Ryedale School

Ryedale School is committed to combining the very best educational provision with high expectations and traditional values. In doing so we challenge and support students both to fulfil their academic potential and become exemplary young people of whom we can all be proud.This unites us in our commitment to ‘Aspire and Achieve’

Ryedale School is committed to combining the very best educational provision with high expectations and traditional values.The Ryedale Values of Honesty, Kindness and Respect are woven into the fabric of our community.A creative and inclusive atmosphere in which individual talents are nurtured and allowed to flourish. We believe in providing the right blend of challenge and support to enable all learners to maximise their potential in every aspect of school life.Thriving art, music and technology departments have a huge impact on the life of the school, creating exciting opportunities both inside the classroom and as extra-curricular experiences.

History

History

Our Vision

The knowledge and skills that pupils can gain from History help them to understand the world around them, the people around them and themselves better as they can both know about the world as it has been through time and have the skills to analyse and question the world as it is now. We are working to ensure that our curriculum reflects the diverse past of Britain and the world and see this as a constant work in progress, we share with our students that we are always thinking about and evaluating how to construct and deliver their curriculum. British society is a diverse mix of identities, cultures, races and religions and this history of the world cannot be covered in three years, there will always be more to learn; we want our students to recognise this and seek out more knowledge when they find something piques their interest. Political, social, economic and religious factors have influenced how events have unfolded over the course of the past and students will learn to recognise and begin to have opinions on these things. Indeed, views of the past are subjective and influenced by many factors meaning that students will need to understand the lenses that an historian or a filmmaker might be looking through when they reconstruct the past and present it to us now in writing or other mediums. Our students will be able to notice a developing sense of themes through time such as development of power, migration of peoples, conflict and more. We as educators will engage with the wider subject community to ensure that we are reflecting on the best way to refine and deliver this vision.  

 

The History Curriculum

Head of History

Mr P. Jackson

pjackson@ryedale-rlt.co.uk

 

 

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GCSE Course Information

The course aims to develop the students' depth of knowledge and understanding of a wide range of fascinating periods, societies and aspects of history. This fosters an understanding and interest in society, politics, the world and current affairs.

 

Students will also develop the skills necessary to examine, analyse and evaluate evidence, to ask relevant questions, to carry out research and improve independent thinking.

 

COURSE CONTENT 

 

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to develop the students' depth of knowledge and understanding of a wide range of fascinating periods, societies and aspects of history. This fosters an understanding and interest in society, politics, the world and current affairs.

Students will also develop the skills necessary to examine, analyse and evaluate evidence, to ask relevant questions, to carry out research and improve independent thinking.

COURSE CONTENT

This course will help students understand how local, national and international society has been shaped by historical events. It will develop understanding of the diversity of human experience across history with a particular appreciation for change over time and the causal relationships between events.

 

The course will help students to develop the widely transferable skills of analysis and evaluation; understanding and breaking down interpretations; independent enquiry and developing evidence-based arguments.

 

GCSE history will also develop students' depth of knowledge and understanding of a wide range of interesting periods and topics: 

 

  • The People's Health - 1250 to present 

A thematic study of people and government’s responses to health and epidemics over time.

  • The Elizabethans - 1580 to 1603 

A depth study of life in Elizabethan England and the political and religious events of Queen Elizabeth’s final years. Includes study of later interpretations of this period; by historians, authors, film-makers and artists.

  • History Around Us: Site Study - Helmsley Castle 

An overview study of the history of the castle, the people who used it and what the physical remains can teach us. (includes a visit to the Castle)

  • The Making of America - 1789 to 1900 

An overview study of crucial years in the development of the United States of America focusing on the stories of native, black and white Americans.

  • Living Under Nazi Rule - 1933 to 1945

A depth study of Germany from the year the Nazis took power, the impact this had on all groups of people and the events of the Second World War in particular its impact on occupied territories and Jews. Includes study of sources contemporary to the period and later interpretations by historians, authors, film-makers and artists.

ASSESSMENT

100% of the assessment will be through examinations taken at the end of Year 11.

Paper 1

  • The People's Health (thematic study) (20%)
  • The Elizabethans (British depth study) (20%)

1 hour 45 mins

Paper 2

  • History Around Us (20%)

1 hour

Paper 3

  • The Making of America (period study) (20%)
  • Living Under Nazi Rule (world depth study) (20%)

 1 hour 45 mins

 

Extra-Curricular and Enrichment

KS3 and KS4 Debate Club

Year 7 Horrible Histories Club

Hidden Histories Club

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Gale Lane, York, North Yorkshire YO62 7SL

01439 771 665

ryedale@arete.uk

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