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“History at Trinity develops pupils to have an enquiring mind; enthralled with humanities story and a thirst for knowledge…. pupils explore the successes and failures of the past; gaining insight into how societies have evolved, explore how conflicts arose, and how change was driven by individuals and groups. History is more than a study of the past; it’s an exploration of the world we live in.”

 

History statement

History is part of the EBacc for GCSE and at Trinity it is a popular subject of study. For GCSE, we study Edexcel, pupils complete three examinations for this subject. All pupils sit the same exam papers: there are no tiers for GCSE History. At KS4, pupils study History three times a week and at KS3, pupils have History twice a week.

At Trinity we aim to create historians that appreciate the role of the past in the present. With an ever-changing world it’s important that pupils understand that with change, comes some continuity. At Trinity we want to develop pupils that have an enquiring mind; enthralled with humanities story and a thirst for knowledge. 

History allows pupils to explore the successes and failures of the past; gaining insight into how societies have evolved, how conflicts arose, and how change was driven by individuals and groups. By studying History, your child will develop critical thinking skills, the ability to analyse evidence, and gain a deeper appreciation for different cultures and perspectives.

 

Aims:

• Pupils will know and understand the history of the UK as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day.
• Pupils will understand how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world.
• Pupils will know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations; the expansion and dissolution of empires; characteristic features of past non-European societies; achievements and follies of mankind.
• Pupils will gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as ‘empire’, ‘civilisation’, ‘parliament’ and ‘peasantry’.
• Pupils will understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and use them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses.
• Pupils will understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed
• Pupils will gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between local, regional, national and international history; between cultural, economic, military, political, religious and social history; and between short- and long-term timescales.