--- title: "History" url: "https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/curriculum/curriculum-and-subject-areas/history" school: "The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College" --- **Tel:** 01429 273790 **Email:** admin@ems.bhcet.org.uk # History ![](https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/images/images/History.jpg) ### Curriculum Intent We believe that students deserve a broad and ambitious History curriculum, rich in skills and knowledge which immerses students into a range of cultures and provokes an enquiring and critical outlook of the world. We want students to understand historical events which enables students to form opinions and create judgements. In turn this will allow students to develop into enriched well rounded individuals who are able to succeed in their personal and professional endeavours in the future and support and educate future generations. Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and concepts in a culmination of historical topics. ### History Learning Journey History Learning Journey 374 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/LJ_History_Dec_23.jpg) History at English Martyrs is a fantastic opportunity for students to study about the past in order to understand the present whilst preparing for the future. ### Keystage 3 Study fascinating eras, including; **Year 7:** Roman Invasion of Britain and Roman Britain, Anglo-Saxons, The Battle for the Throne in 1066, Middle Ages, The Tudors and Stuarts **Year 8:** Slavery and the British Empire, Industrial Revolution and WW1 **Year 9:** World War Two & The Holocaust, The USA and Civil Rights movement, International Relations and Modern Conflict. ### History KS3 Curriculum Overviews Year 7 History 239 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/CO-History-Y7-Dec_23.pdf) Year 8 History 244 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/CO-History-Y8-Dec_23.pdf) Year 9 History 182 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/CO-History-Y9-Dec_23.pdf) ### GCSE We study the Edexcel GCSE History qualification which includes three units of work: **Unit 1 –** Crime and Punishment in Britain, c.1000-present **Unit 2A –** Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 **Unit 2B –** Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 **Unit 3 –** Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39 ### History Curriculum Overviews GCSE Year 10 History 206 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/CO-History-Y10-Dec_23.pdf) Year 11 History 235 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/CO-History-Y11-Dec_23.pdf) ### Sixth Form We study OCR A-Level History qualification which includes four units of work: **England 1547-1603:** The Later Tudors **Unit 2 (15%) –** Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919-63 **Unit 3 (40%) –** Civil Rights in the USA 1865-1992 **Coursework (20%)** Germany Topic Based Essay ### History Curriculum Overviews Sixth Form Year 12 History 285 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/CO-History-Y12-Dec_23.pdf) Year 13 History 242 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/the-english-martyrs-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-3/files/documents/curriculum/CO-History-Y13-Dec_23.pdf) ### Curriculum - 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