Knowledge Organisers:

Knowledge Organisers provide the core knowledge from our curriculum that the students are required to know to meet curriculum expectations. They are an excellent resource to use for revision in preparation for assessments or examinations.

The KS4 Subject Specific Knowledge Organisers and the link to the KS3 termly booklet can be found in the "In this section" tab at the top right hand side of this page.

Curriculum Information:

Introduction from Julia Browne – team leader for History & Politics 

Email: Jbrowne@corsham.wilts.sch.uk 

 An understanding of our past is crucial to a comprehension of who we are and our place within the world. At the Corsham School, we recognise that History is a dynamic and ever changing subject which gives students a vital foundation for understanding their world, whilst equipping them with the essential skills to rise to the challenge of using and interpreting history responsibly. 

As such, we have developed an exciting thematic curriculum at Key Stage 3 which covers a wide range of local, national and international units that enable students to understand how our past has been formed and interpreted and why History is so relevant to their world today. As such, we encourage students to make links across time as well as develop the six core historical skills which are necessary to interpret the past successfully. Then at GCSE, students have the opportunity to develop these further through a range of units such as the Cold War and Migration through time. Finally, our students can specialise even further through A Levels in History or Politics where they can expand and challenge their knowledge of our world and how our interpretations of this have developed. 

Our Department is committed to fostering our students’ skills in communicating ideas and presenting information in sustained responses which evaluate and analyse. We also work to enhance the problem-solving abilities of our students through their use of historical sources and their understanding of how historians have created different versions of the past with the influences on the creation of these. This has never been more relevant when there are contested histories which need to be reconciled to ensure we rise to the challenge of the responsibilities of curating the past. Therefore, we aim to maximise the opportunities for students to develop their skills through discussion and debate whilst enabling and reinforcing their resilience, confidence and independence. Most of all we want students to develop their sense of curiosity about their world, whilst being encouraged to learn more about a diverse range of global histories and the impact we have all had on each other. By teaching such a broad and balanced curriculum, we hope that our students will develop the skills to be fully informed global citizens who use their knowledge and understanding to make a difference. 

GCSE specification: Edexcel 

A Level History specification: OCR 

A Level Politics specification: Edexcel 

  

Team members: 

Julia Browne - Curriculum Team Leader History & Politics 

Lydia Boniface 

Andrea Howard 

James Thedham