11.
HT1 | HT2 | HT3 | HT4 | HT5 | HT6 | |
Year 7 | Norman Conquest | Medieval Life | Tudor Monarchy | Tudor Society | Oliver Cromwell | Industrial Revolution |
Year 8 | Slavery | World War One | World War Two | Leicester in the 1960s | Ancient Egypt | Ancient Rome/Greece |
Year 9 | Gaining the Vote | Civil Rights | Weimar Germany | Nazi Germany | Nazi Germany | Holocaust |
HT1 | HT2 | HT3 | HT4 | HT5 | HT6 | |
Year 10 | Elizabethan England | Elizabethan England | Weimar Germany | Nazi Germany | Nazi Germany | Revision of Crime |
Year 11 | Revise Germany | Revise Cold War | Revise Crime | Revise Henry | Final Exams |
For information about enrichment clubs and revision clubs please visit our clubs page here.
Websites
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize – a collection of videos, written notes and quiz questions that test knowledge and allow independent revision
www.tutor2u.co.uk – notes and extensive self-marking quiz activities, especially good for Germany and the Cold War.
https://www.senecalearning.com/ a very detailed revision and learning resource that combines detailed notes and active learning and recall techniques.
www.gcsepod.com : an outstanding collection of History videos that covers all the main topics and is a quick and easy way to catch up on missed lessons and to fill gaps in understanding, or to revise.
Mr D Goldfinch
Orchard Mead Academy,
Keyham Lane West
Leicester
LE5 1RT
T: 0116 241 3371
E: [email protected]
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