Courses
We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, for key stage 3 (Years 7-9), key stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) and key stage 5 (Years 12 and 13 - Sixth Form). Click the appropriate button below to find the details for each subject offered in each key stage.
Further details of our curriculum are available on the curriculum page.
Overview
History
Introduction
Studying history helps us understand how events in the past made things the way they are today. With lessons from the past, we not only learn about ourselves, and how we came to be, but also develop the ability to avoid mistakes and create better paths for our societies. The key stage 3 curriculum at Silverdale aims to enable students to further understand the culture and diversity of the world they live in, appreciating differences in terms of religion, ethnicity, gender and ancestry. As such we aim to cover topics from across the world which broaden students' global perspectives.
Course leader
Ms K Evans
Curriculum
Course content
Students will learn about the history of Roman Britain, the powerful influence of the church in medieval England, the social impact of the Black Death, the development of the Arab world, the significance of the Tudor dynasty, women's fight for equality and the vote, the struggle for civil rights in Britain and America, the origins of the First, Second and Cold Wars and the miners' strikes.
Topics
- Why did the Romans want an empire?
- Did William the Conqueror change England for the better or worse?
- How hard was it to live during the middle ages?
- At what rate was the Arab world developing in medieval times?
- Could a woman really run England?
- Why do bonfires burn 400 years on?
- Did only good things come from having an empire?
- Was the Industrial Revolution good for everyone?
- How did a sandwich cause a war?
- Did a horse race help women to gain the vote?
- Did Hitler's moustache help him to gain power in Germany?
- Who are the Windrush Generation?
- Why was there a fight for civil rights?
- How has the media heightened tensions in key world events?
Skills and requirements
Skills developed
Students develop skills in understanding the causes, consequences and significance of events. They are taught how to analyse and evaluate information in order to arrive at their own conclusions which they can then substantiate.
