“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Staff
- Head of Department Mr G Toner
- Teacher Dr M Murphy
- Teacher Mr J Proctor
Welcome to the History Department!
We aim to deliver a History Curriculum that helps pupils gain a deeper understanding of their surroundings, locally, nationally and internationally. History is a subject which can fire the imagination of pupils and inspire curiosity about the past. Pupils are equipped to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. We aim to deliver a curriculum that demonstrates the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change and the diversity of societies throughout the ages.
KS3
History is taught in three weekly lessons (35 minutes) across years 8-10. Field Trips are organised for each year group annually.
| Year 8 | Autumn | What is History
Ireland 7500BC-1014AD |
| Winter/Spring |
Ireland 1169-1541
⦁ Anglo-Norman Conquest
⦁ Gaelic Lordships
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| Summer | Family/Local History projects & Inch Abbey/Dundrum Castle field trip |
| Year 9 | Autumn | Europe and the New World 1450-1750 Renaissance Protestant Reformation Anglo-Spanish rivalry Spanish Armada Voyages of Discovery Tudor conquest of Ireland Flight of the Earls |
| Winter/Spring | Ireland & Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries The Ulster Plantation 1641 Rising Cromwell and Ireland Williamite Wars Penal Laws |
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| Summer |
A brief history of slavery in the United States Field Trip to the Battle of the Boyne Centre |
| Year 10 | Autumn |
The impact of war in the 20th century World War 1 recruitment |
| Winter/Spring/ Summer |
The Holocaust The Rise of the Nazis The Causes and Consequences of Partition |
GCSE
GCSE History is taught in five periods, weekly. The Department teaches the CCEA syllabus.
| Unit 1 60% |
Germany 1933-1945
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| Unit 2 40% |
The Cold War & the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism 1945-2003
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A Level
History is taught in 8 weekly lessons in Year 13, increasing to nine in Year 14. The department teaches the CCEA syllabus.
